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In Seattle, a Black police chief resigns over budget cuts

by Associated Press
| August 11, 2020 4:03 PM

SEATTLE (AP) — Efforts to cut spending on police — a key demand of anti-racism demonstrators across the nation — have claimed an unlikely target: Seattle's first Black police chief, who enjoyed deep support in its minority communities, is stepping down in protest.

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