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Chauvin trial reaction: ‘Victim-blaming’ and an international perspective 

Chauvin trial reaction: ‘Victim-blaming’ and an international perspective 

All eyes are on Minnesota as former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s murder and manslaughter trial continues. Host Angela Davis talks to a reporter with international ties about what the world is seeing, then asks two experts how “victim-blaming” played a role in how George Floyd has been portrayed during the trial. 
by Angela Davis

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Democrats unveil long-shot plan to expand size of Supreme Court from 9 to 13

Democrats unveil long-shot plan to expand size of Supreme Court from 9 to 13

Republicans were scathing in their response to the measure, but the bill has a grim future even without their opposition. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she has no plans to bring it to the floor.
by Krishnadev Calamur and Nina Totenberg

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Police training is on trial in Minnesota

Police training is on trial in Minnesota

Before Derek Chauvin and Kim Potter were charged with killing Black men, they were both responsible for helping train the next generation of police officers. What lessons will future recruits learn from their actions? 
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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Officer in Wright's killing: From veteran who trained colleagues to defendant

Officer in Wright's killing: From veteran who trained colleagues to defendant

The white police officer who fatally shot a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb has gone from being a veteran staffer who trained less experienced colleagues and led the department's union, to a criminal defendant held up by community activists as a symbol of police aggression toward Black people.
by The Associated Press

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Daunte Wright, slain by police, known as jokester, doting dad

Daunte Wright, slain by police, known as jokester, doting dad

Daunte Wright loved making people laugh and, after becoming a father in his teens, relished the role of doting young dad, according to his family and friends. He also had talked to a mentor about being careful if he was pulled over by police, given the long history of Black men shot by police during traffic stops.
by The Associated Press

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'I'm scared because of that booming': A preschooler and her family watch protests, police in Brooklyn Center

'I'm scared because of that booming': A preschooler and her family watch protests, police in Brooklyn Center

On the day Daunte Wright was killed by a Brooklyn Center police officer, Tenean Manier says she and her two little kids didn’t sleep most of the night. The space near her apartment building quickly filled with protesters, then police officers and flash-bangs. She says it felt like her neighborhood had suddenly become a war zone. 
by Elizabeth Shockman and Evan Frost

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Chauvin trial: No testimony from ex-officer; closing arguments begin Monday

Chauvin trial: No testimony from ex-officer; closing arguments begin Monday

Both the state and the defense rested their cases on Thursday, the latter without testimony from Derek Chauvin, who has been charged with murder and manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd.
by Brandt Williams, Dan Gunderson, Riham Feshir and Jon Collins

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Wright family questions lack of murder charges; officer makes 1st court appearance

Wright family questions lack of murder charges; officer makes 1st court appearance

The family of Daunte Wright and their attorneys said Thursday they welcomed the criminal charge against the former police officer who fired the shot that killed him Sunday, but questioned why she wasn’t charged with murder.
by Peter Cox and Matt Sepic

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Brooklyn Center renters blame police for chaos at Daunte Wright protests

Brooklyn Center renters blame police for chaos at Daunte Wright protests

Residents of apartments near the police station have needed to move their children to get away from the tear gas that floats in. They blame the police for the chaos on the lawn in front of their buildings.

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