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Biden news - live: President pledges aid for Covid-stricken India in call with PM Modi Chantal Da Silva and Justin Vallejo
LIVE – Updated at 18:45
The Supreme Court has announced it will hear a major gun rights case on whether New Yorkers should be able to carry concealed handguns in public.
Under New York’s long-held handgun licensing law, handgun owners must be able to demonstrate “proper cause” to hold the firearms in order to obtain a license.
Those who want an unrestricted license to carry must demonstrate that they have a “special need” to protect themselves.
The challenge, which is backed by the National Rifle Association (NRA) questions that, with gun rights advocates calling on the court to rule that residents have a constitutional right to carry their weapons outside their homes.
Biden news: President pledges aid for Covid-stricken India in call with PM Modi Chantal Da Silva and Justin Vallejo
LIVE – Updated at 19:55
Joe Biden pledged additional pandemic supplies to India as the country faces a rapidly increasing number of new Covid cases. In a call with prime minister Narendra Modi, Biden committed to providing emergency assistance including oxygen-related supplies, vaccine materials, and therapeutics.
The Supreme Court has announced it will hear a major gun rights case on whether New Yorkers should be able to carry concealed handguns in public.
Under New York’s long-held handgun licensing law, handgun owners must be able to demonstrate “proper cause” to hold the firearms in order to obtain a license.
Derek Chauvin verdict - live: Ex-officer led to jail in handcuffs to face sentencing in murder of George Floyd James Crump and Justin Vallejo
Derek Chauvin found guilty on all murder charges
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LIVE – Updated at 22:11
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd.
The jury found Mr Chauvin was:
Guilty of second-degree unintentional murder
Guilty of third-degree murder
Guilty of second-degree manslaughter
The verdict was delivered after about 10 hours of deliberations over two days. He was handcuffed and remanded in custody to await sentencing in eight weeks, when he could face up to 40 years in prison on a second-degree murder charge and up to 25 years for third-degree murder. Second-degree manslaughter carries a maximum of 10 years.
Derek Chauvin verdict - live: Police officer found guilty of second degree murder of George Floyd James Crump and Justin Vallejo
LIVE – Updated at 21:08
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd.
The jury found Mr Chauvin was:
Guilty of second-degree unintentional murder
Guilty of third-degree murder
The verdict was delivered after about 10 hours of deliberations over two days.
Joe Biden cancelled scheduled events to watch the verdict from the West Wing after saying that the evidence was overwhelming and he was praying for the right decision.
Despite the decision, trial judge Peter Cahill previously said comments from Democrat congresswoman Maxine Waters could see the whole trial overturned on appeal. She had encouraged protesters to get more confrontational if Mr Chauvin was not found guilty.