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Pentagon Ordered National Guard Helicopters' Aggressive Response in D.C. — The high-profile episode, after days of protests in Washington, was a turning point in the military's response to unrest in the city. — WASHINGTON — Top Pentagon officials ordered National Guard helicopters …
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EXCLUSIVE: Two Buffalo Police ERT members say resignation was not in solidarity with suspended officers — BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — “It went bad. It went bad.” — Two officers of the Buffalo Police Department's Emergency Response Team spoke with 7 Eyewitness News under the condition their names not be used.
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Buffalo police officers arrested after shoving 75-year-old protester … All 57 officers on the Buffalo Police Department's Emergency Response Team resigned from the tactical unit in support of two colleagues who were suspended for their involvement in shoving a 75-year-old protester on Thursday, The Buffalo News reports.
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Buffalo police officers arrested after shoving 75-year-old protester — The push was caught on camera. — Two Buffalo, New York, police officers are now facing criminal charges in connection with the graphic caught-on-video shove of a 75-year-old man during a protest, prosecutors said.
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Buffalo Police Officers Plead Not Guilty Over Charges of Assaulting 75-Year-Old Protester — Aaron Torgalski, Robert McCabe were arraigned virtually Saturday; protester remains in serious condition in hospital — Two Buffalo, N.Y., police officers were charged with felony assault Saturday …


A ‘misclassification error’ made the May unemployment rate look better than it is. Here's what happened. — When the U.S. government's official jobs report for May came out on Friday, it included a note at the bottom saying there had been a major “error” indicating that the unemployment rate likely …


As Trump touts increased production, coronavirus swabs made during his Maine factory tour will be tossed in the trash — GUILFORD, Maine - President Donald Trump traveled to Maine Friday to tour a facility that makes medical swabs used for coronavirus testing, but the swabs manufactured …
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‘Beautiful, peaceful and diverse’: Thousands of protesters flood streets near White House — WASHINGTON — Thousands of people gathered outside Washington D.C. monuments and the White House on Saturday protesting the killing of George Floyd, years of unanswered calls for police reform …
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Huge Crowds Around the Globe March in Solidarity Against Police Brutality
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AOC supports Defund the Police demands in wake of George Floyd's death
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Republicans fear Trump may cost them Senate — Senate Republicans are feeling high anxiety over President Trump's aggressive response to nationwide civil unrest, which they fear is alienating middle-of-the-road voters who are crucial to keeping their majority after Nov. 3.
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Is the Crisis Putting the Republican Senate in Jeopardy?
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Philadelphia Police Inspector Joseph Bologna will face assault charges in the beating of a Temple student at a protest — A high-ranking Philadelphia police official will be charged with assault after video surfaced of him beating a Temple University student with a baton during a protest Monday along …
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In violent protest incidents, a theme emerges: Videos contradict police accounts
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Flash bangs and fury: Behind the fortress walls in a defining week for Trump and the country — Washington (CNN)On Monday, the percussive bang of flash grenades echoed in the Rose Garden and an acrid odor from chemical dispersant wafted over a presidential photo opportunity.
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Ivanka Trump complains of ‘cancel culture’ after university cancels her speech — WSU Tech stops first daughter's commencement speech amid criticism of Donald Trump's response to George Floyd protests — Ivanka Trump has hit out at “cancel culture and viewpoint discrimination” …


Barr seeks to dissociate himself from move on demonstrators outside Lafayette Square — Attorney General William P. Barr sought to dissociate himself Friday from police's move earlier this week to push back a crowd of largely peaceful demonstrators using horses and gas, claiming that he did not give the …
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Barr says he didn't give tactical order to clear protesters
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On Winning a Majority of Delegates in the Democratic Presidential Primary — A little more than three months ago I stood on stage in South Carolina and told the American people that ours was a campaign for everyone who has been knocked down, counted out, and left behind.
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Democrats discover a new team player: Bernie Sanders — Many Democratic leaders were irate in 2016 over what they saw as Bernie Sanders' failure to fully get behind Hillary Clinton and work hard to get her elected. — Four years later, they're heaping praise on the Vermont senator …
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How Trump's Demands for a Full House in Charlotte Derailed a Convention — After a high-stakes and public feud with Democratic officials in a state he won four years ago, Mr. Trump and the Republican officials are moving to largely shift convention proceedings to another state.
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Scientists funded by Zuckerberg sent him a letter calling Facebook's practices ‘antithetical’ to his philanthropic mission — More than 140 scientists funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative urged Mark Zuckerberg to enforce stricter policies around the spread of misinformation and incitements to violence.
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I Must Object — A rebuttal to Brown University's letter on racism in the United States — Last week, in the aftermath of the national fury that has erupted, and continues, over the apparent killing by a Minneapolis police officer of a black man, George Floyd, while he was being taken into custody …


Don't Lose the Thread. The Economy Is Experiencing an Epic Collapse of Demand. — A rip in the fabric of the economy won't be healed easily, and denial of the severity of the crisis won't solve it. — Despite it all — a nation on edge, with an untamed pandemic and convulsive protests …


Man who trains San Jose police about bias severely injured by riot gun during George Floyd protest — SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — A community activist, who has worked for years to promote understanding between San Jose police and the public, was seriously injured by a riot gun in the George Floyd protest one week ago.


US image takes a hit as world reacts to Floyd protests — American diplomats are facing a tough challenge defending U.S. values as violent clashes between law enforcement officers and protesters dominate headlines around the world. — Meanwhile, President Trump's calls to “dominate” …
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What public health experts want critics to know about why they support the protests — Demonstrators take part in a protest in Chicago, Illinois, on June 1. Chris Dilts/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images — “For black folks, their cost of not doing something is a lot greater than potentially getting a virus.”
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Drew Brees responds to Trump: ‘We must stop talking about the flag’ and focus on ‘real issues’ — New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees on Friday pushed back after President Trump said the football player should not have apologized for controversial statements against athletes who kneel during …