Becky Sullivan
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National
Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright Arrested, To Be Charged With 2nd-Degree Manslaughter
Officials said Kim Potter mistook her handgun for her Taser. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.
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National
'I Never Imagined This': Daunte Wright's Family Calls For Accountability
The family, joined by their lawyer Benjamin Crump and George Floyd's relatives, questioned why police felt the need to use force, in the form of a Taser or gun, on Wright.
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National
Brooklyn Center Police Chief And Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright Resign
The resignations of Kim Potter, who fired her gun at Wright, and Chief Tim Gannon come after the city council passed a resolution calling for them to be relieved of duty.
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National
Police Say 'Accidental Discharge' Of Gun Led To Daunte Wright's Death
Brooklyn Center, Minn., police Chief Tim Gannon said that the officer who shot Daunte Wright meant to deploy her Taser — but pulled her gun instead.
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Arts & Life
Sex Therapist Is 'Here To Help' In Her New Book Specifically For Women
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with sex therapist Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus about her upbringing, career, and advice from her new book Sex Points.
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Politics
Rachel Levine Questions State Bills Targeting Transgender Health Care
"I think people fear what they don't understand," says Dr. Rachel Levine, assistant secretary for health and the first openly transgender person to serve in a Senate-confirmed position.
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National
Correctional Facilities Are COVID-19 Hot Spots. Why Don't They Get Vaccine Priority?
Prisons, jails and detention centers have much higher coronavirus case and fatality rates than the general public. But attitudes toward inmates mean bank tellers may get vaccinated before they do.
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Music
Stevie Nicks On TikTok, Tom Petty And Claiming What's Yours
An audacious concert film, an unwitting viral hit and a second Rock Hall induction: That's just the past two years for Nicks, who says that at 72 she's finally comfortable doing everything she wants.
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National
Kenosha Protests, Violence Expose Racial Disparities Among The Worst In The Country
Kenosha residents lament the violence and destruction that left swaths of their city damaged or destroyed, but many understand the anger over biased policing and wide racial inequities that led to it.
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National
Rev. Jesse Jackson Addresses Jacob Blake Shooting In Kenosha, Wis.
In his remarks, the civil rights activist evoked a series of Black victims of violence, from George Floyd to Breonna Taylor,