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“If you can make federal laws to protect the bird, which is the Bald Eagle, you can make federal laws to protect people of color,” Philonise Floyd said. Since Floyd’s death, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering the Black man. Three other officers who responded to the call regarding a counterfeit $20 bill will go to trial early next year after a judge approved a request to delay....

As deep and well-received as Mad Max: Fury Road was with audiences and critics alike, it can be easy to forget that the whole movie took place during a very short amount of time. After all, it was a very self-contained story, even if it had far-reaching consequences for those involved. But there’s always more to it, which is why fans are likely in for a real treat when its prequel, Furiosa, finally releases....

O’Leary has expressed a “strong desire” to step away from coaching and become the full-time AD following this season, USA Today Sports reported Tuesday. MORE: Best/worst case for Top 25 | Top 15 since 2000 | Bowl projections Aside from potentially already having a fallback job lined up, the timing seems natural for the longtime coach to move on. At 69 years old, O’Leary enters the season needing six victories to become UCF’s all-time winningest coach....

According to a lawsuit filed in a Florida court, both Warren and Buttigieg acted with malice or “at a minimum a reckless disregard for the truth” after they tweeted about Martin on February 5 on what would have been his 25th birthday. Zimmerman shot and killed the 17-year-old Martin, who was unarmed, in Sanford, Florida, in February 2012. A jury acquitted Zimmerman of murder after his lawyers argued he was acting in self-defense....

The victim was found with a gunshot wound to his chest by officers who responded to 608 Hammock Street in Griffin at about 7:40 p.m. Saturday. The child was rushed to the Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital and later died as a result of the injury. Investigators have said the preliminary probe suggests three children stumbled on the gun in a wooded area and believed it was a toy, Fox 5 reported....

During a Tuesday interview with Fox News, Perdue said he was “delighted” that President Donald Trump signed the COVID-19 bill into law, but blamed Democrats for the bill’s delay. “Look, this should have been done four months ago, that’s what the president’s been saying for the last four months, but we were obstructed in the Senate by the Democrats who were playing presidential politics, the first time in November, and now they’re playing senatorial politics, before the January fifth election,” said Perdue....

Dominic Box, of Savannah, was fired from Vaden Nissan on Friday after he posted online videos of himself participating in the pro-Donald Trump protests supporting his baseless claims of election fraud, The Current first reported. Vaden Nissan manager Mike McCann did not confirm the reason for his termination, but The Current reports Nissan’s corporate office and Vaden Nissan received several complaints about Box’s appearance at the apparent insurrection attempt in which five people died, including a police officer....

The Miami native was so pumped about Richt’s in-person offer while at a camp over the weekend, he lifted the coach up off the ground in a huge bear hug. MORE: Preseason All-Americans | Five-star LB leaves LSU Donaldson, who has yet to be ranked in the 2017 class, also has offers from Florida State, North Carolina, N.C. State, Illinois and Temple. By the looks of this photo, he might be leaning toward becoming a member of the Bulldogs....

The school announced Tuesday that Carter is moving on after averaging 11.4 points and 8.4 rebounds as a sophomore. Carter is 6-8, 247 pounds and came to Tech from Thomasville, Ga. MORE: Oregon trio kicked off | Paul suspended for season Tech was 9-4 when he went down with a knee injury and went 3-7 during his absence. "I would like to thank Robert for his time here at Georgia Tech, he has represented our program well," coach Brian Gregory said in a statement....

Jeanna Renee Triplicata and her instructor Nick Esposito both died when they crashed into Upson Field. As previously reported, Skydive Atlanta, the company that the teen booked her jump with, explained what went wrong. “After an uneventful freefall, a parachute malfunction occurred resulting in the passing away of both instructor and student. Eyewitnesses confirm that the main parachute was deployed,” the company said in a statement. Skydive Atlanta also said that the authorities and FAA were investigating the incident....

That’s precisely where German modern pentathlon coach Kim Raisner punched a horse during the event on Friday, leading to her disqualification from the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo. During the event, German rider Annika Schleu was having difficulty controlling and corralling the horse, eventually leading to Raisner balling up her fist and punching the beast square in the behind. MORE: Watch the Olympics live with fuboTV (7-day trial) Raisner could also be heard yelling at Schleu to whip the horse harder....

