Waiting for the jury
 THE BIG STORY
Derek Chauvin's case is with the jury after prosecutors said he betrayed his police badge
After the jury in Derek Chauvin's murder trial heard the closing arguments, deliberations have now begun.
Prosecutors used their closing arguments to say the ex-cop betrayed the "noble" job of being a police officer in killing George Floyd. Meanwhile, Chauvin's lawyer suggested to the jury that Chauvin felt threatened by the "crowd" watching him — contrary to videos and testimony of the bystanders.
The closing arguments in Chauvin's murder trial come as Minneapolis — and the nation — grapples with the rage and exhaustion of witnessing more deadly acts of policing in recent weeks.
Last week, a 26-year veteran Brooklyn Center police officer killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright about 10 miles from where Chauvin's trial is taking place. In Chicago, horrific body camera video showed a police officer fatally shooting 13-year-old Adam Toledo while the boy's hands were in the air.
The 12-member jury will be sequestered while they decide whether Chauvin is guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree-manslaughter.  Prosecutor Steve Schleicher gives closing arguments during Derek Chauvin's murder trial on Monday, April 19. Court TV via AP, Pool STAYING ON TOP OF THIS
Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes after the insurrection, a medical examiner concluded
US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick was on duty during the Jan. 6 riots. The next day, he died.
The chief medical examiner in Washington, DC determined that Sicknick died of natural causes — specifically, the examiner concluded Sicknick had strokes caused by a blood clot before he died.
SNAPSHOTS
Two Proud Boys leaders indicted in a Capitol riot conspiracy are going to jail. The two men had been allowed to go home after they were first arrested in January and February, respectively. But prosecutors argued that they belonged in jail after a grand jury indicted them last month on a more serious set of felony charges.
NASA just flew the first powered flight on Mars. They flew a drone. On. Mars. A DRONE! The drone helicopter's first flight suggests that flying spacecraft might help explore Mars and other worlds, NASA engineers say. A drone on Mars!
McDonald's just announced a BTS collaboration, and the tweets are excellent. The "BTS Meal" is the fast food chain's latest collaboration with a major artist, a follow-up to its Travis Scott and J. Balvin meals. People have jokes about this. AMAZON'S INFLUENCE
This company monitors prisoners in Xinjiang. It won an "innovation" award at an event sponsored by Amazon
In 2019, Amazon shut down its e-commerce business in China. But other parts of its sprawling empire still work with Chinese customers, including the highly profitable Amazon Web Services (AWS).
You need to know this, because AWS runs a joint innovation center with local Shanghai government and business organizations. This innovation center emphasizes that the companies it supports benefit from Amazon's resources and reputation.
This innovation center gave a firm called Renwei Electronics a "product innovation award," recognizing it as one of six "outstanding entrepreneurial companies."
And what does Renwei Electronics do? It helps authorities in China track prisoners and detainees — alerting guards to their movements and even fitting them with heart rate monitors. The company deploys its advanced "smart prison" system in China's Xinjiang region, where more than 1 million Muslim minorities have been locked up.  BECAUSE YOU NEED DISTRACTIONS The best true crime docs you haven't binged yet
It's easy to get lost in true crime content, and dive deep into gripping true stories. We've collected some of the best the genre has to offer. From a high school football star falsely accused of sexual assault to a pair of college lovers charged with murder, here are some riveting docuseries you might have missed. I hope you spend a little time building your dreams today, 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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