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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 26, 2021
Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22½ years in murder of George Floyd
The verdict was widely seen as a landmark rebuke of the disproportionate use of police force against Black Americans.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 21, 2021
Jury finds ex-cop Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd
The 12-member jury found Chauvin, 45, guilty of all charges including second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2021
After another police shooting, Biden urges calm. Activists want answers.
After U.S. President Joe Biden abandoned a campaign promise to establish a police oversight commission during his first 100 days in office, administration officials have provided few details about how far he will go to combat racism in policing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 13, 2021
Second night of unrest after police shoot dead Black man near Minneapolis
The shooting of Daunte Wright, 20, appeared to result from an officer mistakenly opening fire with her gun instead of a Taser during a traffic stop, the city's police chief said.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Apr 13, 2021
Minnesota sports teams postpone games after police shooting
Professional sports in Minneapolis were effectively suspended on Monday following the fatal police shooting of a 20-year-old Black man in the suburb of Brooklyn Center and subsequent outcry.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 13, 2021
George Floyd's family receives $27 million settlement from Minneapolis over his death
The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of George Floyd over his death in police custody, a case that stirred national protests over racial injustice and police brutality.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 16, 2021
North American leagues in renewed struggle against COVID-19
The NBA postponed three more games and the NHL pushed back the Dallas Stars' season opener again amid a surge of COVID-19 cases that has put professional sports on notice in North America
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 24, 2020
BayStars sign former Twins pitcher Fernando Romero
The DeNA BayStars have acquired former Minnesota Twins right-hander Fernando Romero on a one-year deal worth a reported ¥75 million ($724,000), with a team option for a second year, the Central League club said Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 4, 2020
New charges in George Floyd case may provide clearer path to conviction
Prosecutors seeking to put a former Minneapolis police officer in prison for the death of George Floyd bolstered allegations on the use of force but stopped short of calling the killing intentional in a move legal experts said could ease the path to a conviction.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 2, 2020
Trump threatens to deploy troops across the U.S. to quell protests
President Donald Trump promised a forceful response to violent protests across the United States and threatened to deploy U.S. military forces if cities and states fail to contain unruly demonstrations touched off by the death of a black man in police custody.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 2, 2020
Autopsies agree on homicide in George Floyd case, but clash on underlying cause
A medical examiner's office on Monday ruled that the death of George Floyd, the black man whose killing in Minneapolis police custody last week triggered nationwide protests, was a homicide and that he died from asphyxiation.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
May 30, 2020
Videos of U.S. police killings spur protests — and sometimes charges
The decision to criminally charge a police officer four days after the death of George Floyd shows how efforts to hold officers accountable often hinge on the level of protest and whether the incident was caught on video.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 30, 2020
Trump backpedals after 'shooting' threat to Minneapolis rioters
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday tried to walk back a Twitter threat to respond with deadly force to three days of violent protests in Minneapolis over the police killing of an unarmed black man.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 29, 2020
Twitter says Trump Minneapolis post broke rules by glorifying violence
Twitter Inc., which this week earned U.S. President Donald Trump’s ire by posting fact-check notices next to some of his tweets, has put up a rule-violation notice on one of his most recent missives.

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