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The 19-year police career of Derek Chauvin - the police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck - was littered with complaints about his conduct. Seventeen were filed against him, of which two resulted in formal reprimands. The others appear to have been closed without further action being taken. Chauvin, 44, nevertheless also received two commendations, including the police department’s medal of valour in 2008. He moonlighted providing security at El Nuevo Rodeo, a nightclub in the heart of Minneapolis. George Floyd, the man Chauvin is accused of killing, was also a bouncer at the club, but it is not thought the two men ever came into contact. Maya Santamaria, the club’s former owner, told the Minnesota Star Tribune, that Chauvin became her “main guy” when it came to security. “I’ve seen him in action and I’ve seen him lose it and I’ve called him out on it before,” she said. “I’ve told him it’s unnecessary and unjustified, some of the ways that he behaves. He just loses it.” Apparently Chauvin was particularly uneasy on “Twerk Fest Tuesdays”, a night when there would be a higher proportion of black patrons. In late 2018 and early 2019, Chauvin also worked as an estate agent as well as serving as a police officer. Chauvin's wife, Kellie, this weekend filed for divorce. Her lawyer said Ms Chauvin had been deeply upset by Mr Floyd's death.

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 03:07:02 -0400

The official start of the Atlantic hurricane season on Monday could signal more steep losses for insurers and reinsurers, already battered by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their underwriting and investment positions. Meteorologists are forecasting that the Atlantic 2020 hurricane season, which officially finishes on Nov. 30, will be above average. Lloyd's of London this month forecast more than $100 billion in underwriting losses from the pandemic in 2020, with those losses coming before the hurricane season even gets going.

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 03:06:35 -0400

The recommendation from the EMA's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) was based on positive results from a late-stage trial, where Lynparza nearly doubled the time patients with gBRCAm metastatic pancreatic cancer lived without the disease getting worse. Lynparza leads a class of drugs known as PARP inhibitors, which keep cancer cells damaged by chemotherapy from repairing themselves, and is a key asset for AstraZeneca with approvals in ovarian, breast and pancreatic cancers.

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 02:17:18 -0400

"It's all of us versus bad people and bad cops — and we want to get them out of the line of duty," said a Nebraska police sergeant.

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 02:05:00 -0400

The death of George Floyd, a black man who died on Memorial Day after he was pinned down by a white Minnesota police officer, has sparked outrage and protests in Minneapolis and across the United States. The National Guard has been activated in Washington, D.C., and 17 states: Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, Utah, North Dakota, California, Missouri, Virginia, Kansas, Illinois and Nevada. In the wake of Floyd's death, murder and manslaughter charges have been filed against Derek Chauvin, the officer who prosecutors say held his knee on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes.

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 01:06:00 -0400