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The Root· 14 hours agoMore than a year after the historic sentencing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his appeal to overturn ...
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The Root· 19 hours agoThe murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin sparked a racial reckoning across the United States in 2020. Now, the city of Minneapolis ...
Americans today are divided, not united, by public tragedies
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 days agoProtestors march through downtown Minneapolis as jury deliberations begin in the Derek Chauvin trial...
Americans today are divided, not united, by public tragedies
UPI· 4 days agoProtestors march through downtown Minneapolis as jury deliberations begin in the Derek Chauvin trial...
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The Root· 3 hours agoKanye West’s popular Yeezy sneakers are back on sale. On Wednesday, a day after Adidas and Yeezy reached an agreement that would see the German shoe company dismiss its lawsuit against Ye’s ...
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The Root· 5 hours agoFowler said on the stand that he believed Floyd’s death was caused by “sudden cardiac arrhythmia” connected to Floyd’s drug use, hypertension, and generally anything else but Chauvin pressing ...
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The Root· 12 hours agoThao was originally convicted of the charges in May. With Thao’s sentencing, now all four officers involved in Floyd’s death have been convicted of federal and state charges, which includes ...
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The Root· 4 hours agoThere’s a reason I generally never feel bad about the negative things I say and write about police officers. On Valentine’s Day, The Root reported that LAPD officers came under fire for allegedly ...
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The Root· 13 hours agoA police officer in Columbus, Ohio, shot and killed 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant late Tuesday afternoon, around the same time the verdict in Derek Chauvin ...
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The Root· 13 hours agoIn response to the news, James posted a picture of officer Nicholas Reardon, along with the caption, “YOU’RE NEXT #ACCOUNTABILITY”—an obvious reference to Derek Chauvin ...