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2 ex-officers convicted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols get home detention while 1 stays in jail

A federal judge has ruled that two former Memphis police officers convicted of obstruction of justice in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols will be released from jail ahead of sentencing in January

The Independent UK

A former Memphis officer pleads guilty to charges in Tyre Nichols' beating death

Desmond Mills Jr. changed his plea to guilty in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, becoming the first of five officers charged to reverse course. The agreement would settle state and federal charges.

WEKU

Family of slain Black man Tyre Nichols bring fight for justice from Memphis to NYC

NEW YORK — The devastated parents of the Black man killed in a caught-on-video beating by Memphis, Tennessee, police officers recounted the horrors of his death Saturday during a Harlem visit where they once more demanded justice for their slain son.

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Former Memphis police officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death plead not guilty

Five former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols, with his mother saying afterward that none of them would look her in the eye in court.

France 24

Canopy at Memphis riverside park named after Tyre Nichols

A charitable foundation has named a Memphis park canopy for Tyre Nichols, who died last month after he was brutally beaten by officers

The Independent UK

Bono 'honoured' to be among special guests at US President Joe Biden's State of the Union address

The U2 frontman sat next to Paul Pelosi, husband of Nancy Pelosi

Irish Mirror

Joe Biden tells Kyre Nichols’s parents ‘we have to do better’ in State of the Union address to America

“What happened to Tyre in Memphis happens too often’, the US President says in speech to Congress

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Wednesday briefing: Five key takeaways from Biden’s rowdy State of the Union

In today’s newsletter: US president uses unity message to attack Republicans – and set up bid for a second term

The Guardian - UK

Biden to call for congressional action on guns, police misconduct - Roll Call

President Joe Biden plans to renew calls for Congress to use legislation and funding to address gun violence, policing and criminal justice.

Roll Call

Jill Biden invites Rolling Meadows H.S. student to sit in her box at the State of the Union address

RowVaughn and Rodney Wells, the mother and stepfather of Tyre Nichols, who died after a police beating in Memphis, Tenn., will also be guests of the first lady.

Chicago Sun-Times

State of the Union guests to highlight divisiveness on foreign, domestic issues - Roll Call

Republicans may look to highlight Biden's foibles on foreign policy with their SOTU guests, while Democrats look to domestic issues.

Roll Call

What is the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and is it likely to pass?

‘We need to get that bill passed,’ Tyre Nichols’s mother said at his funeral – but what is it, and will Congress ever act?

The Guardian - US

Tyre Nichols' mom, chief: Women on two sides of a tragedy

Tyre Nichols’ mother and Memphis police chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis are two women caught on different sides of a tragedy

The Independent UK

Tyre Nichols funeral: Kamala Harris calls on Congress to reform policing in America

Vice President demands Congress pass the George Floyd Justice and Policing Act as thousands attend funeral of man who died after being beaten by police

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Seventh Memphis police officer suspended in Tyre Nichols death investigation

The Memphis Police Department has disciplined two more officers involved in the arrest, beating and death of Tyre Nichols, the department said Monday, widening the circle of punishment for a killing that has already led to the murder indictment of five officers and outraged the nation with another display of…

The Independent UK

6th Memphis officer relieved of duty in Nichols arrest

A police spokeswoman says a sixth Memphis Police Department officer has been disciplined for his involvement in the brutal beating and arrest of Tyre Nichols

The Independent UK

Tyre Nichols six-word plea revealed as distressing footage lays bare Memphis police brutality

Memphis police department officers can be heard shouting to Tyre Nichols in one video: ‘B**ch put your hands behind your back before I break them’

The Independent UK

Tyre Nichols’ parents to attend State of the Union

RowVaughn Wells and Rodney Wells accept the invitation

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The Independent UK

Mother of Tyre Nichols on police officers charged with his murder: ‘I hate that five Black men did this’

Rodney Wells described son as a ‘sweetheart’ who had a ‘very infectious personality’

WEKU

Mostly peaceful protests held across the U.S. after release of Tyre Nichols footage

In Memphis, where Nichols died, protesters shut down a major highway and chanted "justice for Tyre" before later disbanding. Demonstrations across the U.S. were largely peaceful.

Los Angeles Times

‘I was hitting him with straight haymakers, dog’: Tyre Nichols police beating video released

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The city of Memphis released nearly an hour of graphic video Friday evening showing the beating of Tyre Nichols, footage capturing the moment-by-moment developments of a traffic stop that spiraled into a savage display of force, once again leaving an American city reeling from police violence.

Los Angeles Times

Memphis releases graphic video of Tyre Nichols’ brutal beating; family calls for peaceful protest

The Independent UK

Tyre Nichols six-word plea revealed as distressing footage lays bare Memphis police brutality

Memphis police department officers can be heard shouting to Tyre Nichols in one video: ‘B**ch put your hands behind your back before I break them’

The Independent UK

Tyre Nichols pleads for help as mocking Memphis officers brutally beat him in four videos of deadly arrest

‘B**ch put your hands behind your back before I break them’ says one officer

Evening Standard

Tyre Nichols: Memphis braced for release of police beating video

Father died in US city three days after confrontation with five officers

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