Ex-officer convicted in George Floyd’s killing is moved to new prison months after stabbing

Ex-officer convicted in George Floyd’s killing is moved to new prison months after stabbing

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, was transferred to a federal prison in Texas almost nine months after he was stabbed in a different facility, the federal Bureau of Prisons told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Chauvin, 47, is now housed at the Federal Correctional Institution

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Ukraine’s parliament approves ban on Moscow-linked religious groups. One church is seen as a target

Ukraine’s parliament approves ban on Moscow-linked religious groups. One church is seen as a target

Ukraine’s parliament has banned the activities of religious groups tied to the Russian Orthodox Church or any other faith group supporting Russia’s invasion — a measure widely seen as targeting a Ukrainian religious body, despite its claim to independence from Moscow. The bill creates the legal tools for the government to ban the activities of

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Tens of thousands remain without power in Puerto Rico, a week after tropical storm swiped the island

Tens of thousands remain without power in Puerto Rico, a week after tropical storm swiped the island

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tens of thousands of customers remained without power across Puerto Rico on Tuesday, a week after Ernesto swiped the U.S. territory as a tropical storm . Authorities pledged to restore electricity to everyone by the weekend. The National Weather Service issued yet another excessive heat advisory, warning of “dangerously

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Day after Putin’s visit, Azerbaijan applies to join Russia and China in the BRICS alliance

Day after Putin’s visit, Azerbaijan applies to join Russia and China in the BRICS alliance

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Azerbaijan formally applied Tuesday to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, a day after Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s visit to the oil-rich South Caucasus country to shore up regional ties and secure Moscow’s under-pressure trade routes. The announcement from the foreign ministry in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, comes as the BRICS

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Na današnji dan 20. avgust

Na današnji dan 20. avgust

Na današnji dan 20. avgusta 1877. rođen je srpski književni kritičar i istoričar književnosti Jovan Skerlić, profesor Beogradskog univerziteta i član Srpske kraljevske akademije. 1741 – Ruski moreplovac danskog porekla Vitus Jonas Bering otkrio je Aljasku. 1854 – Umro je nemački filozof Fridrih Vilhelm Šeling (Friedrich Wilhelm Schelling), jedan od tvoraca nemačkog idealizma (“Ideje za filozofiju

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