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      Minneapolis-based therapist shares how local community copes with tragedy: ‘Black folks are constantly under trauma’

      For many Twin Cities residents, Tuesday’s guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial epitomized the emotional whiplash of the past 10 years, in which short-lived moments of hope gave way to ever-present fears and frustrations. Minneapolis-based therapist Jamil Stamschror-Lott had a pit in his stomach before the verdict, then a sudden feeling of relief. Quickly, though, those feelings turned to fear. “I thought I should take my daughter out of her daycare for the day just in case some white nationalist wanted to attack Black and brown babies,” he said.

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      George Floyd’s brother gets emotional on witness stand

      Testifying during the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin on Thursday, Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, became emotional talking about the deaths of his brother and mother.

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      Prosecution witness says George Floyd on the street in handcuffs was almost like having a lung removed

      During the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin on Thursday, Dr. Martin Tobin, a physician in pulmonary and critical care medicine, said the way George Floyd was handcuffed and put on the street by police officers made it hard to breathe and was almost like having his left lung removed.

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      Police chief says Derek Chauvin ‘absolutely’ violated department policy by putting knee on George Floyd’s neck

      During the trial of Derek Chauvin on Monday, Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said that Chauvin did not follow policy when he placed his knee on George Floyd’s neck.

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      Homicide lieutenant calls use of force against George Floyd ‘totally unnecessary’

      During the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin on Friday, Police Lt. Richard Zimmerman testified that the use of force applied against George Floyd was “totally unnecessary” and “uncalled for.”

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      Witness on why he called 911 after seeing George Floyd's death: 'I believe I witnessed a murder'

      Delivering testimony in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin on Tuesday, Donald Williams said he called 911 after watching the fatal encounter between Floyd and Chauvin because "I believe I witnessed a murder." Williams appeared emotional on the stand as his 911 call was played for the court.

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      911 dispatcher recounts watching George Floyd’s killing as it happened

      Delivering testimony during the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin on Monday, 911 dispatcher Jena Scurry testified that she thought the live security video had frozen as George Floyd lay motionless on the ground.

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      After showing a video of George Floyd's death, prosecutor says bystanders 'called the police on the police'

      While delivering opening arguments in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin on Monday, prosecutor Jerry Blackwell played a video of George Floyd's death and said witnesses "called the police on the police."

    • Sean Penn blames America's obsession with celebrity for putting 'failed businessman turned fake billionaire' Trump in office
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      Sean Penn blames America's obsession with celebrity for putting 'failed businessman turned fake billionaire' Trump in office

      Sean Penn says there’s “an awful lot to be optimistic about” with Donald Trump out of the White House, but he still worries about the culture which led to “this failed businessman turned fake billionaire on a TV show” becoming the president.

    • Dawn French reacts to criticism over The Vicar Of Dibley’s BLM scene
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      Dawn French reacts to criticism over The Vicar Of Dibley’s BLM scene

      The fictional vicar will take the knee during a special Christmas episode.

    • Alison Hammond reveals how her mother's job protected her from racist bullies growing up
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      Alison Hammond reveals how her mother's job protected her from racist bullies growing up

      Alison Hammond has told how her mother's job protected her from racist bullies when she was growing up in Kingstanding, Birmingham.

    • George Floyd murder trial to be broadcast on UK TV channel
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      George Floyd murder trial to be broadcast on UK TV channel

      The forthcoming trial of the Minneapolis police officers will air on Court TV.

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      Police body cam footage shows fatal shooting in Pennsylvania

      The Lancaster City Police Department has released body cam footage of a shooting that left 27-year-old Ricardo Munoz dead. The footage appears to show Munoz holding an object, said to be a knife by police, while charging at the officer before being shot. Protests were reported late Sunday evening in response to Munoz’s death.

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      Crump pushes back on defense theory that George Floyd's death was caused by overdose

      Speaking to supporters and the media, Ben Crump, attorney for the family of George Floyd, strongly disputed the defense theory that Floyd’s death was caused by a drug overdose. Crump said, “The only overdose that killed George Floyd was [an] overdose of excessive force and racism” by the Minneapolis Police Department.

    • Jordan Banjo reveals online abuse as Ofcom complaints over Diversity's Black Lives Matter routine near 3000
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      Jordan Banjo reveals online abuse as Ofcom complaints over Diversity's Black Lives Matter routine near 3000

      Broadcasting regulator Ofcom has now received almost 3,000 official complaints about Diversity's dance inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement.

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      Dingell: Law enforcement will be ‘wedge issue’ in 2020

      Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., joins Yahoo News Editor in Chief Daniel Klaidman and Chief Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff to discuss what she sees as the most important issue for undecided voters in the 2020 presidential election: law enforcement. Dingell tells the "Skullduggery" hosts that she sees major divisions and concerns among her constituents when it comes to law enforcement and police reform, similar to the way trade issues played out in the 2016 election.

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      What Rep. James Clyburn wishes he had said during DNC speech

      After appearing on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, majority whip and longtime Democratic Party leader James Clyburn tells Yahoo News Editor in Chief Daniel Klaidman and Chief Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff what he would have said in his speech if he had had more time.

    • Stormzy donates £500,000 to fund the education of disadvantaged students
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      Stormzy donates £500,000 to fund the education of disadvantaged students

      Rapper Stormzy has donated £500,000 to the Black Heart Foundation to help fund the education of students from disadvantaged backgrounds

    • ‘I’m not a bad guy’: George Floyd cries out in new body-cam footage
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      ‘I’m not a bad guy’: George Floyd cries out in new body-cam footage

      The footage was filed last week by an lawyer seeking to have charges dismissed against one of the police officers arrested of Mr Floyd's death.

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      Protesters try to topple Andrew Jackson statue near White House

      A large group of protesters gathered in Lafayette Square across from the White House on Monday night in an attempt to tear down a statue of former President Andrew Jackson, whose legacy has come under fire in recent years in part due to his involvement in the mass killings of Native Americans. However, protesters were unsuccessful in removing the statue and were stopped by members of the Secret Service and U.S. Park Police.

    • Beyoncé releases surprise single as she urges fans to support black-owned businesses
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      Beyoncé releases surprise single as she urges fans to support black-owned businesses

      Beyoncé surprises fans with the unexpected release of single Black Parade with a message urging fans to support her campaign to help boost black-owned businesses

    • Washington DC protesters topple statue of Confederate general
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      Washington DC protesters topple statue of Confederate general

      Eyewitness accounts indicated that police were on the scene but did not intervene to stop the statue being set on fire.

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      Young protesters take center stage in demonstrations against police killings of Black people

      In response to the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, young protesters have taken to the streets across the U.S. to demand justice and police reform. Yahoo News spoke to a few young protesters from around the country who ranged in age from five to 29 to document their perspectives on the movement to change how policing is done in America.

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      Clyburn slams the use of MLK quotes as grounds for violence

      Majority whip and longtime Democratic Party leader James Clyburn joins Yahoo News Editor in Chief Daniel Klaidman and Chief Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff to share his thoughts on viral, arguably misunderstood quotes from Martin Luther King Jr. that some have used to justify violence during George Floyd protests.

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      Rep. James Clyburn: Mother Emanuel shooting ‘started a reexamination of what this country is and what this country could be’

      Majority whip and longtime Democratic Party leader James Clyburn joins Yahoo News Editor in Chief Daniel Klaidman and Chief Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff to discuss the five-year anniversary of the Mother Emanuel AME church shooting that left nine people dead at the storied African-American house of worship.

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