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Activists Investigate The History Of Relationships Of MPD With African Americans

5:01pm May 29, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Tony Williams, a contributor to MPD150, who published an investigation into the conduct of the Minneapolis Police Department throughout its 150-year history.

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Ex-Police Officer Who Knelt On George Floyd's Neck Is Arrested And Faces Charges

4:38pm May 29, 2020

by Leila Fadel

The former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was filmed pinning George Floyd to the ground with his knee, has been taken into custody and charged with third-degree murder.

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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, at Delaware Memorial Bridge Veterans Memorial Park earlier this month, spoke from his home in Delaware where he has been during the coronavirus pandemic.

Biden Calls George Floyd Killing 'An Act of Brutality'

4:22pm May 29, 2020

by Alana Wise

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee called on the nation to better empathize with the pain of black Americans in the wake of the death of the black man by a white police officer.

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Governor's Order Requires Virginians To Wear Masks In Public Spaces

4:15pm May 29, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

An order requiring Virginians to wear masks in indoor public spaces has taken effect Friday. Officials are expecting pushback from some Virginians opposed to the governor's order.

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Flames rise from a liquor store and shops near the 3rd Police Precinct in Minneapolis on Thursday , during a protest over the death of George Floyd.

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George Floyd's Arresting Officer Charged With 3rd-Degree Murder, Manslaughter

3:47pm May 29, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis officer who planted a knee on the black man's neck, has been detained by state officials. For days, a video of the arrest has elicited fury across the country.

President Trump speaks before signing an executive order aimed at curbing protections for social media companies in the Oval Office on Thursday.

Twitter Hides Trump's Tweet About Minneapolis, Saying It Glorifies Violence

3:38pm May 29, 2020

by Krishnadev Calamur

The president was responding to violent protests days after the killing of a black man. He said he will send in the National Guard, adding: "When the looting starts, the shooting starts."

Remembering Pioneering AIDS Activist Larry Kramer

1:58pm May 29, 2020

by Terry Gross

Kramer, who died May 27, was an early advocate for aggressive research into the HIV virus. He co-founded both the Gay Men's Health Crisis and the protest group ACT UP. Originally broadcast in 1992.

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Former President Barack Obama, pictured at a town hall in Berlin in April 2019, has released a statement on the death of George Floyd, who died in police custody in Minnesota.

Obama On George Floyd's Death And The 'Maddening' Normalcy Of Racism

1:56pm May 29, 2020

by Dana Farrington

Former President Barack Obama has responded to the Minneapolis death that has set off protests and drawn national attention, including President Trump's. Read his full statement.

During a remote StoryCorps conversation this month from Stafford, N.Y., Dr. Roberto Vargas (left), his wife, Susan, and 10-year-old son, Xavier, talk about the challenges of staying safely distanced.

In Self-Isolation, A Doctor Deepens His Connection To His Family

1:37pm May 29, 2020

To protect his wife and four children, Dr. Roberto Vargas, who processes COVID-19 tests in Rochester, N.Y., is staying in their basement. "What carries me through is this family," he tells them.

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Police officers gathered Thursday in downtown Louisville, Ky., as protesters demonstrated against the killing of Breonna Taylor, a black woman fatally shot by police in her home in March.

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7 Shot At Louisville Protest Calling For Justice For Breonna Taylor

11:46am May 29, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

It's not yet clear who shot people in the crowd. The mayor says no officers fired weapons on the demonstrations for the black woman killed by police in her home. Two victims required surgery, he says.