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Nation Oct 14

Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend recounts how police shot her

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Nation Sep 24

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National outrage after decision not to charge officers for Breonna Taylor’s death

Officials in Louisville, Kentucky, are appealing for calm after public outrage over the decision not to charge police with Breonna Taylor’s death. Two officers were shot and wounded amid new protests in the city overnight. But grief and anguish about…

By Yamiche Alcindor

Nation Aug 28

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A new March on Washington through the eyes of Black families — including Jacob Blake’s

Thousands of people gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Friday to commemorate the iconic 1963 March on Washington -- and to communicate a message of their own, calling for an end to the killing of Black Americans…

By Yamiche Alcindor, Gretchen Frazee, Mike Fritz

Nation Aug 27

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Authorities release new details on Blake shooting, subsequent violence

Three days after Kenosha police shot Jacob Blake, who is Black, shockwaves are still reverberating and details still emerging. Wisconsin’s attorney general said that police first used a Taser on Blake, who was reportedly shot less than three minutes after…

By Courtney Norris

Nation Aug 25

WATCH: Jacob Blake not likely to walk again after police shooting, lawyer Crump says

The shooting of Blake on Sunday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, apparently in the back, was captured on cellphone video and ignited new protests over racial injustice in several cities, just three months after the death of George Floyd at the hands…

By Mike Householder, Scott Bauer, Associated Press

Jun 16

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Did police officers in the killing of Rayshard Brooks have to use deadly force?

Rayshard Brooks’ shooting death at the hands of Atlanta police has added new fuel to the national conversation and protests over use of force. The encounter began calmly but escalated when officers tried to arrest Brooks for driving under the…

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Jun 15

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Atlanta erupts in protest after another black man dies at the hands of police

By William Brangham

Atlanta has become the new epicenter of a growing campaign for racial justice. Thousands of protesters marched there after the fatal police shooting of Rayshard Brooks on Friday night. Meanwhile, pressure continues to build in Minneapolis for the city to…

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Dec 05

Study retracted: How police shootings of unarmed black Americans could be harming the health of black infants

By Shraddha Chakradhar, STAT

New research finds that black mothers who were exposed to police shootings of unarmed black Americans during pregnancy were more likely to give birth to infants who were born prematurely or with low birth weight. Living within 1 kilometer of…

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Nov 06

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Attorney Ben Crump on Trayvon Martin, racial hypocrisy and signs of progress

Since 2012, the families of several unarmed young American black men shot to death by police in high-profile incidents have turned to civil rights attorney Ben Crump in pursuit of justice. Crump has now written a book arguing these killings…

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Oct 18

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Why police aren’t questioned immediately after fatal shootings

By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press

The amount of time afforded officers before they are questioned varies — as short as 24 hours to up to two weeks.

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