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A former Minneapolis police officer who held his knee to the neck of George Floyd for several minutes will be tried separately from three other former officers accused in his death, according to scheduling orders filed Tuesday.

Derek Chauvin will stand trial alone in March while the other three former officers will be tried together in the summer, according to the orders filed in Hennepin County District Court.

Judge Peter Cahill cited the limitations of physical space during the coronavirus pandemic for his order to split the defendants' trials. It is impossible to comply with COVID-19 physical restrictions given how many lawyers and support personnel that four defendants say would be present, Cahill wrote.

Last week, prosecutors asked Cahill to postpone the March 8 trial to June 7 to reduce public health risks associated with COVID-19.

Floyd, a Black man, died May 25 after Chauvin, who is white, pressed his knee against Floyd's neck while he was handcuffed face down on the street. Police were investigating whether Floyd used a counterfeit bill at a nearby store. In a video widely seen on social media, Floyd could be heard pleading with officer for air, saying he couldn't breathe.

Floyd's death sparked protests in Minneapolis and elsewhere and renewed calls for an end to police brutality and racial inequities.

Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd's death. Former officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane are each charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder, as well as aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.

Thao, Kueng and Lane are now scheduled to stand trial together beginning Aug 23.

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The local police has slapped the stringent National Security Act against two people arrested for alleged cow slaughter, officials said Tuesday. They said Mukhtiar and Rahish, who are from Amarpur village in Khanpur Police station area, were arrested in December last year over alleged cow slaughter and have moved court for bail.

The NSA, which allows preventive detention for months if the authorities are satisfied that the person is a threat to national security or law and order, was invoked against the two as their coming out on bail might have vitiated the atmosphere, police said. They said that the two, joined by their companions, allegedly committed cow slaughter in a forest and a house in their village on November 29 and December 2.

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COVID-19 has caused a feeling of helplessness for many across the globe. From friends and family putting their lives on hold to those working in the medical field risking their lives on the front lines, no one has been left unaffected.

One NSA employee refuses to believe she cant bring about positive change, even when facing the limitations of quarantine. Susan Sue Boyd, retired from the Air Force, found herself at home like many of her fellow NSA coworkers, navigating the challenges of quarantine.

I was worried about family and friends once we were in quarantine, Ms. Boyd said. I was worried about my senior neighbors and family and my friends who work in hospitals, so I tried to find a way to help them even though [some of them] are long distance.

Understanding the requirement of citizens to wear face coverings in public venues when the mandate arose from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines early in the timeline of the pandemic, Ms. Boyd decided she would put her sewing skills to work by making masks that she could give out for free to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

It was a great way to get a handle on the situation. I needed some way to make sure people I care about were taken care of, she said.

To Ms. Boyds surprise, her face coverings became well sought-after, eventually being requested by more of her friends and family. She decided to dedicate herself to this effort and began crafting face coverings for front line medical personnel at local hospitals, at-risk seniors, veteran organizations, and even military personnel serving overseas.

I was just going to make them for family, friends, co-workers, and neighbors, but it just kept going. Someone else would tell me they work at a hospital and needed some face coverings. Veterans overseas who were deployed needed some, so I kept making them, Ms. Boyd said. At the beginning, it took me a while to figure out how to make the face coverings. It was a long process. I can make them much faster now. However, I do make them in batches, doing one stage at a time before moving to the next. I went from making a small amount to about 70 in a week.

Her process quickly progressed, and her face coverings evolved through three versions: an initial version that tied behind the head, a second version with elastic ear loops, and eventually the final version featuring adjustable ear loops. After receiving design ideas suggesting different patterns, Ms. Boyd tried them out and refined her process even more, soliciting feedback from her friends on how to make mask-wearing more enjoyable.

I did some basic black or tan for the military. Then I had different designs with animals or sports. Navy/Air Force fabric just to make it more interesting than a plain white mask, she explained. I figured we have to wear the face coverings, I might as well make it a bit more fun. So I tried out some fabric choices for a few friends. I made a bunch of Halloween face coverings for co-workers, their families, students, nurses patients, and children, just to make it fun.

Ms. Boyd made a face covering using hockey fabric for her chief, Justin Del Rosario, who also founded the NSA hockey team.

Im happy that somebody would take their sewing machine skills to good use, especially during this unpredictable time of COVID-19. Mr. Del Rosario said.

Ms. Boyd also shared her masks with coworkers outside of her branch.

I know Sue from working with her. Were not in the same organization, but we have had a fantastic cross-collaboration effort due to mission overlap, Marge Prestfeldt said. Sue is tremendous and doesnt like the spotlight, but in her day-to-day work at the Agency, she gives it her all, and she did the same with making the face coverings. My children and several people in my division now have face coverings thanks to her.

Ms. Boyds efforts have even reached our partners overseas, showing the scope of her efforts and the appreciation those within the workforce and outside of the Agency have had along the way truly embodying the spirit of giving back.

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Newark Sports Association (NSA) has welcomed the latest announcements by the YMCA.

