Men who killed Arbery to face federal hate crime charges

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Three white men were found guilty Wednesday on multiple counts of murder and other charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, who was Black. Greg McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan were convicted on charges of felony murder for chasing and killing Arbery in Georgia last year. The verdict was closely watched around the country. Amna Nawaz reports.

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