Tag: George Floyd
Statehouses, US capital brace for potentially violent week
0The threat of extremist groups descending on statehouses across the country in demonstrations Sunday prompted some governors to roll out a massive show of force and ramp up ...
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Charges dismissed against Philly police officer who struck protester with baton; D.A. Krasner vows to refile
0A judge dismissed criminal charges filed against Joseph Bologna, a fired Philadelphia police inspector who was filmed beating a Temple University student with his baton during the ...
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Officer with knee to George Floyd’s neck to be tried alone
0MINNEAPOLIS – A former Minneapolis police officer who held his knee to the neck of George Floyd for several minutes will be tried separately from three other former officers ...
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After deadly siege, lawmakers ask why police so outnumbered
0WASHINGTON – The police were badly outnumbered. Only a few dozen guarded the West front of the Capitol when they were rushed by thousands of rioters bent on breaking into the ...
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Grand jury to investigate Elijah McClain’s death
0The Colorado attorney general’s office on Friday announced that it has launched a grand jury investigation into the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after ...
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Fact-check: Old video of ‘Batman’ at anti-racism protests falsely linked to US Capitol protests
0Trump supporters clash with police, break into US Capitol; US Prez urges to remain peaceful ...
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The best of the New York Times ‘Year in Photos’ for 2020
0NEW YORK -- January 1, 2020 in Times Square set the scene for a year that started in the light."It was the first time the Times had featured a picture of a same-sexed couple ...
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Trump-created commission offers recommendations on policing
0A commission created by President TrumpDonald TrumpAppeals court dismisses Gohmert's election suit against Pence Kentucky governor calls vandalism to McConnell's home ...
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Minneapolis police release officer body camera video from fatal shooting
0MINNEAPOLIS -- Police in Minneapolis on Thursday released body-camera video from a traffic stop one night earlier that ended with a man shot dead, an extraordinarily quick move ...
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Minneapolis police fatally shoot man during traffic stop, chief to release body cam footage
0Minneapolis police fatally shot a man during a traffic stop Wednesday evening, the latest police killing in the city since George Floyd’s death rocked the nation in May. Police ...
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