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NASHVILLE, Tenn. AP stanley cup 鈥?Four of five former Memphis police officers charged in th stanley cup e killing of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who was handcuffed, brutally beaten and ignored by first responders for crucial minutes despite being barely conscious, can no longer work as law enforcement in Tennessee.The Peace Officer Standards 038; Training Commission, or P.O.S.T., voted Friday to decertify Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin and Justin Smith. The state panel also approved the decision by Desmond Mills to surrender his certification.The former officers have 30 days to appeal.WATCH: Mourners issue call for police reform at funeral of Tyre NicholsThe beating of the 29-year-old Black man happened during a late night traffic stop Jan. 7. The commission subsequently released documents showing that Haley dragged Nichols from his vehicle and never explained why he was stopped, and that he also took photos of Nichols slumped against the car after he was pummeled by officers and sent the pictures to colleagues.Nichols died at a hospital Jan. 10.Early police accounts minimized the violence of the traffic stop 鈥?accounts since disproven by witness statements and police and surveillance video 鈥?and their specialized unit was disbanded. Two Memphis Fire Department emergency medical workers and a lieutenant were stanley cup also fired.The five former police officers charged with second-degree murder have all pleaded not guilty.The Memphis Police Department requested the decertification of seven of the former Memph Kash Federal judge accepts redrawn Georgia congressional districts that will favor Republicans
LOS ANGELES 鈥?President Barack Obama is granting national monument status to nearly 1.8 million acres of scenic Southern California desert, a move the White House says will maintain in perpetuity the region fragile ecosystem and natural resources, as well as provide recreational oppor stanley cup tunities for hikers, campers, hunters and others.Obama, in California this week for a fundraising swing, is to make the announcement Friday.In all, he will name three specific regions national monuments 鈥?Mojave Trails, Castle Mountains both in the Mojave Desert and Sand to Snow in the Sonoran Desert.The White House says the designations will near adidas samba ly double the amount of public land that Obama has designated as national monument status since taking office.In addition to permanently protecting incredi stanley cup ble natural resources, wildlife habitat and unique historic and cultural sites, and providing recreational opportunities for a burgeoning region, the monuments will support climate resiliency in the region 8230; , the White House said in a statement.The designations will also connect those regions to other protected government land, including Joshua Tree National Park, the Mojave National Preserve and 15 other federal wilderness areas.Mojave Trails National Monument, at 1.6 million acres, is by far the largest of the three new ones.Sprawling across the vast Mojave Desert, it contains ancient lava flows, spectacular sand dunes, ancient Native American trading routes and World W |
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