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George Floyd: 'He was a mama's boy' - brother's tribute

Philonise Floyd pays tribute to his brother, George, at the murder trial of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin.

Mr Floyd is a "spark of life" witness, a circumstance by which the prosecution in a Minnesota trial can humanise the victim for the jury.

13 April 2021

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US police 'hunted' protesters with rubber bullets

Minneapolis protest

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George Floyd's brother

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US police appeal for a missing man to come back home for Christmas with his family.

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The president-elect visited the launch site in Texas to watch the spacecraft's sixth test flight.

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The American Meteor Society received at least 170 eyewitness reports of the falling star from both countries.

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The president and president-elect shook hands as part of a long-standing tradition signifying the transfer of power.

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