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Contrasting media coverage of Derek Chauvin's trial

John Avlon on how journalism played a role in justice for George Floyd and how partisan media used fear to present their view of the verdict. The Baltimore Sun's David Zurawik says Darnella Frazier's cellphone video of Floyd's death proved to be "a hugely powerful statement" in court and hopes coverage of future cases "will lead to social change.

'Do Not Disturb': Walkers in France asked not to frighten seals

Walkers on the north coast of France are being asked not to approach seal colonies as it can cause the adults to abandon their pups. Since being made a protected species in the 1980s, seals have started to return to the Opal Coast around Calais in increasing numbers.

Thousands in London protest against virus lockdown

Thousands of protesters marched through the streets of central London on Saturday, calling for an immediate ease of the coronavirus lockdown. There already has been some easing of the restrictions in the UK. (April 24)

How Turkey responded to Biden's acknowledgment of Armenian Genocide

President Joe Biden became the first US president to officially recognize the massacre of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire as a genocide, risking a potential fracture with Turkey but signaling a commitment to global human rights. The question of whether it should be called a genocide, though, remains highly contentious around the world a century after the event.

SpaceX crew welcomes new NASA astronauts to ISS

A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft – carrying four astronauts from three countries – docked with the International Space Station and was welcomed by the crew they're relieving ahead of their six-month stay in space.

It's the Oscars, Jim, but not as we know it.

It has not been an easy few years for awards ceremonies, with viewer numbers of both the Grammy's and the Golden Globes nose-diving and then the COVID-19 pandemic necessitating virtual screenings and interviews with nominees and contenders on Zoom rather than face to face.

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