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‘Defund Police’ Calls Persist After Verdict: Chauvin Update Bloomberg 40 mins ago Bloomberg News © Photographer: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Demonstrators march through downtown on April 9, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Bloomberg) -- Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes last May, was convicted of second-degree murder in his politically explosive trial. Chauvin was charged in the death of F...

The Simon & Schuster Mattingly Book Decision: Another Bind Again, Simon & Schuster’s zeal for expanding its strong political books list in nonfiction finds the Big Five house under fire and faced with challenging decisions. Students cross a bridge with ‘Breonna Taylor’ graffiti on March 4 near Indiana University in Bloomington. Image – iStockphoto: Susan Vineyard Distribution vs. Publication Responsibilities Less than 100 days into the United States’ Biden administration–and, for th...

Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death Lisa Robinson of Washington, reacts on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Washington, as the guilty verdict in Minneapolis, in the murder trial against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was announced. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) George Floyds brother Philonise Floyd wipes his eyes during a news conference, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis, after the verdict was read in the trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Cha...

Liberian-Born Mayor Making a Difference –Showing Leadership in Crisis Liberian-Born Mayor Making a Difference –Showing Leadership in Crisis Mayor Mike Elliott “But I want to say that our hearts are aching right now. We are in pain right now, and we recognize that this couldn’t have happened at a worst time. We recognize that this is happening at a time when our community, when all of America; indeed, all of the world is watching our community. That we are all collectively devasta...

Jury finds former police officer guilty of murder, manslaughter in George Floyd’s death Author: Amy Forliti, Stephen Groves, Tammy Webber, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Updated: 43 minutes ago Published 5 hours ago In this image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin listens as the verdict is read in his trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. (Court TV via AP, Pool) Share on Fac...

Jury reaches verdict at trial over George Floyd’s death; to be announced soon By AMY FORLITI, STEPHEN GROVES and TAMMY WEBBER - Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The jury reached a verdict Tuesday at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, the Black man who was pinned to the pavement with a knee on his neck in a case that set off a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S. The verdict, arrived at after about 10 hours of deliberations o...

guilty of George Floyd. On Tuesday (April 20), the 12-person jury announced that Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was filmed placing his knee on Floyds neck for over nine minutes, would be convicted of all three charges: second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Chauvin faces up to 40 years in prison for second-degree murder, up to 25 years for third-degree murder, and up to 10 years for second-degree manslaughter. His conviction m...

‘More work to be done’: Derek Chauvin murder conviction brings relief, resolve to keep fighting for justice in George Floyds name Trevor Hughes, Kevin McCoy, Gabe Lacques, Deborah Barfield Berry and Marco della Cava, USA TODAY Jury says Derek Chauvin guilty of all charges in George Floyds death Replay Video The emotions ran the gamut when news broke Tuesday that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three counts in the murder last May of Ge...

Copy shortlink: George Floyd didnt just die. George Floyd was murdered. The guilty verdict on all three counts against Derek Chauvin in a Minneapolis courtroom on Tuesday not only penalized the act by the former Minneapolis police officer, but recognized the tragedy we all witnessed in a viral video from Memorial Day. It also opened a door. There is still time for Minnesota to become the best version of itself, if we harness the energy around this collective demand for c...

The House Speaker said her colleague should not apologize, although her comments briefly figured into the Derek Chauvin trial.