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🗓️ 17 May 2024

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0:25.0	A man convicted of murdering a Black Lives Matter protester back in 2020 has been pardoned.
0:31.0	Army Sergeant Daniel Perry was convicted of shooting and killing Garrett Foster
0:35.3	who is part of a BLM protest. Both of the men are white. Defense attorneys state Perry
0:40.8	acted in self-defense because Foster pointed an AK-47 rifle at Perry.
0:46.3	The Texas Board of Pardons and Parole unanimously recommended Perry be pardoned and have his
0:51.0	gun rights restored.
0:53.0	Governor Abbott issued the pardon moments later.
0:56.5	The U.S. military anchored a temporary pier on the coast of Gaza on Thursday.
1:01.5	Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has more.
1:04.0	U.S. Central Command made the announcement saying trucks carrying humanitarian assistance are expected
1:08.8	to begin moving ashore in the coming days.
1:11.3	The United Nations will be in charge of distributing the aid.
1:14.0	The Pentagon estimates 90 trucks a day could use the pier, which serves an alternate route for
1:18.8	aid into the region that does not have to come through Rafa.
1:21.8	Meanwhile Israel's defense minister
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