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In photos: Protests in stadium delay Manchester United game
Fans holds up banners in protest of the Glazer family on May 2. Photo: Barrington Coombs/PA Images via Getty Images
Manchester United and Liverpool's Premier League clash was reportedly delayed Sunday after crowds of protestors broke into the stadium in opposition to the Glazer family's ownership of the Manchester-based team.
Why it matters: The protests are part of the ongoing fallout from the failed European Super League, a breakaway coalition of 12 of world soccer's biggest and richest clubs that would have upended soccer's structures and economics. The relationship between United fans and its American owners had already soured before the debacle.
Prosecutors seek tougher sentence for Derek Chauvin following guilty verdict
George Floyd's brother Philonise Floyd (C) speaks flanked by Revl Al Sharpton (2nd L) and Attorney Ben Crump (R) on April 20 following Chauvin's guilty verdict. Photo: Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and state prosecutors are seeking a more severe sentence for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin following a jury finding him guilty in the murder of George Floyd, according to court documents filed Friday.
Why it matters: Under Minnesota statues, Chauvin will only be sentenced on the most serious charge that he was found guilty of — second-degree murder, AP reports. Experts say he is not expected to be given the maximum sentence of 40 years. He was also found guilty of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
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News outlets retract reports that FBI warned Giuliani of Russian influence campaign
Rudy Giuliani at the Jan. 6 Trump rally preceding the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
The New York Times, Washington Post, and NBC News issued corrections on Saturday to clarify that Rudy Giuliani did not receive advance warning from the FBI that he was the target of a Russian influence campaign.
Why it matters: The corrections, which follow extensive reporting from the outlets to outline Giuliani's dealings in Ukraine, come after federal investigators searched Giuliani's apartment last week as part of a probe on whether his Ukraine lobbying on behalf of former President Trump broke federal law.
Largest HBCU in the country reports record-shattering donations
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Some of America's historically Black colleges have seen major upticks in donations, following a year that has been hallmarked by a reckoning on race after the murder of George Floyd, NPR reports.
Driving the news: North Carolina A&T State University, the country's largest HBCU, has raised $88 million since last summer — nearly six times what it fundraises annually, per NPR. "There has not been a year like that ever in our history," N.C. A&T associate vice chancellor Todd Simmons told the outlet.
Exclusive: Twitter launches national campaign to boost local news
Image of local newspaper ads Twitter is running in 25 papers
Twitter on Monday will launch a major advertising and social media campaign urging people to follow local journalists and support their work.
Why it matters: While Twitter is a platform designed to give everyone a voice, journalists from national outlets tend to have an outsized presence.
Our crazy, booked-up summer
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Vaccines are flowing, the weather is changing, and summer seems like the ideal time to finally get out of the house post-pandemic. The problem is, everyone else has the same idea.
The big picture: Campsites, Airbnbs, flights and rental cars are rapidly booking up for the summer as a cooped-up nation all vacations at once.
Four astronauts delivered back to Earth by SpaceX
Photo: NASA
An international crew of four astronauts is back on Earth after a long-duration stay on the International Space Station.
The big picture: Sunday's splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico marks the end of SpaceX's first fully operational crewed mission to the space station.
Texas special House election heads to a runoff
Ron Wright. Photo: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images
Susan Wright (R), the widow of Rep. Ron Wright (R-Texas), will advance to a runoff contest in the special House election for Texas' 6th congressional district, AP reports.
Why it matters: The seat has been occupied by a Republican since at least 1984. However, several polls in the district showed mixed results leading up to the race, per FiveThirtyEight.
North Korea calls Biden's policy "hostile" in new threat to U.S.
Combination images of Kim Jong-un and President Biden. Photo: Michael Ryenolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images/API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
A top North Korean official warned Sunday the U.S. "will find itself in a very grave situation" after President Biden called the country a security threat during his first policy speech to Congress last week.
Why it matters: The threat underlines the challenges Biden faces as he seeks to break away from the failure of predecessors to overcome differences with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's regime over denuclearization and sanctions, which have crippled the isolated nation.
Warren Buffett denounces SPACs and Robinhood at Berkshire Hathaway meeting
Warren Buffett during a 2017 event in New York City. Photo: Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage
Warren Buffett called SPACs a "killer" and criticized stock-trading app Robinhood for encouraging gambling during Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting in Los Angeles Saturday.
Why it matters: The criticism by Buffet comes as SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, and Robinhood have been facing scrutiny from regulators after soaring in popularity over the past year.
Attempt to censure Mitt Romney for Trump impeachment vote fails
Sen. Mitt Romney during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Tueday. Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick-Pool/Getty Images
A Utah Republican Party resolution to censure Sen. Mitt Romney (R) for voting to convict former President Trump for abuse of power in his second impeachment trial failed to pass on Saturday, the Salt Lake Tribune first reported.
The big picture: The 711-798 vote by delegates at the Utah Republican Party state convention comes after a slew of state GOPs moved to censure or rebuke House and Senate Republicans who voted to impeach or convict Trump in January over the Capitol Hill riot that month.