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Protest live updates: 'If you can say you can't breathe, you're breathing', mayor faces comments backlash — Over 1,000 additional National Guard troops are being activated Saturday. — The death of George Floyd, a black man who was seen pinned down in a video by a white police officer and later died …
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James Laporta / Associated Press:
Pentagon puts military police on alert to go to Minneapolis — DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — As unrest spread across dozens of American cities on Friday, the Pentagon took the rare step of ordering the Army to put several active-duty U.S. military police units on the ready to deploy to Minneapolis …
CBS News:
Minneapolis protesters defy curfew in fourth night of unrest — Protesters in Minneapolis defied curfew orders as firefighters worked to put out fires across the city in the fourth night of unrest over George Floyd's death. — CBS Minnesota reports they were battling fires at businesses.
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Tess Owen / VICE:
Far-Right Extremists Are Hoping to Turn the George Floyd Protests Into a New Civil War — Far-right extremists are showing up, with guns, to the protests against police brutality that have exploded across the country. — Others are egging on the violence from behind their computers …
Associated Press:
As Minneapolis burns, mayor takes heat for the response — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — First-term Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey appeared to be doing everything right. — He worked with the city's booming business community and the City Council. He reached out to minority neighborhoods and advocated for affordable housing.
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Jason Koebler / VICE:
NYC Bus Drivers Union Refuses to Transport Protesters for the NYPD — Workers for New York City's MTA are refusing to transport people arrested during protests against police brutality in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. A video of a bus driver refusing …
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New York Times:
What Top Conservatives Are Saying About George Floyd and Police Brutality — For those on the right whose usual instinct is to stand up for law enforcement, the stark video showing Mr. Floyd being fatally pinned by a police officer raises conflicting feelings about the incident.
Sudhin Thanawala / Associated Press:
National Guard summoned to aid cities amid police clashes — ATLANTA (AP) — Protesters burned businesses in Minneapolis. They smashed police cars and windows in Atlanta, broke into police headquarters in Portland, Oregon, and chanted curses at President Donald Trump outside the White House.
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Edgar Sandoval / New York Times:
Protests Flare in Brooklyn Over Floyd Death as de Blasio Appeals for Calm
Protests Flare in Brooklyn Over Floyd Death as de Blasio Appeals for Calm
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Washington Post:
The death of George Floyd: What video and other records show about his final minutes
Wall Street Journal:
Minnesota Bolsters Law Enforcement as Protests Roil U.S. After George Floyd's Death
Politico:
Trump confronts a culture war of his own making as election looms
Trump confronts a culture war of his own making as election looms
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Sergei Klebnikov / Forbes:
Every Person Arrested In Saint Paul Last Night Was From Out Of State, Mayor Says
Every Person Arrested In Saint Paul Last Night Was From Out Of State, Mayor Says
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New York Times:
George Floyd Protests: Live News and Updates
George Floyd Protests: Live News and Updates
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Fox News:
Minnesota Governor authorizes ‘full mobilization’ …
Minnesota Governor authorizes ‘full mobilization’ …
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
America Is a Tinderbox — Scenes from a country in free fall.
America Is a Tinderbox — Scenes from a country in free fall.
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Patrick Condon / Star Tribune:
Gov. Walz to ‘fully mobilize’ the National Guard for Floyd riots
Gov. Walz to ‘fully mobilize’ the National Guard for Floyd riots
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WXYZ-TV:
Man killed in shooting not involving police, several arrests made at large protest in Detroit
Man killed in shooting not involving police, several arrests made at large protest in Detroit
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
How Violent Protests Change Politics
How Violent Protests Change Politics
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz tries to calm Minneapolis after days of chaos following George Floyd killing
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz tries to calm Minneapolis after days of chaos following George Floyd killing
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New York Times:
Appeals for Calm as Sprawling Protests Threaten to Spiral Out of Control
Appeals for Calm as Sprawling Protests Threaten to Spiral Out of Control
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Greg Wilson / Fox News:
Fox News crew harassed, chased by angry mob while reporting on protests outside White House — An angry mob of rioters stoked by the death of a black man at the apparent hand of a Minneapolis cop turned its rage on a Fox News crew early Saturday, chasing and pummeling the journalists outside …
Washington Post:
All U.S. — The number of people reported to have died of the novel coronavirus in the United States surpassed 100,000 this week, a grim marker of lives lost directly to the disease, but an analysis of overall deaths during the pandemic shows that the nation probably reached a similar terrible milestone three weeks ago.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
In Days of Discord, a President Fans the Flames — Mr. Trump has presented himself as someone who seeks conflict, not conciliation, a fighter, not a peacemaker. And he has lived up to his self-image at an inopportune time. — WASHINGTON — With a nation on edge, ravaged by disease …
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Shellie Sylvestri / WAVE-TV:
LMPD officer fires pepper balls at WAVE 3 News reporter during Louisville protest — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - WAVE 3 News reporter Kaitlin Rust appeared to have been hit by pepper balls reportedly fired by an LMPD officer during a protest in downtown Louisville.
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Think Outside the Box, Jack — Trump, Twitter and the society-crushing pursuit of monetized rage. — WASHINGTON — C'mon, @Jack. You can do it. — Throw on some Kendrick Lamar and get your head in the right space. Pour yourself a big old glass of salt juice.
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Washington Post:
Gripped by disease, unemployment and outrage at the police, America plunges into crisis — A global pandemic has now killed more than 100,000 Americans and left 40 million unemployed in its wake. Protests — some of them violent — have once again erupted in spots across the country over police killings of black Americans.
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Joseph Simonson / Washington Examiner:
Biden fails to condemn rioting in remarks on Minneapolis
Biden fails to condemn rioting in remarks on Minneapolis
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court, in 5-4 Decision, Rejects Church's Challenge to Shutdown Order — A California church argued that restrictions on public gatherings treated houses of worship worse than many businesses. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday turned away a request from a church in California …
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J. Edward Moreno / The Hill:
Supreme Court denies California church's challenge to state restrictions
Supreme Court denies California church's challenge to state restrictions
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CBS San Francisco:
Security Officers Gunned Down At Oakland Federal Building; One Dead, One Wounded — OAKLAND (CBS SF) — As tensions began to soar on the streets of Oakland Friday night, a gunman opened fired on two Federal Protective Service officers posted at the city's federal building …
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Joe Lockhart / CNN:
Now is the moment to sign Colin Kaepernick — Joe Lockhart is a CNN political analyst. He was the White House press secretary from 1998-2000 in President Bill Clinton's administration. He co-hosts the podcast “Words Matter.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own.
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Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Kris Kobach Is Back, and a Kansas Senate Seat May Be Up for Grabs — Mr. Kobach's polarizing presence in a race in a reliably Republican stronghold has party leaders worried that Kansas will become a high-stakes battleground for control of the Senate. — LEAWOOD, Kan. …
New York Times:
Flynn Discussed Sanctions at Length With Russian Diplomat, Transcripts Show — The former national security adviser now says he does not remember those discussions as he fights a criminal charge he had previously pleaded guilty to. — WASHINGTON — The former national security adviser …
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