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Suspect in fatal shooting of Portland right-wing protester killed by law enforcement

Suspect in fatal shooting of Portland right-wing protester killed by law enforcement

A team of law enforcement officers fatally shot a man suspected of being the gunman who killed a supporter of a right-wing group in Portland, Ore., last week after a caravan of Donald Trump backers rode through downtown. 
by Conrad Wilson and Kimberley Freda

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In Breonna Taylor's hometown, 90-day protest becomes family

In Breonna Taylor's hometown, 90-day protest becomes family

Demonstrators arrived at the nondescript park in Louisville, Ky., months ago to demand justice for George Floyd and for Breonna Taylor. The demonstrators were strangers to each other then. They were faces in a sea of humanity, unaware that their devotion to this square would soon tether them together. 
by The Associated Press

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Yao Yang seeks generational change at Hmong Chamber of Commerce

Yao Yang seeks generational change at Hmong Chamber of Commerce

Some women business owners say they’ve felt neglected by the Minnesota Hmong Chamber of Commerce. Yao Yang is determined to change that.

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Biden, in Kenosha, says U.S. confronting 'original sin'

Biden, in Kenosha, says U.S. confronting 'original sin'

Joe Biden told residents of Kenosha, Wis., that recent turmoil following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, could help Americans confront centuries of systemic racism, drawing a sharp contrast with President Donald Trump amid a reckoning that has galvanized the nation.
by The Associated Press

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2020 is the year of the woman donor: Campaign contributions surge

2020 is the year of the woman donor: Campaign contributions surge

The share of female donors has surged to more than 43 percent this year, and it could make a big difference in some of this year's closest political races.
by Jim Zarroli

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Trump's base is shrinking as whites without a college degree continue to decline

Trump's base is shrinking as whites without a college degree continue to decline

Whites without a college degree have gone from 45 percent of eligible voters in 2016 to 41 percent, per a Brookings Institution and NPR analysis. Meanwhile, whites with a degree and Latinos are on the rise.
by Domenico Montanaro

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APM Reports documentary: Black at Mizzou — Confronting race on campus

APM Reports documentary: Black at Mizzou — Confronting race on campus

In 2015, Lauren Brown left her mostly Black neighborhood in Chicago for the University of Missouri. Moving to a predominantly white college was a huge shock, made even more difficult by the racial harassment she faced that fall. That same semester, the campus erupted in protests that made international news. Brown is the host of this APM Reports documentary, “Black at Mizzou: Confronting race on campus.”
by MPR News Staff

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