Crime
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Oakland protesters set fire to courthouse, smash windows
Jul 26, 2020 7:00 am - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A protest in Oakland, California, in support of racial justice and police reform turned violent when a small group of demonstrators wearing helmet...
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Police: 2 brothers electrocuted when sailboat hit power line
Jul 26, 2020 7:00 am - CASSOPOLIS, Mich. (AP) - Police in southwestern Michigan said two brothers who were electrocuted when the mast of the sailboat they were moving hit a power line were in ...
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Police declare riot at Seattle protests, make arrests
Jul 26, 2020 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Seattle police declared a riot Saturday following large demonstrations in the city's Capitol Hill neighborhood and deployed flash bangs and pepper spray t...
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Everywhere and nowhere: The many layers of 'cancel culture'
Jul 26, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - So you've probably read a lot about 'œcancel culture.'ť Or know about a new poll that shows a plurality of Americans disapproving of it. Or you may have ...
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From police chief to VP? Inside Val Demings' unlikely path
Jul 26, 2020 7:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Val Demings has already been vice president. In 1972, the future Florida congresswoman was a young Black girl struggling to make friends at a predom...
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Arrests and clashes follow anti-Netanyahu protests in Israel
Jul 26, 2020 7:00 am - TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Police said Sunday they arrested more than a dozen Israelis in country-wide protests the previous night that drew thousands of people in a growin...
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Tear gas fired again; Portland protest standoff continues
Jul 25, 2020 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Federal agents again repeatedly fired tear gas to break up rowdy protests in Portland, Oregon, that continued into the early morning Saturday as de...
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Massive protest against governor's arrest challenges Kremlin
Jul 25, 2020 7:00 am - KHABAROVSK, Russia (AP) - Tens of thousands of people marched Saturday across Russia's Far East city of Khabarovsk on the border with China to protest the arrest of the ...
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Police investigate anti-Semitic tweets by grime artist Wiley
Jul 25, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - London's police are investigating after a stream of anti-Semitic comments were posted on British grime artist Wiley's social media accounts. Twitter banned...
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For racial justice protests, US taps tactical border squads
Jul 25, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - They are the most highly trained members of the Border Patrol, agents who confront drug traffickers along the U.S.-Mexico border and track down dangero...