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A former employee sued the city of Minneapolis on Tuesday, alleging ex-police Officer Derek Chauvin hauled her from her minivan and pinned her to the ground with his knee in January 2020, just as he did four months later when he killed George Floyd. … [Read more...] about Lawsuit says ex-Officer Chauvin kneeled on woman’s neck, just as he did when he killed George Floyd

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said of the $100,000 sponsorships with individual players that it “did this the right way.” … [Read more...] about WNBA is investigating $100,000 Vegas tourism deals with Aces players

The Australian and New Zealand governments announced Tuesday they were sending planes to evacuate their nationals from violence-scorched New Caledonia. … [Read more...] about Australia, New Zealand sending planes to evacuate nationals from New Caledonia

Washington entered the final quarter with the lead, but the Seattle Storm charged back for an 84-75 win. … [Read more...] about Mystics fade in the fourth, fall into an 0-3 hole to start the season

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, a hard-liner close to the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard who confronted the West while also overseeing indirect talks with the U.S. over the country's nuclear program, died in the helicopter crash that also killed the country's president, state media reported Monday. He was 60. … [Read more...] about Iran’s hard-line foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian killed in helicopter crash