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President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the White House in Washington, after former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

What you need to know about the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

The bill cleared the House last summer but it died in the Senate. Now President Biden is pushing the bill again in the wake of the Chauvin verdict.

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A closer look at how TV news covered the Derek Chauvin verdict

The major and cable news networks did an outstanding job on a day that we knew was coming, but still came sooner than expected.

Signs on the fence at the Hennepin County Government Center, Monday, April 19, 2021, in Minneapolis where closing arguments were being heard in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

The Chauvin trial is over. Guilty on all charges. What’s next for police reform?

A look at current and proposed reforms. Plus, how support for Black Lives Matter has changed and the future of the 'blue wall of silence.'

In this image from video, prosecutor Jerry Blackwell, gives rebuttal during closing arguments as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides Monday, April 19, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, in the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. (Court TV via AP, Pool)

How lawyers in the Chauvin trial used ‘power words’ in their closing arguments

You remember what you feel longer than what you know. Deeply impressing facts into a listener's memory with vivid emotion makes them unforgettable.

Facebook is watching for Chauvin trial for misinformation and hate speech

'We want to strike the right balance between allowing people to speak about the trial ... while still doing our part to protect everyone's safety.'

In this image from video, prosecutor Steve Schleicher gives closing arguments while defense attorney Eric Nelson, right, listens in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis. (Court TV via AP, Pool)

‘What a day’ — the Chauvin trial goes to the jury amid last-minute controversy

And now we wait. As the jury deliberates, the nation holds its breath, especially in Minnesota.

Balloons are released on Wednesday, April 8, by the relatives of a Belgian woman who died from COVID-19. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

The journalists and colleagues we’ve lost to the coronavirus

A collection of obituaries on the media professionals who lost their lives to the coronavirus pandemic

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