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Congressional Democrat Says The Time Is Now For Federal Police Reform

5:12pm April 21, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Democratic Congresswoman Karen Bass of California about the George Floyd police reform bill she's sponsoring and her talks with Republicans to help it pass in the Senate.

People celebrate at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis after the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin murder trial on Tuesday.

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Activist: Convictions In George Floyd's Death Could Represent 'A Huge Paradigm Shift'

1:47pm April 21, 2021

"It would have been unimaginable just even a month ago that something like that was possible," activist and civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong says following Derek Chauvin's murder conviction.

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Derek Chauvin, seen here in a booking photo, faces sentencing in June. The former Minneapolis police officer was convicted of murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death.

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What's Next For Chauvin And 3 Other Ex-Officers In Cases Over George Floyd's Murder?

1:37pm April 21, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Derek Chauvin is scheduled to be sentenced in June. Later this summer, his three fellow former officers are slated to go on trial on charges of aiding and abetting murder.

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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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Biden Speaks To Nation After Conviction In Derek Chauvin Trial

11:02am April 21, 2021

by Juana Summers

President Biden addressed how rare it is for a police officer to be convicted for killing a Black person in America, and talked about the need to overhaul the criminal justice system.

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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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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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FedEx Cell Phone Policy Scrutinized After Mass Shooting

5:56am April 21, 2021

by David Gura

After the recent mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, it was tough for workers' friends and family to get in touch with their loved ones. That's because of a company cell phone policy.

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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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