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PublishedJune 24, 2020
Prospect for police overhaul dims, but House Democrats push ahead on vote
Congress is now at a familiar impasse despite polling that shows Americans overwhelmingly want changes.
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PublishedJune 24, 2020
Icons of 1960s Civil Rights Movement voice cautious optimism
Some of the leaders gave their thoughts on the current protests across the country sparked by police slayings of Black men in Minneapolis and Atlanta.
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PublishedJune 24, 2020
The Latest: Racial equality groups grapple with surge in donations
The latest on protests against racism and police brutality around the U.S. and the world. NEW YORK — A flood of donations following the death of George Floyd has left racial equality and social justice groups in a position they might never have expected to be in: figuring out what to do with a surplus […]
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PublishedJune 23, 2020
Police officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting fired
Brett Hankison was one of three officers who stormed Taylor's Louisville home on March 13 during a narcotics investigation with a no-knock warrant looking for a suspect who did not live there and found no drugs inside.
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PublishedJune 23, 2020
Crowds mourn Rayshard Brooks at storied Atlanta church
Brooks, 27, was shot twice by a white Atlanta police officer following a struggle in a Wendy's parking lot on June 12.
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PublishedJune 23, 2020
Waterville City Council combines differing Black lives matter resolutions after heated debate
Councilors voted Tuesday to add some of Councilor Flavia Oliveira's alternate decree to Phil Bofia's resolution about Black Lives Matter, but the debate proved divisive as another councilor declared, "All lives matter."
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PublishedJune 23, 2020
Congress stalls on policing overhaul, despite public outcry
Congress is hitting an impasse on policing legislation, despite widespread public support for changes in response to the killings of Black people.
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PublishedJune 23, 2020
Sports digest: NYA hires Matt Williams as its boys’ soccer coach
The Cheverus High graduate played in college for the University of Cincinnati.
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PublishedJune 23, 2020
Nearly everyone in U.S. backs criminal justice reform, poll finds
Majorities of Democrats and Republicans alike strongly support establishing clear standards for police use of force, requiring officers to wear video cameras and report misconduct by their peers.
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PublishedJune 23, 2020
Protesters in Washington try to pull down Andrew Jackson statue
Protesters tried to pull down the statue of President Andrew Jackson near the White House on Monday night before being dispersed by police.
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