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Defense questions police practices as 3 ex-officers stand trial in Tyre Nichols' death

Defense attorneys have tried to poke holes in Memphis police training practices during the trial of three former officers charged with federal civil rights violations in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols

The Independent UK

Officers' reports on fatal Tyre Nichols beating omitted punches and kicks, lieutenant testifies

A police lieutenant has testified that three former Memphis police officers broke department rules when they failed to say that they punched and kicked Tyre Nichols on required forms submitted after the January 2023 fatal beating

The Independent UK

Officers who beat Tyre Nichols didn't follow police training, lieutenant testifies

A police lieutenant has testified that three former officers charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols did not comply with Memphis Police Department training policies when they punched, kicked and hit the 29-year-old motorist after a traffic stop

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What to know about the video showing Tyre Nichols' fatal beating by Memphis police officers

Footage from Memphis police cameras show a starkly different scene of the January 2023 beating that ended Tyre Nichols' life than the reports from the officers who delivered the blows

The Independent UK

Mississippi fugitive recaptured near Democratic convention in Chicago

Alleged murderer Joshua Zimmerman had been on the run since June before being recaptured after all-night standoff

The Guardian - US

Fugitive Wanted For Murder And Armed Robbery Captured In Chicago

Joshua Zimmerman, wanted for murder and armed robbery, was apprehended in Chicago after a standoff with police near the Democratic National Convention.

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Man who escaped from Mississippi and is wanted for murder is apprehended after a Chicago standoff

A man who escaped from a Mississippi courthouse and is wanted on murder and armed robbery charges has been taken into custody following a standoff with police at a restaurant in Chicago

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Flood damage outpaces some repairs in hard-hit Vermont town

The Vermont town of Lyndon was hit by severe flash floods twice last month

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Defense lawyers in Tyre Nichols case want jury to hear evidence about items found in his car

A federal judge is considering whether the eventual jury at the trial of four former Memphis police officers charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols should hear evidence that Nichols had a hallucinogenic drug and stolen credit cards in his car that night

The Independent UK

More than 10,000 march in Melbourne to honour Anzacs

Melbourne's city streets have been lined with large crowds for the Anzac Day parade after 40,000 attended a dawn service outside the Shrine of Remembrance.

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'I need a drink': alcoholic driver after crash that killed 9yo boy

A boy's death highlighted the dangers of drink driving and speeding, so a woman had to be punished to be held accountable and to deter others, a judge has said.

Newcastle Herald

'I need a drink': alcoholic driver after fatal crash

A boy's death highlighted the dangers of drink driving and speeding, so a woman had to be punished to be held accountable and to deter others, a judge has said.

AAP

Drug rehab spares man jail after Harbour Bridge crash

A man's "noble efforts" in tackling his own drug problems mean he will not be imprisoned over an meth-induced fiery triple car crash on Sydney's Harbour Bridge.

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Newly released recordings reveal what officers said after Tyre Nichols' fatal beating

About 21 hours of newly released video and audio are revealing more about what first responders in Memphis, Tenn., did and said the night Nichols was pulled over and mortally injured.

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Prosecutor: Former Memphis officer pleads guilty to state and federal charges in Tyre Nichols’ death

A former Memphis police officer has changed his plea to guilty in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, becoming the first of five officers charged to reverse course

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Lawyer says Black man who died after traffic stop beating had stolen items, hallucinogenic in car

A lawyer for a former Memphis officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols said in court documents that investigators found the hallucinogenic drug psilocybin and stolen credit cards in Nichols’ car when he was pulled over in a traffic stop that led to the confrontation between Nichols and…

The Independent UK

Judge denies request by three former Memphis officers to have separate trials in Tyre Nichols death

A judge has denied requests by three former Memphis officers to have separate trials in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop

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The Independent UK

Federal judge sets May trial date for 5 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols beating

A judge has set a May trial date for five former Memphis police officers who have pleaded not guilty to federal civil rights charges in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop

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Lawyers argue 3 former officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death should have separate trials

Defense lawyers say three former Memphis police officers accused of fatally beating Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop should have separate trials because they have different levels of responsibility than two other former colleagues who also are charged with murder in the highly publicized case

The Independent UK

5th former Memphis officer pleads not guilty to federal civil rights charges in Tyre Nichols' death

A fifth former Memphis police officer has pleaded not guilty to federal civil rights charges in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop

The Independent UK

4 former officers plead not guilty to federal civil rights charges in Tyre Nichols beating

Four former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal civil rights charges in the violent beating and death of Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop nine months ago

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Republicans move to slash CDC budget

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5 former Memphis officers are indicted on federal charges for death of Tyre Nichols

The five former police officers face charges of excessive force, deliberate indifference and witness tampering for the January death of the 29-year-old Nichols.

The Guardian - AU

The Dismissal review – Gough Whitlam musical both delights and drags

Seymour Centre, SydneyNarrated by Norman Gunston, this musical about the former prime minister and the events of 1975 is often funny – but it’s messy and overstuffed

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