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12 March 2021, US, Minneapolis: A man waves the flag of black live matters while standing outside the Hennepin County Courthouse during the trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin who's involved in the death of George Floyd on 25 May 2020. The family of Floyd has reached a 27 US million dollars settlement with the city of Minneapolis in a civil lawsuit over his death. Photo: Glen Stubbe/TNS via ZUMA Wire/dpa

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Minneapolis reaches 27-million-dollar settlement with Floyd's family

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/13/21

His death, which was filmed by bystanders, sparked an unprecedented nation-wide protest movement to address systematic racism and police brutality in the United States.

A person holds a "Black Lives Matter" sign as a heavy cloud of tear gas and smoke rises after being deployed by Seattle police as protesters rally against police brutality and the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. June 1, 2020. Picture taken June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson

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Trial of ex-police officer accused of killing George Floyd begins

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/8/21

Derek Chauvin, the main defendant, faces charges including second-degree murder.

A general view of George Floyd's makeshift memorial near the site where he died. Floyd was an African-American man who was killed by police during an arrest in Minneapolis on 25 May 2020. Photo: Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Wire/dpa

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Minneapolis police officers quit in wake of George Floyd death

The Nomad Today 6/15/20

Officers are feeling misunderstood and crushed by the state probe, protests, city authorities and the media, officials told.

A woman raises her fist during the funeral service for African-American citizen George Floyd, who was killed on 25 May 2020 by a white policeman in the US city of Minneapolis, at the Fountain of Praise Church. Photo: David J. Phillip/POOL via Zuma/dpa

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PROTESTS CONTINUE

Hundreds mourn George Floyd at funeral in Texas

The Nomad Today 6/10/20

Civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton denounced racism as an "institutional systemic problem" that harkens back to slavery.

The casket of George Floyd before a memorial service at North Central University in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the US on June 4, 2020. Photo: Carlos Gonzalez/TNS via ZUMA Wire/dpa

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Memorial held for George Floyd as three officers appear in court

The Nomad Today 6/5/20

Family members, friends, political and religious leaders gathered to pay tribute to Floyd at the first formal memorial service held for him.

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Five police shot during US protests

The Nomad Today 6/2/20

Trump has condemned the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American who died after a white policeman pinned his neck under a knee for nearly nine minutes in Minneapolis on 25 May, and has…

Police in riot gear keep protesters at bay in Lafayette Park near the White House in Washington, U.S. May 31, 2020. Picture taken May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

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Protests over death of George Floyd turn violent again despite curfews

The Nomad Today 6/1/20

In California several stores and shopping malls were looted.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump is seated prior to signing an executive order regarding social media companies in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

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Trump backpedals after 'shooting' threat to Minneapolis rioters

The Nomad Today 5/30/20

Trump said he had expressed his sorrow to the family of George Floyd. The police officer, Derek Chauvin, was arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.

Thousands of demonstrators gather near the Minneapolis Police third precinct during the third day of demonstrations in response to the death of African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi

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Racially charged violence rages for third night in Minneapolis

The Nomad Today 5/29/20

Protesters vented rage over the death of an unarmed black man after a white police officer knelt on his neck as he lay on the ground following arrest.