Congress is now at a familiar impasse despite polling that shows Americans overwhelmingly want changes.
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Icons of 1960s Civil Rights Movement voice cautious optimism
Some of the leaders gave their thoughts on the current protests across the country sparked by police slayings of Black men in Minneapolis and Atlanta.
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The Latest: Racial equality groups grapple with surge in donations
The latest on protests against racism and police brutality around the U.S. and the world. NEW YORK — A flood of donations following the death of George Floyd has left racial equality and social justice groups in a position they might never have expected to be in: figuring out what to do with a surplus […]
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Police officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting fired
Brett Hankison was one of three officers who stormed Taylor’s Louisville home on March 13 during a narcotics investigation with a no-knock warrant looking for a suspect who did not live there and found no drugs inside.
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Crowds mourn Rayshard Brooks at storied Atlanta church
Brooks, 27, was shot twice by a white Atlanta police officer following a struggle in a Wendy’s parking lot on June 12.
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Waterville City Council combines differing Black lives matter resolutions after heated debate
Councilors voted Tuesday to add some of Councilor Flavia Oliveira’s alternate decree to Phil Bofia’s resolution about Black Lives Matter, but the debate proved divisive as another councilor declared, “All lives matter.”
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Congress stalls on policing overhaul, despite public outcry
Congress is hitting an impasse on policing legislation, despite widespread public support for changes in response to the killings of Black people.
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Sports digest: NYA hires Matt Williams as its boys’ soccer coach
The Cheverus High graduate played in college for the University of Cincinnati.
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Nearly everyone in U.S. backs criminal justice reform, poll finds
Majorities of Democrats and Republicans alike strongly support establishing clear standards for police use of force, requiring officers to wear video cameras and report misconduct by their peers.
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Protesters in Washington try to pull down Andrew Jackson statue
Protesters tried to pull down the statue of President Andrew Jackson near the White House on Monday night before being dispersed by police.