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Apr 20 2021
News
Democrats are 'so angry' with Rep. Maxine Waters they would support censure effort against her
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) is not only facing backlash from Republicans and Judge Peter Cahill for her incendiary comments related to the Derek Chauvin trial, but she also reportedly angered her Democratic colleagues.
The development comes after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) vowed to censure Waters.
According to Fox News reporter Chad Pergram, Democrats found
The BlazeJun 08 2020
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Democrats’ Calls to Defund the Police Are a Losing Bet at the Polls
Democratic lawmakers, operatives, and commentators are calling for the defunding or abolition of America's police departments in the wake of officer Derek Chauvin's killing of unarmed black man George Floyd.
While the proposal is popular among the party's progressive activist wing and on Twitter, it faces a hard wall of resistance among the wider public. A recent YouGov poll showed that
Washington Free BeaconApr 13 2021
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No badges. No guns. Can violence interrupters help Minneapolis?
Is violence something that can be cured? A Minneapolis program sends out unarmed residents, rather than police, to de-escalate situations.
Agroup of 20 men and women huddled outside a convenience store as steam rose from their paper coffee cups and the evening temperature dipped toward freezing. They greeted the occasional customer as they stood watch over the parking lot and nearby
Christian Science MonitorJun 04 2020
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Witness Who Was in Floyd’s Car Says His Friend Did Not Resist Arrest
Maurice Lester Hall, who fled Minneapolis after witnessing George Floyd’s death, was arrested Monday in Houston and interviewed by a Minnesota investigator.
A longtime friend of George Floyd’s who was in the passenger seat of Mr. Floyd’s car during his fatal encounter with a Minneapolis police officer said on Wednesday night that Mr. Floyd tried to defuse the tensions with the police
New York Times (News)May 29 2020
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How the arrest of CNN’s Omar Jimenez during George Floyd protests united press rivals
The arrest of CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez by Minnesota state police early Friday sparked a rare moment of solidarity among cable news competitors and condemnation from a major press freedom group.
Jimenez and his crew were in Minneapolis covering the violent protests over the killing of George Floyd, the 46-year-old African American man who died after a police officer knelt on his
Los Angeles TimesDec 15 2022
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Jerome Powell’s Grim Inflation Outlook Is at Odds With Markets
Falling prices of energy, automobiles and houses and soft readings on consumer prices have made investors borderline euphoric over the outlook for inflation.
The Federal Reserve is having none of it.
After raising interest rates by the expected half-percentage point on Wednesday, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues laid out an economic and interest-rate forecast
Wall Street Journal (News)Nov 11 2022
Opinion
More MAGA Than Ever
Heading into Tuesday, the conditions that traditionally shape midterm elections strongly favored Republicans. The party of the incumbent president usually does poorly, especially in the incumbent president’s first term. Republicans picked up 54 seats in the House of Representatives midway through Bill Clinton’s first term, and 63 seats two years into Barack Obama’s.
This year
The AtlanticApr 21 2021
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In a roiled Minneapolis, schools are testing new model for safety
Students in Minneapolis are at the epicenter of the police-free schools movement. Amid high tensions, the model of moving toward a new culture of safety within schools is being tested and, some say, strengthened.
When Nathaniel Genene walked into his Minneapolis high school last week for the first time in over a year he quickly noticed that there was no uniformed police officer standing
Christian Science MonitorApr 08 2021
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Pulmonologist says George Floyd died from a 'low level of oxygen'
A pulmonologist who reviewed George Floyd's medical records said Thursday he died "from a low level of oxygen."
Dr. Martin Tobin, a physician specializing in critical care of the lungs, posited that Floyd's prone position in the street and pressure on his neck and back led to a pulseless electrical activity arrhythmia "that caused his heart to stop." Floyd died May 25, 2020, in
Washington ExaminerJun 10 2020
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George Floyd's brother testifies at House hearing on police brutality: 'Stop the pain'
The brother of George Floyd testified Wednesday at a House hearing on racial profiling and police brutality, tearfully urging lawmakers to "stop the pain" as he recalled in vivid detail how his older sibling died after a white police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes.
“I couldn’t take care of George the day he was killed, but maybe by speaking with you today, I can
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