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Aug 14

Texas doctors warn police not to use ‘less lethal’ munitions which can severely hurt people

By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America

In a letter published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine, 12 doctors from the Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas say Austin police who fired beanbag rounds caused injuries including bleeding on the brain and…

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Aug 13

WATCH: Breonna Taylor’s mother, attorney provide update on case

By Associated Press

Five months after her daughter was shot to death by police, Breonna Taylor's mother said she is trying to be patient while waiting to hear if the officers will be charged.

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Aug 10

Seattle City Council poised to cut police positions, budget

By Lisa Baumann, Associated Press

The Seattle City Council is expected to approve proposals Monday that would reduce the police department by as many as 100 officers through layoffs and attrition.

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Aug 07

Milwaukee police chief demoted over use of tear gas on protesters, other concerns

By Todd Richmond, Associated Press

An oversight board demoted Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales after questioning how he handled multiple incidents, including ordering officers to fire tear gas and pepper spray at protesters demonstrating over George Floyd’s death…

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Aug 06

Lack of study and oversight raises concerns about tear gas

By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press

Witnesses and human rights advocates say peaceful protesters, children and pregnant women have sometimes been hit by excessive amounts of tear gas, with police failing to provide an escape route.

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Jul 30

Prosecutor says no charges for officer in Michael Brown’s death

By Jim Salter, Associated Press

It was nearly six years ago that a grand jury declined to indict Darren Wilson, the white police officer who shot Brown, a Black 18-year-old.

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Jul 29

Federal court to review ‘protest bans’ in Portland arrests

By Rebecca Boone, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press

The protest bans, first reported by ProPublica, were included in at least a dozen cases — most of them involving misdemeanor charges of failing to obey a lawful order.

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Jul 28

Police agencies pulling out of Democratic National Convention over tear gas ban

By Associated Press

Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales tells WTMJ-TV that the police agencies are concerned with a new order barring the police use of tear gas and pepper spray at demonstrations.

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Jul 27

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Seattle mayor calls Trump’s response to protests ‘un-American’

Protesters and police again clashed in a number of U.S. cities over the weekend, including Portland, Oregon, and Seattle. President Trump has defended sending federal law enforcement to the cities, but many local officials say their presence is only exacerbating…

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Jul 23

WATCH: Minnesota governor signs police accountability bill into law

By Mohamed Imbrahim, Associated Press

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a police accountability bill into law Thursday that includes a ban on neck restraints like the one that was used on George Floyd before his death in Minneapolis.

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