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The victim, who has not been identified, told San Francisco police that Darrell Hunter "used a hand gesture to mimic a gun, and simulated shooting the occupants of the business." Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption

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Witness Charles McMillian answers questions on Wednesday in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Court TV/AP hide caption

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Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is shown to be extremely effective in young teenagers. Esteban Felix/AP hide caption

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Race To Immunize Tightens As Cases Rise; Promising Vaccine News Released

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Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, seen here at the Pentagon last week, announced the military's new policies on Wednesday, International Transgender Day of Visibility. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Congressional leaders held a candlelight vigil outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on February 23, 2021 to mark the more than 500,000 U.S. deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 was the third leading underlying cause of death in 2020, according to a study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday. Al Drago/Getty Images hide caption

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In this image from video, Christopher Martin, a former clerk at the Cup Foods where George Floyd visited shortly before his death, said that while Floyd seemed to be on drugs that day, "He seemed very friendly, approachable." Court TV/Pool via AP hide caption

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A man holds a sign after an Asian American anti-violence press conference Tuesday outside the building where a 65-year-old Asian woman was attacked in New York City. Police said Wednesday that Brandon Elliot, 38, had been arrested and charged with crimes that include assault as a hate crime. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Poetry Challenge: Create A List Poem That Grapples With Rise Of Anti-Asian Racism

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A federal program administered nearly 8 million COVID vaccine doses in nursing homes, reaching the majority of residents. But many staff members chose not to get the shot. Pete Bannan/MediaNews Group/Daily Times via Getty Images hide caption

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Police officers try to push back President Donald Trump supporters trying to break through a police barrier, Jan. 6 at the Capitol in Washington. Two U.S. Capitol police officers have sued Trump for allegedly inciting the mob that attacked them that day. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption

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G. Gordon Liddy, pictured in 2001, died on Tuesday at the age of 90. He was convicted of orchestrating the Watergate burglary and wiretapping scheme that led to President Richard Nixon's disgraced resignation. Roberto Borea/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes, a Democrat who represents Buffalo, speaks at a January 2020 rally for marijuana legalization at the New York state Capitol in Albany. Ryan Tarinelli/AP hide caption

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N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Signs Marijuana Legalization

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