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San Francisco police will stop releasing mug shots, citing racial bias
San Francisco police will stop releasing the mug shots of people who have been arrested unless they pose a threat to the public, as part of an…
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Seattle police clearing out protest zone after weeks of demonstrations
Seattle police are working to clear out a protest zone in the city that has become “lawless and brutal” after weeks…
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NYC council passes budget with nearly $1B cuts to police, critics say it falls short
The New York City Council voted to pass the 2021 budget on Tuesday night with cuts to police funding after…
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Judge threatens to move George Floyd trial out of Minneapolis
A Minnesota judge on Monday warned that he’s likely to move the trials of four former police officers charged in…
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NYC mayor de Blasio announces plan to slash police budget by $1 billion
A week after a “defund the police” protest became a full-blown occupation outside City Hall, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced…
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Mississippi votes to remove Confederate emblem from state flag
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi lawmakers voted Sunday to surrender the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag more than a…
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Louisville police identify man fatally shot at protest over Breonna Taylor’s death
Police in Kentucky on Sunday identified a man who was fatally shot amid a protest over the killing of Breonna…
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‘Escalating’ far-right violence in U.S. to pose greatest terrorist threat: experts
Far-right extremism is by far the most common ideology behind terrorist incidents in the United States, according to a new…
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Princeton University to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from public policy school
Princeton University has announced plans to remove the name of former President Woodrow Wilson from its public policy school because…
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Seattle mayor meets with demonstrators in effort to remove protest zone
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan met with demonstrators Friday after some lay in the street or sat on barricades to thwart…
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Trump announces order to protect monuments after anti-racism protesters target statues
U.S. President Donald Trump used Twitter on Friday to call for the arrest of protesters involved in this week’s attempt…
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Elijah McClain’s family to conduct probe into why police were cleared in his death
The lawyer for the family of Elijah McClain, a Black man who died after being stopped by suburban Denver police…
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