The police officer who held down George Floyd by his neck, resulting in his death earlier this week, has been arrested and charged with murder.Officer Derek Chauvin was taken into custody by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on Friday, Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington states, per CBS News.

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.Floyd, a black man living in Minnesota, died after Officer Chauvin held him down by the neck with his knee for more than seven minutes when he was arrested for suspicion of forgery outside a deli.

Following Floyd's death, Chauvin and three other officers involved were fired earlier this week for their roles in the incident, CBS News

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'Why I Protest': Amara La Negra on Why She Marches in Solidarity With Black Lives Matter

Amid national outrage over the recent death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, thousands of people have taken the streets to protest demanding justice for Floyd and other black citizens who have died in the hands of police.Dominican-American Amara La Negra (real name: Diana de los Santos) was among the protestors who marched in solidarity with Black Lives Matter in Miami over the weekend. "I have spoken on every single platform possible about injustice, racial issues and colorism issues in my community and in the African American community," the "There's No Way" singer tells Billboard.

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Judge: $750K bail for 3 ex-officers accused in George Floyd’s death

The NAACP called on the United Nations to impose sanctions if necessary.

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Watch live: Minneapolis memorial service for George Floyd

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Friends, family and much of the community will be saying goodbye to George Floyd at a memorial service in Minneapolis Thursday afternoon, the first of three memorial services for Floyd before his funeral in Houston next week.

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George Floyd's Family Honors Him at Memorial: 'It's Amazing to See How Many Hearts He's Touched'

Following days of nationwide protests, George Floyd's family and friends will now get to celebrate his life.

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North Central University creates scholarship in George Floyd's honor, urges other colleges to follow suit

The President of North Central University announced the scholarship in George Floyd's name and challenged all other American universities to do the same. He says more than $53,000 has been donated to the university already.

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George Floyd Memorial: Photos From The Minneapolis Service Honoring His Life

On June 4, a memorial service was held in Minneapolis to honor George Floyd, an unarmed Black man who was killed by officers during an attempted arrest on May 25. Reverend Al Sharpton imparted words of action and mourning into his eulogy, remembering George, his life, and feeling so much sorrow for the future that was taken from him. George’s memorial in Minneapolis comes with added grief, as he had moved to the Minnesota city in the hopes of beginning a new chapter in his life.

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Selma Blair Helps Son Arthur Hold Private Service Honouring George Floyd

Selma Blair and her son Arthur are honouring the life of George Floyd.

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Florida St football team meets after coach accused of lying

The Florida State football team met with coach Mike Norvell on Thursday after a star player accused the coach of lying about personally connecting with each player to discuss the police killing of George Floyd and ensuing protests against racial injustice.

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Judge: $750K bail for 3 ex-officers accused in Floyd's death

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Talib Kweli Talks Activism, Proudly Watching His Daughter Protest on 'Tonight Show'

Talib Kweli had a lot on his mind when he Zoomed into The Tonight Show on Wednesday night (June 3) from the studio to chat with his old pal Jimmy Fallon. When the host jumped right in and asked the activist/rapper why the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer and the subsequent nationwide protests are different from other mass mobilizations after previous police-involved killings of black and brown men and women, Kweli took it all the way back to the Civil War.

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Protests over killings of black people could erode racism, researcher says

Police officers confront protesters in Minneapolis after the death of George Floyd.

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Rev. Al Sharpton Eulogizes George Floyd In Minneapolis Memorial, First Of 3

Mourners filed into a sanctuary in Minneapolis on Thursday for the first in a series of memorials to George Floyd, whose death at the hands of police has sparked sporadic violence and turbulent protests around the world against racial injustice.

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Meghan Markle Speaks Out After George Floyd's Death: 'The Only Wrong Thing to Say Is to Say Nothing'

Meghan Markle is speaking out for the first time since protests have swept the nation and the world in the wake of George Floyd's death on May 25. People across the country have publicly protested police brutality after Floyd died at the age of 46 when a police officer pressed his knee into his neck for more than eight minutes.

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Former 'Access' coworker calls out Billy Bush over 'white privilege'

Billy Bush was on the receiving end of a fiery and racially-tinged tweet from one of his former co-workers.

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Florida St. football team meets after head coach accused of lying

Florida State athletic director David Coburn says the football team met Thursday after a star player accused coach Mike Norvell of lying about connecting personally last weekend with every player to discuss the killing of George Floyd and protests against racial injustice.

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George Floyd memorial service: List of speakers, order of service

Artists painted a mural of George Floyd, who died after being arrested by police, outside of Cup Foods near where the incident happened.

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New Zealanders perform powerful Haka dance in solidarity with George Floyd protests

New Zealanders performed a powerful Haka for Black Lives Matter outside a church square.

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Dozens of celebs are encouraging their fans to remember Louisville native Breonna Taylor ahead of what would have been her 27th birthday on Friday (June 5). Taylor's name has been chanted and evoked by the thousands of protesters who've taken to the streets over the p

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Kanoute urges LaLiga to throw full weight behind battle to end 'virus' of racism

Former Sevilla striker Frederic Kanoute has called on LaLiga to throw its full support behind the battle to eradicate the "virus" of racism.

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Country stars gather for CMT special honoring everyday heroes amid protests, COVID-19 pandemic

With the annual "CMT Music Awards" postponed, some of the biggest country artists in the business gathered virtually for a TV special that highlighted the bravery of essential workers in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Wednesday's "CMT Celebrates Our Heroes" TV special largely didn't address the protests and rallies for racial justice that have gripped the country in the wake of George Floyd's death while in police custody last week in Minneapolis.

