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2021 Year in Review: The Olympics, Tokyo, and Beijing

03:40 After being delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics finally went ahead in 2021, although the games took place in largely empty arenas. The focus now turns to Bei

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Farmers turn to technology to tackle labor shortage in the U.S.

02:17 A key issue forfarmers in​the U.S. and indeed around the world inrecent years has been labor shortages from fruit pickers to highly skilled combine and tractor operators.But asolu

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Activists, community members fight anti-Asian hate crime

03:21 U.S. PresidentJoe Bidenrecently signed into law the COVID-19HateCrimes Act. It is aimed at addressing the rise in anti-Asianattacks.Although widely welcomed,AsianAmerican communit

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Agricultural industry remains optimistic following difficult year

02:36 Thousands offarmersand agricultural manufacturers are gathering in Illinois for the Farm Progress Show.The event showcases the latest agricultural products.Despite last year’s dif

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How one Chinese bakery survived amid COVID-19

02:12 A small Chinese bakery in Chicago has been producing baked goods for four decades through good times and bad.Even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the more things change, the more they

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Afghan refugees begin resettlement at historic army base

02:35 On Wednesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said more than 82,000 people have been evacuated ahead of the August 31st deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan. Refugees will be

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Can U.S. infrastructure plan do enough to fix water systems?

03:06 Part of U.S. President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan includes a proposal to upgrade the country’s water distribution system by eliminating lead pipes. Some $45 billion has been

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How redlining shaped Black America

03:06 Redliningwas a housing policysanctioned for some 40 yearsin the U.S. - through the late 1960s - that kept Blacks and other minorities from owning homes and building wealth.Though

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Judge sentences Derek Chauvin to nearly 23 years

03:01 In Minneapolis, a judge sentences a former police officer to nearly 23 years behind bars for killing George Floyd.Floyd's murder was captured on video last summer sparking nationw

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Minneapolis awaits Chauvin's sentencing

02:59 Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted of murdering GeorgeFloyd,will be sentenced on Friday.Chauvin was found guilty of second and third-degree murder as well as secon

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Minneapolis marks one-year anniversary of George Floyd killing

02:42 In Minneapolis, hundreds have paid their respects toGeorgeFloydat the spot where he was killed a year ago.Although the focus has been on a celebration ofFloyd's life, theoccasionh

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Memorial rally held to mark one year since death of George Floyd

02:48 Tuesdaywill mark one year sinceGeorge Floyd ​died on a street corner in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Since then, there has been a murder conviction for Derek Chauvin, the White police o

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Exhibitions to mark one year George Floyd anniversary

02:43 Thetrauma of GeorgeFloyd'sdeatha year agomanifested itself in many ways in Minneapolis.Thousands took to the streetsto protest the murder of an unarmed Black man by a White police

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George Floyd Justice in Policing Act awaits passage

03:25 May 25 marks the one-yearanniversary of George Floyd’s death.Although the now former police officer, Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder, new legislation aimed at stopping si

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Local newspaper recounts strained racial relations in Minneapolis

02:47 Minneapolis has become a focal point for civil rights protests over the last yearfollowing the murder of George Floyd by police officer Derek Chauvin.Floyd’s death prompted the wo

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Minneapolis looks to future of policing after Chauvin verdict

03:26 Last month, former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second- and third-degree murder​forthe death of George Floyd,​as well as second-degree manslaughter.That outcom

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Timeline of events that led to Derek Chauvin’s murder conviction

04:32 In the U.S., ex-police officer Derek Chauvin convicted this week of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd during an arrest last year, will be sentenced on June 16,