Dockworkers suspend strike. And, Tyre Nichols' family applauds trial verdict
An aerial view of the Dundalk Marine Terminal on Oct. 3, 2024 in Baltimore, Md. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images 🎧 The biggest sticking point in the ongoing negotiations is now automation, NPR’s Andrea Hsu tells Up First. The union seeks language that guarantees humans, not machines, will handle the task of moving shipping containers. In general, they’re opposed to any technology that eliminates the need for union labor. Union President Harold Daggett says that even partially automated equipment poses a threat, as it could lead to job losses. For now, the U.S. has avoided an economic crisis, and it will take some days for things to go back to normal, Hsu says.Three former Memphis police officers received a mixed verdict in the high-profile police brutality case related to Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith were found not guilty of depriving Nichols of his civil rights, resulting in death. This was the harshest charge they faced, and a guilty verdict could have resulted in life in prison. The officers were all convicted of obstruction of justice and witness tampering. Haley was also found guilty of depriving Nichols of his civil rights and deliberate indifference resulting in serious bodily injury.
Sponsor Message 🎧 NPR’s Debbie Elliott says Nichols’ family is calling this a victory, especially considering how difficult it can be to secure convictions in police brutality cases. “To see those officers held accountable for what they did and put our family through did give us hope for the future that maybe this won’t ever happen to another family,” Nichols’ sister Keyana Dixon said. Activists hope an ongoing civil rights investigation by the Justice Department will lead to a change in the culture of policing. Legal proceedings continue as the ex-officers face trial on state murder charges. The Nichols’ family has filed a wrongful death suit against the city of Memphis.As the election looms one month away, all eyes are on who will win the presidency. But some of the most consequential and controversial issues — including abortion, schools, guns, taxes and healthcare — will be decided by the state lawmakers on your ballot. These legislators' significant power is amplified by a divided and gridlocked Congress. Twenty legislatures have Republican supermajorities which allows them to override governor vetoes. NPR is examining state legislatures where partisan control hangs in the balance. These states could experience significant changes in the upcoming election. See where your state falls with NPR's interactive map.
Sponsor Message Picture showResidents work hard to shovel the mud out of the town's natural grocery store. French Broad River, which runs through the town of Marshall, crested over 24 feet during Hurricane Helene. The river level has gone down, but left behind knee-deep sediment inside the buildings. Gerard Albert III/Blue Ridge Public Radio hide caption
toggle caption Gerard Albert III/Blue Ridge Public RadioIn less than three days, four to five months-worth of rain drenched western North Carolina as the remnants of Hurricane Helene tore across the southeast U.S. Dozens of people were killed and entire towns were flooded. Many of the hardest-hit communities are rural with less than 1,000 residents. Marshall, N.C., was built along railroad tracks on the banks of the French Broad River.
📷 See photos of residents picking up the pieces after the catastrophic storm. Weekend picksDirector Francis Ford Coppola at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024. Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP hide caption
toggle caption Vianney Le Caer/Invision/APCheck out what NPR is watching, reading and listening to this weekend:
🍿Movies: Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola speaks with NPR’s Mandalit del Barco about Megalopolis, a film he’s worked on since the 1980s. It pits the visionary architect Cesar Catilina against Franklyn Cicero, the Mayor of New Rome, in a society plagued with greed and political division.
📺 TV: Netflix’s new series Nobody Wants This, starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody, doesn’t only offer rom-com banter. It also has some pretty deep questions about faith and compatibility.
📚 Books: SNL star Kate McKinnon says her first book, The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette For Young Ladies of Mad Science, is part of her “private mission to give a wink and a nod” to young people who might feel “different” like she did growing up.
🎵 Music: Rapper Future hit #1 this week on the Billboard 200 albums chart for the third time in the last six months with his latest album Mixtape Pluto.
🎭 Theater: The acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe show, Fight Night, features five actors who compete to win over the audience during a 90-minute performance. Audience members are given a device to anonymously vote in different rounds and answer questions about their age, income, and the qualities they value in a leader.
❓Quiz: They debated, wrote memoirs, got inaugurated and turned 100. What else did political people do? Put your knowledge to the test and see if you can beat my near-perfect score.
Sponsor Message 3 things to know before you goThe Ratcliffe-on-Soar power plant in Nottinghamshire, England was the last operating coal-fired plant in the U.K. Uniper/ hide caption
toggle caption Uniper/ The U.K. has become the first major economy to quit coal power, a primary contributor to global warming. It’s a milestone for the country that was the first to use the fossil fuel.Rust is scheduled to debut at a film festival in Poland, three years after the fatal on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The screening aims to honor her.Country music star Garth Brooks faces accusations of rape and sexual assault. The woman who filed the lawsuit yesterday alleges she was repeatedly harassed by him and was raped in 2019 while working as his makeup artist.This newsletter was edited by Suzanne Nuyen.
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