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Iranpress: 6 US police killings occurred in 24 hours after Chauvin verdict

6 US police killings occurred in 24 hours after Chauvin verdict

Sunday, 25 April 2021 03:35

At least six US police killings took place in the 24 hours after a verdict was reached in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

Iranpress: US suffers sharpest rise in poverty rate in more than 50 years

US suffers sharpest rise in poverty rate in more than 50 years

Tuesday, 26 January 2021 05:00

The end of 2020 brought the sharpest rise in the US poverty rate since the 1960s, according to a study released Monday.

Iranpress: Jacob Blake shooting: Police officer acquited before trial

Jacob Blake shooting: Police officer acquited before trial

Wednesday, 06 January 2021 03:38

A Wisconsin prosecutor announced on Tuesday that he will not file criminal charges against a white police officer who shot Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha last summer, leaving him paralyzed and sparking protests in the city and across the United States.

Iranpress: Disturbing video shows Kansas deputy intentionally running over Black man

Disturbing video shows Kansas deputy intentionally running over Black man

Saturday, 19 December 2020 13:31

The dashcam video captured a horrific scene: a Kansas sheriff's deputy in a patrol truck mowing down a Black man who was running, shirtless, across a field in the summer darkness after fleeing a traffic stop.

Iranpress: Former US police officer charged with George Floyd murder, released on bail

Former US police officer charged with George Floyd murder, released on bail

Thursday, 08 October 2020 00:19

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd, a 46-year-old unarmed black man, has been released from jail on a $1,000,000 non-cash bond.

Iranpress: Black Americans, hit hardest by Corona virus pandemic

Black Americans, hit hardest by Corona virus pandemic

Sunday, 06 September 2020 01:27

In the United States, Black people are dying at 2.4 times & Latinos are dying at 1.2 times the rate of white people, according to the COVID tracking project.

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