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UPDATE, 5:30 p.m: Former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of all counts of manslaughter and murder.

Millions of Americans have lost faith in a system that too often appears to allow police to commit acts of violence with impunity rather than hold them accountable.

We talked about the trial.

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Against the backdrop of the trial of Derek Chauvin, criticism of the criminal justice system in America is once again under scrutiny.

How are police and local officials responding to changing demographics in the suburbs? Have police been able to answer calls for justice from local residents?

Plus, we started today's episode by talking about Adam Toledo. by talking about the protests in Chicago. Thousands took to the streets to demand justice for 13-year-old Toledo. Toledo was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer.

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The U.S. paused the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

Protests broke out in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, after a white police officer, Kim Potter, shot and killed Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man.

Meanwhile, President Joe Biden voiced concerns to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the sudden Russian military buildup in the occupied Crimean peninsula and on Ukraine's borders.

And Denmark becomes the first European country to stop using the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

We cover all these headlines and more during the News Roundup.

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While a lot has changed since the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. capitol, a lot hasn't.

We talk about what changes have been implemented and what's been forgotten.

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"The truth is that this crisis affects not thousands of children, but millions of children. The idea is that because these kids aren't being wounded, they aren't being affected by it, and that's just not true," says author Jon Woodrow Cox about the impact of gun violence on American children.

We talk about gun violence affects American kids, and share some of their thoughts.

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President Biden is looking to redefine infrastructure by adding funding for social services to his $2 trillion dollar infrastructure proposal.

We discuss the ins and outs of the bill and what kind of impact it could have on Americans.

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Some 492,000 cases have been confirmed among people in prison and prison staff. And that number is likely an undercount.

We discuss the ways the pandemic has changed life inside prisons and what support incarcerated people and corrections staff need going forward.

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The United States is averaging 3 million COVID-19 vaccinations a day across many age and employment categories. COVID-related deaths are at their lowest point since last March, but the gross number of cases in the U.S. is increasing.

Leaders begin to discuss vaccine passports and President Joe Biden unveils the plan to help pay for the infrastructure bill.

Meanwhile, arrests were made in Jordan after an alleged attempted coup. And the European Union's drug regulator released a review of the AstraZeneca vaccine following questions about the severity of certain side effects.

We discuss all these headlines and more.

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Millennials include anyone born between 1981 and 1996, making them between the ages of 25 and 40. While the generation isn't monolithic, there are certain cultural touchstones that have come to shape the millennial experience and they're showing up in literature.

We discuss those experiences and themes with authors Kiley Reid, Danielle Evans and Lauren Oyler.

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Brood X cicadas are on their way. Our home, Washington D.C., is set to be the epicenter of the swarm. We discuss the basics and what to expect with a bug expert and then fly into the basics of birdwatching with authors Margaret Atwood and Jenny Odell.

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