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Police declare riot at Seattle protests, make arrests
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Police declare riot at Seattle protests, make arrests

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police declared a riot Saturday following large demonstrations in the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood and deployed…
‘Very frightening’: Opposition grows to US agents in cities
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‘Very frightening’: Opposition grows to US agents in cities

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Trump administration is facing growing pushback — in the courts and on the streets —…
Trump to send federal forces to more ‘Democrat’ cities
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Trump to send federal forces to more ‘Democrat’ cities

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Monday said he would send law enforcement to more US cities, as a…
Thousands to walk off job to protest racial inequality
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Thousands to walk off job to protest racial inequality

NEW YORK (AP) — Organizers of a national workers strike say tens of thousands are set to walk off the…
Police contracts can stand in the way of accountability
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Police contracts can stand in the way of accountability

SEATTLE (AP) — A stipulation in a Kentucky police contract prohibited officials from initially firing the officers involved in Breonna…
Fires set, fences moved: Police call Portland protest a riot
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Fires set, fences moved: Police call Portland protest a riot

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Protesters broke into a building, set it on fire and started dumpster fires late Saturday night…
French protesters mark death of Black man in police custody
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French protesters mark death of Black man in police custody

BEAUMONT-SUR-OISE, France (AP) — Protesters marched in a Paris suburb Saturday to mark the fourth anniversary of the death of…
Body camera footage of Floyd arrest could show more of story
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Body camera footage of Floyd arrest could show more of story

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Video from the body cameras of two officers charged in George Floyd’s death is being made available…
Pandemic, racism compound worries about Black suicide rate
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Pandemic, racism compound worries about Black suicide rate

CHICAGO (AP) — Jasmin Pierre was 18 when she tried to end her life, overdosing on whatever pills she could…
Kenyan police fire teargas, arrest marchers protesting at brutality
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Kenyan police fire teargas, arrest marchers protesting at brutality

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police on Tuesday fired teargas and arrested activists gathering for a march against perceived government injustice…
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