George Floyd, Indianapolis, Spring Migration: Your Weekend Briefing
Here’s what you need to know about the week’s top stories.
April 18, 2021, 4:51 a.m. ET
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1. For three weeks, America has relived the killing of George Floyd during one of the most watched trials in decades. Now, a verdict could come within days.
Closing arguments in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, begin Monday. Here are key moments that shaped the trial.
But even as Americans continue to process it, new cases of people killed by the police have mounted. Since the trial began on March 29, more than three people a day have died at the hands of law enforcement, The Times found. Above, a memorial for victims of such killings in Minneapolis.