Germany finished their pool engagements with a maximum of nine points from three games. Tim Herzbruch (2nd, 59th minutes) and Christopher Ruhr (14th, 18th) scored two goals each while Marco Miltkau (39th) struck the other one for the world number 6 Germans. Malaysia’s all three goals came from penalty corner conversions by Razie Rahim (26th, 42nd) and Nabil Noor (28th). By virtue of this win, the Germans joined two-time champions Australia, Olympic champions Argentina and hosts India in the quarterfinals....

The new measure—approved by a government-appointed expert panel on Monday—is part of a bigger plan Germany has to cushion its citizens from an unfolding energy crisis exacerbated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the consequential fallout of trade relations with Moscow. Germany, as one of the countries in Europe that most heavily relied on Russian gas supplies, is now among the European nations who are struggling the most to shield its low- and middle-income families from rising inflation, and what are expected to be skyrocketing energy bills this winter....

The five-time champions head into Wednesday’s clash in Moscow as Group E leaders, needing just a point to guarantee their last-16 berth. A Group F opponent awaits, with Mexico and Germany currently occupying the two qualification spots - prompting recollections of Brazil’s 7-1 humiliation at the hands of Joachim Low’s men in the semi-final on home soil four years ago. Defeat to Serbia could yet spell the end for the Selecao, though, meaning Tite is refusing to look too far ahead....

She emphasized that relief measures would be essential to stimulate Germany’s economy, but added that greater financial aid should be handed to other European countries that were hit hardest by the global health crisis. “We can afford all agreed coronavirus relief measures, we don’t go too far into future with coronavirus aid for the economy,” Merkel said on Friday. “Other EU countries profit from the European coronavirus aid more than Germany does; this is right....

Germany’s Tony Martin took the stage win Sunday, and France’s Tony Gallopin took the yellow jersey during an up-and-down Stage 9 in the eastern Vosges mountains. Martin, a three-time world champion known more for time-trial dominance, showed that he could climb too; Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali, who has been wearing the leader’s yellow jersey, didn’t lay a hard enough chase of Gallopin to keep it. French media — delighted to see the country’s first yellow jersey holder since Thomas Voeckler wore it in 2011 — reveled in the fact that Gallopin will lead France’s most beloved race on the Bastille Day holiday Monday....

Boateng has not played since suffering a hamstring injury in Bayern’s 2-1 defeat at home to Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final first leg on April 25. Nevertheless, the 29-year-old centre-back is expected to be fit for Germany’s defence of the World Cup, which starts against Mexico in Moscow on June 17. “Jerome trained individually this week,” Sorg said at the national team’s training camp on Saturday. “I have to take this moment to really applaud the work which the medical staff have been doing with him and how he’s already at a very good level....

Lampard’s return to Stamford Bridge as the successor to Maurizio Sarri is reportedly close despite his single season of experience with the Rams. And former England team-mate Gerrard is said to be on Derby’s list of targets should Lampard’s move to Chelsea be completed. The Rangers manager, however, insisted he is not looking to leave the Glasgow giants after helping to narrow the gap on Celtic last term. “Yes, I’m aware of it but there’s nothing to say on it,” Gerrard told Sky Sports of the speculation....

A Manchester United 2008 XI will take on a Carrick All-Star team at Old Trafford on June 4. Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs are among the former players lining up for United in a team that will be managed by Alex Ferguson. And Carrick has revealed Gerrard, who made a Liverpool return in a post-season friendly victory over Sydney FC this week, will be one of the All-Star players trying to get one over United, resuming the many battles he had with the club in his playing days....

The Republican Party, at that moment, was on a roll. Between 2000 and 2004, the president increased his total vote by 23 percent. Republicans in the House held their highest majority since 1946. It was the first time Republicans had controlled the presidency and both houses of Congress in back-to-back elections since the 1920s. One respected conservative commentator said that Republican hegemony in America was “expected to last for years, maybe decades....