Crime
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Opposition activist in Belarus faces 3 years in prison
Jun 09, 2020 7:00 am - MINSK, Belarus (AP) - A Belarusian opposition activist who has rallied against the re-election of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko could face years behind ba...
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Brandon Scott wins Democratic nomination for Baltimore mayor
Jun 09, 2020 7:00 am - BALTIMORE (AP) - City Council President Brandon Scott, who ran a campaign focused on youthful energy, progressive ideas and experience, has won the Democratic nomination...
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Trump pushes conspiracy theory about Buffalo protester
Jun 09, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday advanced an unfounded conspiracy theory about a 75-year-old protester in Buffalo, New York, who was pushed down by po...
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Protesters heartened by swift reform, but vow broader change
Jun 09, 2020 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - In the two weeks since George Floyd's killing, police departments have banned chokeholds, Confederate monuments have fallen and officers have been arreste...
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A look at Democrats' sweeping proposals to overhaul policing
Jun 09, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats in Congress are proposing an overhaul of police procedures and accountability after the mass protests over the deaths of black Americans at t...
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San Francisco offers money to aid victims of police violence
Jun 09, 2020 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Victims and witnesses of police violence will be eligible for funeral expenses, help with medical bills, counseling and other services under a polic...
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California tech CEO charged in coronavirus test fraud case
Jun 09, 2020 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The president of a Silicon Valley medical technology company was charged Tuesday with misleading investors by falsely claiming the company had devel...
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US prosecutors spar with Prince Andrew in Epstein probe
Jun 09, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - U.S. prosecutors and attorneys for Britain's Prince Andrew sniped at one another across the Atlantic on Monday, each saying the other side was to blame for...
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'Save me': Texas man's in-custody death raises key questions
Jun 09, 2020 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Police video and documents released more than a year after the in-custody death of a black man in Texas show that sheriff's deputies repeatedly used...
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Democrats ask for investigation of force against protesters
Jun 09, 2020 7:00 am - Three Democratic lawmakers are asking federal watchdogs to investigate whether U.S. Park Police broke any laws in routing demonstrators from the square in front of the W...