MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis school board has voted to end its contract with the Minneapolis Police Department following the death last week of George Floyd. The investigation follows the arrest and charges against former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, a white officer who knelt on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes before he died. The initiative, originally called #TheShowMustBePaused, is a response to the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and other victims of racial violence. 2:10 p.m.TEL AVIV, Israel —Over 200 demonstrators protested outside the U.S. diplomatic mission in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to decry the killing of George Floyd. There was also a peaceful protest Monday night in Milwaukee in reaction to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Source: thestar June 02, 2020 15:15 UTC