Police reform efforts collapse in divided Minnesota Legislature
Lawmakers left St. Paul at sunup Saturday morning without a deal on criminal justice reform. The impasse unsettled a tentative deal to distribute $841 million in federal COVID-19 aid to counties and towns. Also left undone: a billion dollar-plus bonding package to finance public infrastructure projects.
Top Manhattan prosecutor leaves job after standoff with Barr
An extraordinary standoff between the Justice Department and Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman ended Saturday when the prosecutor agreed to leave his job with an assurance that his investigations into allies of President Donald Trump would not be disturbed.
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The Latest: Pakistan to reopen border with Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan says it will reopen a key border crossing with Afghanistan to allow trade between the neighbors.Trucks carrying fruits, vegetables and other items…
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The Latest: Archbishop criticizes toppling of park statue
TOP OF THE HOUR:— San Francisco religious leader criticizes toppling of statue in Golden Gate Park.— Trump tries to tie destruction of statues to Democrats,…
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Trump supporters, protesters face off outside Oklahoma rally
President Donald Trump's supporters faced off with protesters shouting "Black Lives Matter" Saturday in Tulsa as the president took the stage for his first campaign rally in months amid public health concerns about the coronavirus and fears that the event could lead to violence in the wake of killings of Black people by police.
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LA Sheriff's Department examines cameras in shooting probe
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Saturday that it is examining footage from security cameras that might have recorded the fatal shooting of a young man after deputies spotted him with a gun and he ran.
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Trump suggests US slow virus testing to avoid bad statistics
President Donald Trump said Saturday he's asked his administration to slow down coronavirus testing because robust testing turns up too many cases of COVID-19.
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Under Trump, 'You're fired!' even greets federal prosecutors
Former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara had a snickering response to news that his successor as top federal prosecutor was "stepping down" from the job.
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9 shot, wounded at celebration in Syracuse, New York
Nine people were shot at a Saturday night "celebration" in central New York, authorities said.
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The Latest: Religious leader criticizes toppling of statue
TOP OF THE HOUR:— San Francisco religious leader criticizes toppling of statue in Golden Gate Park.— Trump tries to tie destruction of statues to Democrats,…
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Tulsa arena hosts thousands for Trump rally amid virus fears
Thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump showed up in an indoor arena Saturday night for a rally that some fear could help fuel nascent spikes of coronavirus cases in some places, concerns that were amplified after six staffers helping to set up the event tested positive for the virus.
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Statues toppled throughout US in protests against racism
Protesters tore down more statues across the United States, expanding the razing in a San Francisco park to the writer of America's national anthem and the general who won the country's Civil War that ended widespread slavery.
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Trump comeback rally features empty seats, staff infections
President Donald Trump launched his comeback rally Saturday by defining the upcoming election as a stark choice between national heritage and left-wing radicalism. But his intended show of political force amid a pandemic featured thousands of empty seats and new coronavirus cases on his own campaign staff.
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump at rally falsely cites a Biden apology
President Donald Trump falsely told supporters Saturday night that Democratic rival Joe Biden apologized for opposing his restrictions on travel from China early in the coronavirus pandemic. On multiple fronts, the revival of the Trump campaign rally marked the return of distortions from months ago.
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The Latest: Coronavirus resurgence continues in South Korea
South Korea continues to struggle to contain a resurgence in the coronavirus that has seen some of the country's hard-won pandemic gains erased since social distancing rules were eased in mid-April.
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In Kentucky, racial justice movement transforms quest to oust Mitch McConnell
LEXINGTON, KY. – Senate Democrats thought they had it all planned out. Maybe they couldn’t defeat Sen. Mitch McConnell, their legislative bête noire, in Kentucky…
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Judge: Bolton can publish book despite efforts to block it
Former national security adviser John Bolton can move forward in publishing his tell-all book, a federal judge ruled Saturday, despite efforts by the Trump administration to block the release because of concerns that classified information could be exposed.
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Trump outraised by Biden in May, but holds cash-on-hand edge
President Donald Trump was outraised by Joe Biden in May, taking in $74 million for his reelection, but he maintains a sizable advantage in cash on hand over the presumptive Democratic nominee.
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Senate panel eyes legislation on police reform
A senate panel listened to witnesses for the Justice and Policing Act of 2020.
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Deputies kill half-brother of black man found hanged in park
The half-brother of a black man found hanged in a California park was killed in a gunbattle with Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies seeking him as kidnap and assault suspect, according to authorities and a family lawyer. A woman with him was wounded and a child was uninjured.
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NC governor orders removal of Confederate statues in Raleigh
Crews on Saturday removed two Confederate statues outside the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh on order of the governor, the morning after protesters toppled two nearby statues.
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Shooting, protests test Atlanta's image of Black prosperity
Police cars burned in the streets of Atlanta as protesters smashed windows and spray-painted graffiti outside CNN headquarters. Even during the national outcry over police…
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1973 and 2020: Two images of Minnesota
Remember the "state that works?"That was the image Minnesota presented the world on the cover of Time magazine's Aug. 13, 1973, edition featuring a gleaming…
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