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Black Americans report more ‘poor mental health days’ due to deadly racial incidents

ORLANDO, Fla. – According to recent studies, the mental health of Black Americans is under strain. It’s a combination of a lot of things including the pandemic, racial disparity and police shootings.

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Nielsen: at least 22.8 million watched Chauvin verdict

NEW YORK – At least 22.8 million Americans watched on television this week as former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.

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Longhorn Band will be required to play 'The Eyes of Texas'

AUSTIN, Texas – The University of Texas has announced that its traditional marching and pep bands will be required to play “The Eyes of Texas” when they return to performing, but a new band will also be created that won't play the school song with racist elements in its past.

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Minneapolis residents relieved Derek Chavin found guilty of George Floyd’s death

People in Minneapolis are taking a moment to breathe a sigh of relief after Derek Chauvin was convicted of George Floyd’s death. And as Heather Yourex-West reports, racial justice activists say the work is far from over.

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Daunte Wright to be eulogized at Minneapolis funeral

MINNEAPOLIS – Just days after guilty verdicts were handed down for the former Minneapolis police officer whose killing of George Floyd set off nationwide protests and a reckoning over racism, the family of another Black man killed by police, this time in a nearby suburb, is preparing for his Thursday funeral.

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Grim list of deaths at police hands grows even after verdict

Just as the guilty verdict was about to be read in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, police in Ohio shot and killed a Black teenager in broad daylight during a confrontation.

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George Floyd and Emmett Till families see parallels in loss

CHICAGO – A Black Chicago teen’s lynching in 1955 galvanized the civil rights movement. A Black Minneapolis man’s killing by police last year propelled a worldwide call for racial justice and ending police brutality.

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‘It was emotional:,’ Mount Dora man travels to Minneapolis to witness historic Chauvin verdict

MINNEAPOLIS, Min. – A Central Florida man wanted to be in the front row of history, so he decided to fly to Minneapolis ahead of the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.

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Floyd's brother expresses gratitude to Raiders for support

The brother of George Floyd thanked the Las Vegas Raiders for their support after owner Mark Davis issued a statement on Twitter that drew backlash following the conviction of a police officer who killed Floyd.

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George Floyd’s brother defends Las Vegas Raiders ‘I Can Breathe’ tweet: 'Let's take this breath together'

FILE - George Floyd's brother Philonise Floyd raises a fist speaks at a press conference at the Minneapolis Convention Center on March 12, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. RELATED: Derek Chauvin new mugshot after murder convictionAdvertisementThe tweet, sent by the team’s official account on Tuesday, was of a photo that reads "I CAN BREATHE 4-20-21."Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter on Tuesday for causing Floyd’s death.Raiders owner Mark Davis said he was driving when the verdict was announced and heard Floyd’s brother, Philonise, make the statement that "we can all breathe again" and decided to make that message the team’s response."I thought that said a lot," Davis said in a phone interview with The Associated Press.

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Derek Chauvin new mugshot after murder conviction

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin (DOC)(FOX 9) - The Minnesota Department of Corrections released a new mugshot of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin after he was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd and booked into the Oak Park Heights maximum security prison.Chauvin is being held at the prison as he awaits sentencing on murder and manslaughter convictions. A jury found Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter and third-degree murder in the death of George Floyd.Meanwhile, U.S.

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Floyd verdict sparks hope, inspiration for activists abroad

PARIS – The guilty verdict in the trial over George Floyd's death was not just celebrated in America. It signaled hope for those seeking racial justice and fighting police brutality on the other side of the Atlantic, where Black Lives Matter has also become a rallying cry.

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Lawyers who pursue police misconduct say they hope Chauvin verdict is a watershed moment

SAN FRANCISCO - People who gathered in San Francisco's Mission District said they hope the Derek Chauvin verdict is a turning point."This is systemic, this is systemic," chanted a few dozen people on Tuesday evening, holding signs at 24th Street and Mission that reflected the guilty verdicts against the former police officer in Minneapolis who killed George Floyd."It's baked into the very system," exclaimed the woman leading the chant.While celebrating guilty verdicts, advocates say it's important to remember those who died before and after George Floyd."While the trial was going on, Daunte Wright was murdered, Adam Toledo was murdered," shouted another speaker.Last summer's seismic response to George Floyd's murder moved the needle on

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'Sliver of hope.' Relief, caution as America absorbs verdict

NEW YORK – When the verdicts came in — Guilty, Guilty, Guilty — Lucia Edmonds let out the breath she hadn't even realized she'd been holding.

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Flashpoint of 1992 LA riots becomes a place of celebration

LOS ANGELES – Two Black men. Two big cities. Two horrifying videos. Two different verdicts.

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Biden to America after Floyd verdict: 'We can't stop here'

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said the conviction of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd “can be a giant step forward” for the nation in the fight against systemic racism. But he declared that "it's not enough.”

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Floyd verdict gives hope, if only fleeting, to Black America

MINNEAPOLIS – Relief, even if fleeting and momentary, is a feeling that Black Americans have rarely known in America: From slavery to Jim Crow segregation to enduring punishments for living while Black, a breath of fresh air untainted by oppression has long been hard to come by.

