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The killing of George Floyd: What we know
The killing of George Floyd, 46, of St. Louis Park, who repeatedly told a Minneapolis police officer he couldn’t breathe as the officer knelt on his neck on May 25, sparked mass protests at dozens of cities across the nation and days of widespread looting, fires and destruction in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Here are the details and timeline of the case.
June 1 update on COVID-19 in MN: 1,050 deaths; officials brace for spike from Floyd protests
As Minnesota and health officials expect a spike in cases related to mass protests over the police killing of George Floyd, the state is coming up with a plan to allow demonstrators access to testing even if they don't have symptoms.
Floyd protests: Curfew compliance, cops' response ease the chaos
A rapid, overwhelming response by the Minnesota National Guard and law enforcement, together with the willingness of many to heed an 8 p.m. curfew, helped restore order in the Twin Cities Saturday overnight into Sunday.
Pentagon puts military police on alert to go to Minneapolis
The Pentagon took the rare step of ordering the Army to put several active-duty U.S. military police units on the ready to deploy to Minneapolis, where the police killing of George Floyd sparked the widespread protests.