The town has announced that one of two police officers accused of pepper-spraying and pointing their guns at the man during a traffic stop has since been fired.
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For Black journalists, working Chauvin trial drains emotions
Reporters covering the trial may be susceptible to trauma tied to their own experiences or previous stories about encounters between police and Black people.
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Ex-officer’s trial in George Floyd’s death shows courtroom tactics
Some strategies and terms that have become part of Derek Chauvin’s trial are rare outside criminal courtrooms.
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Expert says George Floyd died from lack of oxygen, not drugs
Floyd’s breathing while he was being held down by Derek Chauvin and other officers was too shallow to take in enough oxygen, a medical expert testified.
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Officer’s trial could reopen intersection where Floyd died
Jury selection begins Monday for the murder trial of the Minneapolis officer accused of killing George Floyd.
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Grand jury declines to charge officers involved in Daniel Prude’s death
The officers held down Prude, a 41-year-old Black man, naked and handcuffed on a Rochester, N.Y., street last winter until he stopped breathing.
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Maine police voice support but raise questions about racial data collection bill
The measure aims to provide data on traffic stops that would help to identify and prevent patterns of racial profiling.
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Letter: Reader responds to Bath letter writer
RE: Diane Robinson of Wiscasset’s letter In your recent letter you accuse one of Maine’s newest citizens of not knowing anything about history or racism (“Columnist needs lessons in history, racism,” Jan. 15). I think it’s fair to say you don’t know anything about Abdi Nor Iftin. Personally, I much appreciate his views and welcome […]
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Portland Racial Equity Steering Committee accepting written comments
PORTLAND — The city’s Racial Equity Steering Committee is looking for additional public input between now and April 21 when its recommendations are due to the City Council. The committee has hosted two public comment sessions in its effort to address racial and public safety inequities in the city, but it would like “to hear […]
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Martin Luther King Day service calls for nonviolence amid turbulent times
The online ceremony included prerecorded remarks by President-elect Joe Biden.