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Jury in George Floyd murder trial to hear closing arguments published : 19 Apr 2021 at 08:45 A memorial to George Floyd on the Minneapolis street where he died MINNEAPOLIS - A jury is to hear closing arguments on Monday in the trial of the white ex-police officer accused of murdering African-American George Floyd, a case that laid bare racial wounds in the United States and has come to be seen as a pivotal test of police accountability. Dere...

Unanimous verdict A unanimous verdict is needed to convict the defendant on any or all three of the charges. He could face a maximum of up to 40 years in prison under Minnesota state law. Judge Peter Cahill told the jury on Thursday that they should return to court on Monday with a packed suitcase, as they will be sequestered in a hotel as they weigh up the verdict. “It’s up to the jury how long you deliberate, how long you need to come to a unanimous decision on any count,” he s...

Hold police officers accountable, urges George Floyd lawyer as jury prepares to deliver verdict Closely watched trial of officer Derek Chauvin, accused of killing Mr Floyd, is seen as a pivotal moment in US race relations 19 April 2021 • 10:22am Demonstrators hold placards during a protest in March outside the Minneapolis court where Derek Chauvin is being tried Credit: CHANDAN KHANNA /AFP A jury is to hear closing arguments on Monday in the trial of the white ex-police officer accused of mu...

His posthumously released novel, “The Man Who Lived Underground,” was written during a crisis of political faith. Graphic House/Getty April 19, 2021 On a Friday in early June 1941, Richard Wright addressed the opening session of the Congress in Defense of Culture in New York City. “Some of you may wonder why a writer, at a congress of writers, should make the theme of war the main burden of a public talk,” he began. He explained that it was for the simple reason that few things mattere...

Print Robeson Taj Frazier was uneasy when he started seeing ads for Amazon’s “Them,” about a Black family in the 1950s being terrorized by hostile white neighbors and supernatural forces. The USC professor, who is the director of the Institute for Diversity and Empowerment (IDEA) at USC’s Annenberg School of Communication, feared that the drama would contain disturbing images of violence and brutality toward Black people, echoing scenes in HBO’s “Watchmen” and “Lovecraft Countr...

House GOP Leader Says He Will ‘Bring Action’ Against Maxine Waters for ‘Inciting Violence’ if Pelosi Refuses The House GOP leader on Sunday urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to take action against Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) this week for “inciting violence” in Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis, over the weekend. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said that if the House speaker doesn’t “act against this dangerous rhetoric,” he will take action against the D...

Updated: Apr 18 2021, 23:51 ET TWO Minnesota National Guards were hurt in a drive-by shooting in the early hours of Sunday morning. The shooting came hours after Democratic California Rep Maxine Waters told protesters to "get more confrontational" if Derek Chauvin is acquitted of murder charges in his trial over the death of George Floyd. 13 Members of the Minnesota National Guard stand guard are seen outside the Brooklyn Center police headquarters on April 13, 2021 in Brooklyn Center as protes...

Several gatherings have been held in Chicago to remember a 13-year-old boy fatally shot by a police officer and to call for changes in policing and an end to gun violence. They followed the release of body-camera footage showing Chicago police Officer Eric Stillman shooting Adam Toledo less than a second after the boy dropped a gun, turned toward the officer and began raising his hands. Mr Stillman chased the boy down a dark alley on March 29 after responding to a call of gunshots. A “peac...

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Biden preparing for ‘tinderbox’ with country on edge ahead of verdict in Chauvin trial President Joe Biden is keeping a watchful eye on this week’s closing arguments in the Minneapolis trial of Derek Chauvin, fearful that a controversial verdict could inflame new racial tensions and further escalate a deepening crisis in confidence with the nation’s police forces. The President voiced his concern about potential fallout from the trial during a private meeting last week with members of t...