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Demonstrators gather outside City Hall in Louisville, Ky., on May 29 to protest of police violence.

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Louisville Community Leader On Protests: 'People Want To See Something Different'

5:48pm June 04, 2020

by Ari Shapiro

Sadiqa Reynolds, president of the Louisville Urban League, says the protests — which have been peaceful and diverse in her city — are "changing the way the criminal justice system has to respond."

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Matthew Ellis speaks at a vigil at the intersection where his brother, Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old black man, died in police custody in Tacoma, Wash. Ellis's death was ruled a homicide this week by the Pierce County Medical Examiners Office.

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Manuel Ellis: Tacoma Man Died In Police Custody, Saying He 'Can't Breathe'

5:40pm June 04, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"We are devastated to have the death of Manuel Ellis become a part of this national conversation," Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards says.

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Hackers backed by China and Iran sent phishing emails attempting to steal the email credentials of campaign staffers for both major political parties.

Politics & Government

Chinese, Iranian Hackers Targeted Biden And Trump Campaigns, Google Says

5:05pm June 04, 2020

by Miles Parks

The announcement was no surprise to the election security community, which has said for years that campaigns may be the most vulnerable part of the U.S. election ecosystem.

Members of George Floyd's family, including his brother Philonise Floyd, spoke during a memorial service for Floyd on June 4 at North Central University's Frank J. Lindquist Sanctuary in Minneapolis.

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Hundreds Gathered At Memorial For George Floyd After Days Of Nationwide Protests

4:59pm June 04, 2020

by Gabriela Saldivia

The Rev. Al Sharpton gave the eulogy at Thursday's memorial for George Floyd in Minneapolis. Floyd, 46, died in police custody on May 25.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, shown here earlier this month, declared a state of emergency on Wednesday in a region of Siberia after more than 20,000 tons of diesel fuel spilled from a power plant storage facility and fouled waterways.

Russian Power Plant Spills Thousands Of Tons Of Oil Into Arctic Region

4:54pm June 04, 2020

by Lucian Kim

More than 20,000 tons spilled in a remote Arctic region, prompting Russian President Vladimir Putin to declare a state of emergency. The company says thawing permafrost may have caused the spill.

U.S. Attorney General William Barr, pictured last week in the Oval Office, denied that President Trump's controversial visit this week to St. John's Church in Washington, D.C., was a political move.

Politics & Government

Attorney General Barr Defends Response To Protests Near The White House

4:43pm June 04, 2020

by Brian Naylor

William Barr and other federal law enforcement officials express sympathy for the family of George Floyd while denouncing violent protests in a press conference on Thursday.

A testing kit sits on the windshield of a car as it passes through a drive-through COVID-19 testing site set up in St. Charles, Mo.

Race, Ethnicity Data To Be Required With Coronavirus Tests In U.S.

4:41pm June 04, 2020

by Rob Stein

The federal government says that as of Aug. 1, all laboratories must include detailed demographic data when reporting test results in order to help fight the pandemic nationally.

Three New York City police officers who were injured in Brooklyn are expected to recover. A suspect is in custody.

National

3 Police Injured During Brooklyn Stabbing Attack

3:38pm June 04, 2020

by Brian Mann

The late-night violence occurs in the Flatbush neighborhood when police say a man approached an officer assigned to an anti-looting patrol and stabbed him in the neck.

An election worker sorts vote-by-mail ballots for Washington state's presidential primary on March 10 in Renton, a suburb of Seattle.

Why Is Voting By Mail (Suddenly) Controversial? Here's What You Need To Know

2:16pm June 04, 2020

by Miles Parks

President Trump's warnings of potential fraud don't line up with what elections experts predict or with how most Americans feel about voting by mail. Here are the facts about mail ballots.

A large group of protesters gathered around the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, on Tuesday in Richmond, Va. The crowd protesting police brutality chanted, "Tear it down."

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Massive Robert E. Lee Statue In Richmond, Va., Will Be Removed

2:12pm June 04, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Gov. Ralph Northam announced that the monument honoring Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee will removed "as soon as possible."