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 | | | Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend | | 'Rust' assistant director says he did not properly inspect the gun given to Alec Baldwin. And American Airlines blamed hundreds of canceled flights on the weather. It's the weekend's biggest news. | | |
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Philadelphia is banning minor traffic stops to curb 'negative interactions' with police |
| Philadelphia will become the first major U.S. city to ban police from pulling over drivers for violations such as a broken tail light. In some departments, such stops have been a pretext to search vehicles for drugs or weapons. But critics say the stops involve a disproportionate number of drivers of color. The mayor is expected to sign the City Council-approved legislation perhaps this week, specifying which violations will continue to draw traffic stops and "secondary violations" that won't. The change was driven in part by an examination of 309,000 stops that showed 72% involved Black drivers while fewer than half the city's drivers are Black. After the stop, Black drivers are twice as likely to be searched but are 35% less likely to be found with contraband. |
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World leaders back global corporate minimum tax at G-20 |
| President Joe Biden and leaders of some of the world's wealthiest nations on Saturday backed a 15% global minimum corporate tax, a dramatic restructuring of the international tax system intended to make sure big companies pay their fair share. Finance ministers of almost 140 countries had already backed the tax change. Biden and other G-20 leaders came out in support of the tax during the opening session of their first in-person summit in two years. The G-20's support of the international tax package amounted to a victory of sorts for Biden, who is pushing Congress to pass a 15% minimum tax on corporate earnings to help pay for one of his key domestic plans — an ambitious package of climate change and social safety proposals. |
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 | | President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive at Rome-Fiumicino International Airport to attend the G-20 leaders meeting, Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, in Rome. | | Evan Vucci, AP | |
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'Rust' assistant director says he did not properly inspect gun given to Alec Baldwin |
| An assistant director on "Rust" told investigators he did not check all the rounds in the gun used on set before handing it to Alec Baldwin prior to the shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Baldwin spoke publicly for the first time on camera about Hutchins' death on Saturday, calling her a friend and saying he is in "constant contact" with her grieving family. "She was my friend," Baldwin told photographers on a roadside in Vermont. The news follows the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office revealing Wednesday that the "actual lead projectile that was fired" has been recovered from "Rust" director Joel Souza's shoulder and is believed to be from a "live round" discharged by Baldwin. As to how a live round was placed and not discovered in the revolver that Baldwin used, authorities said the investigation is continuing. |
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 | | Tragedy struck the film set of "Rust" Oct. 21 when star Alec Baldwin discharged a prop gun in an accident that left the movie's cinematographer dead and the director injured. | | Getty Images; AP; USA TODAY | |
American Airlines cancels hundreds of flights, blaming weather |
| American Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights over Halloween weekend caused by two days of severe winds in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. "With additional weather throughout the system, our staffing begins to run tight as crew members end up out of the regular flight sequences," according to a letter to staff shared with USA TODAY. American said that most of the customers impacted by the cancellations were rebooked the same day. The airline also noted that it would have more staff available in the coming days, with nearly 1,800 flight attendants returning from leave starting Nov. 1 and more than 600 new hires by the end of December. |
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World Series Game 4 recap, Game 5 preview |
| Dramatic back-to-back home runs on Saturday night left the Atlanta Braves one win from clinching their first World Series championship since 1995. Trailing 2-1 with one out in the seventh inning, hometown shortstop Dansby Swanson hit his first home run of the postseason to tie the game. Four pitches later, pinch-hitter Jorge Soler followed with another homer as Atlanta beat the Houston Astros 3-2. The Braves lead the best-of-seven series three games to one with a chance to win their first World Series title in a quarter-century on Sunday night. The Astros appeared to be on their way to tying the series at two games apiece, but reliever Cristian Javier turned in a lackluster performance at the worst time. Atlanta's late-inning heroics were made possible thanks to the performance of its own reliever Kyle Wright. |
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 | | Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Will Smith, center, celebrates their win in Game 4 of baseball's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Atlanta. The Braves won 3-2, to lead the series 3-1 games. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) | | The Associated Press | |
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