Big Blue worries the technology is being used to promote discrimination and racial injustice. Source
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Drum giant Pearl strikes a coronavirus beat pumping hand sanitizer
COVID-19 has put live music performances on hold, but a viral tweet gave the Japanese instrument maker an idea of how to help, and keep it “cool.” Source
North Korea says it’s cutting communication channels with South
Move is latest escalation in renewed tensions between the two nations. Source
Eyeing U.S., New Zealand drops plans for armed police patrols
Police gave the patrols a trial run after the Christchurch mosque shootings but just nixed them, saying they’d lead to a U.S.-style militarization of the force. Source
Daniel Radcliffe responds to J.K. Rowling’s controversial comments
“Transgender women are women. Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people,” Radcliffe wrote. Source
New York lawmakers pass Eric Garner Anti-Chokehold Act
“The NYPD ban on chokeholds was not enough to protect Eric Garner, and it is not enough today. This legislation will put an end to the practice across the state,” Speaker Carl Heastie said. Source
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Bail set at $1.25 million for Derek Chauvin, the ex-cop charged in George Floyd’s death; White House fence covered with posters and messages of hope Source
Santa Cruz resident pins down Air Force sergeant accused of killing Northern California deputy
Steven Carrillo, a U.S. Air Force sergeant and leader in an elite military security force, allegedly killed a Northern California deputy and wounded two others with gunfire and improvised explosives in a weekend ambush in the Santa Cruz Mountains. He was captured by a resident who wrestled him to the ground and disarmed him of an AR-15, pipe bomb and pistol in a life-or-death confrontation. CBS San Francisco’s Len Ramirez reports. Source
Dramatic details emerge in capture of man accused of killing deputy
Northern California officials called U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Steven Carrillo “a dangerous man intent on bringing harm to police officers” during a weekend ambush. Source
Bonnie Pointer of the Pointer Sisters has died at age 69
“Our family is devastated,” sister Anita Pointer said in a statement. Source