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Biden calls George Floyd killing 'an act of brutality'

Biden calls George Floyd killing 'an act of brutality'

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee called on the nation to better empathize with the pain of black Americans in the wake of the death of the black man by a white police officer.
by Alana Wise

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'This is not grieving': Fires, looting rock Mpls. in Floyd protests

'This is not grieving': Fires, looting rock Mpls. in Floyd protests

Gov. Tim Walz called the ongoing mayhem “life threatening” and said he would call up 1,000 more Guard members in the state’s largest-ever civil deployment. The state’s public safety chief said they were battling an “armed … entrenched group of rioters.”
by MPR News Staff

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Obama on George Floyd's death and the 'maddening' normalcy of racism

Obama on George Floyd's death and the 'maddening' normalcy of racism

Former President Barack Obama has responded to the Minneapolis death that has set off protests and drawn national attention, including President Trump's. Read his full statement.
by Dana Farrington

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Weary from looting and arson, south Minneapolis asks: Where are the police?

Weary from looting and arson, south Minneapolis asks: Where are the police?

As looting and rioting spread to residential neighborhoods, outrage and heartbreak settle in. Residents and business owners say they feel abandoned by the city. Gov. Tim Walz is promising to restore order Friday and into the weekend.
by Jon Collins

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Officer accused in Floyd's death opened fire on 2 people

Officer accused in Floyd's death opened fire on 2 people

The white Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck while he was handcuffed opened fire on two people during his career and had nearly 20 complaints and two letters of reprimand filed against him.
by The Associated Press

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Floyd protests: How did we get here?

Floyd protests: How did we get here?

Demonstrators say it wasn't only the killing of George Floyd while in police custody that led to this week's protests in the Twin Cities — anger and frustration has been building for decades.
by Angela Davis and Katie Moritz

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Ex-Minneapolis cop charged with murder, manslaughter in Floyd death

Ex-Minneapolis cop charged with murder, manslaughter in Floyd death

The criminal complaint says then-officer Derek Chauvin kept his knee on the neck of a handcuffed, prone George Floyd for nearly nine minutes — including nearly three minutes when Floyd was unresponsive. Bystander video captured much of it.
by MPR News Staff

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Twitter adds 'glorifying violence' warning to Trump tweet

Twitter adds 'glorifying violence' warning to Trump tweet

Twitter has added a warning to one of President Trump's tweets about protests in Minneapolis, saying it violated the platform's rules about "glorifying violence."
by The Associated Press

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Photos: Shifting images of peace, chaos in the Twin Cities

Photos: Shifting images of peace, chaos in the Twin Cities

Pictures captured a mostly peaceful crowd marching in the early evening in downtown Minneapolis as looting continued in St. Paul’s Midway neighborhood. But after 9 p.m., fire and tear gas had found their way back to Minneapolis.
by MPR News Staff

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Police, experts condemn knee restraint used on George Floyd

Police, experts condemn knee restraint used on George Floyd

Police around the U.S. and law enforcement experts are broadly condemning the way George Floyd, who died in police custody, was restrained by a Minneapolis officer who dug his knee into the man's neck.
by The Associated Press

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