The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to pay €16,000 to veteran journalist Ahmet Altan, who it ruled was unreasonably convicted on
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Protests erupt in Minnesota following fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright
Protesters and police clashed for a second night Monday outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department after the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black
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More clashes in Minnesota after police shoot, kill Black man
Police clashed with protesters for a second night in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot a Black man in a traffic stop
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Ilhan Omar says violence is ‘basic part of police interactions’ with minorities
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., took to Twitter Monday to criticize policing in the U.S. after the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, a Black man, during
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Derek Chauvin trial: Prosecutors’ case nears end as George Floyd’s brother, use of force expert testify
Prosecutors’ case against former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin drew near a close Monday with fond memories from George Floyd’s younger brother and testimony from a police use-of-force
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Pushing a Kentucky ‘Green New Deal,’ Booker moves toward challenging Paul
Charles Booker, the Black former state lawmaker in Kentucky who came close to winning the 2020 Democratic Senate nomination, is taking a major step toward launching a 2022 progressive campaign
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Mexico puts 9 states on ALERT following theft of highly RADIOACTIVE material in truck robbery
The Mexican government has issued a warning to nine states, including its capital, Mexico City, alerting them that a device capable of causing “fatal injuries”
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Derek Chauvin trial: Judge refuses to sequester jury in George Floyd murder case
MINNEAPOLIS — The judge in the George Floyd murder case refused a defense request to immediately sequester the jury Monday, the morning after the killing of
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Protesters angry over US police shooting of Black man forcefully dispersed
Protesters gather outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department in response to the police killing of Daunte Wright, a 20 year old black man stopped during
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Why cryptocurrency is booming in India despite national ban fears
India has been the subject of intense speculation regarding the future legal status of Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies in recent months. Speculation went into
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