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2023-05-26 12:29

Riley blast sinks Phillies as Braves level series
Austin Riley blasted a two-run home run as the Atlanta Braves staged a late fightback to clinch a series-leveling 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies...
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Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols death face federal civil rights indictment
Five former Memphis police officers who were criminally charged for beating Tyre Nichols during an arrest that led to his death are now facing federal civil rights charges. The four-count indictment accuses the now-former Memphis Police Department officers of using excessive force against Nichols and failing to intervene in an unlawful assault against him, willfully disregarding his need for urgent medical aid, and then conspiring to cover up the assault by intentionally withholding information and making false statements to supervisors. They also are accused of obstructing the investigation. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin, Desmond Mills Jr and Justin Smith are also facing state criminal charges – including second-degree murder, aggravated assault and aggravated kidnapping – after officer-worn body camera and surveillance footage from January captured officers yelling conflicting commands at the 29-year-old Black man, firing a Taser at him, and beating him while he was pinned to the ground. Nichols died in hospital three days later. The first two counts of the federal indictment carry a maximum penalty of life in prison. Counts three and four each carry a maximum penalty of 20 years. Seven Memphis Police Department officers were fired after Nichols’ death. Five are now facing federal and state charges. “Tyre Nichols should be alive today. No one in this country should have to bury a loved one because of police violence,” Assistant US Attorney General Kristen Clarke said during a press briefing alongside US Attorney Kevin G Ritz on Tuesday. The nation “watched in horror as Tyre Nichols was kicked, punched, tased, and pepper sprayed, and we all heard Mr Nichols cry out for his mother and say ‘I’m just trying to go home,’” US Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a separate video statement. The defendants “willfully deprived” Nichols of his constitutional rights and their actions resulted in his death, Mr Garland added. “Officers who violate the civil rights of those they are sworn to protect undermine public safety, which depends on the community’s trust in law enforcement,” he said. “They dishonor their fellow officers who do their work with integrity every day. The Justice Department will continue to hold accountable officers who betray their oath.” Separately, the Justice Department has opened a civil pattern or practice investigation into the MPD earlier this year to determine whether the agency has a history of excessive force, racist policing and profiling, and unconstitutional search and seizure. Nichols’ family also has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit with prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump seeking $550m in damages and accusing the city of Memphis and its police department of widespread negligence and a failure to properly train officers operating in a now-dissolved controversial unit criticised for its alleged constitutional violations. Read More Four videos, 56 minutes, seven Memphis police officers, one deadly arrest: What the Tyre Nichols footage shows Why America’s skateboarders are riding for Tyre Nichols
2023-09-13 05:19

Bulgaria cries foul as its football hits rock bottom
Bulgaria's failure to qualify for Euro 2024, extending the 1994 World Cup semi-finalists' absence from major finals to two decades, has sparked demands from fans and analysts for radical change...
2023-11-27 10:50

Premier League eyes biggest ever TV rights deal by selling 70 more matches
The Premier League is aiming to smash its own record domestic television rights deal after making 70 more matches available...
2023-10-19 02:16

Mary Lou Retton in 'recovery mode' at home after hospital stay for pneumonia, daughter says
American gymnastics icon Mary Lou Retton has returned home following a lengthy hospital stay because of pneumonia
2023-10-24 09:25

2024 NFL Mock Draft: Raiders 7-round midseason projection to kickstart new era
After clearing house, almost midway through the NFL season, the Raiders have improved performance-wise, but look to reshape their roster in 2024.
2023-11-24 02:57

Utah's multibillion dollar oil train proposal chugs along amid environment and derailment concerns
One of the United States' biggest rail investments in more than a century could be an 88-mile line in Utah that would run through tribal lands and national forest to move oil and gas to the national rail network
2023-08-11 02:27

Why was Logan Paul added to WWE MITB ladder match? Possible reason explored
Some think Logan Paul is not a deserving participant as he has not won any qualifying bouts, but that isn't stopping the Maverick
2023-06-23 21:59

10 greatest fictional football players of all time
Charlton Heston played Saints' QB Cat Catlin in "Number One" (Photo by Mike Moore/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Film study is an important part of the game of football. The following 10 players had a better shot of winning an Oscar as opposed to a championship.Ther...
2023-06-29 23:26

Mouser Electronics Awarded Third Consecutive Year for Excellence in E-Commerce Distribution by Omron
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2023-06-01 23:59

Cubs-Guardians start time: Cubs rain delay update in Chicago on July 1
The Cubs and Guardians had to wait to begin their game on Saturday, July 1 because of a rain delay in Chicago. Check here for updates on the start time.Saturday was full of rain delays across the MLB and the Cubs and Guardians couldn't escape their own.Before the second game of the week...
2023-07-02 07:50
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