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George Floyd to be Buried Tuesday

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   Family and friends are set to honor George Floyd with a private funeral
   Tuesday in the U.S. city of Houston, two weeks after his death in
   police custody inspired renewed protests against police brutality in
   numerous cities across the country.

   After the funeral, Houston police will escort the funeral procession to
   the nearby city of Pearland, where Floyd will be buried next to his
   mother.

   Houston's city hall was lit up Monday night in crimson and gold, the
   colors of the high school Floyd attended, in remembrance of his life.
   Other cities joined the effort, with crimson and gold lights shining on
   city halls in Los Angeles, Boston, Oakland, Las Vegas, New York and
   elsewhere.

   The public had their chance to pay their respects Monday, as thousands
   of people streamed throughThe Fountain of Praise churchto view Floyd's
   open casket.Memorials werealsoheld last week in Minneapolis and
   Raeford, North Carolina, near where Floyd was born.

   Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott was among those who paid
   tributeMonday. He told reporters outside the church that he will
   include Floyd's family in discussions about police reform.

   "George Floyd has not died in vain. His life will be a living legacy
   about the way that America and Texasrespondsto this tragedy," Abbott
   said.

   Outside the church, organizers assembled a large floral arrangement
   with white roses to spell the initials BLM for Black Lives Matter.

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