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Witness: Floyd didn't resist arrest, tried to defuse things

Witness: Floyd didn't resist arrest, tried to defuse things

A man who was with George Floyd on the night he died said his friend did not resist arrest and instead tried to defuse the situation before he ended up handcuffed on the ground and pleading for air as an officer pressed a knee against his neck.
by The Associated Press

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Police injure protester in Buffalo as demonstrations continue nationwide

Police injure protester in Buffalo as demonstrations continue nationwide

Buffalo, N.Y., officers, sweeping through an area to be cleared after curfew, shoved a man. He hit his head and bled onto the sidewalk. Also in New York City, officers moved against curfew violators.
by Hannah Hagemann and Suzanne Nuyen

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Former Joint Chiefs chair condemns Trump's threat to use military at protests

Former Joint Chiefs chair condemns Trump's threat to use military at protests

In rare remarks, retired Gen. Martin Dempsey rebuked the president's threat to use military troops against protesters as "dangerous," saying it would hurt relations between the military and civilians.
by Steve Inskeep

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'We can’t let this go': Calls for justice, changes as George Floyd honored in Minneapolis

'We can’t let this go': Calls for justice, changes as George Floyd honored in Minneapolis

Hundreds of family, friends, elected officials, celebrities and civil rights activists honored George Floyd in Minneapolis, the first stop in a series of memorials across the country.
by MPR News Staff

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'This is part of their history': Song, sorrow envelop Minneapolis park during Floyd memorial

'This is part of their history': Song, sorrow envelop Minneapolis park during Floyd memorial

As members of George Floyd's family remembered his life inside the chapel at North Central University in Minneapolis, a few hundred people gathered in a nearby park to listen. The sounds of song and sorrow poured through speakers placed outside the building for all to hear.
by Brandt Williams

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Being black in America: 'We have a place in this world, too'

Being black in America: 'We have a place in this world, too'

As protests continue around the country in response to several high-profile deaths of African Americans in recent weeks, black people say they are frustrated, fearful and fatigued.
by Maquita Peters

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Rashad Turner had wanted to be a cop. He founded a Black Lives Matter chapter instead

Rashad Turner had wanted to be a cop. He founded a Black Lives Matter chapter instead

The St. Paul native trained to be a police officer — because he wanted to help. To him, the cops were the good guys. But what once felt like a calling to wear a badge ended long ago.
by Matt Kwong, Noel King and Ashley Westerman

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As the nation chants her name, Breonna Taylor's family grieves a life 'robbed'

As the nation chants her name, Breonna Taylor's family grieves a life 'robbed'

Breonna Taylor's family and friends mourn her death — and process what it means for her to become a national symbol. Police in Louisville, Ky., shot and killed the 26-year-old EMT in March.
by Ari Shapiro, Jason Fuller and Becky Sullivan

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