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Chauvin lost his claim of innocence. But who actually won? Certainly in the most basic terms there was justice for the victim and his profoundly aggrieved family. The man who murdered Floyd will be punished. The system worked? And some might argue that the legal system finally "worked" for those terrible moments when a police officer abuses power and kills someone, too often someone of color. But what does it really mean — that the system worked?  Is there a new Chauvin standard that offe...

Minnesota elected officials praise verdict in Derek Chauvin trial Published  Crowds gather in George Floyd Square to celebrate the guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin. (FOX 9) - Several of Minnesotas elected officials released statements Tuesday following the jurys verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd. After about 10 hours of deliberation, the jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree manslaughter, guilty of th...

A person reacts on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Washington, at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House after the verdict in Minneapolis, in the murder trial against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was announced. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Tuesday, April 20, 2021 9:26 PM EST By AARON MORRISON, GILLIAN FLACCUS and JACQUELINE MARTIN, AP London Williams stood in Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., moments before the verdict w...

Ted Lasso just announced its return date and treated us to a brand new season two trailer? Ted Lasso is a balm of cozy optimism that never dips into saccharine territory and is so beloved that it was renewed for two more seasons just weeks after season one ended. And now we know that season two will be back on Apple TV+ this summer, on July 23. Here’s the trailer: It’s got everything: Keeley and Rebecca, biscuits, ties, dancing, army men, one single heart-shattering shot of Trent Crimm: The...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, the explosive case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S. The jury reached its verdict Tuesday after deliberating about 10 hours over two days…

Police Group vs. NAACP Over Qualified Immunity: Chauvin Update Bloomberg 36 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 Fl...

BLM Cleveland demonstrators express relief, cautious optimism as cop found guilty of murdering George Floyd Updated Apr 20, 2021; 11 Black Lives Matter Cleveland holds rally after guilty verdict for police officer Derek Chauvin, April 20, 2021 Facebook Share CLEVELAND, Ohio — Juanita Rucker said she was praying as she watched a judge in Minnesota read the jury’s verdict in former police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial. Rucker, a Cleveland resident, knows the pain of losing a loved one like...

In Her Own Words: Maxine Waters April 20, 2021 In the days after Rep. Maxine Waters told demonstrators in Minnesota that they should “get more confrontational” if Derek Chauvin was acquitted, Republicans have called for her censure or outright removal from Congress — claiming she was inciting violence. Waters says her words are being twisted, and that she was calling for nonviolent protest and action. We take no position on the intent of Waters’ words, but offer readers the full context...

Derek Chauvin Murder Trial Reaches Guilty Verdict In Death Of George Floyd 04/20/21 AT 5:22 PM Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on the neck of 49-year-old Black man George Floyd, igniting a wave of historic protests, was found guilty Tuesday afternoon of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Chauvin, 45, did not change his expression as the judge read the verdict. He will be sentenced in eight weeks.  The trial began o...

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont released a video statement on Twitter following Tuesdays verdict Leaders from across the Northeast released statements Tuesday after a jury found former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd. Some of those statements follow: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo: "The verdicts delivered today were a powerful statement of accountability. George Floyds family and his loved ones got well-deserved closure, and all of us who deeply and per...