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Nov 24 2023
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Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd’s killing, stabbed in prison, source says
The attack happened at the Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson, a medium-security prison that has been plagued by security lapses and staffing shortages. The person was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the attack and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity. The Bureau of Prisons confirmed that an incarcerated person was assaulted at FCI Tucson at around 12:30 p.m. local
The Journal TimesJun 16 2023
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DOJ George Floyd probe: Minneapolis PD had pattern of discrimination
The Minneapolis Police Department, whose officers killed George Floyd in 2020, was found to use “excessive force” and discriminate against Black and Indigenous peoples, according to a Department of Justice probe. The DOJ on Friday released the nearly 100-page findings of their federal investigation, which was opened in April 2021, nearly a year after Floyd’s death at the hands of ex-cop Derek
New York Daily NewsJun 16 2023
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DOJ report on MPD offers varying reactions at George Floyd square
The intersection of 38th and Chicago in Minneapolis has become sacred ground for people to remember George Floyd, but the minds of many are on a new report by the Department Of Justice (DOJ) that says the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) created the culture that allowed his murder by former officer Derek Chauvin. "We have to have somebody tell us or demand that we treat everybody like a
Fox9Apr 23 2024
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George Santos drops independent House bid
Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) announced Tuesday that he was suspending his independent House bid, just over a month after entering the race.
“I have [met] with leaders and with constituents and I have made the decision to hang it up here and stop [pursuing] this race, THIS YEAR!” Santos posted on the social platform X.
Santos made a surprise appearance at President Biden’s
The HillApr 09 2024
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Notorious outlaw "Pretty Boy" Floyd dies in a hail of gunfire
Many Oklahoma bankers, especially in smaller communities, lived in fear of seeing a handsome man with a machine gun nestled in the crook of his left arm walking into their businesses in the early 1930s. "Kick in the jack," the gunman would announce, and the bankers would fork over thousands of dollars. The gunman was Charles Arthur Floyd, better known as "Pretty Boy," who had been reared in
Tulsa WorldApr 29 2024
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Louisiana Supreme Court Rules for New City of St. George
The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled 4-3 on Friday in favor of the proposed City of St. George, saying organizers followed the proper process for incorporation, overturning rulings by lower courts. The state’s highest court ruled that St. George’s plan for incorporation was reasonable and would be able to provide its residents with proper public services, The Advocate reported. In 2020, the state
U.S. News & World ReportMay 25 2023
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House POCI Caucus Statement on Third Anniversary of the Murder of George Floyd
SAINT PAUL, Minn. - Today marks the third anniversary of the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, in South Minneapolis. The Minnesota House People of Color and Indigenous Caucus issued the following statement, “George Floyd was a friend, brother, uncle, and most importantly ‘dad’. It has been three years since George Floyd's senseless murder
Red Lake Nation NewsAug 07 2023
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Ex-Policeman Convicted in Death of George Floyd Gets Nearly Five Years
The final former Minneapolis, Minnesota, policeman convicted for his role in the May 2020 death of George Floyd was sentenced to more than four years in prison on Monday. Tou Thao previously said his role in the incident was holding back people who gathered at the scene as former policeman Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck prior to his death, the Associated Press (AP) reported. During
Breitbart NewsMay 09 2023
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Florida Axes Textbook Passage on George Floyd, Black Lives Matter
The Florida Department of Education axed mentions of the Black Lives Matter movement and the police murder of George Floyd from a textbook it reviewed, the latest development in the state’s crusade against “woke” education. The state announced Tuesday that it rejected 35 percent of the 101 social studies textbooks submitted to it by publishers, and demanded changes to two-thirds of the
Daily BeastOct 02 2023
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Lessons from George Floyd’s death prepare WA court for police murder trial
Last year, Pierce County Superior Court officials knew they were standing on the precipice of the state’s highest-profile trial in years. The trial of three Tacoma police officers charged with murder and manslaughter was just months away, and Pierce County and Tacoma were blindly feeling their way through preparations. There was much to consider: a courtroom with limited seating but high media
The Seattle Times