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Courier-Journal:
'My son didn't hurt nobody:' David McAtee, Louisville business owner, killed by authorities — LOUISVILLE, Ky. — David McAtee, the owner of YaYa's BBQ in western Louisville, was shot and killed by law enforcement officers early Monday morning, an incident that's now under state and local police investigation.
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Courier-Journal:
Investigation launched into LMPD, National Guard fatal shooting of West End restaurant owner — LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said Monday afternoon that the police officers involved along with National Guard personnel in the early morning shooting of the owner …
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John P. Wise / WKYT-TV:
Louisville mayor fires police chief — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer on Monday announced that LMPD Chief Steve Conrad has been fired. — Sunday marked the fourth straight night of citywide protests — some of the violent through the weekend.
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Aída Chávez / The Intercept:
Louisville Police Left the Body of David McAtee on the Street for 12 Hours — The body of David McAtee laid in the streets of Louisville, Kentucky, for over 12 hours on Monday. McAtee had been killed by law enforcement just after midnight on Sunday, May 31, amid days of protests over police violence nationwide.
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Ed O'Keefe / CBS News:
Trump tells “weak” governors they “have to dominate” as civil unrest divides the nation — President Trump unloaded on the nation's governors Monday morning, calling them “weak” for failing to more aggressively enforce law and order over the weekend, as some of the nation's biggest cities burned …
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Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
LISTEN FOR YOURSELF: Trump's ‘Unhinged’ Rant to Governors on Protests — ‘BUNCH OF JERKS’ — President Trump on Monday told the nation's governors that they needed to get “much tougher” in responding to the protests breaking out across the country. He said the lack of response has so far made state officials look weak.
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New York Times:
Trump Calls Protesters ‘Terrorists’ and Urges Governors to Seek ‘Retribution’
Trump Calls Protesters ‘Terrorists’ and Urges Governors to Seek ‘Retribution’
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Washington Post:
Live updates: Trump urges governors to ‘dominate’ protesters after another night of unrest
Live updates: Trump urges governors to ‘dominate’ protesters after another night of unrest
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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Biden and Trump strike vastly different tones in response to a nation in crisis
Biden and Trump strike vastly different tones in response to a nation in crisis
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Katelyn Burns / Vox:
Trump called governors “weak” and said they need to “dominate” George Floyd protesters
Trump called governors “weak” and said they need to “dominate” George Floyd protesters
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Barack Obama / Medium:
How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change — As millions of people across the country take to the streets and raise their voices in response to the killing of George Floyd and the ongoing problem of unequal justice, many people have reached out asking how we can sustain momentum to bring about real change.
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George Clooney / The Daily Beast:
America's Greatest Pandemic Is Anti-Black Racism
America's Greatest Pandemic Is Anti-Black Racism
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Washington Post:
As Trump's smearing of protesters gets worse, Adam Schiff raises a red flag — As protests against police brutality spread across the country, President Trump looked impotent, unable to offer anything reassuring and tweeting angrily from inside a White House under siege.
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The Daily Beast:
‘Unhinged’ Trump Demands Mass Arrests, Flag-Burning Laws — The president berated governors on Monday during a call, saying they looked weak amid the chaos in their cities. — President Trump lashed out at state governors Monday, saying that those who did not mass arrest protesters …
Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Barr: Law enforcement must ‘dominate’ streets amid protests
Barr: Law enforcement must ‘dominate’ streets amid protests
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Florida Politics and The Hill
NBC News:
Trump considering a move to invoke Insurrection Act — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is considering invoking a 213-year-old federal law that would allow him to deploy active-duty U.S. troops to respond to protests in cities across the country, according to four people familiar with the internal White House discussions.
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George Will / Washington Post:
Trump must be removed. So must his congressional enablers. — This unraveling presidency began with the Crybaby-in-Chief banging his spoon on his highchair tray to protest a photograph — a photograph — showing that his inauguration crowd the day before had been smaller than the one four years previous.
New York Times:
Facebook Employees Stage Virtual Walkout to Protest Trump Posts — While Twitter started labeling some of the president's inflammatory posts, Facebook's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, has said his company should leave them alone. — OAKLAND, Calif. — Dozens of Facebook employees …
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Jaclyn Reiss Globe / The Boston Globe:
Baker didn't hold back on what he thinks about Trump's message on protests — Governor Charlie Baker did not hold back as he addressed comments President Trump has made about protests that have swept the nation, including in Boston, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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Shia Kapos / Politico:
Illinois governor butts heads with Trump on conference call
Illinois governor butts heads with Trump on conference call
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Washington Post and The Hill
Robert A. George / New York Daily News:
End it: NYC protests have exposed a truth Cuomo and de Blasio have missed; the lockdown is over — End it. — Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio: End it. — End New York City's lockdown. Not next Monday, now. Not a piecemeal “Phase One” ending that means construction and manufacturing can resume, along with curbside retail.
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Politico:
DOJ urges Appeals Court to force dismissal of Flynn case — The Justice Department on Monday urged a federal Appeals Court to force a lower-court judge to dismiss the prosecution of President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn. — District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan …
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Crispian Balmer / Reuters:
New coronavirus losing potency, top Italian doctor says — ROME (Reuters) - The new coronavirus is losing its potency and has become much less lethal, a senior Italian doctor said on Sunday. — “In reality, the virus clinically no longer exists in Italy,” said Alberto Zangrillo …
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Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
U.S. police have attacked journalists at least 100 times in the past four days — As Black Lives Matter protests spread across the country one week after a white police officer allegedly murdered a black man, George Floyd, it's becoming clear that attacks by police on journalists are becoming …
Helen Branswell / STAT:
Anthony Fauci on Covid-19 reopenings, vaccines, and moving at ‘warp speed’ — Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has seen the photos of bars packed with mask-less patrons. He was not impressed. — He was similarly unenthused …
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Charlie Cooper / Politico:
UK would veto Russia's return to G7 — LONDON — Any push by Donald Trump to readmit Russia to the G7 gathering of economically advanced nations would be vetoed by the U.K., Boris Johnson's official spokesperson said Monday. — Trump announced Saturday he is postponing the annual G7 summit …
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Mattathias Schwartz / New York Times:
William Barr's State of Emergency — The attorney general has long held an expansive view of presidential power. With multiple crises converging in the run-up to the 2020 election, he is busy putting his theories to work. — On the first Monday in May, the Department of Justice headquarters …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: What is President Trump thinking? — DRIVING THE DAY — 80 days since Friday, March 13, which many Americans remember as the last day of normalcy pre-Covid-19. — AN UGLY MIASMA of disease, economic unrest and protests and riots is simmering around America.
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Washington Post:
As Trump attacks voting by mail, GOP builds 2020 strategy around limiting its expansion — President Trump's persistent attacks on mail-in voting have fueled an unprecedented effort by conservatives to limit expansion of the practice before the November election, with tens of millions …
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NBC News:
Minneapolis police rendered 44 people unconscious with neck restraints in five years — Several police experts said that number appears to be unusually high. “By using this tactic, it's a self-fulfilling tragedy,” said one. — Since the beginning of 2015, officers from the Minneapolis Police Department …
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