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‘WE ARE ALL Q’
Ben Johnson of Spalding County dabbles in election conspiracies even as he holds power over voting.
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END OF THE ROAD
The grisly, recorded slaying of the 25-year-old Black man sparked a furor long before America exploded into protests over racist violence by cops.
NOT HAVING IT
Minneapolis residents are forming patrols to protect their city from people who would mar the protests with violence—and some report having strange run-ins with armed white men.
TOO SOON TO TELL
Officials in several cities have started to punish their own officers for excessive force. But demonstrators aren't convinced it will stay that way once the cameras are gone.
GEORGE, THE GENERAL
“We didn't have much growing up… but we had a house full of love,” Floyd’s youngest brother said on Thursday at the first of several memorial services.
STAYING POWER
Protests seemed calmer after the decision to charge three more cops in the death of George Floyd, but the air was still thick with the potential for chaos.
JUSTICE
“Trying this case will be hard,” Minnesota AG Keith Ellison said Wednesday. “History does show there are clear challenges here, but we will seek justice, and we will find it.”
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DISTURBING
Residents of Minneapolis, St. Paul, and a nearby suburb are receiving anonymous threats over their Black Lives Matter signs on their properties.
‘COLLECTIVE GRIEF’
Violent protests over George Floyd’s death raged into Sunday evening, as protesters faced tear gas and rubber bullets—and even a rogue trucker speeding down a Minneapolis highway.
PROTESTS HIJACKED
In several cities, African-American organizers pleaded with white protesters and, in some cases, physically intervened to deescalate tense situations.