Set to roll out Wednesday, the bill includes the creation of a national database of police use-of-force incidents. Democrats say the package doesn’t go far enough.
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The Latest: Seattle council bans police use of crowd control weapons
The latest on protests against racism and police brutality from around the world. SEATTLE — The Seattle City Council has voted unanimously to bar police from using tear gas, pepper spray and several other crowd control devices after officers repeatedly used them on mostly peaceful demonstrators protesting racism and police brutality. The 9-0 vote Monday […]
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UK’s Johnson creates anti-racism panel; critics want more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will establish a commission to look at racial equality in the United Kingdom.
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Maine organizations taking a public stand against racism, injustice
Businesses and groups across the state have released statements decrying racism and in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Protesters in Brunswick vow to return until their voices are heard
Organizers on Saturday listed multiple policy and funding changes they want to see within the Brunswick Police Department and said they will keep coming back until they see change.
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‘Long overdue’: White NHL players find their voice on racism
The predominantly white sport of hockey has a checkered history of racism and a culture of not speaking out.
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The Latest: Interfaith group holds vigil outside St. John’s
The latest on protests against racism and police brutality from around the country and the world. A group of interfaith leaders held a prayer vigil Sunday outside St. John’s Church near the White House, where President Donald Trump held a June 1 appearance that sparked criticism after protesters were forcibly cleared from the area. The […]
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Protesters in U.S. call attention to deaths of more black men
Anti-racism protesters are calling attention to the deaths of two more black men, one who was found hanging from a tree in California and another who was fatally shot by police outside an Atlanta restaurant.
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Fox News removes altered photos of Seattle protest zone
Fox News has removed digitally altered photos from its website after the Seattle Times noted misleading images used in the network’s coverage about a Seattle neighborhood that’s become a protest center against police brutality and racial injustice.
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Texas prosecutors probe irregularities in 2004 Floyd arrest
They are re-examining a scandal-ridden former Houston police officer’s arrest of George Floyd on a minor drug charge.