HOUSTON — Thousands of mourners filed past George Floyd's coffin Monday (June 8) ahead of the African-American's funeral in his native Houston as a court set bail at US$1 million (S$1.39 million) for the white officer charged with his murder in a case that has sparked once-in-a-generation protests against police brutality.
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