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- Closing arguments have concluded in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer who is on trial for the death of George Floyd. The jury is now deliberating.
- The Wall Street Journal reports that the Biden administration is mulling forcing cigarette companies to cut the amount of nicotine in cigarettes to be at non-addictive levels.
- A parody of Morrisey in last night's episode of The Simpsons has apparently hurt the infamously anti-immigrant musician's feelings.
- Two Proud Boys are going to jail, after prosecutors successfully argued that they should be behind bars for their alleged participation in the Capitol riots on January 6th.
- Oh, and the Supreme Court won't hear a case that challenges the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania.
- BTS, the superstar K-pop group, is teaming up with McDonald's for a collaboration which will include 10-piece Chicken McNuggets, medium fries, a medium Coke, AND Sweet Chili and Cajun dipping sauces.
- Hilton Als says the Alice Neel exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is "spectacular."
- Shooting has begun on the sequel to the successful Downton Abbey movie, with the film expected to premiere in late December of this year.
- Here's a clip from the upcoming Dan Rather interview with local musical power couple Adam Horovitz and Kathleen Hanna.
- And finally, is this cute enough for Extra, Extra? We're on the fence:
Jen Chung / Gothamist
Published Apr 19, 2021
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