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Ferentz, players say positive change underway for Hawkeyes
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa football team took a big step toward improving its lines of communication in the week since the program was hit with allegations of systemic racism, coach Kirk Ferentz and three of his players said Friday.
Atlanta officer fired after fatal shooting of black man
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police said Sunday the department fired one officer and placed another on administrative duty for the fatal shooting of a black man who resisted arrest after failing a field sobriety test — a death that rekindled fiery protests in the city and also caused the police chief to resign.
Biden, Wisconsin Democrats rally, virtually, to defeat Trump
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden urged Wisconsin Democrats in a brief recorded message broadcast during an online state convention Friday to unite to defeat President Donald Trump in November.
Texas athletes: Rename buildings, drop 'The Eyes of Texas'
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A group of University of Texas football players and athletes across several sports called on the school Friday to rename several campus buildings, change the traditional school song and donate a percentage of athletic department revenue to organizations supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
Mayfield "absolutely" will kneel during national anthem
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield plans to kneel during the national anthem this upcoming season to support protests of social injustice, police brutality and racism.
Biden's VP list narrows: Warren, Harris, Susan Rice, others
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s search for a running mate is entering a second round of vetting for a dwindling list of potential vice presidential nominees, with several black women in strong contention.
Scottsdale police: 8 more arrests made in May riot at mall
PHOENIX (AP) — Scottsdale police say eight additional people have been arrested in a mall riot that occurred last month.
Getting out of the House: Masked legislators meet in arena
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire lawmakers donned masks and submitted to temperature checks Thursday as the first session of the 400-member House since the start of the coronavirus pandemic — and its first meeting outside the Statehouse since the Civil War — got underway.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
Atlanta police chief resigns after fatal police shooting
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta's police chief resigned Saturday hours after a black man was fatally shot by an officer in a struggle following a field sobriety test. Authorities said the slain man had grabbed an officer's Taser, but was running away when he was shot.
Slovenia police briefly detain 7 at anti-government protest
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Police in Slovenia briefly detained seven people who they said attempted to pull down a security fence around the parliament building during the latest in a series of anti-government protests.
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Massachusetts lawmakers weigh banning police chokeholds
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers are working on legislation they say will respond to some of the concerns raised by those protesting George Floyd's killing, including banning the use of chokeholds by police.
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.
Police 'woefully undertrained' on using force, experts say
BURIEN, Wash. (AP) — Seattle officers hold down a protester, and one repeatedly punches him in the face. In another run-in, officers handcuff a looting suspect on the ground, one pressing a knee into his