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What You Need to Know about the Trial of Derek Chauvin

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may see it online. Talkers TOP STORIES What you need to know about the trial of Derek Chauvin: Minnesota will once again be the focus of international attention when the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd begins Monday. It will be the first high-profile criminal trial in a Minnesota state court to be broadcast live. Here are answers to questions you may have about the trial and how to watch it. Vikings practice field in Eagan will become Johnson & Johnson vaccination site: Some 13,400 Minnesotans will take the field at the Minnesota Vikings' practice facility in Eagan for a Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine beginning Friday. Health care workers and adults 65 years of age or older are eligible to participate in the event that is part of the state's initial shipments of Johnson & Johnson's single-dose shots. The event is expected to last through Tuesday. Eager to act, Biden and Democrats leave GOP behind: President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress are jamming their agenda forward with a sense of urgency, an unapologetically partisan approach based on the calculation that it's better to advance the giant COVID-19 rescue package and other priorities than waste time courting Republicans who may never compromise. House Democrats hustled Wednesday to pass the most ambitious effort in decades to overhaul policing nationwide, able to avoid clashing with moderates in their own party who are wary of reigniting a debate they say hurt them during last fall's election. The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act was approved 220-212 late Wednesday. The bill would ban chokeholds and "qualified immunity" for law enforcement and create national standards for policing in a bid to bolster accountability. House Democrats also passed sweeping voting and ethics legislation over unanimous Republican opposition, advancing to the Senate what would be the largest overhaul of the U.S. election law in at least a generation. Businesses' requests far outstrip $242M Minnesota relief package: Minnesota is in the midst of distributing dollars from a $242 million aid package for businesses and nonprofits beleaguered by lost sales and state restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. But county officials, who have less than two weeks remaining to give out the largest chunk of the money — $114.8 million — say requests from businesses and nonprofits far outweigh what they have been able to provide. North Dakota first responder gets call to her own home, where young son is badly burned: The call that every first responder dreads is to an address they know. Worst of all is when the call is for their own home. Gunman told officers to "kill me now" after fatally shooting woman in Minneapolis, charges say: A felon fatally shot a 29-year-old woman outside a north Minneapolis home and then told officers who responded "kill me now," according to charges. St. Cloud man found guilty of second-degree murder in nightclub stabbing: A28-year-old St. Cloud man was convicted of second-degree murder for the December 2019 stabbing death of a patron of Red Carpet Nightclub in downtown St. Cloud. Twin Cities blues singer Big John Dickerson dies at 87: Through 40-some years of performing in Twin Cities venues such as Famous Dave's, Wilebski's and Blues Alley, Dickerson landed in both the Minnesota BluesHall of Fame and the Minnesota Rock and Country Hall of Fame. His groups included Blue Chamber, Down Right Tight and the Big John Dickerson Show. WATCH THIS Minnesota grandparents take TikTok by storm with their COVID-themed songs: The grandkids taught this Edina couple to use Tiktok. Now their song parodies have gone viral. Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to talkers@startribune.com. TRENDING The ultimate guide to fish fry season in the Twin Cities: Cod. Haddock. Walleye. Perch. Bluegill. It's Friday fish fry season, and this year's version is going to feel a bit different, due to limitations created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Fewer restaurants are offering all-you-can-eat options, and while many fish fry setups can be enjoyed in restaurant dining rooms, others are operating on a takeout-only basis. Here are 26 options to try in the Twin Cities metro area. The 10 best things our critics are watching this week: From Oprah's "Delilah" to Aubrey Plaza's "Black Bear," here's what we're tuning into right now. Meet the new Har Mar Superstar: These days, he's sober, engaged and employed by the U.S. Postal Service (and his new album is out Friday). SPORTS ROUNDUP The benching of Parise was about more than one bad shift: Seeing Zach Parise benched certainly was jarring considering his stature and salary, but it really shouldn't be all that surprising. This isn't his team anymore, writes Chip Scoggins. Defensive end Weatherly returning to Vikings on one-year deal: The Vikings defensive line will return a familiar face in 2021 as Stephen Weatherly is expected to sign a one-year deal after getting cut in Carolina last month. Why the Vikings shouldn't extend Cousins' contract: GM Rick Spielman was pretty definitive in shooting down offseason trade speculation about the Vikings QB. But he also is in a tight spot with the salary cap. Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can sign up for Talkers here. WORTH A CLICK Is the four-day work week coming soon? "A century after the invention of the weekend, more companies are adding another day," writes Stefan Nicola for Bloomberg Businessweek. FROM THE ARCHIVES March 4, 2020: Rocky the sea otter laid sedated on a stretcher as he was carried into the Minnesota Zoo's on-site veterinary hospital for a checkup after having his back flipper removed the previous January due to chronic infection. It was the first time the surgery was performed on a captive otter. (Photo: Anthony Soufflé/Star Tribune)