The association, which supports clubs and businesses that help develop sport in the Newark area, said the sports hubs latest news is on track to bringing it closer to completion.

NSA is referring to the YMCAs commitment to provide funding from the Football Foundation to enable further improvements to the stadium and pitch Newark Town Football Clubs first team uses, should it gain promotion and require upgrades.

Soon after, it was announced that the YMCA intended to secure the funding needed to make the vision of a full 750-metre cycle track a reality.

Paul Baggaley, secretary of NSA, said the progress of the Newark-based sports hub was in-line with NSAs own objectives.

He said: We look forward to further good news when Nottinghamshire YMCA announce the successful conclusion of their 3m bond offer and the establishment of a permanent and independent Newark and Sherwood YMCA so that surpluses can be retained to support local sport development.

The NSA must be clear about our objectives, which is to maximise the provision and access to sport and leisure facilities locally.

When the NSA was established we made a commitment that we would leave no-one behind and so it is the NSAs mission to fill in the blanks. To identify what has been missed and then find the means to deliver.

When the sports hub is finally completed it will be a fantastic facility that will be a massive benefit to the town for years to come, but it must not be the end, it must be the beginning.

In the NSAs annual review, it said it was crucial time for community sport and leisure.

Mr Baggaley said: Sport England has launched and are about to conclude their consultation into sports and physical activity in England and their ten-year strategy will be published on January 26.

DCMS have initiated their own inquiry into community sport looking at specific actions that can be taken to guarantee the future survival of the community sports sector.

The House of Lords Committee are consulting on a National Plan for Sport and Recreation and are inviting the public to provide their views on how we can remove barriers to participation in sport and physical activity and facilitate more active lifestyles.

Local parks and playing fields are key to the development of grassroots sport and Newark and Sherwood District Council have said that they will make an announcement on their review of parks, playing fields and amenity green space early in the new year.

The Notts FA is reviewing the Local Facility Football Plan, which, for the first time identifies grassroots facilities suitable for development.

The NSA is contributing to all of these important consultations at a time when the covid pandemic has made us all more aware of how important it is to stay fit and healthy and how closely our physical and mental wellbeing is linked to our economic success.

The NSA has also joined and is contributing to the Inequalities in Health Alliance, which is a coalition of organisations with an interest in improving the health of the UK - a coming together to campaign for a cross-government strategy to reduce health inequalities.

The NSAs annual general meeting takes place at the end of the month.

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Lucknow/New Delhi, January 5

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday told officials to invoke the stringent National Security Act over the roof collapse in Ghaziabad that killed 24 people as the NHRC sought a report from the state government over the incident.

Meanwhile, police held two contractors, taking the number of arrests in the case to five. One of them alleged that he had paid Rs 16 lakhs to an official, who is also in custody.

Twenty-four people, most of them attending a funeral, were killed and 17 others injured when the roof of a shelter at the cremation ground in Ghaziabads Murad Nagar collapsed on Sunday.

In a statement on Tuesday, the UP government said, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed that the National Security Act be slapped against the accused persons. He also directed that loss of public money during the construction work be recovered from the contractor and engineers. The CM also announced an aid of Rs 10 lakh to the kin of each deceased.

Meanwhile, the NHRC issued notices to the UP Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, seeking a detailed report about the incident within four weeks.

The report must contain review of all crematoriums, burial grounds and other such buildings, which are used by the general public for community activities in the state and maintained by the local administrative authorities. The authorities concerned must ensure proper maintenance of such places to avoid any untoward incidents in future posing danger to human lives, the statement issued by the commission added.

The rights panel said it has asked the state government, through its senior officers, about the present status of investigation as well as the condition of the injured.

Police too arrested two more accused in the case.

Contractor Ajay Tyagi, who went into hiding after the incident, was nabbed on Monday night near the Ganga Canal bridge of Sathedi village by a joint team of Murad Nagar and Niwari police, officials said.

Sanjay Garg, owner of AS Construction Company, was arrested on the basis of Tyagis statement.

The Ghaziabad police had on Monday arrested Murad Nagar Palika Executive Officer Niharika Singh, Junior Engineer Chandra Pal and Supervisor Ashish as they were involved in the tender process for building the structure. They were sent to a 14-day judicial custody.

According to police, Tyagi said he made Grag a partner in the project as he needed his financial help.

The shelter corridor was designed to increase the construction cost so that a big amount could be misappropriated by officials, SSP Kalanidhi Naithani said in a statement.

Tyagi alleged that on the instruction of Junior Engineer Chandra Pal, he paid Rs 16 lakh to Executive Officer Niharika Singh at her office, the SP said.

Tyagi and Garg were produced before a court, which sent them to a 14-day judicial custody, said advocate Omvir Morta.

A tender of Rs 55 lakh was awarded to Tyagi for renovation and construction of the shelter three months ago.

Police said probe is underway to examine how much substandard material was used in the construction. After investigation, corruption charges will be added, he said. PTI

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