Trudeau Resigns, Guantanamo Prisoner Release, Minneapolis Police Reform

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🗓️ 7 January 2025

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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he is resigning, only 15 detainees remain at the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay and the Minneapolis Police Department is now under federal oversight, nearly five years after the murder of George Floyd.

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0:00.0	Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is resigning after facing mounting calls to step down.
0:08.3	After a landslide victory during his first run as Prime Minister, how did he become so unpopular?
0:12.9	Ami Martinez, that's Michelle Martin, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:20.3	Nearly half of the detainees have been released from the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
0:26.0	Only 15 men remain.
0:27.9	What led to the dramatic transfers in the final weeks of the Biden administration.
0:31.4	And major changes are coming to the Minneapolis Police Department almost five years after the murder of George Floyd.
0:37.1	We now have a roadmap for reform that will help this community heal while strengthening
0:43.2	trust between law enforcement and the people they serve.
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