The news to know for Monday, April 12th, 2021!

What to know about:

• two controversial traffic stops: one left a man dead and sparked clashes between police and demonstrators; the other led to an officer fired and state officials outraged
• two new trends in the coronavirus pandemic: both vaccinations and hospitalizations are going up in the U.S.
• what the results show in a closely-watched election at the nation's second-largest employer
• how Facebook hopes to take on the trendy app Clubhouse
• a historic first at this year's Masters

Those stories and more in just ~10 minutes!

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Sources:

COVID Hospitalizations Rising: CNN, NY Post, WaPo, CDC

MN Police Shooting, Protests: Minneapolis Star Tribune, WaPo, ABC News, Brooklyn Center Police

VA Controversial Traffic Stop: NY Times, NBC News, USA Today, Axios

Prince Philip Dies: BBC, USA Today, Reuters, NBC News

Rapper DMX Dead: NPR, AP, Vulture

Biden Spending Proposal: WSJ, WaPo, NPR, The Hill

Amazon Wins Union Fight: Time, CNBC, Amazon

Facebook Tests ‘Hotline’: TechCrunch, Reuters, Screenrant, PCMag

First Japanese Masters Winner: CBS Sports, CNN, Fox News, Tiger Woods

Ramadan Begins: WaPo, Forbes, Vox

Money Monday: Electric Vehicle Sales Rising: Axios, NY Times, Canalys