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Emmy winners highlight push for social justice
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September 21, 2020
Emmy winners highlight push for social justice
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Regina King and Uzo Aduba used the come-as-you-are fashion edict for Sunday’s virtual Emmy Awards to…
Feds explored possibly charging Portland officials in unrest
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September 18, 2020
Feds explored possibly charging Portland officials in unrest
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department explored whether it could pursue either criminal or civil rights charges against city officials…
300 and counting: Push by feds to arrest in US protests
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September 17, 2020
300 and counting: Push by feds to arrest in US protests
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a private call with federal prosecutors across the country, Attorney General William Barr’s message was clear:…
Despite Trump’s ‘law and order’ rhetoric, protesters won’t back down
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September 11, 2020
Despite Trump’s ‘law and order’ rhetoric, protesters won’t back down
(Reuters) – Anti-racism protesters recognize the risk that comes with their calls for equal justice, knowing that for all their…
Trump supporters rally near Portland and at Oregon Capitol
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September 8, 2020
Trump supporters rally near Portland and at Oregon Capitol
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered on Labor Day in a small town south of Portland for a…
Portland, Oregon, demonstrators gather near police precinct
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September 7, 2020
Portland, Oregon, demonstrators gather near police precinct
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Demonstrators against police brutality gathered Sunday night near a police precinct on the city’s north side.…
BLM rallies, memorial for man killed in Portland shooting
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September 6, 2020
BLM rallies, memorial for man killed in Portland shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — People gathered for Black Lives Matter rallies Saturday evening in Portland, Oregon, and a memorial was…
Portland protests reach 100 consecutive days this weekend
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September 5, 2020
Portland protests reach 100 consecutive days this weekend
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Law enforcement declared an unlawful assembly Friday night after protesters marched through the streets of Portland…
Racial tensions roiling US pose target for election meddling
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September 5, 2020
Racial tensions roiling US pose target for election meddling
WASHINGTON (AP) — The tensions coursing through the United States over racism and policing are likely targets for adversaries seeking…
Biden, in Kenosha, says US confronting ‘original sin’
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September 4, 2020
Biden, in Kenosha, says US confronting ‘original sin’
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Joe Biden told residents of Kenosha, Wisconsin, that recent turmoil following the police shooting of Jacob…