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Boxing icon Floyd Mayweather has revealed that he still made money on the Super Bowl despite losing a $10,000 bet on the night. Mayweather attended the showpiece event in Arizona as Kansas City Chiefs took on the Philadelphia Eagles, and he could not resist gambling on the final result. The 45-year-old backed the Eagles to …

Member of Parliament for Jomoro, Dorcas Affo-Toffey is demanding firm action be taken by the government over the death of one Shadrach Arloo, which incident occured last week at the West Hills Mall. She is calling for a multi-pronged probe into the issue with the view to serving justice to …

The deputy president of the EFF, Floyd Shivambu, has been cleared of a charge of common assault. The decision was made on Wednesday in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court after Shivambu applied in April, when his trial wrapped up, not to be prosecuted. Shivambu stood accused of assaulting Netwerk24 photographer Adrian …

US President Joe Biden has said the conviction of a former police officer in the killing of George Floyd “can be a giant step forward in the march toward justice in America”. But he warned: “We can’t stop here”. White officer Derek Chauvin was filmed kneeling on African-American Mr Floyd’s …

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is led away in handcuffs after a jury found him guilty of all charges in his trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Image: Reuters Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin was convicted on Tuesday of all three …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERSimage captionMinneapolis is braced for a repeat of the violence that gripped the city last spring after George Floyd’s death The jury in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis policeman accused of killing George Floyd last year, has retired to consider its verdict. The prosecution told jurors that …

George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen as he was pinned “in a vice” against the street during his arrest, a doctor at the trial of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis has said. Intensive care doctor Martin Tobin said Mr Floyd had died of asphyxia from the way …

It was video footage seen across the world – Derek Chauvin with his knee pressed on the neck of George Floyd for about nine minutes before he died. Now the former US police officer faces trial on second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges. Three other dismissed officers will stand trial …

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd, is a free man for now. He just got released from behind bars as he awaits trial. Mr. Chauvin was cut loose Wednesday from the Oak Park Heights prison in Minnesota after court records show he posted a non-cash $1 …

Police have arrested nearly 1,400 people in 17 U.S. cities since Thursday as protests continue over the death of George Floyd. Floyd died Monday in Minneapolis after a police officer put his knee on Floyd’s neck for more than 8 minutes. The officer, Derek Chauvin, was arrested on Friday and charged with third-degree murder. …