Joe Biden expected to announce 200m Covid vaccine shots administered – live

<p>The president had initially promised to deliver 100 doses by his 100th day in office but doubled that goal and now seems set to meet it</p><p class="block-time published-time"> <time datetime="2021-04-21T14:16:28.402Z">3.16pm <span class="timezone">BST</span></time> </p><p>Attorney general <strong>Merrick Garland </strong>has announced the justice department will investigate the Minneapolis police department following yesterday’s guilty verdict in the <strong>Derek Chauvin </strong>trial.</p><p>The attorney general said the probe would allow the justice department to examine “potentially systemic policing issues in Minneapolis,” which were not addressed by the conclusion of the Chauvin trial.</p><p lang="en" dir="ltr">JUST IN: Attorney General Merrick Garland: "The Justice Department has opened a civil investigation to determine whether the Minneapolis Police Department engages in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional or unlawful policing." <a href="https://t.co/Os1KFA0kQP">https://t.co/Os1KFA0kQP</a> <a href="https://t.co/GWlccR1buE">pic.twitter.com/GWlccR1buE</a></p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2021/apr/21/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-murder-verdict-latest-updates">Chauvin verdict: DoJ announces sweeping investigation into Minneapolis police – live</a> </p><p class="block-time published-time"> <time datetime="2021-04-21T14:02:25.170Z">3.02pm <span class="timezone">BST</span></time> </p><p><strong>The Guardian’s Maanvi Singh reports:</strong></p><p>Addressing the nation last night, <strong>Joe Biden</strong> said the <a href="https://www.theguardi