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Biden says that Floyd’s death at the hands of the police four years ago changed the world
President Joe Biden said on Friday that the death of African-American George Floyd at the hands of the Police four years ago, which raised massive protests in the United States and other countries, changed the world and “shook the conscience of our country.”
“The day before Floyd’s funeral, his little daughter Gianna told me ‘Dad has changed the world,’” Biden recalled according to a statement from the White House. “Four years after the murder of his father, there is no doubt that he has done it.”
On May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis (Minnesota), Floyd was arrested by police officers from that city and one of them, Derek Chauvin, pressed his knee for more than nine minutes on the neck of the victim who was handcuffed and asked for help.
The autopsy determined that Floyd’s heart had stopped beating while he was subjected to Chauvin and that his death had been a homicide caused by a cardiopulmonary arrest, although the consumption of fentanyl and a heart disease were factors that contributed to his death.
Floyd’s murder, recorded on video, triggered a huge wave of protests in several cities in the United States against racism and police violence that lasted for months and gave impetus to the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement.
“Floyd should be alive today,” Biden said. “His assassination shook the conscience of our nation and reminded us that our country has never fully fulfilled its highest ideal of a system of impartial justice for all.”
“As a result, we witnessed one of the largest civil rights movements in the history of our nation, in which people from all sectors marched together against racism and systemic injustice,” he added.
Biden pointed out that black and Latino communities “too often have endured the onslaught of injustice.”
After Floyd’s death, the city of Minneapolis reached a reconciliation for 27 million dollars with his family. Chauvin was prosecuted and convicted in June 2021, he received a sentence of 22 and a half years in prison.
Three other police officers involved in the incident were convicted of violating Floyd’s civil rights.
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Begoña Gómez defends her actions as investigations into her role at Complutense University continue
Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, appeared before the courts on Wednesday, where she denied any wrongdoing in her professional activities. This statement comes amid several investigations that have created a tense atmosphere around the president.
The investigations focus on whether Gómez, 49, used her relationship with Sánchez to lead a master’s program at the Complutense University of Madrid and secure private funding for it.
Additionally, it is being assessed whether, in exchange for this funding, she facilitated a businessman’s privileged access to public contracts.
Gómez’s lawyer, Antonio Camacho, defended his client, stating that “my client has always acted correctly, always in coordination with Complutense University, and at no time has she mediated in any way for a businessman to obtain public tenders.”
Camacho also emphasized that his client had wanted to testify from the beginning of the process but was prevented from doing so due to the lack of clarity regarding the investigation.
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Ukraine’s security a priority as NATO discusses future of conflict with Russia
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is holding an informal meeting on Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders to discuss the “next steps” in the conflict with Russia.
The meeting is expected to include several heads of government, such as Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, as well as senior officials from Denmark, the Netherlands, and Poland.
The United Kingdom will be represented by Foreign Secretary David Lammy, while the European Union will be represented by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa.
Speaking to the Italian parliament on Tuesday, Meloni stated that the meeting in Brussels was an “important opportunity to discuss the future of the conflict.”
On Wednesday, Rutte stated that the current priority was to provide Ukraine with weapons and resources to place the country in a stronger position.
“If we now discuss among ourselves what a potential agreement might look like, we will be making it easier for Russia,” he said.
Meanwhile, Scholz stated that discussing the deployment of troops to monitor a ceasefire “makes no sense.”
On Wednesday, before the European Parliament, von der Leyen emphasized that reinforcing Ukraine’s capabilities was “not just a moral imperative, but also a strategic one.”
According to von der Leyen, “The world is watching. Our friends, and especially our adversaries, are closely observing how we sustain our support for Ukraine.”
For Ukraine, it is a race against time, as Trump insists on a peace agreement to end the war (which he promises to resolve in one day) and suggests the possibility of suspending military aid to Kiev.
Ukrainian leaders, who had been adamantly opposed to the idea of peace negotiations with Russia, are now admitting the possibility, provided the country’s security is guaranteed.
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Patient hospitalized with severe avian flu case in Louisiana, CDC reports
A patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of avian flu in Louisiana, United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Wednesday.
Authorities have recorded a total of 61 cases of avian flu infections in the U.S., but all other cases have been mild.
Details of the confirmed case, which occurred on Friday, have not been disclosed, and the patient’s prognosis is unknown.
Genetic sequencing revealed that the H5N1 virus in the patient belonged to the D1.1 genotype, which has recently been detected in wild and domestic birds in the U.S., as well as in people in Washington state and the Canadian province of British Columbia.
The D1.1 genotype differs from the B3.13, which was identified in dairy cows and has triggered some outbreaks in poultry and people with mild symptoms like conjunctivitis.
A few human cases in the U.S. have not come from contact with animals, but health authorities believe it is too early to suggest person-to-person transmission.
The CDC considers the risk to the general public to be low.
In March, an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu or H5N1 was first reported in several states.
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