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Biden monitoring situation as Tyre Nichols video released -White House

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Reuters
Published: Jan 27, 2023, 19:52 UTC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Friday was monitoring the situation in Memphis on Friday ahead of the release of a video in the death of Tyre Nichols while in police custody, the White House said.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Friday was monitoring the situation in Memphis on Friday ahead of the release of a video in the death of Tyre Nichols while in police custody, the White House said.

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(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland; Editing by Mark Porter)

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