Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on charges of murder and manslaughter, nearly a year after he kneeled on George Floyd’s neck for nine minutes and twenty-nine seconds.
Prosecutors continued to make their case Wednesday as the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd, proceeds through its second week.
This year’s observance comes as the UN reports women, particularly women of color, face especially high rates of unemployment.
As the United States surpassed five million confirmed cases of the coronavirus, talks on Capitol Hill for a new coronavirus relief bill remain at an impasse, leading President Donald Trump to sign executive orders.
More than four and a half million cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the United States and June statistics show unemployment is at over 11 percent. Senate Republicans and House Democrats remain at odds over a relief bill for American citizens.
With more than four million confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the country, many U.S. states are pausing reopening efforts, leaving those who remain unemployed unsure about their futures. Senate Republicans plan to introduce another coronavirus relief bill this week.
New guidelines introduced this week by U.S. immigration will require international students to leave the U.S. if they do not attend class on campus in person. But students already in the U.S. on F-1 visas will face challenges trying to go home amid a global pandemic.
Monsoon rains have inundated parts of India and Pakistan this week.
