THE BIG STORY

10 people, including a police officer, were killed in a shooting at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado

One person was taken into custody following a shooting at a King Soopers grocery store that left ten people dead, including a police officer, in Boulder, Colorado.

Police chief Maris Herold identified Eric Talley as the officer who was killed while responding to the standoff. The names of the other nine victims would not be released until families were notified, Herold said.

Livestreams at the scene showed police in tactical gear attempting to enter the store, the windows of which were broken. In one livestream, a shirtless man was seen being led out in handcuffs.

Neven and Quin Sloan told us they were inside King Soopers when they first heard a loud bang that seemed to come from outside the store. Once Neven heard the bangs inside the side, he said, “I sprinted over to her and just shoved her out the door and was like, ‘Hey, we've got to go.’”

David Pendlebery told us he hid in the store's bathroom, crouching behind a toilet when shots rang out. He stayed there for about 20 minutes until the noise quieted down and escaped through an emergency exit.

We collected powerful photos from the scene in Boulder, you can see them here.

Tactical police units respond to the scene of a King Soopers grocery store. Chet Strange / Getty Images

STAYING ON TOP OF THIS

The latest developments with the AstraZeneca vaccine

In a press release on Monday, AstraZeneca announced that results of the key US trial of its COVID-19 vaccine have exceeded expectations.

In a trial involving more than 32,000 volunteers, about two-thirds of whom received the vaccine, the shots had a 79% efficacy in preventing symptomatic COVID-19. For AstraZeneca, this is a big deal — earlier results from trials in the UK and Brazil had indicated around 70% efficacy overall, but scientists were critical of those trials.

But hold up — a few hours later, AstraZeneca hit a new complication: federal health officials said in a statement issued just after midnight that AstraZeneca’s results “may have provided an incomplete view of the efficacy data,” reported the New York Times.

SNAPSHOTS

Brands are cutting ties with David Dobrik following allegations of misconduct against the Vlog Squad. Over the weekend, brands including DoorDash, HelloFresh, and EA Sports made statements condemning the alleged actions of the content collective Vlog Squad and announcing they would no longer be working with them.

Trump’s former lawyer Sidney Powell now argues “no reasonable person” would believe her voter fraud lies were “fact.” Powell is facing billion-dollar lawsuits after accusing voting technology companies of rigging the election. Powell’s team argued that her election fraud narrative was “hyperbole” and political speech entitled to protection under the First Amendment.

Demi Lovato revealed she almost relapsed immediately after her near-fatal overdose when the media called her “morbidly obese.” Lovato said that she almost immediately relapsed when she read “triggering” comments about her body after leaving the rehab facility she entered straight from the hospital.

Absolutely wild photos show spring break in Miami as COVID-19 still rages. Well, this is stressful. Chaotic scenes from the weekend showed maskless revelers drinking and partying in the streets in defiance of curfew orders.

People gather while exiting the area as curfew goes into effect. Joe Raedle / Getty Images.

THE FINCEN FILES

Bankers and regulators want more cooperation to combat money laundering

In fall of 2020, we published the FinCEN Files investigation, a groundbreaking investigation in partnership with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.

The investigation roiled the financial industry. The articles, based on a trove of thousands of closely guarded Treasury Department records, exposed the torrent of dirty money that the world’s most powerful banks transact in plain view of government watchdogs.

At an online conference entitled “FinCEN Leak: Next Steps for the Financial Industry,” financial industry experts called for greater cooperation between bankers and law enforcement to help curtail the types of corruption and white collar crime.

TRUSTED SOURCES

Our favorite indie booksellers have some recommendations

When it comes to spring book recommendations, who do you trust? We turned to our trusted fav. booksellers to tell us what they’re watching for this spring. We got a list of 42 incredible recommendations befitting every taste, from groundbreaking memoirs to unputdownable thrillers.

Take a step back and connect with your priorities today,

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