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Chauvin convicted of murdering George Floyd in landmark U.S. racial justice case

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on Tuesday of murdering George Floyd, a milestone in the fraught racial history of the United States and a rebuke of law enforcement’s treatment of Black Americans. A 12-member jury found Chauvin, 45, guilty of all three charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter after considering […]

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Minneapolis council members say they will “end” police department after Floyd death

June 7 (Reuters) – A majority of Minneapolis City Council members favor phasing out the city’s police department and creating a new way to ensure public safety, officials said, a sign that protests over the police killing of George Floyd are having an impact. “We are going to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department,” Council Member

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Trump threatens to send troops into cities if needed to end protest violence

WASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Monday he was deploying thousands of heavily armed soldiers and law enforcement to halt violence in the U.S. capital and vowed to do the same in other cities if mayors and governors fail to regain control of the streets. “Mayors and governors must establish an

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‘I can’t breathe’ protests heat up as curfews imposed in several U.S. cities

MINNEAPOLIS, May 30 (Reuters) – Civil unrest flared and curfews were imposed in several major U.S. cities on Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets to vent outrage at the death of a black man shown on video gasping for breath as a white Minneapolis policeman knelt on his neck. From Los Angeles to Miami

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Civil unrest rages in Minneapolis over racially charged killing by police

MINNEAPOLIS, May 28 (Reuters) – Peaceful rallies gave way to a third night of arson, looting and vandalism in Minneapolis on Thursday as protesters vented their rage over the death of a black man seen on video gasping for breath while a white police officer knelt on his neck. The latest spasm of unrest in Minnesota’s largest

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Chauvin convicted of murdering George Floyd in landmark U.S. racial justice case

Minneapolis council members say they will “end” police department after Floyd death

Trump threatens to send troops into cities if needed to end protest violence

‘I can’t breathe’ protests heat up as curfews imposed in several U.S. cities

Civil unrest rages in Minneapolis over racially charged killing by police

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