President Biden is just hours from updating the fight against COVID as the omicron variant takes over. It’s spreading faster than any other strain, now making up 73-percent of cases. By comparison, nearly all infections three weeks ago were delta. The first known death from omicron is in Texas. The man was in his 50s, unvaccinated, and had previously been infected. This comes as experts want to prepare for a wave of cases.
While this is day two of verdict watch in the manslaughter trial of a former Minnesota cop. Kim Potter claims she meant to use her taser instead of her gun when she shot Daunte Wright in April during a traffic stop arrest. In closing arguments yesterday, prosecutors called that a “colossal screwup” and said she acted recklessly. The defense argued a mistake is not a crime. The jury was able to deliberate for about five hours.
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