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As Nation Reckons With Race, Poll Finds White Americans Least Engaged

The NPR/Ipsos poll also finds wide gaps in support for demands that racial justice advocates are making.

August 27, 2020
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By:
  • Adrian Florido and
  • Marisa Peñaloza
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Fatal Police Shooting Of Black Man In Louisiana Sparks Outrage And Protest

An investigation has been opened into the killing of Trayford Pellerin, 31, who was shot as he walked away from police toward a convenience store holding a knife, according to authorities.

August 23, 2020
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin is seen struggling to force George Floyd into the back seat of a police SUV in newly released body camera video recorded by Officer Tou Thao. Both Chauvin and Thao were fired, along with two other officers involved in Floyd's death on Memorial Day. All four former officers are facing charges.

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  • National

Body Camera Video Of George Floyd And Police Offers New Details Of Deadly Encounter

In the police video, Officer Tou Thao seems to get increasingly agitated as the crowd becomes more vocal, with onlookers repeatedly asking him why Floyd's vital signs aren't being checked.

August 14, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Protesters gather in front of the Mark O. Hatfield federal courthouse in downtown Portland, where some demonstrators have been arrested and others released from jail on the condition that they not attend any more protests.

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  • National

For Some Arrested At Portland Protests, Release Is Conditional On Not Attending More

Bailey Dreibelbis is among the protesters whose terms of release from jail include a ban on attending other demonstrations in the city. Some lawyers say such a limit violates First Amendment rights.

July 29, 2020
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
An Auto Zone store was among the Minneapolis buildings looted and damaged on May 27 during the protests against police violence. Police investigators reportedly have a suspect in the vandalism that preceded the burning of the store.

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  • National

Minneapolis Police Reportedly Identify Viral 'Umbrella Man' As White Supremacist

Police wrote in an affidavit that the man is a member of Hell's Angels and specifically sought to incite violence in the aftermath of George Floyd's death, according to local media reports.

July 28, 2020
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Protests in Portland, shown here on July 24, have grown increasingly heated with the presence of federal agents. On Monday, groups and individual protesters sued the federal government over its response.

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  • National

Portland Protesters File Suit Against Trump Administration Over Federal Response

Wall of Moms, Don't Shoot Portland and others sued several federal agencies on Monday, alleging federal officers in Portland are exceeding their legal authority and violating protesters' rights.

July 27, 2020
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
A federal judge has denied Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum's request for a temporary restraining order against what she described as unconstitutional tactics by federal officers deployed to protests in Portland.

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  • National

Judge Denies Oregon's Request For Restraining Order Against Federal Officers

The state attorney general said federal agencies were "overstepping their powers" in Portland. A federal judge has denied it, citing lack of legal standing.

July 25, 2020
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Federal officers walk through tear gas while dispersing a crowd during a July 21 protest in Portland, Ore. A temporary restraining order on Thursday blocked federal agents from knowingly targeting journalists and legal observers.

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  • National

Order Temporarily Blocks Feds From Targeting Press And Legal Observers In Portland

The judge's order also blocks the defendants from seizing any cameras, audio and video equipment and press passes, as well as from ordering journalists to stop recording or observing a protest.

July 23, 2020
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Members of the "Wall of Moms" protest group stand arm in arm during a protest at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse on Tuesday in Portland, Ore.

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  • National

In Portland, A 'Wall Of Moms' And Leaf Blowers Against Tear Gas

State and local leaders have repeatedly called for federal agents to leave the city. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says the officers are not about public safety but "political theater."

July 22, 2020
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Chad Wolf, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, addresses a news conference Tuesday in Washington, D.C., on the situation in Portland, Ore.

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  • National

'We Will Not Retreat': Homeland Security Vows Continued Federal Response To Protests

Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf insists that federal officers would defend the rights of peaceful protesters in Portland, Ore., but promises no letup against criminal activity.

July 22, 2020
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
After covering anti-police brutality protests in May, photojournalists Nicole Hester, Matthew Hatcher and Seth Herald (who took this photo) were shot with rubber pellets by Detroit Police Cpl. Daniel Debono in an "unprovoked" attack, according to prosecutors. Debono faces three counts of felonious assault.

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  • National

Detroit Officer Charged Over Journalists Being Shot With Rubber Pellets

Prosecutors accuse Cpl. Daniel Debono of firing the nonlethal rounds at the three photographers, all of whom were covering anti-racism protests. Debono faces three counts of felonious assault.

July 21, 2020
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By:
  • Jason Slotkin
The Minnesota Legislature has approved a bill to revise rules on police use of force in response to the killing of George Floyd. Here, a boy runs past a mural at a memorial to Floyd outside Cup Foods.

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  • Race

Minnesota Lawmakers Ban Police Chokeholds, 'Warrior-Style Training'

The bill's most high-profile sections put new limits on police use of force in a bid to increase accountability nearly two months after George Floyd's killing in Minneapolis.

July 21, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Terry Willis finished his "march for change, justice and equality" on Sunday, at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, where George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police on May 25.

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  • National

Man Treks 1,000 Miles From Alabama To Minnesota For 'Change, Justice And Equality'

Cheered on by supporters both online and on the road, Terry Willis walked from Huntsville, Ala., to the site of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis to protest the injustices faced by Black Americans.

July 12, 2020
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman

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