The first night of Black Lives Matter protests in Portland since federal officials agreed to leave the city appeared to be peaceful, according to local reporters on the ground. Gov. Kate Brown, who said the presence of federal agencies in the city had caused more violence and turmoil, struck a …
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The late Congressman John Lewis encouraged Americans to cause “good trouble,” and former President Barack Obama did just that in praise for the late civil rights pioneer on Thursday. Obama won multiple standing ovations during a speech riddled with political comments aimed at the Trump administration’s crackdown on Black Lives …
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At the height of national protests against police brutality, a disturbing trend seemed to be emerging: people trying to poison American police officers. But the story of an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer receiving a frappuccino with a tampon has now been discredited, as has the much-hyped story of …
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A man seen breaking windows in a viral video of the Minneapolis protests is suspected of being a known member of a group of white supremacists, police officers alleged in a search warrant affidavit. The man in question, Mitchell Carlson, has not been charged with a crime. The video, shot …
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A man seen on videos breaking the windows of an auto parts store in Minneapolis during protests over the death of George Floyd is suspected of being a white supremacist trying to incite racial violence, The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Tuesday. The man was seen in videos dressed in black …
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