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Derek Chauvin is a former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd in 2020. His actions sparked nationwide protests against police brutality and led to his conviction and imprisonment.
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Tou Thao - a former Minneapolis police officer - has been found guilty by a federal judge for his role in George Floyd's murder back in May of 2020. The decision was made by Judge Peter Cahill in court documents filed on Monday night (May 1), per CNN. Thao has…
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Kanye West is once again making headlines for his comments. This time, he is being slammed by social media users after he appeared to liken losing a brand deal to the death of George Floyd. On Friday, the rapper - who now goes simply by Ye - stopped to answer…
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Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for violating George Floyd's civil rights. The 46-year-old former Minneapolis police officer is already serving a 22-and-a-half-year sentence on state charges of murder and manslaughter. As reported by the Guardian, the federal sentence was announced on Thursday (July 7)…
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A senior safety consultant who has worked at Shell for over a decade publicly quit in a video on social media, where she accused the oil and gas company of causing extreme harm to the environment. Per the BBC, Caroline Dennett posted her resignation video on the professional networking platform…
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Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis officer convicted of George Floyd's murder, is seeking a new trial. As per the New York Post, Chauvin's attorney, William Mohrman, argued in an 82-page brief that Chauvin couldn't get a fair trial in Minneapolis because of the climate surrounding the proceedings and pre-trial publicity…
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A former Minneapolis police officer has testified that he tried to help George Floyd several times, but was repeatedly blocked by his senior officer Derek Chauvin, ABC News reports. Ex-officer Thomas Lane was present on May 25, 2020, when Floyd was violently arrested and murdered by Chauvin, who suspected him…
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Derek Chauvin's guilty plea in federal court may spare him from a life in prison, a legal expert has told The Sun. In June, the former Minneapolis police officer was sentenced to 22 and a half years for the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin changed his plea to guilty in…
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Derek Chauvin's request to have a public defender represent him in his bid to appeal his murder conviction was denied on Wednesday, October 6. Per NBC News, the Minnesota Supreme Court deemed the Minneapolis police officer ineligible for the request and the state's high court confirmed that the 45-year-old is…
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George Floyd has been recommended for a full posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug conviction by the Texas State Board of Pardons and Paroles. On Monday, October 4, the board members reached a vote of 7-0 to put forward the recommendation to Texas governor Greg Abbott that Floyd is posthumously…
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Derek Chauvin, who was earlier this year jailed for the murder of George Floyd, has appealed against his conviction, BBC News reports. The former Minneapolis police officer was sentenced in June to 22 and a half years after kneeling on Floyd's neck. Cops arrested Floyd after the proprietor accused him…
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Robert E Lee was a "genius" who could have led America to victory in Afghanistan, Donald Trump has said. The former POTUS did not withhold praise for the Confederate Civil War General, whose statue has been removed from Virginia's capital city on Wednesday, September 8. Per Politico, Trump decried the…
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A statue of Confederate Civil War General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, is set to be taken down on Wednesday, September 8. The 12-ton, six-story bronze statue was a centerpiece of protests over racial injustice. Per CNN, the Commonwealth of Virginia announced on Sunday it would remove the confederate…
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The recent name change of the Cleveland Indians' official name has been described as an attempt to "erase" history, according to an Ohio sheriff. According to Fox News, Sheriff of Portage County Bruce Zuchowski lambasted the baseball team's recent decision to change its name to the "Cleveland Guardians" in a…
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The first photos of Derek Chauvin behind bars have been released, as he prepares to face 22.5 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd. The former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty of second and third-degree murder and manslaughter back in April, and was sentenced for his convictions…
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Khloé Kardashian has said that parents of Black children who do not discuss race with their kids are "setting them up for failure". The 37-year-old mom-of-one, like some of her other famous siblings, believes that being a parent of a Black or mixed-race child has an added layer of complexity.…
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The teenager who filmed George Floyd's fatal arrest has taken to social media to claim that Minneapolis police have "killed her uncle". In a post made on Facebook, Darnella Frazier, the now-18-year-old who filmed Floyd's fatal arrest on May 25, 2020, stated that her uncle died after Minneapolis police accidentally…
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Derek Chauvin is reportedly close to reaching a plea deal on civil rights charges after being sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison for the murder of George Floyd. According to CBS affiliate WCCO News, prosecutors are currently talking to the former Minneapolis cop and are working out…
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Yesterday, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 and a half year's in prison for the murder of George Floyd. His sentencing came after being convicted of second-degree unintentional murder back in April. The former cop was also found guilty of second-degree manslaughter and third-degree murder. At…
