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June 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Budget cuts, police top Colorado Legislature's 2020 session

DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers wound down a shortened 2020 session Saturday having drastically cut education funding because of the coronavirus pandemic’s revenue impact, allocating $70 million in federal aid to struggling business and residents, and passing a sweeping police transparency bill.

June 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Protests in Trump country test his hold in rural white areas

In the lake country 200 miles (320 kilometers) northwest of Detroit, hundreds danced, prayed and demanded racial justice in Cadillac, a Michigan town that was long home to a neo-Nazi group.

June 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Clemson football players lead hundreds in march for equality

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Members of the Clemson University football team led hundreds of demonstrators on the school’s campus Saturday as they marched for equality and against police brutality toward African Americans.

June 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Thursday Sports in Brief

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June 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

AP Explains: Vile US history of lynching of people of color

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Congress is once again at an impasse over a

June 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Missouri football program pushes again for racial justice

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Ryan Walters had just arrived at the University of Missouri to coach safeties for the football program when a series of protests related to racial injustice led to the resignations of the system president and the chancellor of its flagship campus.

June 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Starbucks creates own Black Lives Matter shirt for employees

Starbucks is creating its own Black Lives Matter shirt for employees to wear if they choose. The move comes after the coffee chain reportedly banned employees from wearing Black Lives Matter gear.

June 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Top US diplomat finds virtual path into Venezuela amid rift

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A year after shutting down the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Washington’s top diplomat in Venezuela has found a way to slip back inside the South American nation — at least virtually.

June 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's overblown boasts about military, vets

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is exaggerating his accomplishments for the military and veterans.

June 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

AP News Digest 3 a.m.

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June 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

French leader rejects racism but colonial statues to remain

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed Sunday to stand firm against racism but also praised police and insisted that France wouldn't take down statues of controversial, colonial-era figures, as he addressed the issues for the first time since George Floyd's death in the U.S.

June 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

AP News Digest 6 p.m.

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June 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Rethinking police: How Camden, NJ, reimagined its force

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — To Scott Thomson, changing the culture of policing in America is a relatively simple process.

June 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

What's in a name? Cincinnati grapples with Marge Schott

CINCINNATI (AP) — Marge Schott's slurs and other offensive comments while she owned the Cincinnati Reds have organizations in her hometown reconsidering the use of her name on facilities that benefited from her donations.

June 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Marcelo takes a knee as Madrid wins at its training center

MADRID (AP) — Playing a home game but not at its famed Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Real Madrid resumed its Spanish league campaign with a 3-1 win over Eibar on Sunday to keep pace with leader Barcelona. The game saw Marcelo take a knee during a goal celebration in apparent support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

June 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Thousands form human chain in Berlin against racism

BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of people formed a human chain through Berlin on Sunday in a message against racism, discrimination and social inequality among other causes.

June 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Protesters try to seize African artwork from Paris museum

PARIS (AP) — Activists dislodged a 19th century African funeral pole from its perch in a Paris museum Friday and tried to walk away with it, saying they wanted to return it to Africa in a protest against colonial-era abuses.

June 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

The Latest: Clemson football players lead march on campus

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June 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Experts hail swift moves in wake of Atlanta police shooting

Atlanta police on Sunday quickly released body-camera and other footage that captured the shooting death of a black man by a white officer who was swiftly fired — moves that policing experts said could help defuse anti-racism protests that were reignited by the shooting.

June 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Floyd’s death hastens shift in police pop culture portrayals

NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Phillips, a prize-winning crime novelist from Los Angeles, grew up on TV shows that showed a world nothing like the one he lived in.