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Columbus Police Release Bodycam Footage In Shooting Of Ma'Khia Bryant

11:25am April 21, 2021

by Andy Chow

Police in the Ohio city, responding to calls about a domestic disturbance, shot and killed a Black teenage girl. Body camera footage appears to show she may have had a knife.

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Chauvin Is Taken Into Custody To Wait For Sentencing

11:02am April 21, 2021

The conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd is a major moment in the push for police to face accountability in the killings of Black men.

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Wisconsin, Foxconn Amend Deal Over Tax Incentive Package

11:02am April 21, 2021

by Corrinne Hess

Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn and the state of Wisconsin have reached a deal, with reduced tax incentives, years after a $3 billion deal that some politicians and taxpayers say was all a mirage.

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'Justice By Video' Made Chauvin Case Different, Floyd Family Lawyer Says

7:27am April 21, 2021

NPR's Noel King talks to Chris Stewart, a lawyer for George Floyd's family, about what the conviction of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin means for the family, and Black communities across America.

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Scientists Hope New Techniques Will Reverse Decline In Florida Reefs

6:46am April 21, 2021

by Greg Allen

NOAA is overseeing a $100 million effort to restore Florida's most important coral reefs. Over the last 40 years, they've been degraded by disease, development and environmental stresses.

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Police Officers Monitored Derek Chauvin's Trial Very Closely

6:08am April 21, 2021

by Martin Kaste

The conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin is being seen as a watershed moment for police accountability. But will it actually change policing in America?

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After Chauvin Verdict, What Does The Path Toward Justice Mean?

6:08am April 21, 2021

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Nekima Levy Armstrong, a civil rights attorney and community activist in Minnesota, about ex-police officer Derek Chauvin convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd.

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News Brief: Chauvin Found Guilty Of All 3 Counts In Floyd's Death

5:42am April 21, 2021

Former police officer Derek Chauvin is awaiting sentencing after being found guilty in the murder of George Floyd. Reaction to the verdict has been passionate across Minneapolis and the nation.

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People are gathered at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minn., following the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial on Saturday. The former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty on all three charges he faced in the death of George Floyd.

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'Finally': America Reacts To Chauvin Guilty Verdict

2:33am April 21, 2021

by Emma Bowman

Across the country, jubilation and relief broke out at the guilty verdict for the former Minneapolis police officer. At the same time, many people see it as the start of a long fight toward justice.

A crowd gathers to protest in the neighborhood where a police officer fatally shot a teenage girl on Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio.

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16-Year-Old Black Girl Who Called For Help, Fatally Shot By Police, Ohio Family Says

10:50pm April 20, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

Ma'Khia Bryant felt she was in danger and called the Columbus police, according to her aunt. But when officers arrived at her home on Tuesday afternoon, the girl ended up dead.