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1/28/2023 8:23:13 PM
The shocking death of Tyre Nichols after a police beating has reopened anguished debate across the United States about police violence, fueling a sense that the huge, nationwide demonstrations of 2020 have done little to solve the problem.
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9/16/2022 7:35:44 PM
A biography of the late George Floyd and poetry by Pulitzer Prize winner Sharon Olds were among the works included Thursday on long lists for the National Book Awards.
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7/29/2022 6:51:20 PM
Three former Minneapolis police officers went before a federal judge during the last week to be sentenced for violating George Floyd's civil rights, and for each man, U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson handed out penalties well below what prosecutors sought and below federal guidelines.
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5/26/2022 7:38:56 PM
US President Joe Biden late on Wednesday signed an executive order aimed at reforming federal police practices.
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1/19/2022 9:35:02 PM
The federal trial for three former Minneapolis police officers who were with Derek Chauvin when he pinned George Floyd to the street is expected to be complex as prosecutors try to prove each officer willingly violated the Black man's constitutional rights.
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1/6/2022 10:22:23 PM
Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with federal civil rights violations in George Floyd's death will go on trial Jan. 20.
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11/11/2021 5:41:51 PM
Two Washington Post reporters are working on a biography of George Floyd, from his family history in the tobacco fields of North Carolina to his murder last year in Minneapolis by a white police officer.
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6/26/2021 10:15:59 AM
The white, 45-year-old Chauvin gave his "condolences" to the Floyd family in a Minneapolis court, without apologizing, before Judge Peter Cahill handed down a lesser sentence than the 30 years the prosecution had sought
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4/21/2021 9:00:00 AM
President Joe Biden said in televised remarks,'This can be a giant step forward in the march toward justice in America'
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4/13/2021 2:06:11 PM
Wright was killed just 10 miles from where George Floyd lost his life while under arrest, unleashing a months-long nationwide upheaval of protests against racial injustice in the US law enforcement system
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4/9/2021 8:06:49 PM
Dr. Lindsey Thomas told the jury, the videos made it clear physical signs associated with opioid overdose were not seen in Floyd's death
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4/2/2021 5:24:35 PM
The videos shown to the jury addressed some of the central issues in one of the most closely watched U.S. police misconduct trials in decades
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3/29/2021 6:55:25 PM
The judge began by instructing the jury about its duties and about courtroom procedures ahead of opening statements,
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3/16/2021 7:27:06 PM
Defense attorney said that Floyd's May 2019 arrest was remarkably similar: He ignored officers' commands, put something in his mouth, and had to be physically removed from a vehicle
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1/19/2021 11:05:01 AM
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11/5/2020 11:50:00 AM
In New York, police said they had made about 50 arrests in protests that spread in the city late on Wednesday
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11/5/2020 1:15:18 AM
The outcome of the hard-fought contest for the presidency remained undecided Wednesday, stirring worries that prolonged uncertainty could yet spark conflict
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10/8/2020 11:48:02 AM
The meeting, which was far more civil than last week's chaotic faceoff between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, unfolded against an outbreak of coronavirus now hitting the highest levels of the US government
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9/25/2020 4:00:00 PM
Many turned to the streets - as they did in several US cities - to call for reforms to combat racist policing
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9/14/2020 4:06:20 PM
Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, highlighted concerns about use of force by police in cases such as the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha
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