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July 29, 2020

George Floyd hologram projected in front of Robert E. Lee statue in Virginia

The family of George Floyd on Tuesday attended an unveiling of a high-tech memorial to the slain Black man projected over the Robert E. Lee statue on Richmond's Monument Avenue. 

July 23, 2020

Minneapolis City Council votes unanimously to eliminate police spokesperson position

City Council not satisfied with communication from police

July 21, 2020

George Floyd death: Minnesota judge lifts gag order in case against former police officers

A Minnesota judge removed a gag order against the four Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd, citing that their inability to defend themselves against negative publicity.

July 21, 2020

Minnesota lawmakers approve more police training, bans on chokeholds, some neck restraints

Minnesota lawmakers on Tuesday passed a broad package of police reforms intended to address criticisms of law enforcement procedures in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.

July 21, 2020

Mollie Hemingway: Rule of law must be upheld, federal property in Portland must be protected

A breakdown of the "rule of law" amid protests in cities like Portland is disrupting the "health of civil society," The Federalist Senior Editor Mollie Hemingway stated Tuesday.

July 21, 2020

Charred body found in destroyed Minneapolis pawn shop months after riots

Medical examiner is going to work to determine cause of death

July 20, 2020

Fall of Minneapolis' Third Police Precinct: Radio transmissions show escalating tension

Minneapolis Police radio transmissions obtained by Fox 9 provide a new account of the decision-making that led to the fall of the Third Police Precinct.

July 20, 2020

Tlaib, Omar face insurgent primary challengers: Can ‘Squad’ survive?

TTwo of the four members of the group known as “The Squad" – an influential group of progressive first-term minority congresswomen – are facing serious Democratic primary challengers in the coming weeks.

July 18, 2020

Martin Luther King III reacts to the death of John Lewis: It 'feels like a part of history has moved to another dimension'

With the passing of civil rights leader John Lewis, D-Ga., it "almost feels like a part of history has moved to another dimension," Martin Luther King III remarked on Saturday.

July 17, 2020

Minneapolis repeals anti-topless ordinance after police film nude sunbathers

The ordinance largely targeted women for "showing female breasts" in public.