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John Lewis says video of George Floyd's killing made him cry

NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 19: Congressman John Lewis chats with addresses audience attending Nashville Public Library Award to Civil Rights Icon Congressman John Lewis - Literary Award on November 19, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamo

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Lea Michele's 'Glee' co-star Heather Morris says working with her was 'unpleasant'

Another one of Lea Michele's "Glee" co-stars has spoken out about how the actress, who played Rachel Berry on the hit FOX show, treated her colleagues.

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‘Sesame Street’ will air town hall discussion on racism for kids

It’s typically sunny days on “Sesame Street,” but the long-running PBS program will take on a serious theme this Saturday.

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George Floyd Tested Positive for Coronavirus, Autopsy Reveals

George Floyd‘s autopsy has revealed that he had tested positive for Coronavirus.

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Bruce Springsteen on George Floyd protests: U.S. still ‘haunted’ by slavery

Bruce Springsteen reflected Wednesday on the protest movement erupting across the nation in the wake of Minneapolis man George Floyd’s death. He said, “We remain haunted, generation after generation, by our original sin of slavery.”

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey donates $3 million to Colin Kaepernick’s ‘Know Your Rights’ organisation

Kaepernick's organisation aims to empower people of colour

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Meghan speaks out on racial divisions in US

LONDON – Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has shared her sadness about racial divisions in the United States, telling students at her former high school that she felt moved to speak out because the life of George Floyd mattered.

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Jake Paul Marches For Black Lives Matter After Accusations Of Looting At Protest

Jake Paul wants change, which is why he marched in a Black Lives Matter protest in West Hollywood on Wednesday. The 23-year-old YouTube personality, who denied looting at shopping mall in Arizona last week, marched as he held a sign that read, “DONATE PROTEST VOTE It’s time 4 change.” Jake wore a protective mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic as he passed around waters to fellow protesters.

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Autopsy report shows George Floyd had tested positive for COVID-19

MINNEAPOLIS – A full autopsy of George Floyd, the handcuffed black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police, was released Wednesday and provides several clinical details, including that Floyd had previously tested positive for COVID-19.

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‘Can’t breathe!’: Medical examiner says man died being restrained by Tacoma Police

TACOMA, Wash. (Q13 FOX SEATTLE) - Three months after Manuel "Manny" Ellis died on the streets of Tacoma during an encounter with police, the case of George Floyd and the worldwide fury that followed is raising questions about his death.

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CMT special focuses on good news work of everyday heroes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country stars highlighted the heroic work of citizens and communities around the country who were coming together to help each other in the middle of the coronavirus epidemic during the "CMT Celebrates Our Heroes" TV special.

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Labour say Barry Gardiner 'wrong' for breaking distancing rules at George Floyd protest

Shadow Foreign Secretary Lisa Nandy has criticised a Labour MP for posting about breaking social distancing rules while attending a Black Lives Matter protest.

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LIVE UPDATES: Drew Brees, Meghan Markle weigh in on protests over George Floyd’s death

ORLANDO, Fla. – Here’s the latest on the May 25 death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck.

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Friends of George Floyd happy to see charges, but wait for conviction

FOX 26 Reporter Natalie Hee speaks with high school friend George Floyd, Cyrill White, about the upgrading of criminal charges by the Minnesota Attorney General.

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Primal Scream, Dua Lipa, Ghostpoet and more show solidarity by attending London Black Lives Matter protest

They were all in attendance at yesterday's protest

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Greater Manchester leaders to build 'stronger dialogue' with black communities in light of George Floyd's 'callous murder'

Greater Manchester leaders have pledged to build ‘stronger dialogue’ with local black communities in the wake of the ‘callous murder’ of George Floyd.

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Zoe Kravitz was among the thousands of protestors who flocked to London yesterday for the Black Lives Matter protests.

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Jason Manford’s passionate words for a critic of the George Floyd protests

Jason Manford had some poignant and passionate words for a critic of protesters marching in the name of George Floyd - the unarmed African American man who died while being detained by police in the US.

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Protests turn subdued after new charges in Floyd case

MINNEAPOLIS – Demonstrations in cities across the U.S. to condemn racism and police abuses remained large but turned notably more subdued on the eve of a Thursday memorial service for George Floyd that kicks off a series of events to mourn the man whose death empowered a national movement.

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Bruce Springsteen shares powerful tribute to George Floyd on home radio show

"Our black citizens continue to be killed unnecessarily by our police on the streets of America"

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The Latest: New Orleans police use tear gas on protesters

The Latest on the May 25 death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck:

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AP tally: Arrests at widespread US protests hit 10,000

PHOENIX – More than 10,000 people have been arrested in protests decrying racism and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death, according to an Associated Press tally of known arrests across the U.S.

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Lizzo, The Weeknd and John Legend sign open letter to cut police budgets following death of George Floyd

"The time has come to defund the police"

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White House scrambles amid fears of coronavirus resurgence during George Floyd protests

For weeks, President Donald Trump has been eager to publicly turn the page on the coronavirus pandemic. Now fears are growing within the White House that the very thing that finally shoved the virus from center stage — mass protests over the death of George Floyd — may bring about its resurgence.

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Prince Michael Jackson Quotes His Dad As He Joins Fight Against Racism: ‘You Can Never Break Me’

“Prince” Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., 23, didn’t have to look far to find inspirational words to bolster the Black Lives Matter movement. “’Beat me…Hate me…You can never break me.’ — Michael Jackson,” the late pop icon’s son posted on Instagram, quoting his dad’s 1995 anti-racism ode “They Don’t Care About Us.

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Black Lives Matter protest in London ends in clashes as fights break out by Downing Street

A Black Lives Matter protest in London was overshadowed after clashes broke out in Downing Street which saw 13 people arrested.

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8:46: A number becomes a potent symbol of police brutality

MINNEAPOLIS – All protest movements have slogans. George Floyd's has a number: 8:46

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