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The Revs. Jesse Jackson (left) and Al Sharpton (center) and attorney Ben Crump during a press conference Tuesday following the verdict in the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis.
Kerem Yucel/AFP/Getty ImagesBroadcast and cable news networks showed different approaches to coverage of the Chauvin verdict.
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Activist: Convictions In George Floyd's Death Could Represent 'A Huge Paradigm Shift' National News
"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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On Climate, U.S. And China Pledge Cooperation, But Competition Will Also Be Prominent National News
Bilateral ties are at a low and while Washington and Beijing agreed on climate cooperation, details are unclear. Competition with China is key to the Biden administration's response to climate change.
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Where Efforts To Overhaul Policing Stand In Congress After Chauvin Verdict National News
The guilty verdict against the former officer has added new urgency around stalled talks on legislation to ban chokeholds and end qualified immunity for police. But the path remains far from clear.
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Governors Urge Biden To Order 100% Zero-Emission Car Sales By 2035 National News
In a letter to the president, 12 governors asked that the White House order a ban on greenhouse gas-emitting cars and light trucks within 14 years.
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The Secret Mission To Unearth Part Of A 142-Year-Old Experiment National News
Scientists in Michigan went out in the dead of night to dig up part of an unusual long-term experiment. It's a research study that started in 1879 and is handed from one generation to the next.
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Germany Grapples With Racism After Threats Derail Refugee's Candidacy For Parliament National News
A Syrian refugee in Germany withdrew his bid for parliament over racist threats last month. The news came in the same week that a German comedian appeared on TV in blackface.
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What's Next For Chauvin And 3 Other Ex-Officers In Cases Over George Floyd's Murder? National News
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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