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George Floyd, fired officer overlapped security shifts at south Minneapolis club — A former club owner in south Minneapolis says the now-fired police officer and the black man who died in his custody this week both worked security for her club up to the end of last year.
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Jason Hanna / CNN:
A CNN crew has been arrested while covering Minneapolis protests, and the governor has apologized — Minnesota police arrest CNN team on live television — (CNN)A CNN crew was arrested by Minnesota state police Friday morning while giving a live television report in Minneapolis …
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Kathryn Krawczyk / Yahoo News:
Amy Klobuchar didn't prosecute officer at center of George Floyd's death after previous conduct complaints — George Floyd's death in police custody is — renewing criticism of Sen. Amy Klobuchar's (D-Minn.) prosecutorial record. — Before she became a senator and a top contender …
NBC News:
Minneapolis police precinct on fire as protest rage on after death of George Floyd — MINNEAPOLIS — A police precinct was burning in Minneapolis late Thursday as protests over the death of George Floyd raged on for a third straight day. — Protesters had focused their attention …
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Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
CNN crew released after being arrested live on air while reporting on Minneapolis protests — CNN's Omar Jimenez and his crew were released after being arrested Friday by Minneapolis state police while reporting on the protests that followed the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in the city.
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Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
Minneapolis Man: Cop Who Kneeled on George Floyd ‘Tried to Kill Me’ in 2008 — In 2008, Derek Chauvin barged into Ira Toles' home while responding to a domestic-violence call and shot him at close range, leaving him with a permanent hole in his stomach. — Ira Latrell Toles …
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Associated Press:
Minneapolis police station torched amid George Floyd protest — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cheering protesters torched a Minneapolis police station that the department abandoned as three days of violent protests spread to nearby St. Paul and angry demonstrations flared across the U.S over the death of George Floyd …
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Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Minneapolis meltdown spreads
Minneapolis meltdown spreads
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Black CNN Correspondent Omar Jimenez Arrested Live on TV in Minneapolis
Black CNN Correspondent Omar Jimenez Arrested Live on TV in Minneapolis
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New York Times:
National Guard Called as Minneapolis Erupts in Solidarity for George Floyd
National Guard Called as Minneapolis Erupts in Solidarity for George Floyd
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Kathryn Krawczyk / The Week:
Amy Klobuchar didn't prosecute officer at center of George Floyd's death
Amy Klobuchar didn't prosecute officer at center of George Floyd's death
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Most Mendacious President in U.S. History — On Trump, his Twitter lies, and why it's getting worse. — On Sunday, on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday, President Donald Trump accused the TV talk-show host Joe Scarborough of murder. On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday …
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New York Times:
Twitter Warns that Trump Tweet Could Spur Violence — The move by the social media platform is likely to spur more threats from the White House and criticism from the president's supporters. — Twitter said early Friday that a tweet from President Trump suggesting that protesters …
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Star Tribune:
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey calls Minneapolis unrest ‘unacceptable’; President Donald Trump promises action — Mayor Jacob Frey also said he decided to evacuate a police station later set ablaze: “The symbolism of a building cannot outweigh the importance of life.” Earlier, President Donald Trump tweeted about the unrest.
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Newley Purnell / Wall Street Journal:
Twitter Flags Trump Tweet About Minneapolis Protests for ‘Glorifying Violence’ — Trump's tweet can now only be seen after users click a box with a notice saying it violated Twitter's rules — Twitter Inc. placed a notice on a tweet from President Trump, shielding it from view for breaking …
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Ina Fried / Axios:
Twitter: Trump's Minnesota tweet violated rules on violence
Twitter: Trump's Minnesota tweet violated rules on violence
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Alex Hern / The Guardian:
Twitter hides Donald Trump tweet for ‘glorifying violence’
Twitter hides Donald Trump tweet for ‘glorifying violence’
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Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
Lori deserves better. So does America.
Lori deserves better. So does America.
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The White House:
Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: — Section 1. Policy. Free speech is the bedrock of American democracy.
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Trump says right-wing voices are being censored. The data says something else
Trump says right-wing voices are being censored. The data says something else
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The Daily Beast:
Trump's Plan: Break the Internet to Suppress the Vote
Trump's Plan: Break the Internet to Suppress the Vote
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Business Insider:
Nancy Pelosi slams Mark Zuckerberg for ‘pandering’ to Trump by attacking Twitter's fact-check of his false claims
Nancy Pelosi slams Mark Zuckerberg for ‘pandering’ to Trump by attacking Twitter's fact-check of his false claims
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Twitter Has Little to Fear From Trump
Twitter Has Little to Fear From Trump
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Josh Holmes / Wall Street Journal:
The Covid Political Earthquake — Subsidies will soon end. Americans will then feel the economic pain—and revolt. — The political press is preoccupied with the electoral implications of the virus crisis, and pundits insist the 2020 election will be about the Trump daily soap opera.
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Fight Over G.O.P. Convention Escalates in North Carolina — In a letter to the state's Democratic governor, top Republicans suggested safety measures to avoid spreading the coronavirus. President Trump has pushed state leaders to hold the kind of event he wants.
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Gabrielle Fonrouge / New York Post:
Amy Cooper allegedly stalked ex-love interest, slammed him for Obama vote — The white dog-walker, who called 911 on a black man when he asked her to leash her cocker spaniel in Central Park, allegedly stalked a former love interest and chided him for voting for President Barack Obama, The Post has learned.
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Manu Raju / CNN:
GOP's no-mask caucus: ‘Can you smell through that mask?’ — (CNN)Call them the no-mask caucus. — A contingent of House Republicans continues to defy the recommendations of public health experts and Congress' top physician to wear face coverings to limit the spread of Covid-19 …
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Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Sen. Cortez Masto withdraws name from Biden VP consideration — LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada said Thursday that she's not interested in serving as running mate to presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden. — Cortez Masto, who in 2016 became …
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Once Investigated Trump Campaign Adviser's Ties to Egypt — Investigators scrutinized ties between Walid Phares and the Egyptian government. He was never charged with a crime. — WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. and the special counsel's office investigated whether a former Trump campaign …
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
The Never Trumpers might finally be on to something — The quandary of the “Never Trump” Republicans has always been that although they get plenty of attention from the media, their success in persuading rank-and-file members of their party to reject this president has been negligible at best.
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Matt Richtel / New York Times:
Temperature Checks and Desk Shields: C.D.C. Suggests Big Changes to Offices — Temperature checks, desk shields and no public transit: The guidelines would remake office life. Some may decide it's easier to keep employees at home. — Upon arriving at work, employees should get a temperature and symptom check.
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
First look: Trump courts Asian-American vote amid coronavirus — The president's re-election campaign debuts its “Asian Americans for Trump” initiative in a virtual event tonight, courting a slice of the nation's electorate that has experienced a surge in racism and harassment since the pandemic began.
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Washington Post:
White House and CDC remove coronavirus warnings about choirs in faith guidance — The Trump administration with no advance notice removed warnings contained in guidance for the reopening of houses of worship that singing in choirs can spread the coronavirus.