One group, which is working toward a ‘police-free Minneapolis’ argues the move is about reallocating resources and funding away from police and putting it toward community-based models of safety.
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Officials urge protesters to get coronavirus tests
New York City officials have lifted a curfew amid protests of police brutality and racial injustice following the death of George Floyd.
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Watery end for statue of slave trader in U.K. city
Anti-racism protesters in Bristol dump the bronze memorial of Edward Colston it into a harbor.
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Trump says party is pulling convention from North Carolina
Governors of Tennessee, Florida and Georgia say they would be interested in hosting.
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Curfews, pandemic test voters in primaries held amid unrest
With no real competition, Biden wins in Indiana, Rhode Island, Maryland, South Dakota, New Mexico and Pennsylvania.
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D.C. officials push back on aggressive response to protests
Between the pandemic and protests, the National Guard has been deployed at its highest level in recent history, with more than 66,700 soldiers and airman.
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Protests in top 25 virus hot spots ignite fears of contagion
Ramsey and Hennepin counties, home to the Twin Cities, ranked seventh and eighth for the highest per capita new cases in the AP analysis.
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Republicans’ criticism muted on Trump’s handling of protests
Maine Sen. Susan Collins says the president ‘came across as unsympathetic and insensitive.’
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Minnesota files civil rights charge against police in Floyd death
The investigation will scrutinize the police department’s policies, procedures and practices over the past 10 years to determine if the force has engaged in systemic discrimination.
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Looting devastates businesses already shaken by virus
Many owners say they understand the outrage that has erupted over the killing of George Floyd last week.