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George Floyd, fired officer Derek Chauvin worked at same Minneapolis nightclub
A white Minneapolis police officer and the black man he’s charged with killing both worked as security guards at the same Latin nightclub as recently as last year, but its former owner says she’s not sure if they knew each other.What she is certain of is how aggressive Officer Derek Chauvin became when the club…
George Floyd’s body will return to Houston, mayor says
HOUSTON — The mayor of Houston said Saturday that the body of George Floyd, whose death after a Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee on his neck during an arrest has sparked protests across the U.S, will be returning to the city where he grew up.Floyd was a Houston native before moving to Minnesota. Houston Mayor Sylvester…
This Day in History: May 31
On this day, May 31 … 2014: Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan, is freed by the Taliban in exchange for five Afghan detainees from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (Bergdahl, who’d gone missing in June 2009, would later plead guilty to endangering his comrades by walking away from…
Philadelphia police say George Floyd unrest leaves more than a dozen officers injured
More than a dozen Philadelphia police officers were injured Saturday as protests in response to the death of George Floyd turned violent.Authorities late Saturday night said a Philadelphia police officer was struck by a car in Center City, according to FOX 29 of Philadelphia.ANOTHER NIGHT OF RIOTS ERUPT IN US AS PROTESTERS, POLICE CLASH IN…
Protesters destroy police property, smash and burn cars as riots continue across US
Protests across the country have led to the destruction of police property, with many targeting police vehicles.Protests started in Minneapolis on Wednesday following the death of George Floyd, who died in police custody. One officer was seen in a video posted to social media kneeling on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes while Floyd repeated that…
Philadelphia protests of George Floyd death turn violent as mayor enacts ‘mandatory curfew’
Public protests and demonstrations in Philadelphia in response to the death of George Floyd and against alleged police brutality began as peaceful assemblies but have since turned more violent as the evening continued.As one major protest intensified, Democratic Mayor James Kenney announced a “mandatory curfew” set to begin at 8 p.m. ET through early Sunday morning.A…
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George Floyd, fired officer Derek Chauvin worked at same Minneapolis nightclub
A white Minneapolis police officer and the black man he’s charged with killing both worked as security guards at the same Latin nightclub as recently as last year, but its former owner says she’s not sure if they knew each other.What she is certain of is how aggressive Officer Derek Chauvin became when the club…
George Floyd’s body will return to Houston, mayor says
HOUSTON — The mayor of Houston said Saturday that the body of George Floyd, whose death after a Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee on his neck during an arrest has sparked protests across the U.S, will be returning to the city where he grew up.Floyd was a Houston native before moving to Minnesota. Houston Mayor Sylvester…
This Day in History: May 31
On this day, May 31 … 2014: Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan, is freed by the Taliban in exchange for five Afghan detainees from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (Bergdahl, who’d gone missing in June 2009, would later plead guilty to endangering his comrades by walking away from…
Philadelphia police say George Floyd unrest leaves more than a dozen officers injured
More than a dozen Philadelphia police officers were injured Saturday as protests in response to the death of George Floyd turned violent.Authorities late Saturday night said a Philadelphia police officer was struck by a car in Center City, according to FOX 29 of Philadelphia.ANOTHER NIGHT OF RIOTS ERUPT IN US AS PROTESTERS, POLICE CLASH IN…
Protesters destroy police property, smash and burn cars as riots continue across US
Protests across the country have led to the destruction of police property, with many targeting police vehicles.Protests started in Minneapolis on Wednesday following the death of George Floyd, who died in police custody. One officer was seen in a video posted to social media kneeling on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes while Floyd repeated that…
Philadelphia protests of George Floyd death turn violent as mayor enacts ‘mandatory curfew’
Public protests and demonstrations in Philadelphia in response to the death of George Floyd and against alleged police brutality began as peaceful assemblies but have since turned more violent as the evening continued.As one major protest intensified, Democratic Mayor James Kenney announced a “mandatory curfew” set to begin at 8 p.m. ET through early Sunday morning.A…