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Derek Chauvin, ex-cop convicted in George Floyd's killing, is reportedly seriously injured after prison stabbing
Prison employees performed "life-saving measures" on Derek Chauvin at prison FCI Tuscon on Friday.
Michelle Mark
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Columbia's student radio station was the main source of information for the protests. Here's why that matters.
Without any outside press allowed on Columbia's campus, its student radio station WKCR was streamed…
Katie Notopoulos
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Minneapolis cops fist-bumped and said 'gotcha' after shooting demonstrators during George Floyd protests with rubber bullets: report
In another case, an officer called a man a "fuckin' piece of shit" while another cop kicked him in …
Rebecca Cohen
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Christopher Columbus statue in Rhode Island that was removed after protests in 2020 quietly finds a new home. 'It's American history,' the mayor said.
A Christopher Columbus statue in Rhode Island that was vandalized during the 2020 racial justice pr…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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George Floyd's family has been getting hate online since Kanye West made comments about Floyd's death, lawyers say
The family said it's planning to sue Ye for "negligence, infliction of emotional distress" and "mis…
Rebecca Cohen
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Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper says Trump wanted to 'shoot' demonstrators protesting George Floyd's death: book
"Can't you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something?" Trump reportedly asked of th…
John L. Dorman
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Maine governor thought Trump was having a 'nervous breakdown' during a call on which he complained about George Floyd protests: book
Floyd's murder "seemed to trigger something else entirely in Trump" in comparison to Joe Biden, per…
John L. Dorman
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Derek Chauvin said he 'wishes all the best' for George Floyd's children before being sentenced to 21 years in prison on federal charges of violating Floyd's civil rights
As part of his plea deal, Chauvin will be moved to federal prison where he will serve his federal a…
Ashley Collman
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Hundreds of officers quit the Minneapolis police department after George Floyd was killed. The department is reportedly still struggling to recruit.
In 2022, only 57 people applied to be recruited by the Minneapolis Police Academy, down from 292 in…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Law enforcement warns of civil unrest if Roe v. Wade is weakened or overturned. Here's how business leaders should prepare.
The US government warns extremists on both sides of the abortion issue might target businesses if p…
Ebony Flake
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NYPD under fire: lawyers in historic BLM brutality lawsuit release chilling new videos of protester beatdowns
Footage shows baton beatdowns, kettling, pepper-spraying of non-violent protesters. "No amount of m…
Laura Italiano,Havovi Cooper,Tamara Lindstrom
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Minneapolis police said they were 'hunting' civilians as they responded to George Floyd protests, body cam footage reveals
The Minneapolis Police body camera footage was released following the acquittal of a protester who …
Kelly McLaughlin
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It's been two years since the murder of George Floyd. Here's how policing in the country has changed.
Last year police murdered 1,144 people, according to Mapping Police Violence, 48 more people than i…
DeArbea Walker
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Cars have rammed into protests at least 139 times since George Floyd's death, Boston Globe investigation finds
"I just don't want what happened to me to happen to anybody else," Thomas Ryan Knight, a protester …
Morgan Keith
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Trump hit back at Mark Esper's series of damaging claims, saying his former defense chief was so useless he had to 'run the military' himself
Esper made damaging claims about the former president in a "60 Minutes" interview, including that T…
Tom Porter
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Minneapolis residents are still occupying George Floyd Square as the city vows to reopen the intersection
George Floyd Square is a barricaded area governed by its residents to memorialize the loss of life.…
Marisa Palmer,Kaitlyn Wang,Havovi Cooper,Barbara Corbellini Duarte,Sadie Luetmer
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A federal judge has accepted Derek Chauvin's plea in George Floyd civil rights abuse case
The judge will sentence Derek Chauvin to between 20 and 25 years in the case, according to his plea…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Portland police officers used force more than 6,000 times against protesters last year
A New York Times analysis of reviews of police conduct during anti-police-brutality protests in 202…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Protests sparked calls to reallocate police funds. Is Congress slow to advance legislation?
Calls for police reform have evolved into legislation like the BREATHE Act to Justice in Policing A…
Yelena Dzhanova
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A woman who ran over a demonstrator during a George Floyd protest in Denver last summer is found not guilty of assault by jury
Ryan Brackley, an attorney for Jennifer Watson, said she was scared for her safety and should have …