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December 9, 2021

Former Minneapolis Officer Kim Potter on Trial for Fatal Shooting of Daunte Wright: A Trial Preview

The trial of former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter begins today with opening statements. Potter is on trial for the fatal shooting of a young black man named Daunte Wright, in an incident captured on video. The evidence supports the notion that Potter confused her gun for her taser, prompting her defense attorneys to argue that the shooting was an "innocent mistake."

December 9, 2021

DOJ Investigates Texas Democracy Crisis - Rebel HQ

The DOJ is suing the state of Texas over the suppression black and brown voters. Adrienne Lawrence breaks it down on Rebel HQ.

December 8, 2021

South African doctor explains symptoms she's seeing in Omicron patients (CNN)

Dr. Angelique Coetzee, one of the first doctors in South Africa treating Omicron patients, shares numbers on the vaccination rate of those infected with the new variant.

December 8, 2021

Pfizer: Protection against Omicron improves after 3 doses (CNN)

CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with Pfizer's Chief Scientific Officer Mikael Dolsten about preliminary lab studies that show a booster of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is needed to neutralize the Omicron variant and that first two doses may not provide sufficient protection.

December 8, 2021

January 6 committee to hold Mark Meadows in contempt (CNN)

The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot informed Mark Meadows that they have "no choice" but to advance criminal contempt proceedings against him given that former President Donald Trump's former chief of staff has decided to no longer cooperate with the panel, according to a new letter from committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS).

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