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TENNIS
Apr 22, 2021
Naomi Osaka saddened verdict in Derek Chauvin trial was in doubt
Women's tennis star Naomi Osaka, an outspoken critic of racial injustice, expressed dismay Tuesday that the conviction of a white police officer in the United States for killing a Black man was in doubt.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 21, 2021
Ohio police kill Black teenage girl seen threatening others with knife
The incident, sparking street protests in Ohio's largest city, came as the U.S. was focused on the guilty verdict in the George Floyd case.
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WORLD
Apr 21, 2021
The death of George Floyd reignited a movement. What happens now?
For many Black Americans, real change feels elusive, particularly given how relentlessly the killing of Black men by the police has continued on.
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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.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 21, 2021
‘We matter’: A moment of catharsis after the Derek Chauvin verdict
For some Americans who had closely followed the trial, the verdict was surprising — different, they said, from what they had come to expect in cases involving the police.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 21, 2021
Biden calls verdict in George Floyd case a ‘giant step’ toward racial justice
Biden, speaking at the White House on Tuesday, said Floyd's killing had 'ripped the blinders off for the whole world to see the systemic racism.'
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JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Apr 18, 2021
Driven to murder by poverty and racial prejudice?
A gifted child's talents go to waste as a result of his ethnicity. Falling into a life of despair, he lashes out in revenge. How would his situation be treated nearly 100 years later?
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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.
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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.
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JAPAN
Apr 3, 2021
Japan is finding it harder to stay quiet on China’s abuse of Uyghurs
Public awareness of the issue is growing in the country, spurred in part by the work of Uyghur activists, and that is increasing pressure on the government to take action.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 31, 2021
China using surveillance firms to help write ethnicity-tracking specs
Concern over racial detection in facial recognition systems is growing globally.
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WORLD
Mar 31, 2021
China tensions under Biden underscored by human rights report
The report released by the U.S. State Department accuses the Chinese government of 'crimes against humanity.”
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TENNIS
Mar 29, 2021
Naomi Osaka speaks out against anti-Asian hate crimes
'It's really sad that this even has to be a hashtag/slogan,' Osaka wrote on her Instagram in reference to the #stopasianhate hashtag.
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WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 23, 2021
Asian Americans at breaking point amid virus hate
For many, the incident is a haunting reminder of harassment and attacks that many Asian Americans have been facing across the U.S. during the pandemic.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 21, 2021
Yu Darvish speaks out against anti-Asian racism in the U.S.
The pitcher, who was targeted by a racial incident during the 2017 World Series, commented on the issue following a rise in violent acts against Asian-Americans.
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WORLD
Mar 20, 2021
Biden calls for new law and change of heart after Georgia murders
The U.S. President called on Congress to send him new legislation on hate crimes following the murders of eight people in shootings in the Atlanta area.
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WORLD
Mar 19, 2021
Asian American lawmakers call out racist language: ‘I am not a virus’
Lawmakers described the fear rippling through the Asian American community, and argued that the uptick in attacks was a direct result of the rise of anti-China messaging.
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WORLD / Society
Mar 19, 2021
For Asian American women, racism and sexism are inseparable
With reports of anti-Asian attacks surging in the U.S., there is evidence that most of the hate, unlike other types of bias crime, has been directed at women.
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WORLD
Mar 18, 2021
For Asian Americans, Atlanta shooting sows fresh fear after a year of mounting discrimination
After a year in which reports of hate crimes against Asian Americans have skyrocketed, the shootings sparked fresh outrage, fear and demands for a government response.
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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.

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