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Donald Trump plans to file class-action lawsuits against Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey. News of the legal filing comes after both of the social media giants blocked his profile on their respective platforms in the wake of the US Capitol attack on January 6. Trump, at the time,…
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Mark Zuckerberg decided to celebrate Independence Day in style by riding an electric surfboard while holding a US flag. The Facebook founder, 37, was filmed taking a hydrofoil board across a scenic stretch of water with the stars and stripes fluttering in the breeze behind him. He even chose a…
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Derek Chauvin is reportedly close to reaching a plea deal on civil rights charges after being sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison for the murder of George Floyd. According to CBS affiliate WCCO News, prosecutors are currently talking to the former Minneapolis cop and are working out…
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George Floyd's family has reacted to Derek Chauvin's recent sentencing. According to People, Floyd's cousin Brandon Williams told media in a post-sentencing press conference that the victim's family members "got justice, but not enough justice." [caption id="attachment_1263105136" align="aligncenter" width="773"] Credit: Alamy/REUTERS[/caption] Williams continued: "22 years is not enough. Gianna can't…
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Yesterday, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 and a half year's in prison for the murder of George Floyd. His sentencing came after being convicted of second-degree unintentional murder back in April. The former cop was also found guilty of second-degree manslaughter and third-degree murder. At…
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Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Chauvin, the first white police officer in Minnesota to ever be convicted of killing a Black man, to 22 and a half years in prison on second-degree murder charges. The former police officer spoke briefly before he was sentenced and offered his "condolences to…
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A George Floyd statue has been vandalized by a white supremacist group in Brooklyn. The incident is now being investigated as a hate crime by the NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force, NBC New York reports, with the department revealing that the damage to the statue, which was only recently unveiled,…
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A statue of the late George Floyd has been unveiled in the state of New Jersey this week. Per CBS News, the 700-pound bronze sculpture sits outside Newark city hall in honor of Floyd, who was killed by the now-convicted ex-cop Derek Chauvin more than a year ago. The statue…
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Pink Floyd's songwriter and co-founder Roger Waters had some stern words for Mark Zuckerberg when he asked for permission to use the band's song. In fact, Waters had two very specific words for the Facebook founder: "F*** you". Rolling Stone reports that at a forum in support of Wikileaks founder…
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The teenager who recorded the fatal arrest of George Floyd has been recognized by the Pulitzer Prize board. On May 25, 2020, then-17-year-old Darnella Frazier pulled out her cell phone to record the arrest of 46-year-old Floyd in Minneapolis. Officers were responding to a call from a grocery store that…
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Derek Chauvin’s lawyer has told the court that his client should be spared prison as cops have a lower life expectancy there. According to Minnesota district court documents, the former police officer's attorney, Eric Nelson, filed a motion on Wednesday, June 2, in a bid to reduce his client's sentence.…
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Derek Chauvin's lawyer has asked a judge to limit his prison sentence for the murder of George Floyd to time-served. Per Daily Mail, this plea for leniency from Chauvin's defense team to Judge Peter Cahill follows a push by the prosecution for a sentence of 30 years in prison. However,…
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Joe Biden has opened up about the visit George Floyd's family paid to the White House yesterday - even revealing what snacks he and team provided Floyd's daughter. Per CNN, Biden stated in a later interview that he had enjoyed meeting seven-year-old Gianna Floyd, who had visited him and Vice…
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George Floyd's daughter has paid tribute to her late father during his family's White House visit. Floyd's relatives traveled to Washington D.C. on Tuesday, May 25, on the first anniversary of Floyd's murder, which took place last year at the hands of ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin. According to Sky News,…
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George Floyd's family said they were shown "genuine" care from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris when they visited the White House. The family of Floyd met with Biden and Harris during a visit on Tuesday, May 25 - marking the first anniversary since Floyd's murder at the…
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George Floyd's family is due to visit the White House later today - Tuesday, May 25 - on what is the first anniversary of his murder. Per NBC News, the relatives of the police brutality victim - whose death at the hands of ex-cop Derek Chauvin in 2020 sparked a…
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The trial of the three former officers in the George Floyd case has been suspended until 2022. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill postponed the trial on Thursday (May 13) to allow the federal case against the three ex-Minneapolis cops - along with Derek Chauvin - to take place first. J…
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Derek Chauvin faces a harsher sentence after a judge ruled that he acted with "particular cruelty" in the way he treated George Floyd. Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill ruled on Wednesday, May 12, that there were a number of aggravating factors in the murder of Floyd that took place…
