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1. Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Tuesday

   

   Quebec has recorded its first case of a new variant of COVID-19, the health minister said Tuesday, becoming the fourth province in Canada to confirm the arrival of a variant first reported in the United Kingdom.

2. Louisville officers connected to Breonna Taylor's death could be fired

   

   Louisville, Ky., police have taken steps that could result in the firing of two officers connected to Breonna Taylor's death — one who sought the no-knock search warrant that led detectives to her apartment and another found to have opened fire.

3. Mitch McConnell blocks Trump's demand for quick Senate vote on higher COVID-19 relief

   

   U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday blocked Democrats' push to immediately bring President Donald Trump's demand for bigger $2,000 US COVID-19 relief cheques up for a vote, saying the chamber would "begin a process" to address the issue.

4. Hong Kongers charged in China plead guilty, relatives told

   

   Relatives of the 10 Hong Kongers accused of fleeing the city by speedboat during a government crackdown on dissent say they've been informed that the group pleaded guilty and that the verdicts will be delivered by a court in mainland China on Wednesday.

5. U.S. Justice Department won't charge Cleveland police officers in 2014 killing of Tamir Rice

   

   The U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday that it would not bring federal criminal charges against two Cleveland police officers in the 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, saying video of the shooting was too poor in quality for prosecutors to conclusively establish what had happened.