The latest on protests against racism and police brutality from around the U.S. WASHINGTON — A Senate impasse over a widely backed bill to designate lynching as a federal hate crime boiled over Thursday in an emotional debate cast against a backdrop of widespread protests over police treatment of African Americans. Raw feelings were evident […]
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Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises
The former president holds a virtual town hall event in the midst of the pandemic and protests over race and police brutality.
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Murder charge upgraded, 3 other officers charged in George Floyd’s death
Prosecutors are charging the Minneapolis police officer accused of pressing his knee against George Floyd’s neck with second-degree murder, and for the first time are leveling charges against 3 other officers
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Family demands charges against all 4 officers in Floyd death
George Floyd’s family has demanded the arrest of all four police officers involved in his death
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Nation’s streets calmest in days; police credit curfews
Earlier curfews and efforts by protesters to contain the lawlessness were credited with preventing more widespread damage to businesses in New York and other cities overnight.
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The Latest: Thousands in Europe decry racial injustice, police violence
The latest news on protests against police brutality and racism around the U.S.: LONDON — Thousands of people demonstrated in London on Wednesday against police violence and racial injustice following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which has set off days of unrest in the United States. In Athens, police fired tear gas to […]
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AP sources: White House softens on sending troops to states
President Donald Trump appears to be privately backing off his threat to deploy troops to the states in order to quell protests over police brutality
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Confederate monuments targeted by protests come down
The base of a Confederate monument in Alabama is all that remains Tuesday morning in Birmingham’s Linn Park.
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USM plans for equity training, scholarships in response to Floyd death
The university will be expanding racial equity training to include campus police and prioritizing scholarship funding for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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Waterville fire chief: Alleged white power gesture in photo made ‘unknowingly’
Waterville Fire Chief Shawn Esler said he investigated the allegation that a firefighter was making a hand gesture associated with “white power” in Facebook photo.