A defense attorney for one of the Memphis cops charged with fatally beating Tyre Nichols said 'no one' 'intended' for him to die. Nichols' family isn't buying that argument.

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  • An attorney for one of the cops charged in Tyre Nichols' death said nobody "intended" for him to die. 
  • But a lawyer for the victim's family told Insider the officer's actions were "designed to harm."
  • Prosecutors say Nichols was brutally beaten by police in Memphis, Tennessee, earlier this month.

A defense attorney for one of the five fired Memphis, Tennessee, police officers charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols

At least 7 people are dead and nearly a dozen were injured after a shooting at a Jerusalem synagogue

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Israeli emergency service personnel and security forces stand near a covered body at the site of a reported attack in a settler neighbourhood of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, on January 27, 2023.
Israeli emergency service personnel and security forces stand near a covered body at the site of a reported attack in a settler neighbourhood of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, on January 27, 2023

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RowVaughn Wells begs parents not to show kids video of her son Tyre Nichols being beaten by Memphis police

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RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, calls out his name during a press conference.
RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, calls out his name during a press conference.

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Memphis police chief says officers had 'no proof' to pull Tyre Nichols over

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Cerelyn J. Davis, the Chief of Police for the Memphis Police Department, is pictured.
Cerelyn J. Davis, the Chief of Police for the Memphis Police Department, is pictured.

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Graphic body cam footage shows violent attack on Paul Pelosi, Nancy Pelosi's husband

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Police body cam footage shows the moment a man attacked Paul Pelosi in his San Francisco home in October 2022.
Police body cam footage shows the moment a man attacked Paul Pelosi in his San Francisco home in October 2022.

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George Santos — who claimed he was Jewish — wrote a Facebook comment in 2011 joking about Hitler, 'the Jews' and Black people

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George Santos in the House chamber
Rep. George Santos in the House chamber.

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The National Archives wants former presidents and vice presidents to see if they have any classified documents stashed anywhere

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Mike Pence (left), Joe Biden (center), and Donald Trump (right).
Mike Pence (left), Joe Biden (center), and Donald Trump (right).

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The sister of a Russian prisoner who fought and died in Ukraine didn't even know her brother was in the war until a reporter told her

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Graves of Russian Wagner mercenary group fighters are seen in a cemetery near the village of Bakinskaya in Krasnodar region, Russia, January 22, 2023.
Graves of Russian Wagner mercenary group fighters are seen in a cemetery near the village of Bakinskaya in Krasnodar region, Russia, January 22, 2023.

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Florida wants its strict race and gender law to influence how an AP class on Black history is taught nationwide

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Republican gubernatorial candidate for Florida Ron DeSantis speaks during an election night watch party at the Convention Center in Tampa, Florida, on November 8, 2022.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

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Rural China is running out of coffins because COVID-19 is rampant — and the cost of funerals is skyrocketing

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A women walks pass a tent at Covid-19 testing center on January 19, 2023 in Hong Kong, China.
A women walks pass a tent at Covid-19 testing center on January 19, 2023 in Hong Kong, China.

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