Floyd eulogized at Minneapolis memorial in first of 3 events

By AARON MORRISON, NOMAAN MERCHANT and MATT SEDENSKY
MINNEAPOLIS — Hollywood celebrities, musicians and the politically powerful filed into a sanctuary in front of the golden casket of George Floyd for a memorial service Thursday as mourners began a three-city farewell to the man who was anonymous in life but sparked global protests for justice in death.
The service was held at North Central University for the 46-year-old out-of-work bouncer, who died May 25 after a white police officer pu