Amazon defeats a union drive
 THE BIG STORY
Police reportedly killed twenty-year-old Daunte Wright on Sunday, sparking protests
Police reportedly shot and killed a 20-year-old Black man on Sunday in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota — just outside Minneapolis, where Derek Chauvin is on trial for the killing of George Floyd.
According to a police statement, officers pulled a driver over for a traffic violation at around 2 p.m. on Sunday, then learned that he had an outstanding warrant. They began to arrest him, but "the driver re-entered the vehicle," and then an officer shot him.
Police did not release the victim's name, but Katie Wright identified him as her son, 20-year-old Daunte Wright. The Star Tribune reported that Wright is the father of a young child, Daunte Jr., who will turn two years old in July.
The shooting led hundreds of people to gather in front of the Brooklyn Center Police Department headquarters on Sunday night. Police fired tear gas, projectiles, and flash-bang grenades at protesters.
At around 11:30 p.m., police declared the protests "unlawful" and threatened to arrest anyone who remained, Minnesota Public Radio News reported.
A larger context: Wright's death comes at a time of heightened tension in and around Minneapolis, with a verdict looming for the May 2020 killing of George Floyd.  Tear gas fills the air during protests in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on Sunday. Stephen Maturen / Getty Images STAYING ON TOP OF THIS
A medical examiner testified that drugs were not the main cause of George Floyd's death
The presence of methamphetamine and fentanyl in George Floyd's system at the time of his death is central to the defense's argument that those drugs and underlying heart conditions caused his death.
But a medical examiner testified that it was the actions of police officers that were the main cause of his death, although drugs and underlying heart conditions played a role.
Meanwhile, Bill Smock, a police surgeon who said he frequently deals with fentanyl overdose cases, told the jury that Floyd showed no signs of suffering from a fentanyl overdose.
"We watch those videos, he's breathing, he's talking, he's not snoring, he's saying, 'Please get off me, I can't breathe.' That is not a fentanyl overdose, that is someone begging to breathe." SNAPSHOTS
Rapper DMX has died at 50. The hip-hop star, best known for his barking style on hits like "X Gon' Give It to Ya" and "Party Up (Up in Here)," had been in a critical condition in a hospital since last week. He died Friday. From LeBron James to Ice Cube, here's how celebs are mourning him.
Amazon has defeated the union drive in Alabama. Around 3,200 Amazon workers cast ballots in the pivotal election, which marked the closest that one of the company's US warehouses has come to unionizing.
Prince Harry will attend his grandfather Prince Philip's funeral without Meghan Markle. The Duchess of Sussex, who is pregnant, did not receive clearance from her physician to travel, a spokesperson said. Thirty family members will attend the funeral as guests in accordance with the government's COVID-19 guidelines, the BBC reported.
Alleged Jan. 6 rioters tried to steal signs, booze, and a Fox News football from the Capitol. Capitol rioters caused damages whose repair costs are estimated at $2.5 million, but according to the office responsible for maintaining the building, that estimate is a small fraction of the costs necessary to restore the historic building. A DISASTER UNFOLDS
I thought my job was to report on technology in India. Instead, I got a front-row seat to the decline of my democracy.
It was just a few years ago that the tech world was bursting with excitement for "the next billion." The idea was: as more of India comes online, it would transform the internet and the tech industry altogether.
Our reporter Pranav Dixit remembers this energy. "Millions of Indians were suddenly booking their first Uber rides, receiving their first Amazon packages, watching their first Netflix shows, and having their first WhatsApp chats, some of it powered by the free Wi-Fi that Google was blanketing the country's railway stations with. A great churning was upon us."
Cut to 2021, and things are different. Technology has transformed India, sure, but has brought with it some ugly consequences. Read Dixit's reflections on this: "I love tech. But watching it intersect with a Hindu nationalist government trying to crush dissent, choke a free press, and destroy a nation's secular ethos doesn't feel like something I bought a ticket to. Writing about technology from India now feels like having a front-row seat to the country's rapid slide into authoritarianism."  A TRIBUTE TO A FATHER Prince Philips' children pay tribute to the duke following his death
The four children of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and Queen Elizabeth II have shared moving tributes to their father this weekend.
"You know it's going to happen but you are never really ready," the couple's second-oldest child Princess Anne said in a statement. Edward, the youngest of the four, echoed the sentiments and said of his father's death, "however much one tries to prepare oneself, it's still a dreadful shock." Take today at a slower and more intentional pace, Elamin 📝 This letter was edited and brought to you by Elamin Abdelmahmoud and BuzzFeed News. You can always reach us here.
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