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14 June 2020
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New officer-involved shooting leads police chief to quit and demonstrators to return to the streets
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Stacey Abrams and Keisha Lance Bottoms are among candidates being considered to be Joe Biden’s running mate
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Friend says Martin Gugino is a longtime follower of the Catholic Worker Movement – a group that advances peace and justice
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Newspaper found in base of marble structure is from 1936, long after the civil war for which Confederate leader is known
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The president’s West Point speech went smoothly but protests have focused a harsh light on his use of the military
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The ultra-conservative fifth circuit court judge repeatedly upheld the ban in Texas and could result in clinic closures across Louisiana
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A century after the 1918 pandemic, South America’s largest country has passed Britain to claim the world’s second-highest death toll
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Denver Riggleman beaten in convention in state’s fifth district by hardliner Bob Good, who could face strong Democratic challenge
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The Californian indie rocker reflects on provocative lyrics, recent collaborations and what she now thinks of Ryan Adams
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Consumers want to make ethical choices, but following the money reveals it is almost impossible to hold companies to account
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Obama speechwriter’s new book is a guide to what is wrong with US democracy – and how it might be fixed
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Da 5 Bloods review Spike Lee goes all out in Vietnam
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The president is the best thing that ever happened to the corporate elite, a distraction on the lines of the old Jim Crow
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History teaches caution. The movement after George Floyd’s death will only bring change if we learn from past battles
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The course of America’s future will depend on Joe Biden’s imminent choice of running mate
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She has excused and enabled Trump’s most vile instincts and, like him, views the White House as an opportunity for private enrichment
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The Browns quarterback plans to kneel during the anthem this upcoming season to support protests of social injustice, police brutality and racism
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Fans have their say on the run-in, the lockdown, and what they missed most – and least – about football
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We’re seeing the same problems with race that Abraham Lincoln once complained about, but blackness is threaded into the heart of America’s identity and can never be erased
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Authorities in Palmdale vowed to look into Robert Fuller’s death after a medical examiner refused to label the death a suicide
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Trump didn’t want to ‘fall for the Fake News to have fun with’ as speculation about his health has dogged his time in office
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Welsh Guards stage unique ceremony to replace trooping the colour during lockdown
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When the slave trader’s statue was dumped in the city’s harbour, colonialism and national memory became a part of the Black Lives Matter conversation. But what will change in the city itself?
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The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world
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Why shouldn’t dogs enjoy minimalist furniture in natural shades?
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Black Lives Matter protests, the funeral of George Floyd and the impact of Covid-19 – the most striking photographs from around the world this week
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