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FILE - In this June 6, 2020, file photo, hundreds of demonstrators gather on the Champs de Mars as the Eiffel Tower is seen in the background during a demonstration in Paris to protest against the recent killing of George Floyd. As Minneapolis braces for Monday’s opening statements in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the ex-officer who is charged with murder and manslaughter in George Floyd’s death, so does the world. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Floyd spurred broad push for change globally, activists say

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Dinner theater drops ‘Cinderella’ with mostly white cast

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Surfer rescues man and dog from choppy Lake Superior

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In this image taken from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, defendant former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, right, and Nelson's assistant Amy Voss, back, introduce themselves to jurors as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over jury selection in the trial of Chauvin, Monday, March 22, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool)

Jury set for ex-cop’s trial in Floyd death; starts Monday

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI - Associated Press

A group of protesters march in the snow around the Hennepin County Government Center, Monday, March 15, 2021, in Minneapolis where the second week of jury selection continues in the trial for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin is charged with murder in the death of George Floyd during an arrest last may in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Ex-officer wants jury to hear about 2019 George Floyd arrest

By Steve Karnowski and Amy Forliti - Associated Press

Target leaving downtown Minneapolis City Center offices

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FILE - In this Monday, May 25, 2020, file frame from video provided by Darnella Frazier, then-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin kneels on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed man who was pleading that he could not breathe. As the trial approaches for Chauvin, who is charged with murder in Floyd's death, prosecutors are putting the time Chauvin's knee was on Floyd's neck at about nine minutes. The time has fluctuated before. (Darnella Frazier via AP, File)

Key events since George Floyd’s arrest and death

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FILE - In this Monday, May 25, 2020, file frame from video provided by Darnella Frazier, then-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin kneels on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed man who was pleading that he could not breathe. As the trial approaches for Chauvin, who is charged with murder in Floyd's death, prosecutors are putting the time Chauvin's knee was on Floyd's neck at about nine minutes. The time has fluctuated before. (Darnella Frazier via AP, File)

Key events since George Floyd’s arrest and death

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Media trucks set up as preparations continue for the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin which begins Monday and was seen near the Hennepin County Government Center Thursday, March 4, 2021 in Minneapolis. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)

$1M for Minneapolis fences, barricades for Floyd death trial

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Concertina wire sits between fenced barriers outside the Hennepin County Government Center, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in Minneapolis, as part of security in preparation for the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. The trial is slated begin with jury selection on March 8. Chauvin is charged with murder the death of George Floyd during an arrest last May in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Growing tension in Minneapolis as trial looms in Floyd death

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo looks on as Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey addresses the media on the preparations for the upcoming Derek Chauvin trial on Wednesday Feb. 17, 2021 in Minneapolis. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP, Pool)

Minneapolis to beef up security for trial in Floyd’s death

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Business owners ruined by protests plead for rebuilding bill

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FILE - In this June 7, 2020, file photo, Alondra Cano, a City Council member, speaks during &quot;The Path Forward&quot; meeting at Powderhorn Park on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Minneapolis. On Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2020, the Minneapolis City Council will decide whether to shrink the city's police department while violent crime is already soaring and redirect funding toward alternatives for reducing violence. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via AP, File)

Minneapolis backtracks on defunding the Police

By Kelly Sadler - The Washington Times

Dogged volunteer feels at home in Twin Cities homeless camps

By MARY DIVINE - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 31, 2020, file photo, demonstrators are taken into custody after curfew in Minneapolis, as protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. The city of Minneapolis will spend $6.4 million to hire dozens of police officers, at a time when some City Council members and activist groups have been advocating to replace the police department in the wake of Floyd’s death. The City Council voted unanimously Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, to approve the additional funding, which police requested. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Minneapolis to spend $6.4M to recruit more police officers

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FILE - This undated photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, shows, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin was prepared to plead guilty to third-degree murder in George Floyd's death before then-Attorney General William Barr personally blocked the plea deal last summer, officials said. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Officials: Chauvin was ready to plead to 3rd-degree murder

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Law enforcement personnel walk toward the Allina Health clinic, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, in Buffalo, Minn. Authorities say multiple people were shot at the Minnesota health clinic on Tuesday and someone was taken into custody afterward. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)

Documents show several red flags for clinic shooting suspect

By Amy Forliti and Mohamed Ibrahim - Associated Press

Law enforcement personnel walk toward the Allina Health clinic, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, in Buffalo, Minn. Authorities say multiple people were shot at the Minnesota health clinic on Tuesday and someone was taken into custody afterward. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)

Police: Multiple people shot at Minnesota clinic; 1 arrested

By Mohamed Ibrahim and Gretchen Ehlke - Associated Press

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz answers a question from a reporter during a news conference to debut his state budget plan for the next two years Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 at the Department of Revenue building in St. Paul, Minn. (Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via AP)

Minnesota governor deploys Guard for Chauvin trial security

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Woman injured by police during Floyd unrest settles lawsuit

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