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Adidas retracts opposition to Black Lives Matter three-stripe design
Sportswear maker Adidas AG on Wednesday reversed course and said it was withdrawing a request to the US Trademark Office to reject a Black Lives ... World News -
US VP Harris to attend funeral of Tyre Nichols: White House
US Vice President Kamala Harris will attend the funeral of Tyre Nichols, the Black motorist whose death after a beating by police shocked the nation, ... World News -
Elon Musk makes fun of Twitter t-shirts linked to BLM protests
Elon Musk is courting more controversy at Twitter Inc., posting a video making fun of old t-shirts at the social media service that date back to the ... World News -
Chauvin's colleagues stand trial for Floyd death as diversity of jury questioned
The US federal prosecution of three former Minneapolis police officers who took part in the deadly arrest of George Floyd began on Thursday in a trial ... World News -
Confederate leader statue removed in Charlottesville, US, over racism concerns
A Confederate monument that helped spark a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has been hoisted off its stone pedestal.For ... World News -
Biden makes Juneteenth a federal holiday in US, Black Americans say more work ahead
Black Americans rejoiced Thursday after President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday, but some said that, while they appreciated the ... World News -
Toppled UK slave trader statue to go on display temporarily
A controversial statue of a 17th-century British slave trader toppled last June in Bristol will go on temporary display in a museum as city ... World News -
UK Black Lives Matters activist critically ill after being shot in the head
Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson is critically ill after being shot in the head in south London in the early hours of Sunday, her political ... World News -
US ex-cop Derek Chauvin to be sentenced June 16 for George Floyd murder
Sacked US police officer Derek Chauvin will be sentenced on June 16 for the murder of African American George Floyd in a case that sparked nationwide ... World News -
Biden praying for ‘right verdict’ in Chauvin trial
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he is “praying the verdict is the right verdict” in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin ... World News -
Hundreds hold protests in Chicago over police killing of 13-year-old boy
Hundreds marched through the streets of Chicago on Friday to protest the police shooting of Adam Toledo, a day after the city released a graphic video ... World News -
Judge refuses request to acquit Chauvin in George Floyd’s death
The judge at Derek Chauvin’s murder trial Wednesday turned down a defense request to acquit the former officer in George Floyd’s death, rejecting ... World News -
Defense begins case in ex-cop Chauvin’s trial over George Floyd’s death
The defense began its case Tuesday at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin, seizing on a 2019 confrontation between police and George ... World News -
ER doctor theorized that lack of oxygen stopped George Floyd’s heart
The emergency room doctor who pronounced George Floyd dead after trying to resuscitate him testified Monday that he theorized at the time that Floyd’s ... World News -
A knee on a neck can kill, homicide lieutenant says at Chauvin murder trial
A Minneapolis homicide investigator who went to the crime scene after George Floyd’s deadly arrest at a city intersection testified on Friday against ... World News -
Prosecutors detail incident that led to George Floyd’s arrest
The convenience store cashier who sold cigarettes to George Floyd and was handed a counterfeit $20 bill in return took the stand Wednesday at Officer ... World News -
Police officer charged with George Floyd’s death ‘betrayed’ his badge: Prosecutor
The stomach-churning video of US police officer Derek Chauvin holding his knee to George Floyd’s neck until Floyd loses consciousness was shown the ... World News -
Jury set for ex-cop’s trial in Floyd death after over 100 dismissed; starts March 29
A jury has been seated for the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd’s death, with opening statements set for March 29 in a ... World News -
Belgian police arrest 10 suspected looters from BLM protest
Belgian police said Sunday they arrested around 10 people from among 200-300 looters who clashed with police on the fringes of a Black Lives Matters ... World News -
George Floyd police officer trial not a straightforward one, legal experts say
A Minneapolis police officer was swiftly fired and charged with murder after bystander video showed him pressing his knee into George Floyd’s neck, ... World News -
Team behind Golden Globes awards says it will recruit Black members after outcry
The organization hosting the Golden Globes says it is developing a plan to recruit Black members after falling under sharp criticism for lacking ... Entertainment -
Black Lives Matter suggested for Nobel Peace Prize
Black Lives Matter, a movement which became a rallying cry after the killing by US police of an unarmed black man, has been proposed for the Nobel ... World News -
Car crashes into Manhattan Black Lives Matter protest, multiple people injured
A vehicle plowed into a crowd of about 50 people at a Black Lives Matter protest Friday afternoon in Manhattan, with multiple people injured, a ... World News -
Hashtags: #COVID19, #BlackLivesMatter top Twitter themes in 2020
The coronavirus pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement topped the list of conversation topics on Twitter in a tumultuous year, the messaging ... Digital -
Police officer who killed George Floyd pays $1 million bond, freed on bail
The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd posted bail on Wednesday and was released from prison.According ... World News -
US elections: Trump promises holiday on Juneteenth, more jobs in Black communities
President Donald Trump made a series of promises at a campaign event in Atlanta on Friday in a bid to woo Black voters, including establishing ... World News -
Police offer $100,000 for information on fugitive that shot US sheriff’s deputies
Detectives offered a $100,000 reward Monday for information leading to the capture of a fugitive who brazenly shot two US sheriff’s deputies at close ... World News -
US professor investigated for lying about being black for ‘better part’ of adult life
A US university has launched an investigation after a professor admitted she had lied for years about being black and is in fact white -- a stunning ... World News -
US elections: Trump heads to Kenosha despite local officials asking him to stay away
US President Donald Trump headed to a Wisconsin town Tuesday despite state officials asking the president not to visit, days after a Black man was ... World News -
NBA players boycott playoffs, consider ending season over systemic racism
NBA teams forced the league to postpone playoff games scheduled for Wednesday night after players agreed to boycott in response to the recent police ... World News