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Ex-US officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s back gets 3.5 years
Former Minneapolis police officer J Alexander Kueng’s sentence is ‘one other piece of justice’ for Floyd household, lawyer says.
A former United States police officer has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail for his function within the dying of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man whose Might 2020 killing by the hands of Minneapolis police set off a wave of mass protests.
J Alexander Kueng appeared for a sentencing listening to in Hennepin County District Court docket on Friday, becoming a member of by way of video hyperlink from a federal jail in Ohio, the place he’s already serving a three-year federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights.
He had pleaded responsible in October to state expenses of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter, and each sentences shall be served on the similar time.
“Mr Kueng was not merely a bystander that day. He did lower than what a number of the bystanders tried to do in serving to Mr Floyd,” stated Matthew Frank, who led the prosecution effort for the Minnesota lawyer basic’s workplace.
Floyd was killed on Might 25, 2020, when one other Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, handcuffed him and kneeled on his neck for greater than 9 minutes whereas Floyd repeatedly stated that he couldn’t breathe and bystanders implored the officer to cease.
Keung was one of many three different officers current on the scene, and he kneeled on Floyd’s again whereas Chauvin kneeled on his neck.
Floyd’s dying sparked outrage and helped ignite an enormous protest motion for racial justice and higher accountability for police, with 1000’s of individuals taking part in demonstrations all over the world.
Lawyer Ben Crump, who has represented the Floyd household, stated in a press release earlier than Friday’s listening to that Kueng’s sentencing “delivers one more piece of justice for the Floyd household”.
“Whereas the household faces one more vacation season with out George, we hope that moments like these proceed to carry them a measure of peace, realizing that George’s dying was not in useless,” Crump stated.
In February, Keung and fellow officers Tou Thao and Thomas Lane have been discovered responsible in federal court docket of violating Floyd’s civil rights and depriving him of medical care.
They obtained jail sentences starting from two and a half to a few and a half years, and a plea deal by Keung implies that he’ll serve his three-and-a-half-year sentence on state expenses concurrently together with his three-year federal sentence.
In his state plea settlement, Keung admitted that he knew from his coaching that restraining a handcuffed individual in a inclined place got here with severe dangers and that utilizing the method on Floyd was unreasonable below the circumstances.
Chauvin obtained a 21-year jail sentence in July on federal expenses of violating Floyd’s civil rights. He additionally was sentenced final 12 months to 22.5 years in jail after being discovered responsible of homicide in a state case.
Lawmakers from South Korea’s governing party protested on Friday against a vote to impeach the country’s acting president, Han Duck-soo. The motion, which passed 192-0, came less than two weeks after President Yoon Suk Yeol was also ousted by the opposition in the National Assembly.
The frantic search for a Norwegian Cruise Line passenger who went overboard has been called off.
A spokesperson for the cruise line confirmed to Fox News Digital that the 51-year-old went overboard from Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Epic late Thursday afternoon.
The incident was first noted at approximately 3 p.m. as Norwegian Epic was sailing from Ocho Rios, Jamaica en route to Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas.
The passenger was on the cruise with his family, the spokesperson said. The cruise left from Port Canaveral, Florida on Saturday, Dec. 21 and was a seven-night Western Caribbean voyage.
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The cruise liner Norwegian Jewel built at the ship yard Meyer in Papenburg, northern Germany, goes down the river Ems. (AP Photo/Joerg Sarbach, File)
The cruise line said that authorities were quickly notified and search and rescue efforts were immediately implemented.
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“After an extensive search that was unfortunately unsuccessful, the ship was released by the authorities to continue its voyage,” the spokesperson said.
The Norwegian Epic, which was built in 2010 and refurbished in 2020, has 19 decks. (Norwegian Cruise Line)
Norwegian Cruise Line said the passenger’s loved ones on board were “being attended to and supported during this very challenging situation.”
“Our thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones during this difficult time,” the spokesperson added.
The Norwegian Epic, which was built in 2010 and refurbished in 2020, has 19 decks. It can accommodate 4,070 passengers with double occupancy of its cabins and has 1,724 crew members.
It was not immediately clear what caused the man to go overboard. The man has not been identified.
After food prices soared in 2021 and 2022, over five essential food products saw price drops in 2024, including milk and cereals.
In 2024, agricultural prices in the European Union saw a modest decline, falling by 2% compared to 2023.
This price decline followed sharp increases in 2021 and 2022 that occurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic, extreme weather conditions and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Despite a surge in olive oil prices in 2024, the prices of cereals dropped by 15%, eggs by 8%, and vegetables and horticultural products declined by 2%.
The price of pigs and poultry also shrank by 7% and 8%, respectively.
According to Eurostat figures, milk prices decreased in 16 EU countries in 2024.
The sharpest decline was recorded in Finland with a 12% drop in prices, followed by Portugal with 10% and Spain with 8%.
By contrast, the sharpest increase was in Ireland with a 15% rise in prices, followed by Lithuania with 11% and Latvia with 10%.
In terms of production, the cost of seeds and veterinary services rose by 3%.
However, prices for fertilisers and soil improvers plummeted by 18%, food for animals by 11%, and plant protection products and pesticides by 2%.
Commission measures between farmers and buyers
After a year in which farmers have protested regularly, the EU Commission has presented an initiative to ensure they receive fair compensation and are no longer forced to sell products below production costs.
The proposed measures include mandatory written contracts that require buyers to clearly outline key terms such as price, quantity, and delivery timelines, taking into account market conditions and cost fluctuations.
The package also introduces a regulation to enhance enforcement of the Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs) Directive, which was adopted five years ago but remains largely unimplemented.
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