News in :90 – Nov. 15, 2023

The British government plans to send migrants to Rwanda even though the United Kingdom’s highest court said it’s against the law, sending asylum seekers to Rwanda could put them in danger and result in them returning to the countries they escaped from.

A recent extensive government report emphasizes escalating climate change’s impact on America’s everyday routines, causing widespread and deteriorating harm.

The National Climate Assessment reveals localized details of climate change effects. President Joe Biden criticized Republican lawmakers and his forerunner for denying the reality of global warming.

Ex-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin wants his conviction for George Floyd’s murder in 2020 reversed. New evidence suggested he wasn’t responsible for Floyd’s death. 

In a recent Federal Court filing, Chauvin claimed to be aware of the details from a Kansas pathologist whom he communicated with, after his 2021 plea—stated that Floyd died from a fatal rush of adrenaline, a rare tumor, and not asphyxia. He says he wouldn’t have pled guilty had he known this information.

Grace Olson can be reached at olso2747@stthomas.edu.