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Andrew SuggsBy BECKY PERLOW and KENNETH MOTON, ABC News(BALTIMORE) — A teenage boy with electric-blue glasses reached toward the handle of the barbershop entrance, trying to grab the door before it closed. Before he could catch it, shop manager Kennard Perry swung the door open again with his left hand, extending a thermometer out with his right. In the age of COVID-19, it’s become commonplace for Perry at Nile Style Barbershop in Baltimore to start every hair cut appointment with a temperature safety check, reminding clients to wear a mask…

Samara Heisz/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ERIN SCHUMAKER and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 91.1 million people worldwide and killed over 1.95 million of them, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Here’s how the news developed Tuesday. All times Eastern: Jan 12, 9:44 pmMore Americans died of COVID-19 in past week than during last flu season More people in the United States died of COVID-19 in the past…

Hennepin County JailBy HALEY YAMADA, ABC News(MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) — Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will stand trial for the death of George Floyd alone, a Minnesota judge ordered on Tuesday. The order, filed by Judge Peter Cahill in Hennepin County District Court, amends a November 2020 order pursuant to which Chauvin would have been tried jointly with the other three former officers charged in connection with Floyd’s death: Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng. In separating Chauvin’s trial, Cahill cited COVID-19 concerns, specifically the court’s ability to…

Samara Heisz/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ERIN SCHUMAKER and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 91.1 million people worldwide and killed over 1.95 million of them, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Here’s how the news is developing Tuesday. All times Eastern:Jan 12, 1:54 pmHouse Democrats propose $1,000 fine for maskless members of Congress Reps. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., and Anthony Brown, D-Md., have introduced legislation to fine members of…

Valerii Evlakhov/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A New York City couple was indicted Monday for allegedly faking their coronavirus infections in order to delay the husband’s drug trial. Devon Lewis and Blair McDermott are charged with felony counts of forgery and offering a false instrument for filing, along with several misdemeanors. The couple forged “multiple positive test results for COVID-19” to delay Lewis’ trial on sale and possession of cocaine and heroin, Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini said. “It is reprehensible that someone would claim to…

Samara Heisz/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ERIN SCHUMAKER and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 91 million people worldwide and killed over 1.9 million of them, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Here’s how the news is developing Tuesday. All times Eastern: Jan 12, 11:14 am3rd House Democrat tests positive after sheltering with unmasked Republicans Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., said he tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, becoming the third…

ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A major atmospheric river is aimed at the West Coast Tuesday and Wednesday and will bring a threat for river flooding, landslides, damaging winds and heavy snow. An atmospheric river is a plume of moisture that usually moves with the jet stream and brings copious amounts of rain and/or snow to the western U.S. Because of this prolonged period of heavy rain, snow and wind, eight states are on alert in the West. Flood Watches have been issued for Washington, Oregon…

BackyardProduction/iStockBy LAURA ROMERO, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — As Trump loyalists stormed the U.S. Capitol last week, conservative-leaning social media sites like Parler and Gab erupted with talk of revolution and civil war, with trending hashtags like #StormTheCapitol. Experts tell ABC News that services like Parler — whose app has now been removed from the leading app stores — helped create echo chambers for violence and extremist views, then provided a platform for some of the coordination of last week’s attack. And now that the tech industry is moving to crack…

traveler1116/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (FRANKFORT, Ky.) — A Kentucky lawmaker has begun the state’s legislative session by introducing three bills that address police conduct and protests in the wake of the shooting death of Breonna Taylor. State Rep. Lisa Willner told ABC News in a statement she introduced the three bills in the Kentucky General Assembly after hearing firsthand accounts of constituents who say they have been victims of police misconduct, particularly during the protests surrounding Taylor’s case. “Many were met with violent responses, unjustified arrests and brutal and…

amphotora/iStockBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A police officer has been killed in the line of duty just one day away from retirement when a suspect intentionally crashed into his police cruiser. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) in Florida said that the incident occurred at approximately 3:42 p.m. on Jan. 11 when authorities received a report from the Paddock Club Apartments in Brandon, Florida, that a man had been “throwing property out of his apartment window and front door” and that the individual had allegedly threatened to…