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  • Monday, 12 April, 2021
    US race relations
    Minnesota police chief says officer shot and killed black man in error

    Incident that led to Daunte Wright’s death involved ‘accidental’ use of gun instead of taser

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  • Monday, 12 April, 2021
    Special ReportResponsible Business Education
    Slow progress on race hampers business school diversity push

    MBA programmes are improving access for minority groups, but considerable barriers remain

  • Sunday, 11 April, 2021
    The Big Read
    ‘People are on pins and needles’: the Chauvin trial and race in America

    The world is watching the court case of the former police officer accused of murdering George Floyd

  • Friday, 9 April, 2021
    US race relations
    Medical examiner says police use of force was factor in George Floyd’s death

    Testimony comes as Derek Chauvin’s lawyers and prosecutors wrangle over cause of fatality

  • Thursday, 8 April, 2021
    US immigration
    Unaccompanied children at US-Mexico border hits record high

    Pressure on Biden administration to counter rise in migrants from Central America

  • Thursday, 8 April, 2021
    US race relations
    Medical expert says George Floyd died from ‘low level of oxygen’

    Jurors hear testimony over cause of death in trial of former police officer charged with murder

  • Saturday, 3 April, 2021
    US politics & policy
    Police officer dies after man rams car into US Capitol barricades

    Suspect wielded knife before being fatally shot in second attack on seat of Congress in 3 months

  • Friday, 2 April, 2021
    News in-depthUS politics & policy
    US companies heed plea to join voting rights battle

    Dozens of groups express solidarity after black executives urge more to oppose ‘discriminatory legislation’

  • Thursday, 1 April, 2021
    US immigration
    US to begin processing worker visas suspended under Trump

    Biden administration allows pandemic-era restrictions decried by businesses to lapse

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  • Wednesday, 31 March, 2021
    Racial equality
    Coke and Delta denounce Georgia voting restrictions

    Atlanta-based companies take more forceful stand after black business leaders urge action

  • Wednesday, 31 March, 2021
    Cannabis industry
    New York legalises cannabis after years of debate

    State becomes the 16th in the US to allow marijuana sales after lawmakers broker agreement

  • Wednesday, 31 March, 2021
    Financial services
    Do you work in finance? How is the industry working to increase racial diversity?

    Share your experience confidentially with our journalists

  • Monday, 29 March, 2021
    George Floyd protests
    Trial begins for former police officer charged with George Floyd’s death

    Prosecution and defence offer competing narratives on cause of death that sparked global outrage

  • Monday, 29 March, 2021
    Patti Waldmeir
    American but still ‘Asian enough’ to be attacked

    Transracial adoptees look for a sense of belonging as they are targeted by racist hate in the US

  • Sunday, 28 March, 2021
    US gun violence
    US gun control activists hope this time will be different

    Democratic lawmakers see opening in weakened NRA and popular support for background checks

  • Sunday, 28 March, 2021
    US race relations
    Derek Chauvin trial: the ‘clear challenges’ prosecutors face in police cases

    The video of George Floyd’s death that captured the world’s attention will be just one factor in jurors’ decision

  • Thursday, 25 March, 2021
    Joe Biden
    Biden doubles vaccine goal to 200m in first 100 days

    US president also defends record on immigration at first White House news conference

  • Thursday, 25 March, 2021
    Social Media
    Zuckerberg says Facebook not responsible for US Capitol riots

    Lawmakers call on social media CEOs to do more to police content and curb misinformation

  • Thursday, 25 March, 2021
    Global InsightEdward Luce
    America’s growing fixation on race

    Conservatives and liberals increasingly view the world through the lens of group identity

  • Thursday, 25 March, 2021
    US politics & policy
    Corporate money trickles back to Republicans after Capitol riots

    Donations to fundraising vehicles increase despite pledge to pause in wake of attack

  • Thursday, 25 March, 2021
    Covid-19 vaccines
    A new target in the US vaccine rollout: reluctant Republicans

    Officials are worried about pockets of jab hesitancy among people who voted for Donald Trump

  • Tuesday, 23 March, 2021
    US gun violence
    Biden calls to tighten gun laws after Colorado shooting

    US president urges Congress to enact assault weapons ban and toughen background checks for purchases

  • Monday, 22 March, 2021
    McKinsey
    McKinsey reaches $45m opioid settlement with Nevada

    Agreement brings consultancy’s total bill for prescription painkiller advice to $619m

  • Monday, 22 March, 2021
    US immigration
    US officials visit Mexico and Guatemala to discuss migration

    Biden administration seeks to stem tide of border crossings, especially by unaccompanied minors

  • Sunday, 21 March, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Border crisis threatens the Biden honeymoon

    The US president must risk upsetting his own party to control migration

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