Federal officials have brought charges against four current and former kentucky police officers involved in the raid that killed briana taylor. Taylor's death, which followed the police murder of george floyd in minnesota set off national protests and calls for police reform. The united states has asked for the release of both griner and another american being detained in russia,. paul wheelan, in return for a russian arms dealer being held in the us.
Charles Falls Jr., known as Chillie, loves to take cruises. But Covid, as it has done for so many, left him marooned at home in Virginia.
As he told Cristal Duhaime, a producer at the Times podcast First Person, as soon as restrictions eased, he eagerly planned a return to the waves. But for Chillie, who suffers from prostate cancer, resuming his beloved travels — particularly aboard the cramped quarters of a cruise ship, most people’s idea of a pandemic nightmare — was especially perilous.
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