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Derek Chauvin was today waking up in a maximum security prison where he has been placed on suicide watch after being found guilty on all three counts of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Yesterday's verdict triggered cheers outside the courthouse and massive celebrations across America while Joe Biden vowed to push through civil rights reforms after the killing he called a 'stain on the nation's soul.' Withing minutes Biden phoned Floyd's family to tell them that his death, which had sparked a wave of global Black Lives Matter protests, was going to 'change the world.'

Rep Matt Gaetz allegedly asked President Donald Trump for pre-emptive pardons for himself and his congressional allies for any crimes they may have committed months before he was revealed to be under federal investigation for sex trafficking. Two sources with knowledge of the situation told the New York Times that Gaetz, one of Trump's fiercest defenders, approached the president with the extraordinary request in his final weeks in office. It came as investigators with the Department of Justice began questioning Gaetz' associates about allegations against him, including that he'd had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl, according to the...