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More statues fall as protests against racism continue across U.S.

More statues fall as protests against racism continue across U.S.

Protesters tore down more statues across the United States on Friday and Saturday, including the razing of a monument in a San Francisco park to the writer of America’s national anthem, who owned slaves. On the East Coast, more statues honoring Confederates were toppled.
by The Associated Press

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Manhattan's top federal prosecutor leaves job after standoff with Barr

Manhattan's top federal prosecutor leaves job after standoff with Barr

An unusual standoff between Attorney General William Barr and Manhattan's top federal prosecutor ended Saturday when the prosecutor agreed to leave his job with an assurance that investigations by the prosecutor's office into the president's allies would not be disturbed.
by The Associated Press

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Photos: Minnesotans gather for Juneteenth

Photos: Minnesotans gather for Juneteenth

People around Minnesota gathered Friday to celebrate, protest, reflect and just be together for Juneteenth. Marches, rallies and celebrations took place in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth and other communities.
by Evan Frost, Christine T. Nguyen and Derek Montgomery

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Justice Department tries to oust U.S. attorney investigating Trump allies

Justice Department tries to oust U.S. attorney investigating Trump allies

The Justice Department moved abruptly Friday night to oust Geoffrey S. Berman, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan overseeing key prosecutions of President Trump’s allies. But Berman said he was refusing to leave his post and his ongoing investigations would continue.
by The Associated Press

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Special session ends without deal on policing, bonding

Special session ends without deal on policing, bonding

Lawmakers ended their special session Saturday morning without an agreement on police accountability. Talks on a construction projects bill and a coronavirus relief plan were also unproductive.
by Brian Bakst

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Man arrested in police station arson head back to Minnesota

Man arrested in police station arson head back to Minnesota

A Minnesota man arrested in Colorado on suspicion of setting some of the fires that destroyed a Minneapolis police station on a night when protests over the killing of George Floyd turned violent is returning to his home state to face prosecution.
by The Associated Press

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St. Paul anti-violence activists plead for killing to stop

St. Paul anti-violence activists plead for killing to stop

A small group of anti-violence activists gathered in the parking lot of a strip club in St. Paul Friday afternoon to mourn a young woman who was shot to death there last weekend.
by Jon Collins

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In Minn., across the U.S., Juneteenth 'tinted with sorrow' and buoyed by hope

In Minn., across the U.S., Juneteenth 'tinted with sorrow' and buoyed by hope

Rallies took place from the Twin Cities to Atlanta to Los Angeles — including in Galveston, Texas, where the holiday was born. Amid a reckoning around race, this year's Juneteenth has an even more urgent meaning.
by Colin Dwyer and MPR News Staff

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Fargo Juneteenth organizers blame threats for low turnout

Fargo Juneteenth organizers blame threats for low turnout

Organizers of a peaceful march in the Fargo-Moorhead area on Friday to celebrate Juneteenth and denounce racial injustice said threats by city leaders and a federal prosecutor contributed to a low turnout, but promised there would be a better showing at a weekend protest.
by The Associated Press

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