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Jury's swift verdict for Chauvin in Floyd death: Guilty

MINNEAPOLIS – After three weeks of testimony, the trial of the former police officer charged with killing George Floyd ended swiftly: barely more than a day of jury deliberations, then just minutes for the verdicts to be read — guilty, guilty and guilty — and Derek Chauvin was handcuffed and taken away to prison.

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Columbus police show video of officer fatally shooting girl

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Police shot and killed a teenage girl Tuesday afternoon in Columbus just as the verdict was being announced in the trial for the killing of George Floyd.

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Floyd's hometown exalts in verdict but tempers expectations

HOUSTON – The streets of Houston’s Third Ward, a historically black neighborhood where George Floyd grew up, echoed with screams filled with the word “justice” in the moments after former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder.

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Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder, manslaughter in the death of George Floyd

A jury found Derek Chauvin, the former Minnesota police officer charged in the death of Black man George Floyd, guilty on all counts Tuesday in a Minnesota courtroom. Chauvin was charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter.

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Relief, tears and heartfelt emotion flood Center City after Derek Chauvin guilty verdict

CENTER CITY - A verdict the entire world waited to hear. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd.Shortly after the verdict was read, Chauvin was put into handcuffs and led out of the courtroom.George Floyd Square, in Minneapolis, erupting in cheers, tears and hugs as the guilty verdict was read.Applause and cheers and raw emotion across Center City in Philadelphia as the guilty verdicts came down from Minnesota Tuesday afternoon."In my heart, we all knew he was guilty, but history tells us we don’t get it.

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Pelosi faces intense backlash after thanking George Floyd for 'sacrificing your life for justice'

conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on murder and manslaughter charges.Speaking alongside the Congressional Black Caucus shortly after the verdict was handed down, the top House Democrat looked to the sky and said, "Thank you, George Floyd, for sacrificing your life for justice.DOWNLOAD THE FOX 32 NEWS APP"For being there to call out to your mom," Pelosi went on.

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Tears and relief sweep intersection where George Floyd died

MINNEAPOLIS – There was quiet, just for a moment, as hundreds of people standing in the intersection at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue crowded in to listen to the news.

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Through the media covering Chauvin case, a collective pause

NEW YORK – With a collective nervous energy, millions of people paused in front of television sets or other screens Tuesday for a verdict in the case that for nearly a year has exposed the raw nerve of racial relations in America.

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Following verdict in Floyd case, USC football reflects

USC was supposed to take the field on Tuesday for one of its final practices of the spring football season.

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Darnella Frazier’s video of George Floyd’s death changed everything: ‘History should remember’

MINNEAPOLIS - In the wake of the guilty verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, gratitude flowed on social media for Darnella Frazier, the then 17-year-old who filmed George Floyd’s death on her cellphone and refuted the original statement from Minneapolis police on what occurred.Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of killing Floyd, 46, on May 25, 2020, at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue after he was seen on video kneeling on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes.

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Derek Chauvin verdict: What happens next? 3 other officers charged in George Floyd death to be tried

MINNEAPOLIS - Three former Minneapolis police officers are next to go to trial in the death of George Floyd after a jury found former officer Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.RELATED: Derek Chauvin verdict: Guilty on all counts in George Floyd's deathTou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane are charged with aiding and abetting unintentional second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.

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Crowds react with joy, wariness to verdict in Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS – Crowds nationwide reacted with jubilation Tuesday but also with deep awareness of the progress left to be made after a jury convicted former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin of murder in the killing of George Floyd.

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Ex-cop Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder, manslaughter in death of George Floyd

Derek Chauvin’s trial over death of George Floyd goes to jury after closing arguments The jury of six white people and six people who are Black or multi-racial began deliberating on Monday shortly after the prosecutorial and defence teams finished delivering their closing arguments.Chauvin, 45, pleaded not-guilty to all charges.He sat in the Hennepin County Courthouse dressed in a grey suit as the verdict was read.Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man died after he was arrested for allegedly passing a counterfeit $20 bill at a convenience store in Minneapolis.Video captured by bystanders during the arrest showed Chauvin, one of four Minneapolis police officers, kneel on Floyd’s neck and back for more nine minutes and 29 seconds.In the video,

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How long is Derek Chauvin going to be in jail? Sentence next after conviction in George Floyd death

Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts he faced in the death of George Floyd. Many are now wondering how long Chauvin will be in prison once he is sentenced.The 12 jurors in the case deliberated for around 10 hours before voting to convict Chauvin of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.Chauvin, 45, could be sent to prison for decades.The second-degree murder charge carries a maximum sentence of 40 years.

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Local leaders react after jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in George Floyd’s death

PHILADELPHIA - Reaction from local leaders poured in Tuesday after a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd.The 12 jurors deliberated for around 10 hours before deciding to convict Chauvin of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Chauvin, 45, could be sent to prison for decades."George Floyd, like countless other Black Americans whose futures have been unjustly stolen from them, should be alive today.

