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WATCH LIVE: President Joe Biden addresses the nation after the verdict in Derek Chauvin trial
April 20, 2021
President Joe Biden will address the nation after the verdict was read in the Derek Chauvin case.
Biden, who got to know George Floyd's family during the 2020 campaign, said that when he met Floyd's daughter, she told him, "my daddy changed the world." It's clear that Floyd's death has certainly changed the perspective of many who witnessed the harshness of Chauvin's actions, his pleas for help from Floyd and the many who begged Chauvin to stop.
Biden repeated Floyd's family's request for peace and calm ahead of the verdict, asking that people celebrate or mourn without violence in the community.
After the comments about Chauvin, Biden will deliver remarks about his jobs plan.
You can watch Biden's remarks in the video below:
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‘Very bad news for Chauvin’: Legal expert weighs in on jurors having reached a verdict so quickly in murder trial
April 20, 2021
Jurors have reached a verdict, less than 24 hours after the trial of Derek Chauvin concluded. Chauvin is charged with the killing of George Floyd, and faces three charges.
The verdict is expected to be announced in about an hour.
Former federal prosecutor Renatto Marioitti says this is "very bad news for Chauvin."
This is very bad news for Chauvin.
It is hard to believe that the jury could come back with a "not guilty" verdict this quickly, if ever, and his team had to be hoping for a hung jury. https://t.co/MgN6hgDMih
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) April 20, 2021
This is a breaking news and developing story. Details may change. This story will be updated, and NCRM will likely publish follow-up stories on this news. Stay tuned and refresh for updates.
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White supremacist abandoned his child for over an hour so he could brutally assault Black man: police
April 20, 2021
Two Iowa men have been charged with a hate crime after they allegedly assaulted a Black man while yelling racial slurs, WeAreIowa reports. Joseph Rossing, 35, and Robert Shelton, 49, have both been charged with assault causing bodily injury in violations of individual rights.
"The criminal complaint says the victim suffered facial injuries causing him to bleed on the road, his car and shirt," WeAreIowa reports. "Rossing faces additional charges of child endangerment because he left his 9-year-old in the vehicle for over an hour while the incident occurred."
According to the Des Moines Register, the victim told police he slowed his car to tell Rossing and Shelton to get their children out of the street, where they were riding scooters. The victim said that Shelton yelled at him, and then both men approached his vehicle and pried his locked car door open.
"While Joseph and Robert were assaulting (the victim), they were yelling (racial slurs) ...' according to (the victim)," the police report said.
The Des Moines Register reports that Rossing is on parole and is a member of the Frys white supremacist gang. Shelton is currently on probation.
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