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Apr 14 2023
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Minneapolis agrees to nearly $9 million settlement in two 2017 cases showing Derek Chauvin kneeling on necks of unarmed Black people
The city of Minneapolis has agreed to settle the longstanding lawsuits of two people, including a 14-year-old, who were brutalized by former police officer Derek Chauvin, the convicted murderer of George Floyd. John Pope and Zoya Code sued Chauvin separately in 2022 for injuries stemming from encounters with the disgraced officer several years prior. In those confrontations, Chauvin exhibited
Law & CrimeApr 13 2023
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Minneapolis agrees to pay almost $9M to settle lawsuits involving Derek Chauvin
The city of Minneapolis on Thursday agreed to pay roughly $8.9 million to settle two lawsuits involving former police officer Derek Chauvin, who was charged with killing George Floyd in 2020. In the lawsuits — which stemmed from 2017 arrests — two people alleged that Chauvin pressed his knee into their necks years before the same tactic was fatal during his arrest of Floyd. The city announced
The HillMar 31 2023
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Live updates: Midwest and Mid-South brace for severe storms and tornado warnings
The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touchdown in metro Little Rock and its suburban areas. The agency has gotten multiple reports of injuries and damage to infrastructure, according to meteorologist Colby Pope. Three areas of Little Rock have sustained damage as a result of the tornado that hit the region, Aaron Sadler, a spokesperson with Mayor Frank Scott Jr.’s office, told
CNN DigitalApr 13 2023
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Minneapolis to pay out $8.9M settlement for Chauvin's pre-Floyd conduct
The city of Minneapolis agreed Thursday to pay nearly $9 million to settle lawsuits filed by two people who said former police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into their necks years before he used the same move to kill George Floyd. John Pope Jr. will receive $7.5 million and Zoya Code will receive $1.375 million. The settlements were announced during a meeting of the Minneapolis City
Fox News DigitalApr 13 2023
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Derek Chauvin to cost Minneapolis an additional $9M for police brutality prior to George Floyd
The Minneapolis City Council will pay nearly $9 million to two people killer cop Derek Chauvin brutalized three years before he murdered George Floyd on a city street. John Pope, 20, will receive $7.5 million stemming from a rough encounter with Chauvin that left him bleeding from his ear, according to the Star Tribune. The victim was 14-years-old when Chauvin used his knee to pin the boy down
New York Daily NewsFeb 28 2023
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Sources: Barton set to join Raptors after buyout
Free-agent guard Will Barton is signing with the Toronto Raptors, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Barton, who completed a buyout with the Washington Wizards on Tuesday afternoon, will be eligible for a playoff roster. He has played in 29 career postseason games with the Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers. Barton, 32, was traded to Washington in the summer in a deal that sent
ESPN.comDec 30 2022
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‘Trust in Providence’: Faithful pray for Benedict XVI at special Mass in Rome
In a special Mass for Benedict XVI at the Basilica of St. John Lateran on Friday afternoon, the faithful joined in prayer for the ailing pope emeritus.
The Vicar of the Diocese of Rome, Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, presided over the liturgy on Dec. 30.
“We want to support Benedict XVI with our confident prayer, to sustain him with all our affection, to express to God the gratitude
Catholic News AgencyJun 16 2023
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Dodgers Pride Night to honor LBGTQ+ group amid controversy
The Los Angeles Dodgers have been holding Pride Nights for 10 years, but this year’s edition, taking place Friday night, became entangled last month in a high-profile controversy.
The Dodgers will present the Community Hero Award to a satirical LGBTQ+ group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence for their charity work and for raising awareness for the trans community, but Republican
NewsNationJan 05 2023
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Thousands Pour into St. Peter's for Funeral of Benedict XVI
A Vatican cardinal has sprinkled blessed water on the simple wooden coffin of Benedict XVI and released incense around it, near the end of the funeral in St. Peter’s Square.
Pope Francis, who presided over the funeral of his predecessor in the papacy, sat in a chair near a canopied altar before a crowd of tens of thousands of faithful, who applauded.
At the funeral’s end, the
CBNJan 04 2023
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Racial bias affects media coverage of missing people. A new tool illustrates how
Thousands of people are reported missing in the United States each year. And while not every missing person case will get widespread media coverage, the fight to locate them — whether alive or dead — is always the main priority.
However, when it comes to missing person cases involving people of color, that same media attention quickly dissolves, ultimately feeding into the phenomenon of
NPR (Online News)