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WATCH LIVE: George Floyd’s family reacts to guilty verdict

ORLANDO, Fla. – Reaction was swift Tuesday as former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty in the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died last summer with Chauvin’s knee pinned to his neck.

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Verdict reached in Derek Chauvin trial

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The jury has reached a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin over the death of George Floyd. The verdict will be read in court between 3:30-4:00 p.m.

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Biden says he’s praying for 'right verdict' in Derek Chauvin trial, believes case is 'overwhelming'

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he is "praying the verdict is the right verdict" in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin.

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Judge criticizes Rep. Maxine Waters, calling her Chauvin trial comments 'abhorrent'

MINNEAPOLIS - The judge overseeing the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in the death of George Floyd on Monday called recent comments by U.S. Rep.

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Derek Chauvin trial: Case in hands of jury, deliberations begin

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The jury now has the case in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd. The jury officially began deliberating at 4 p.m.

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Feds weighing how to respond after verdict in Chauvin trial

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration is privately weighing how to handle the upcoming verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, including considering whether President Joe Biden should address the nation and dispatching specially trained community facilitators from the Justice Department, aides and officials told The Associated Press.

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Facebook prepares for Chauvin trial verdict, restricts posts inciting violence

statement Monday. "As we have done in emergency situations in the past, we may also limit the spread of content that our systems predict is likely to violate our Community Standards in the areas of hate speech, graphic violence, and violence and incitement."The company said it will also "remove Pages, groups, Events and Instagram accounts that violate our violence and incitement policy and we will remove events organized in temporary, high-risk locations that contain calls to bring arms."Widely seen video shows George Floyd pleading with officers, telling them he can't breathe.RELATED: Derek Chauvin trial: Case in hands of juryCompany leaders added they will take extra steps to limit misinformation about the trial by flagging posts.

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Biden administration weighing how to handle verdict in Derek Chauvin trial

(Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is privately weighing how to handle the upcoming verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, including considering whether President Joe Biden should address the nation and dispatching specially trained community facilitators from the Justice Department, aides and officials told The Associated Press.Closing arguments began Monday in Chauvin’s trial with a prosecutor telling jurors that the officer "had to know" he was squeezing the life out of George Floyd as he cried over and over that he couldn’t breathe and finally fell silent.

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Pig’s head left at former California home of Chauvin defense witness

SANTA ROSA, Calif. - Vandals left a pig’s head at the one-time California home of a use-of-force expert who testified on behalf of the officer accused of killing George Floyd, police said.Blood was also smeared on the house in Santa Rosa, north of San Francisco, that once belonged to Barry Brodd, a retired police officer who was on the stand in the Minneapolis murder trial last week, according to a police statement Saturday."It appears the suspects in this vandalism were targeting Mr. Brodd for his testimony," the Santa Rosa Police Department said.

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2 views of Floyd onlookers: Desperate to help, or angry mob?

To the prosecution, the witnesses who watched George Floyd ’s body go still were regular people — a firefighter, a mixed martial arts fighter, a high school student and her 9-year-old cousin in a T-shirt emblazoned with the word “Love” — going about their daily lives when they happened upon the ghastly scene of an officer kneeling on a man’s neck.

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Attorneys at Chauvin trial in Floyd death make final pitch

MINNEAPOLIS – Attorneys in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd are set to make their closing arguments Monday, each side seeking to distill three weeks of testimony to persuade jurors to deliver their view of the right verdict.

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Key events since George Floyd's arrest and death

MINNEAPOLIS – A timeline of key events that began with George Floyd's arrest on May 25, 2020, by four police officers in Minneapolis:

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Pig’s head left at former home of Derek Chauvin defense witness

SANTA ROSA, Calif. – Vandals left a pig’s head at the one-time California home of a use-of-force expert who testified on behalf of the officer accused of killing George Floyd, police said.

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Protests in Philadelphia to denounce police brutality remain peaceful

PHILADELPHIA - Hundreds of protesters gathered in Philadelphia on Saturday to denounce police brutality in the wake of the officer-involved shooting of Daunte Wright, a Minnesota man who was fatally wounded during a traffic stop last week. The rally comes days before a verdict is expected to be reached in the trial of former Minnianapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is accused of killing George Floyd.

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What to expect in closings for ex-cop's trial in Floyd death

MINNEAPOLIS – For three weeks, prosecutors at the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd played and replayed video, supplementing the bystander video that shocked the world with multiple other angles of Floyd’s arrest. And over and over, Derek Chauvin’s attorney argued that the visual evidence is deceptive, and that Floyd was killed by his drug use and a bad heart.

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Philadelphia to announce preparations for impending verdict in Derek Chauvin trial

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw will join local business owners Friday to announce preparations being made for the impending verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minnesota cop accused of killing George Floyd. The noon press conference is also expected to include community partners and local faith leaders, according to a press release. Officials will share "planning underway and resources available" in anticipation of the landmark verdict.Closing arguments in the Derek Chauvin trial are slated to happen on Monday, according to Trial Judge Peter Cahill. Cahill told the jury closing arguments and jury instructions will begin at 9 a.m.

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