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Growing Tension in Minneapolis as Trial Looms in Floyd Death
Barbed wire and concrete barriers surround the courthouse where the white former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd is due to soon go on trial.
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75-Year-Old Protester Shoved to Ground by Police in Buffalo Files Lawsuit
A 75-year-old man who was seen being shoved to the ground by Buffalo police and bleeding on the ground during a protest last year is suing the officers and other officials, according to court documents.
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NY Atty General Sues NYPD, Seeks Federal Monitor to Oversee Department
New York Attorney General Tish James sued the NYPD on Thursday, seeking to install a federal monitor to oversee the department following allegedly widespread civil rights abuses last summer. James’ action will reignite the debate over how the department handled the George Floyd protests that rocked the city last year. Last month the city’s Department of Investigation released a...
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Kenosha DA: No Charges Against Police Officers Who Shot Jacob Blake
Michael Gravely, District Attorney of Kenosha County, Wis., announced that he will not pursue charges against the police officers that shot Jacob Blake seven times as he walked away, leaving him paralyzed.
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Top 7 Stories of 2020 (That Weren't About the Coronavirus)
The coronavirus pandemic dominated the headlines in 2020, but that’s not all that happened this year. Here’s a look back at the seven other major news stories that were not about COVID-19.
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‘Boogaloo Bois' Member Charged in Connection With Shooting During Floyd Protests
Federal prosecutors charged a far-right extremist in connection with a shooting at a Minneapolis police station during protests sparked by George Floyd’s killing, authorities said Friday.
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Protest Arrests Show Regular Americans, Not Urban Antifa as Trump Claims
The Department of Justice is using aggressive tactics against those it has charged in the civil unrest over racism.
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‘We Have a Pandemic of Police Violence': George Floyd Protesters, in Their Words
Protesters at a ‘Boston Justice For All’ rally on June 16 demanded justice for victims of police brutality outside of Suffolk County DA Rachael Rollins office.
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‘All Lives Don't Matter Until Black Lives Matter': Anti-Racist Protesters In Their Words
NBC10 Boston asked over 50 protesters across five rallies about their message to people who are against the Black Lives Matter movement. These are some of their responses.
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George Floyd Protesters, in Their Words: ‘We Can't Stop Fighting'
At a Jamaica Plain vigil and protest on Thursday evening, peaceful protesters told NBC10 Boston what they’re fighting for.
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‘Imagine If That Happened to Your Kid': George Floyd Protesters in Their Words
At a silent vigil in West Roxbury on Monday, 11 Black Lives Matter protesters told NBC10 Boston about the changes they want to see after George Floyd’s death.
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George Floyd Protesters, In Their Words: ‘It Says Serve and Protect, Not Serve and Kill'
Protesters at the Boston March to Defund Police on Wednesday tell NBC10 Boston why they are calling for police reform.
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‘Freedom Has Never Come Without Struggle': Juneteenth Commemorators, In Their Words
Juneteenth commemorators and Black Lives Matter protesters tell NBC10 Boston what the holiday means to them, especially this year.
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Father of Police Shooting Victim DJ Henry Wants Case Reopened
Danroy Henry Sr., the father of DJ Henry, a Black Pace University student and football player who was killed by a white police officer in 2010, wants the case reopened. He spoke to NBC10 Boston after celebrities asked U.S. Attorney General Barr to reexamine the case.
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Ex-Officer Charged in George Floyd's Death Can Leave State Over ‘Safety Concerns'
A judge signed an order on Thursday permitting Derek Chauvin, the former police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd, to live outside of the state of Minnesota during the trial, citing ‘safety concerns’.
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St. Louis Couple Indicted for Waving Guns at Protesters
A grand jury has indicted the St. Louis couple who displayed guns while hundreds of racial injustice protesters marched on their private street
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‘Tonight': Trump Considered Using Heat Ray on Protesters
Jimmy Fallon addresses President Donald Trump contradicting the head of the CDC Robert Redfield, what’s trending on Twitter and Barack Obama’s presidential memoir.
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‘Late Night': Cynthia Nixon Compares 2020 to AIDS Crisis
Lifelong New Yorker Cynthia Nixon talks about what it’s been like living in the city during the George Floyd protests.
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Feds Considered Using ‘Heat Ray' on DC Protesters, Report Says
A military whistleblower says federal officials sought some unusual crowd control devices — including one that’s been called a “heat ray” — to deal with protesters outside the White House on the June day that law enforcement forcibly cleared Lafayette Sqaure.
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Minneapolis Police Officers Appear in Court Over George Floyd's Death
The four police officers charged with the killing of George Floyd appeared at a Minneapolis courthouse on Friday for pretrial proceedings.