Prosecutors claimed in closing arguments Monday that Rittenhouse was a ‘wannabe soldier’ who provoked bloodshed by bringing a semi-automatic rifle to a protest, while the defense countered that Rittenhouse acted in self-defense.
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Officer: Ahmaud Arbery would have received trespass warning
A police officer says he would have given Ahmaud Arbery a warning for trespassing inside the unfinished home from which the young Black man was seen running before he was chased and fatally shot
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Jury selection begins in trial for Charlottesville white nationalist rally’s planners
A civil trial in Charlottesville, Virginia will determine whether white nationalists who planned the so-called “Unite the Right” rally will be held responsible for the violence.
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Democrats see political peril in replacing Minneapolis police department
As a city that has become synonymous with police abuse wrestles with police reform, the effort is sharply dividing Democrats along ideological lines.
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National Cathedral names artist to replace Confederate windows
The windows will replace a set that honored two Confederate generals, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, with saint-like reverence and included a Confederate flag.
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Former Georgia prosecutor charged with misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery’s death
The indictment says the former district attorney showed ‘favor and affection’ toward the men charged and interfered with police officers at the scene.
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Federal judge sidesteps allegation of racial profiling in Maine traffic stop
A judge orders that a drug case can move forward despite allegations the suspect was targeted by a state trooper because he is Black.
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Review of June 2020 protest describes restraint by Portland police officers amid chaos
Last year’s June 1 protest of George Floyd’s killing was largely peaceful, but clashes after nightfall posed an unprecedented challenge for police, who could have been better prepared, a report concludes.
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Family seeks 2nd chance at charging officer in man’s death
A Milwaukee judge could implement a little-used procedure to charge the officer directly.
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Biden decries ‘horrific’ Tulsa massacre in emotional speech
His commemoration of the deaths of hundreds of Black people killed by a white mob a century ago comes amid the current national reckoning on racial justice.