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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama is taking on an increasingly public role as the nation confronts a confluence of historic crises that has exposed deep racial and socioeconomic inequalities in Americ…
German man identified as suspect in case of missing UK girl
LONDON (AP) — British police said Wednesday that a German man has been identified as a suspect in the case of a 3-year-old British girl who disappeared 13 years ago while on holiday in Portugal.
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Report: 3 more cops to be charged in George Floyd's death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors plan to charge a Minneapolis police officer accused of pressing his knee against George Floyd’s neck with second-degree murder, and for the first time will level charges against three…
Newspaper: Charges for 3 officers involved in Floyd's death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The three other officers on the scene when a member of the Minneapolis police force pressed his knee on George Floyd’s neck are being charged with aiding and abetting a murder, and the murder cas…
Newspaper: Minnesota AG to upgrade murder charge against officer in Floyd case, charge 3 other officers with abetting
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Newspaper: Minnesota AG to upgrade murder charge against officer in Floyd case, charge 3 other officers with abetting.
Defense officials tell AP that active-duty troops brought to DC area in response to protests are returning to home bases
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense officials tell AP that active-duty troops brought to DC area in response to protests are returning to home bases.
Atlanta police chief walks tightrope as she handles protests
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta's police chief quickly condemned the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and acted swiftly when she determined some of her own officers used excessive force, but now she's questioning a f…
Chicken industry executives indicted for price fixing
A federal grand jury has indicted four current and former chicken company executives for price fixing.
The Latest: Spain extends emergency for 2 final weeks
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Mayor orders review of Kentucky city's police after violence
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The city of Louisville, Kentucky, plans to reach out for an independent review of its police department amid protests that erupted over the deaths of black people during encounters with polic…
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Family demands charges against all 4 officers in Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd's family on Wednesday demanded the arrest of all four police officers involved in his death, as they visited a makeshift shrine at the Minneapolis street corner where the black man d…