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Judge Dismisses Third-Degree Murder Charge in George Floyd Killing The judge upheld the more serious charge of second-degree murder against Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was captured on video kneeling on Mr. Floyd’s neck. A bystander’s video filmed on May 25 showed a Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes. Mr. Floyd’s death touched off worldwide protests. Credit... Darnella Frazier, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images A judge has dropped a third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd on May 25 by kneeling on his neck for more than eight minutes. Judge Peter Cahill upheld a more serious charge of second-degree murder as well as a second-degree manslaughter charge against Mr. Chauvin, 44, who  was released on $1 million bail  this month. The ruling, which was  issued on Wednesday  in Hennepin County, Minn., came in respo

Jennifer Lawrence Tells the Story of Confronting Anderson Cooper Over Claim She Faked Oscars Fall Lawrence says Cooper's claim was "devastating because [falling at the Oscars] was this horrific humiliation to me." Jennifer Lawrence with her Best Actress award at the 2013 Oscars Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Seven years after her Best Actress win for “Silver Linings Playbook,”  Jennifer Lawrence  can finally say she’s moved on from the infamous moment where she  fell walking up the stairs  to collect her trophy. But getting to a point in her life where she can look back fondly at the Oscars fall took some time. Lawrence looked back at the fall during an appearance on Heather McMahan’s  “Absolutely Not” podcast  and opened up about how she confronted  Anderson Cooper  after she was left “devastated” by his accusation that she faked falling in order to appear more relatable. “I was ready for it. I was very nervous and also very superstitious. I didn’t want to acknowledge th

FDA approves remdesivir to treat COVID-19 It’s the first full approval for a drug treating the disease The Food and Drug Administration  approved  remdesivir to treat COVID-19 in hospitalized patients. The drug, manufactured by the pharmaceutical company Gilead, is the first approved COVID-19 treatment in the United States. Remdesivir, now marketed under the brand name Veklury, was authorized for emergency use by the FDA  in May . That emergency authorization indicated that the FDA thought the benefits of using the drug outweighed the risks, even though there was no clear evidence showing that it helped patients with COVID-19 at the time. “The FDA is committed to expediting the development and availability of COVID-19 treatments during this unprecedented public health emergency,” said FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn  in a statement . The drug works by preventing viruses from making copies of themselves. It was first developed by Gilead to treat Ebola, and research over the  past few year

Baltimore Ravens plan to sign WR Dez Bryant to practice squad Dez Bryant   has another workout scheduled with the Baltimore Ravens. The plan is for this one to end with a contract. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Thursday that the Ravens plan to sign the veteran WR to the practice squad if his workout goes well and he passes a physical, per a source informed of the situation. Bryant worked out for the Ravens back in August, but  no deal came to fruition . This week's check-in hopes to bear fruit. The former Dallas Cowboys All-Pro hasn't played a regular-season snap since 2017. The Cowboys cut Bryant in the spring of 2018. He signed a one-year deal in New Orleans in Nov. 2018 but  tore his Achilles tendon  two days later, abruptly ending his season. Bryant sat out all of 2019 in hopes of returning in 2020. The 31-year-old had no designs of retiring and continued to work out in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, including catching passes from  Dak Prescott  and  Patrick Mah