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Pentagon chief rejects Trump's threat to use military to quell unrest

Pentagon chief rejects Trump's threat to use military to quell unrest

In a public break with President Trump, Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he does not support invoking the 1807 Insurrection Act and deploying troops to American streets.
by David Welna

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Cop in Floyd death got medals for valor and drew complaints

Cop in Floyd death got medals for valor and drew complaints

A Minneapolis police officer who used his knee to pin down George Floyd’s neck before his death had a record that included both medals for bravery and 17 complaints against him. 
by The Associated Press

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North Minneapolis church offers food lifeline

North Minneapolis church offers food lifeline

In places where access to food and other household needs was already limited, the arson and looting that grew out of some protests made the problem worse. At the corner of Broadway and Aldrich avenues in north Minneapolis, Sanctuary Covenant church has become the only place to pick up groceries for blocks.
by Alex Baumhardt

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Community voices on the aftermath of George Floyd's killing

Community voices on the aftermath of George Floyd's killing

Black voices have historically been silenced, marginalized or ignored. In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, MPR News guest host Marianne Combs made space to listen to and amplify black voices and experiences.
by Marianne Combs and Katie Moritz

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Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises

Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises

Former President Barack Obama is taking on an increasingly public role as the nation confronts a confluence of historic crises. Obama held a virtual town hall with young people Wednesday to discuss policing and the civil unrest that has followed Floyd’s death in Minneapolis.
by The Associated Press

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Armed neighborhood groups form in the absence of police protection

Armed neighborhood groups form in the absence of police protection

As break-ins and fires raged in the first days of protests over the killing of George Floyd, Minneapolis seemed to descend into a security vacuum. So volunteers banded together and stepped up.
by Leila Fadel

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What could a civil rights investigation uncover?

What could a civil rights investigation uncover?

More than a decade of Minneapolis Police Department practices will be reviewed as part of a new civil rights probe.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Attorneys, family call on prosecutors to amend Chauvin charges

Attorneys, family call on prosecutors to amend Chauvin charges

They say a third-degree murder charge could allow former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to “to evade the punishment warranted for his actions.”
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Esper breaks with Trump, opposes using military for protests

Esper breaks with Trump, opposes using military for protests

Breaking with President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday he opposes using military forces for law enforcement in containing current street protests.
by The Associated Press

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How a mother protects her black teenage son from the world

How a mother protects her black teenage son from the world

Minnesota state Rep. Ruth Richardson doesn't want her teenage son, Shawn, a track athlete, to go running outside. "You can't do the same things that your white friends do," she remembers telling him.
by Noel King, Matt Kwong, Ashley Westerman and James Doubek

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