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Joe Biden Isn’t Making A New Argument — But His Argument Is Lining Up With Crisis
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A Legal Doctrine That Protects Cops In Court Is Getting Fresh Attention As Videos Surface Showing Police Violence
Courts can grant officers immunity from lawsuits over civil rights violations. Advocates are pushing to get rid of it.
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I Followed Trump To St. John's, And When The Smoke Cleared, There Was A Huge Story
A BuzzFeed News reporter followed Trump's path to a church and to controversy. The truth was in the sounds and in the air.
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Minneapolis Public Schools Voted To End Its Contract With The City’s Police After The Death Of George Floyd
The decision is a giant step for activists as protests rise across the country, and could drive other districts to do the same.
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Find The Police And Military Planes That Monitored The Protests In Your City With These Maps
As protests against police brutality ramped up across the nation, aircraft operated by law enforcement and the National Guard were flying overhead.
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Iowa Voted A Racist Out Of Congress
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After Trump's Ukraine Scandal, Congress Is Moving To Strengthen Whistleblower Protections
Reviewing a summary obtained by BuzzFeed News, one expert said: “These look like incredibly important, excellent reforms."
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“You Don’t Think That Don’t Affect Us”: Black Cops Talk To Black Protesters About George Floyd’s Killing
“Just because we have this on doesn’t mean we don’t have an opinion about what happened. You are putting all of us in a bottle together,” one officer told protesters.
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Comparing 1968 And 2020 Is More Complicated Than Donald Trump Wants It To Be
A lot of people have brought up Richard Nixon this week. Looking back at 1968's election, protests, and violence, it's hard to draw a clean one-to-one.
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Some Cities Are Shutting Down Coronavirus Testing During The Protests
“Data is our eyes and ears in this pandemic. Without having it, we are operating blindly,” one public health expert said.
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Police Spend Years In Court Fighting Claims of Excessive Force and Misconduct After Mass Arrests of Protesters
The ACLU is investigating allegations of unlawful arrests and excessive force this week by local and federal law enforcement in Washington, DC.
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Facebook Will Begin Labeling Posts From State-Controlled Media
The social network also said it will start blocking some ads in the US starting later this summer.
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A Major Study That Raised Concerns About Hydroxychloroquine Has Been Retracted
The study has been retracted by scientists who say they can no longer vouch for its data.
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Black Lives Matter Is Suing Trump And The Federal Government Over Force Used Against Protesters Outside The White House
The lawsuit accuses law enforcement officers of violating the constitutional rights of peaceful protesters on the orders of Trump and Attorney General Bill Barr.
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News O'Clock: Trump Thinks The Protests Will Help Him Win Like Nixon. That’s Unlikely.
George Floyd’s memorial was held in Minneapolis today, and all four former officers involved in his death have now been charged with crimes. Plus, the New York Times’ Jamelle Bouie on why Trump's Nixon comparison doesn't work (and that controversial Tom Cotton op-ed).
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A Popular QAnon Twitter Account That Claims To Have Explosive DC Dirt Is Really Just A Random Italian Guy
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People Are Saying Police Brutality Protesters Are Being Paid, But They’re Citing A Satirical Website
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The Trump Administration Said It Didn’t Change Policy To Deny Housing Loans To DACA Recipients. Emails Show Otherwise.
New documents show that the Trump administration moved to block young undocumented immigrants from federal housing loans in 2018.
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Black People Are Tired Of Inaction Against Police Brutality. They’re Watching Biden To See If He’ll Turn The Tide.
Activists and Democrats say the protests against police violence are a pivotal moment for Joe Biden's presidential campaign.
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Homeland Security’s Inspector General Is Opening A Review Of The Department’s Treatment Of Pregnant Detainees
The announcement comes following BuzzFeed News’ report of a woman giving birth in a detention center near San Diego.
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