Tou Thao held back a small crowd of bystanders while Chauvin and two other officers were subduing Floyd, who police suspected of using a counterfeit $20 bill at a nearby store.
The US president expressed optimism that the verdict could mark a 'moment of significant change' for a nation he said had not done enough to confront racial injustice.
Floyd, 46, was killed in a brutal abuse of police force on 25 May 2020 during an arrest after a store clerk alleged he had passed a counterfeit 20 dollar bill in Minneapolis.
Gallup poll gives the most historical perspective, measuring Trump against his last 12 predecessors, going back to Harry S Truman. Obama left office with a 59% approval rating.
Grand Slam champ Naomi Osaka was among the sportspersons protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake who was shot in the back 7 times by police in Wisconsin.
Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.
The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.
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