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Crime, Law and Justice

After year of trauma, Minneapolis students to return to police-free schools

After year of trauma, Minneapolis students to return to police-free schools

Some of the district’s new security specialists have law enforcement training. Experts say they could encounter elevated behavioral problems linked to trauma.
by Tom Crann

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Video shows Asian American woman assaulted on NYC street

Video shows Asian American woman assaulted on NYC street

An Asian American woman was attacked in New York City by a man who repeatedly kicked her as two people nearby who appeared to be security guards did not intervene, according to surveillance footage released by police.
by The Associated Press

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What we learned from Day 1 of testimony in the Chauvin trial

What we learned from Day 1 of testimony in the Chauvin trial

Two key questions are at play in Derek Chauvin's murder trial: What killed George Floyd and did Chauvin use excessive force? Civil rights lawyer Charles Coleman Jr. discusses the early takeaways.
by Rachel Martin

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Chauvin trial: Witnesses tell of anger, helplessness watching Floyd die

Chauvin trial: Witnesses tell of anger, helplessness watching Floyd die

In sometimes emotional testimony Tuesday, witnesses spoke of feeling powerless at the scene as they admonished and pleaded with the officer who had his knee pressed into George Floyd’s neck.
by Jon Collins, Brandt Williams, Matt Sepic and Riham Feshir

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Photos: Prayers, calls for justice for Floyd as Chauvin trial starts

Photos: Prayers, calls for justice for Floyd as Chauvin trial starts

George Floyd’s supporters held a rally at the courthouse and a prayer walk at George Floyd Square Monday to mark the start of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer indicted in his killing.
by Evan Frost

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Televised Chauvin trial due to pandemic yields wide access — and concern

Televised Chauvin trial due to pandemic yields wide access — and concern

Opening statements are set for Monday in a trial with international attention, and for the first time, the world will be able to see every twist and turn of the case from a Minnesota courtroom, thanks to an unprecedented decision by Judge Peter Cahill.
by Matt Sepic

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Chauvin trial: 'Blood choke' used on Floyd, prosecution witness says

Chauvin trial: 'Blood choke' used on Floyd, prosecution witness says

A key eyewitness in the trial of Derek Chauvin testified Monday that his mixed martial arts training convinced him that the position of Derek Chauvin’s knee on the neck of George Floyd, and the way Chauvin was moving his knee, was deliberate and dangerous.
by Brandt Williams, Riham Feshir and Jon Collins

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As U.S. corporations face reckoning over prescription opioids, CEOs keep cashing in

As U.S. corporations face reckoning over prescription opioids, CEOs keep cashing in

Some companies that sold or distributed opioid medications face a wave of lawsuits, have filed for bankruptcy, or find themselves on the hook for billions of dollars in settlements. But CEOs and other top executives keep getting rewarded.
by Brian Mann

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