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Sharpton at George Floyd's Minneapolis memorial service: ‘Get your knee off our necks'
The Rev. Al Sharpton and an attorney for George Floyd’s family called for justice during the Minneapolis service that was broadcast live. It’s the first of several memorial services to be held for Floyd in three cities over six days.
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.
Looted and smoldering, ‘Lake Street, the great street’ braces for more
As anger over the death of George Floyd led to violence and looting, a commercial corridor known for its mix of mom-and-pop businesses starts to pick up the pieces. 
'Unbelievable devastation': 1 dead as Floyd protests boil over again
A man was shot to death as protests over the death of George Floyd dissolved into looting Wednesday night in south Minneapolis, with streams of people pulling goods from local businesses. Fires, some of which are still burning, engulfed the Lake Street area in smoke.
Frey: Charge cop who restrained Floyd; state leaders vow action
“If you had done it, or I had done it, we would be behind bars right now,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said of the death of George Floyd while in police custody. Chief Medaria Arradondo urged respectful protests. State officials vowed a thorough probe.
Man dies in MPD custody, 4 cops fired; protesters, police clash
Protests turned violent Tuesday night in Minneapolis as anger over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died while in police custody, spilled out onto city streets. On Wednesday, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called for the officer who restrained Floyd to be charged.
'He never took anything for granted': Ad man remembered for support of arts, 'world-famous' pasta
Conrad Razidlo was an ad man and an artist, active in politics, the arts — and his family’s epic pasta competitions. He died April 13, of complications from COVID-19. He was 85.
'I didn't want him to feel alone': A daughter's complicated goodbye to her father
Civil war scattered Mohamed Omer’s family more than 30 years ago. He spent his life trying to unscatter them. Just a few years after finally arriving in Minnesota, on April 29, he died of COVID-19.
Police in St. Paul and Minneapolis are investigating fatal shootings that happened over the weekend. And five people were injured in two other shootings in Minneapolis.