Ex-officer Thomas Lane sentenced to 2 1⁄2 years in prison for violating Floyd's civil rights

͏ ͏ If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - Ex-officer Thomas Lane sentenced to 2 1⁄2 years in prison for violating Floyd's civil rights: Federal prosecutors sought a sentence of between 5¼ and 6½ years in prison for former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane, well below the more than 20-year sentence that Magnuson imposed on Derek Chauvin earlier this month. Senior U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson handed down the 30-month sentence during an hourlong hearing Thursday in St. Paul. [Read more.]( - Biden tests positive for COVID-19: President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and is experiencing "very mild symptoms," underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nation's efforts to resume normalcy after two and a half years of pandemic disruptions. [Read more.]( - Minneapolis police release body camera of video of Sundberg standoff: Police body camera video released Wednesday shows a chaotic scene in which Minneapolis officers rescued a mother and her two young children last week as Andrew Tekle Sundberg repeatedly fired a gun from inside his nearby apartment. But the video does not clearly show the final moment, about six hours later, when two SWAT snipers fatally shot the 20-year-old amid failed negotiations for his surrender. [Read more.]( - Emmer votes with Minnesota's congressional Democrats to protect same-sex marriage: The Respect for Marriage Act passed by the House Tuesday was a direct response to concerns that the U.S. Supreme Court could target same-sex marriage after overturning Roe v. Wade. Rep. Tom Emmer joined 46 other House Republicans and Minnesota Democratic Reps. Angie Craig, Dean Phillips, Betty McCollum and Ilhan Omar in voting in favor. Republican Reps. Pete Stauber and Michelle Fischbach voted against the bill. [Read more.]( - Hiring flat as Minnesota jobless rate falls to all-time low of 1.8%: Hiring in Minnesota slowed dramatically in June and was basically flat, with the state adding just 100 jobs. Meanwhile the state's unemployment rate hit a new record low of 1.8%, according to data released this morning by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. [Read more.]( WATCH THIS Thousands of jellyfish surround boat in Israel's Haifa Bay: Drone footage from Israel's Nature and Parks Authority captured [an enormous swarm of jellyfish]( off the coast of Haifa on Wednesday, part of an annual jellyfish migration. *** Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. *** TRENDING First look at 5 of the newest Twin Cities restaurants: From Filipino and Caribbean cuisine to steak and a dive bar, the local restaurant scene is as eclectic as ever. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK ESPN predicts trouble ahead for Vikings: Are the Packers really better prepared than the Vikings in every phase of their organization? Michael Rand discusses that on the Daily Delivery podcast and gets a preview of the 3M Open from golf writer Jerry Zgoda. [Listen here.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK Passengers evacuate out windows as train catches fire on bridge near Boston: "An Orange Line train passenger jumped off a bridge and into the Mystic River and dozens of other passengers evacuated through the windows of the MBTA train after it caught on fire on a bridge in Somerville, Massachusetts," WCVB reports. [Read more.]( FROM THE ARCHIVES July 21, 1967: People from the Way Community Center formed a human barricade on Plymouth Avenue to keep sightseers away after violent unrest that included vandalism, arson and looting erupted the night before in north Minneapolis. Some witnesses said the disturbance began when a crowd objected to police roughly intervening in a physical altercation between two Black teenage girls over a wig at the Aquatennial Torchlight Parade. Others attributed the violence to anger over racial discrimination in the city's Black community. (Photo: Earl Seubert/Star Tribune) Connect with Star Tribune [facebook]([twitter]([pinterest]([instagram]( [Manage email preferences]( • [Subscribe to Star Tribune]( • [Privacy Policy]( • [Unsubscribe]( This email was sent by: StarTribune, 650 3rd Ave S, Suite #1300, Minneapolis, MN, 55488 © 2022 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](