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Memphis and the nation focus on another example of police violence

7:43am January 30, 2023

Residents in Memphis, who watched the video of the violent police beating of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, talk of their own brutal experiences. Nichols died three days after the attack.

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Morning news brief

6:55am January 30, 2023

Memphis leaders say police reform is part of the solution to police violence, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken is in Jerusalem amid mounting violence, House Republicans begin probes into Democrats.

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A man who prevented a second attack in Monterey Park is honored as a hero

5:09am January 30, 2023

by Emma Bowman

At a Lunar New Year celebration, residents of Alhambra, Calif., honored Brandon Tsay, the man who disarmed the Monterey Park gunman as he tried to attack a second location.

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Recent attacks on electric substations have the Department of Energy concerned

5:09am January 30, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Puesh Kumar, director of the Energy Department's Office of Cybersecurity, Energy, Security and Emergency Response, about risks to the U.S. power grid.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrates after the NFL AFC Championship playoff football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. The Chiefs won 23-20.

The Philadelphia Eagles will face the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl

1:09am January 30, 2023

by Ayana Archie

The Eagles and the Chiefs won their respective conference championships Sunday. Super Bowl LVII will be played Feb. 12 in Arizona.

Tennessee state Rep. Justin J. Pearson on Tyre Nichols killing

6:06pm January 29, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Tennessee state Rep. Justin J. Pearson about the fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols in Memphis.

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A Memphis congregation mourns Tyre Nichols

5:08pm January 29, 2023

by Michel Martin

We hear how the community is grappling with the police killing of Tyre Nichols.

Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen on Tyre Nichols killing

5:08pm January 29, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen about the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers.

Protesters march through downtown Memphis in response to the death of Tyre Nichols earlier this month. Video footage of Nichols being arrested and beaten by police was released to the public on Friday.

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Memphis deactivates the unit that fatally beat Tyre Nichols, as officials urge reform

1:10pm January 29, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

The city's police department has disbanded the so-called SCORPION unit whose officers beat Nichols. Democratic lawmakers in Tennessee say they'll introduce new criminal justice legislation.

FBI officials walk towards the crime scene at Mountain Mushroom Farm, on Jan. 24, 2023, after a gunman killed several people at two agricultural businesses in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

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The Half Moon Bay shooting was prompted by a $100 repair bill, local prosecutor says

9:12am January 29, 2023

by The Associated Press

The man charged with killing seven people in Half Moon Bay this past week reportedly told police he carried out the attack after a supervisor demanded he pay to repair a forklift damaged at work.