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Speaking to reporters at the White House, the president said he believes the evidence against the former Minneapolis police officer charged with George Floyd's murder is "overwhelming."
- Miami Herald
Celebration and tears: Reactions pour in after Derek Chauvin found guilty
George Floyd died on May 25, 2020, as Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for more than 9 minutes.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
‘THANK YOU GOD’: Darnella Frazier, who filmed George Floyd’s death, reacts to verdict
Darnella Frazier, the teen who filmed George Floyd’s death, reacted to the verdict with relief and tears.
- Miami Herald
Brickell is full of Japanese and Mediterranean restaurants. This new one combines both
South Florida has seen a spate of Mediterranean and Japanese restaurants opening and now one restaurant wants to do both.
- Yahoo News
Pelosi thanks George Floyd for 'sacrificing your life for justice'
After the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was announced, the House speaker expressed her gratitude for "justice" — by thanking Floyd for “sacrificing” his life.
- BBC
Covid-19 vaccination: How is India's inoculation drive going
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George Floyd death: Five key moments from the Derek Chauvin trial
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GameStop shares rally as CEO heads for door
The head of GameStop is on his way out the door in a big management shake-up at the struggling gaming retailer. CEO George Sherman will step down on or before July 31, the company said Monday, in the latest twist in the company’s attempt at a turnaround.His exit paves the way for top shareholder Ryan Cohen to have even more control as he looks to transform GameStop from a brick-and-mortar retailer to an e-commerce contender.Cohen, who rose to fame as co-founder and former CEO of online pet company Chewy, became chairman of the GameStop board earlier this month – but has yet to detail his transformation plan.Other top executives including the chief financial officer and the chief customer officer have departed in recent weeks.GameStop on Monday also confirmed that the search for a new CEO has already begun. Reuters reported exclusively last week that the company had hired an executive search firm and board members had spoken to potential candidates for the top job.The news of the shake-up at the top of the so-called meme stock - sent the stock up more than 11 percent early Monday - a modest rally compared to the trading frenzy seen earlier this year - when GameStop became the center of a battle between deep-pocketed Wall Street hedge funds and investors pumped up by posts on Reddit forum WallStreetBets.Investors that have been able to stomach huge swings in the stock are getting paid handsomely - the stock is up more than 3,000 percent over the past year.
- The Independent
Derek Chauvin defence team seeks mistrial over Congresswoman Maxine Waters’ comments — but judge rules it out
If a mistrial is declared, a defendant is neither convicted nor acquitted
- LA Times
Clippers' Kawhi Leonard out against Portland on Tuesday night and longer
The sore right foot that sidelined the Clippers' Kawhi Leonard last week will knock him out of Tuesday night's game at Portland and beyond.
- The Independent
Ohio police tell bystanders ‘blue lives matter’ moments after girl shot dead as Chauvin verdict delivered
Force releases body camera footage showing moment teenager was killed
- Reuters
Islamists call halt to Pakistan protest after government allows vote on French envoy
A banned Pakistani Islamist group called an end to violent nationwide anti-France protests on Tuesday, after the government called a parliamentary vote on whether to expel the French ambassador and said it would halt criminal cases against the group's members. Pakistan arrested the leader of the group Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) on April 12 and banned the group last week after its members blocked main highways, railways and access routes to major cities, assaulting police and burning public property. The group has demanded that Pakistan expel the French ambassador in retaliation for the publication in France of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed.
- The Independent
Joe Biden celebrates ‘some justice’ for George Floyd as AOC calls conviction not enough
President says it was ‘really important’ that former police officer found guilty on all counts
- The Independent
Tucker Carlson calls support for George Floyd an ‘attack on civilisation’
Fox News host uses show to question validity of Derek Chauvin verdict, asking: ‘Can we trust the way this decision was made?’
- Reuters Videos
'I feel vindicated': Floyd supporters praise guilty verdict
Chauvin was convicted of murder on Tuesday in the arrest of George Floyd, a milestone in the fraught racial history of the United States and a rebuke of law enforcement's treatment of Black Americans.The 12-member jury found Chauvin, 45, criminally liable in Floyd's death last year after considering three weeks of testimony from 45 witnesses, including bystanders, police officials and medical experts. Deliberations began on Monday and lasted just over 10 hours.In a confrontation captured on video, Chauvin, who is white, pushed his knee into the neck of Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man in handcuffs, for more than nine minutes on May 25, 2020, as he and three fellow officers arrested Floyd, who was accused of using a fake $20 bill to buy cigarettes at a grocery store.Chauvin had pleaded not guilty to the charges of second-degree unintentional murder involving "intentional infliction of bodily harm," third-degree unintentional "depraved mind" murder involving an "act eminently dangerous to others," and second-degree manslaughter involving a death caused by "culpable negligence."
- The Independent
Boris Johnson welcomes Derek Chauvin verdict and says he was ‘appalled’ by George Floyd murder
Kamala Harris says verdict brings US a step closer to making equal justice under law a reality
- BBC
George Floyd: US city on edge as jury deliberates Chauvin verdict
Security is ramped up in Minneapolis as jurors retire in the trial into the death of George Floyd.
- Time
Why Letting in More Refugees Could Work for President Joe Biden
Honduran parents hold their sleeping boy after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico in Roma, Texas, on April 15, 2021. President Joe Biden’s job approval rating has hovered around a healthy 53% since he took office. Americans largely approve of his handling of the economy and the pandemic, polls show. But he’s gotten low marks in recent weeks for his response at the southwest border as an increasing number of unaccompanied children from Central America continue to arrive.
- USA TODAY
'This is our Selma moment:' Racial justice activists hope Derek Chauvin verdict spurs larger systemic change
As many celebrated Derek Chauvin's murder conviction Tuesday, racial justice activists and leaders said the moment could be a major force for change.
- The Independent
Trump says he is ‘beyond seriously’ considering 2024 presidential run, misses ‘helping people’
Former president gives first sit down interview with major news network since he left for Florida