Author: AP

Two Cuban sisters’ 4,200-mile odyssey pitted them unknowingly against a ticking legal clock, and nearly killed them. It’s a voyage that hundreds of thousands of Cubans have made over the last two years in a historic wave of migration. (Jan. 30)
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Here’s the latest for Sunday, January 29th: Memphis pastor prays for continued peace after video release; Pope condemns ‘spiral of death’ in Mideast; Pakistan bus crashes, catches fire, killing at least 40; Parade in Paris to celebrate Lunar New Year.
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‘Deactivators’ neutralize tear gas in Peru’s protests

Access has improved across the U.S. to a rescue drug that reverses opioid overdoses, but advocates say naloxone — commonly known by its brand name Narcan — still isn’t getting to everyone who needs it. (Jan. 29)

The Memphis police chief has disbanded the city’s so-called Scorpion unit after some of its officers beat to death Tyre Nichols. (Jan. 28)

Dozens of protesters angry about the beating death of Tyre Nichols by Memphis, Tennessee, police officers marched through the city’s downtown (Jan. 28)(AP video: Mike Householder)

Here’s the latest for Saturday, January 28th: Video of Tyre Nichols beating leaves unanswered questions; Palestinian teen wounds 2; Police say 3 dead, 4 hurt in latest California shooting; Japan firm opens whale meat vending machines to push sales.
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People who spent time with Tyre Nichols remember his wit, his easy going nature, and perhaps most of all, his smile. He loved skateboarding and photography. (Jan. 27)

Memphis authorities released video footage Friday showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by police officers who held the Black motorist down and repeatedly struck him with their fists, boots and batons. (Jan 7)

Memphis authorities released more than an hour of footage Friday of the violent beating of Tyre Nichols in which officers held the Black motorist down and struck him repeatedly as he screamed for his mother (January 27)
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