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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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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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Associated Press:
Minneapolis cop who knelt on handcuffed black man arrested — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The police officer seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, was arrested Friday after three days of often-violent protests …
KSTP-TV:
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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Emily Haavik / KARE-TV:
Former Minneapolis police officer arrested in George Floyd death — “Tonight needs to be different,” Gov. Tim Walz said after a night of riots, fires and looting in Minneapolis and St. Paul. — MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been arrested in connection …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump just threatened to have looters shot. Biden urged calm. That says it all. — We need to more fully come to terms with an unpleasant truth. It begins here: Donald Trump simply does not accept that he has any institutional obligation of any kind as president to use …
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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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Star Tribune:
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey calls Minneapolis unrest ‘unacceptable’; President Donald Trump promises action
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey calls Minneapolis unrest ‘unacceptable’; President Donald Trump promises action
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Minn. mayor gives masks to crowding rioters after warning in-person worship would be ‘public health disaster’
Minn. mayor gives masks to crowding rioters after warning in-person worship would be ‘public health disaster’
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Washington Post:
Derek Chauvin charged with third-degree murder and manslaugther in death of George Floyd
Derek Chauvin charged with third-degree murder and manslaugther in death of George Floyd
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ABC News:
Twitter flags Trump, White House for ‘glorifying violence’ in tweets about George Floyd protests
Twitter flags Trump, White House for ‘glorifying violence’ in tweets about George Floyd protests
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Redstate, Star Tribune and WTRF-TV
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
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
McConnell says officers involved in George Floyd's death ‘look pretty darn guilty’
McConnell says officers involved in George Floyd's death ‘look pretty darn guilty’
Ryan Saavedra / The Daily Wire:
Twitter Censors Trump Tweet Denouncing Riots; Took No Action On Tweets Supporting Riots
Twitter Censors Trump Tweet Denouncing Riots; Took No Action On Tweets Supporting Riots
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New York Times:
Protests in Minnesota Renew Scrutiny of Klobuchar's Record as Prosecutor
Protests in Minnesota Renew Scrutiny of Klobuchar's Record as Prosecutor
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globaltimes.cn:
US should stand with Minnesota violent protesters as it did with HK rioters
US should stand with Minnesota violent protesters as it did with HK rioters
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump wants to win over black voters while his base wants him to be tough. His base is winning.
Trump wants to win over black voters while his base wants him to be tough. His base is winning.
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ABC News:
Minnesota protest live updates: Derek Chauvin charged with murder in connection with George Floyd's death
Minnesota protest live updates: Derek Chauvin charged with murder in connection with George Floyd's death
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Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Minneapolis meltdown spreads
Minneapolis meltdown spreads
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Val Demings / Washington Post:
My fellow brothers and sisters in blue, what the hell are you doing? — Val Demings, a Democrat, represents Florida's 10th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. — As a former woman in blue, let me begin with my brothers and sisters in blue: What in the hell are you doing?
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Ina Fried / Axios:
Twitter: Trump's Minnesota tweet violated rules on violence — Twitter said Friday morning that a tweet from President Trump in which he threatened shooting in response to civil unrest in Minneapolis violated the company's rules. The company said it was leaving the tweet up in the public interest.
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Most Mendacious President in U.S. History
The Most Mendacious President in U.S. History
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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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CNN:
Trump tweets threat that ‘looting’ will lead to ‘shooting.’ Twitter put a warning label on it
Trump tweets threat that ‘looting’ will lead to ‘shooting.’ Twitter put a warning label on it
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Jamie Knodel / NBC News:
Twitter places warning on Trump post, saying tweet glorifies violence
Twitter places warning on Trump post, saying tweet glorifies violence
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Sky News:
Coronavirus: Monkeys ‘escape with COVID-19 samples’ after attacking lab assistant — One of the primates was reportedly later spotted up in a tree, chewing one of the sample collection kits. — Created with Sketch. — A gang of monkeys attacked a laboratory assistant and escaped …
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Chase Peterson-Withorn / Forbes:
Inside Kylie Jenner's Web Of Lies—And Why She's No Longer A Billionaire — Earlier this year, Kylie Jenner sold half of her cosmetics company in one of the greatest celebrity cash-outs of all time. But the deal's fine print reveals that she has been inflating the size and success of her business.
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Where does the phrase ‘When the looting starts, the shooting starts’ come from? — WASHINGTON — Twitter said early Friday that a post by President Donald Trump about the protests overnight in Minneapolis glorified violence because of the historical context of his last line: “When the looting starts, the shooting starts.”
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Michael Rosenwald / Washington Post:
‘When the looting starts, the shooting starts’: Trump quotes Miami police chief's notorious 1967 warning
‘When the looting starts, the shooting starts’: Trump quotes Miami police chief's notorious 1967 warning
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
Trump in Trouble — President Trump was disappointed. Bad weather on Wednesday forced a delay in SpaceX's planned launch of the Dragon spacecraft, robbing the president of a prized photo opportunity. He plans to attend the next launch window, scheduled for May 30 at 3:22 p.m. EDT …
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Fox News
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Gunshot fired into Republican field office during local Trump campaign event, RNC says — EXCLUSIVE: A gunshot was fired through a window of a Republican National Committee office in Mohave County, Arizona during a Trump Victory event Thursday night, GOP officials tell Fox News.
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Courier-Journal:
7 shot in downtown Louisville at Breonna Taylor protest. Here's what we know — Louisville, Ky. — At least seven people were shot as hundreds of protesters in downtown Louisville gathered Thursday night to demand justice for Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old ER tech who was shot and killed by Louisville Metro Police in March.
Margaret Harding McGill / Axios:
Exclusive: Cruz calls for criminal investigation of Twitter — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), in a letter Friday to the Justice and Treasury departments, is calling for a criminal investigation of Twitter over allegations the company is violating U.S. sanctions against Iran.
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VICE:
Customs and Border Protection Is Flying a Predator Drone Over Minneapolis — Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is flying a Predator drone, military technology used for surveilling and killing terrorists abroad, over Minneapolis as protesters continue to demonstrate against police brutality …
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Raw Story
Gabriel T. Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Campaign Drops Fundraiser With Former Top Prosecutor on Mueller's Team — Trump campaign had criticized plans for event, saying Andrew Weissmann had tried to take down Trump's presidency; some GOP donors ask Mike Pompeo to run for open Senate seat in Kansas
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