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Inmate charged with attempted murder after George Floyd killer Chauvin stabbed 22 times

Turscak was charged with attempted murder, assault with intent to commit murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and assault resulting in serious bodily injury, according to prosecutors.

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin poses for an undated booking photograph taken after he was transferred from a county jail to a Minnesota Department of Corrections state facility.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin poses for an undated booking photograph taken after he was transferred from a county jail to a Minnesota Department of Corrections state facility.

George Floyd's convicted killer Derek Chauvin stabbed in US prison

People participate in a meditation walk in support of Black Lives Matter organized by the Portland Buddhist Peace Fellowship near the Justice Center in Portland, Oregon, U.S., September 1, 2020.

We need to learn the right lessons from Black Lives Matter - opinion

 THE BAT YAM Museum of Art offers a child oriented summer robot exhibition.

New art attractions in Israel


Former Minnesota police officer sentenced in George Floyd case

Former officer J. Alexander Kueng was sentenced today through a video link from an Ohio federal prison.

A local resident takes a selfie in front of a mural of George Floyd after the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, found guilty of the death of George Floyd, at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, April 20, 2021.

Kanye West claims George Floyd died from fentanyl, family mulls lawsuit

Controversial rapper Kanye West spoke on the Drink Champs podcast after watching Candace Owens' new documentary and claimed George Floyd wasn't killed by police, but fentanyl.

Rapper Kanye West makes a point as he holds his first rally in support of his presidential bid in North Charleston, South Carolina, US July 19, 2020.

Former officer sentenced to 3 years on federal charges in George Floyd murder

Chauvin was also convicted of intentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter and is serving a concurrent sentence of 22-1/2 years on that conviction.

 Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin addresses his sentencing hearing and the judge as he awaits his sentence after being convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US June 25, 2021.

Former Minneapolis police officer to be sentenced on federal charges

Former Minneapolis police officer, Thomas Lane, will be sentenced on Thursday on federal charges for his role in the death of George Floyd.

A local resident takes a selfie in front of a mural of George Floyd after the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, found guilty of the death of George Floyd, at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, April 20, 2021.

Ex-Minneapolis officer pleads guilty in George Floyd case - report

Ex-officers Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng are scheduled to face trial in June on state charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder.

A local resident takes a selfie in front of a mural of George Floyd after the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, found guilty of the death of George Floyd, at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, April 20, 2021.

Three Minneapolis ex-police officers guilty of violating George Floyd's rights

Three former Minneapolis police officers were found guilty on Thursday of depriving George Floyd of his rights by failing to give aid to the handcuffed Black man pinned beneath a colleague's knee.

Protesters in Minneapolis demonstrate against the death in police custody of George Floyd, May 29, 2020

Ex-Minnesota police officer sentenced to 2 years in Daunte Wright death

Former police officer Kimberly Potter was found guilty by a jury in December of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter.

Former police officer Kimberly Potter sits with her defense lawyers after she was found guilty of first degree and second degree manslaughter in a still image from video in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, December 23, 2021.

Israel's Pegasus-gate: Police must reform for democracy's sake - comment

Something undemocratic and untoward happened inside the police with the Pegasus affair. A top-down reform plan needs to be the repsonse.

 Israel Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai visits at a temporary roadblock on Highway 1 outside Jerusalem

Minneapolis police show video of SWAT team shooting dead armed Black man

The incident will inevitably stoke memories of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man who was killed in the same city almost two years ago by a white officer.

 Amir Locke (22) holds a gun as he unfolds a blanket before being shot and killed by Minneapolis police's SWAT team, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, February 2, 2022, in this screen grab taken from a video.

Derek Chauvin changes plea to guilty in George Floyd civil rights case

Federal prosecutors said he would be moved to a federal prison, which are often perceived to be safer than their state counterparts.

Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin is shown in a combination of police booking photos after a jury found him guilty on all counts in his trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US.

Kristallnacht and today's extremist violence - opinion

It may have appeared a spontaneous, chaotic, unplanned riot.  In the smokescreen of chaos and violence, it was easy to miss the careful underlying planning.  

John Farmer