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Expert: Lack of oxygen killed George Floyd, not drugs
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Expert: Lack of oxygen killed George Floyd, not drugs

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from being pinned to the pavement with a knee on his…
Police chief: Fired cop broke policy in pinning Floyd
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Police chief: Fired cop broke policy in pinning Floyd

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis police chief who called George Floyd’s death “murder” soon after it happened testified that Officer…
Floyd spurred broad push for change globally, activists say
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Floyd spurred broad push for change globally, activists say

Richard Wallace had seen it all before, and he wasn’t hopeful. It was, he thought, the same old story: Police…
‘I am a child!’ Pepper spray reflects policing of Black kids
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‘I am a child!’ Pepper spray reflects policing of Black kids

The nine-year-old Black girl sat handcuffed in the backseat of a police car, distraught and crying for her father as…
More than 100 arrested after protests over a Black man’s death in police custody
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More than 100 arrested after protests over a Black man’s death in police custody

(CNN) – More than a hundred people were arrested in Brussels on Wednesday night after violent protests over the death…
No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake
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No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin prosecutor declined Tuesday to file charges against a white police officer who shot a…
Ohio police officer fired in fatal shooting of Black man
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Ohio police officer fired in fatal shooting of Black man

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A white Ohio police officer was fired Monday after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting 47-year-old…
Police arrest 10 in Portland, 50 in New York on night after US vote
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Police arrest 10 in Portland, 50 in New York on night after US vote

(Reuters) – Police in the city of Portland made arrests and seized fireworks, hammers and a rifle after late night…
Philly shooting brings policing, racism back into campaign
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Philly shooting brings policing, racism back into campaign

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The fatal shooting of another Black man on America’s streets by police — with subsequent unrest —…
Philadelphia victim’s family sought ambulance, not police
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Philadelphia victim’s family sought ambulance, not police

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The family of a Black man killed by Philadelphia police officers in a shooting caught on video…
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