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StoryCorps: She found 'layers to forgiveness,' in befriending the man who killed her brother

StoryCorps: She found 'layers to forgiveness,' in befriending the man who killed her brother

Tony Hicks was 14 years old when he killed Tariq Khamisa during a robbery. At StoryCorps, Tariq's sister Tasreen tells Tony that meeting him 20 years later "made a lot of room in my heart for light to come in."
by Sylvie Lubow

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'This is the reality of Black girls': Inauguration poet says she was tailed by guard

'This is the reality of Black girls': Inauguration poet says she was tailed by guard

Amanda Gorman, who became a sensation after her poem at Joe Biden's inauguration, says a security guard outside her building told her she looked "suspicious." After the encounter she wrote: “This is the reality of Black girls: One day you're called an icon, the next day, a threat.”
by Matthew S. Schwartz

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After Floyd’s killing, police reform efforts not fast or far enough for some

After Floyd’s killing, police reform efforts not fast or far enough for some

As the Derek Chauvin trial looms, police reform efforts by state and local leaders inspired by George Floyd’s killing move forward — though not fast enough or far enough for people calling for immediate and transformational change.
by Brandt Williams

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Former State Department aide charged in connection with capitol riot

Former State Department aide charged in connection with capitol riot

Federico Klein, who served as a midlevel aide in the Trump State Department, was arrested and charged with several counts connected to the Capitol attack, including assaulting an officer.
by Ryan Lucas

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Appeals court says judge in Chauvin case ‘erred,’ must reconsider additional murder charge

Appeals court says judge in Chauvin case ‘erred,’ must reconsider additional murder charge

Citing its own opinion last month in a separate police killing case, the Minnesota Court of Appeals says the district court needs to reconsider the addition of third-degree murder charges against former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin.
by Jon Collins and Riham Feshir

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Timeline: The killing of George Floyd

Timeline: The killing of George Floyd

The killing of George Floyd — who repeatedly told Minneapolis police officers he couldn’t breathe as officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck in May 2020 — sparked days of unrest in Minneapolis and St. Paul and mass protests across the globe. In April, Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter.
by MPR News Staff

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What you need to know about the Derek Chauvin trial

What you need to know about the Derek Chauvin trial

The former Minneapolis police officer is facing charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. Opening statements began March 29. The three other officers charged are expected to stand trial in August.
by Jon Collins

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Effort to replace MPD moves forward

Effort to replace MPD moves forward

A proposal to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a new agency passed a hurdle in a City Council committee Thursday.  
by Brandt Williams

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Prosecutors: Officer was on Floyd's neck for about 9 minutes

Prosecutors: Officer was on Floyd's neck for about 9 minutes

As the trial approaches for a Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in George Floyd’s death, prosecutors are putting the time Derek Chauvin’s knee was on Floyd’s neck at about nine minutes, which has fluctuated before. 
by The Associated Press

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