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Trump gives Netanyahu a ‘key to the White House’Louisville mayor confirms $12m settlement to Breonna Taylor’s familyTrump makes improbable claim US will see vaccine within ‘weeks’Sign up for our First Thing newsletter 8.29pm BST Charles Booker has said that Breonna Taylor’s family “has endured more pain than most of us can imagine, in comments on the settlement with Taylor’s family over her fatal shooting by police in Louisville, Kentucky.Their grief has been laid out before our entire nation. They have carried the deep rooted trauma of our city on their shoulders whenever one of us cries out Breonna’s name. Even after Breonna’s murder, her family has had to face tremendous heartache, anxiety, and hardship in the aftermath of that tragedy. So I’m genuinely heartened that the Taylor family will have one less thing to worry about today, and that the city is acknowledging that Breonna’s life deserved to be accounted for in more than rhetoric.Can mean you might be seen as a deadly weapon justified in your own death. We know structural racism is ever present. We know institutional inequity shapes many decisions that govern our daily lives. We know Louisville still faces segregation and concentrated poverty. We know our communities are criminalized and our jail is overcrowded. Those are deep, systemic challenges that don’t end today. Today is a critical step and restitution and justice for Ms. Tamika Palmer and the family of Breonna Taylor. As a Black man, and as a Louisvillian, my heart is heavy and resolved. Our work is far from done.My statement: https://t.co/jWOpRVZRPd pic.twitter.com/dkrCncBSYm 7.46pm BST Tamika Palmer, the mother of Breonna Taylor, briefly spoke at the press conference in Louisville, where the mayor confirmed a financial settlement for the family and police reforms in response to the shooting of Taylor. Palmer said, “It is time to move forward with the criminal charges because she deserves that and much more.” Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/sep/15/climate-change-hurricane-sally-wildfires-donald-trump-us-election-joe-biden-us-politics-live #us_news #world_news #donald_trump #joe_biden #us_politics #wildfires