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Amazon facing backlash over ‘Blue Lives Murder’ merchandise
Amazon has resisted calls to ban "Blue Lives Murder" merchandise from its website. Amazon says it has a policy against the sale of "offensive and controversial materials,"
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Hundreds Mourn Retired Police Captain Killed by Looters in St. Louis
Hundreds gathered to pay their respects at a public visitation for retired St. Louis police Captain David Dorn, who was shot and killed by a looter during the George Floyd protests on June 2
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Fired Atlanta Police Officers File Lawsuits Against Mayor, Police Chief
Two former Atlanta police officers who were terminated for tasing a couple of college students have filed lawsuits against Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields
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Minneapolis City Council President Defends Dismantling Police Dept; Says Fears of Someone Breaking Into Your House ‘Comes from a Place of Privilege’
Minneapolis City Council president Lisa Bender defended the City Council's decision to dismantle the police department in the aftermath of the murder of a 46-year-old Black man in police custody
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57 Buffalo Police officers RESIGN in ‘Disgust’ After 2 Cops Who Shoved Elderly Man Are Suspended
All 57 members of Buffalo, NY's Emergency Response Team resigned in "disgust" after two of their fellow officers were suspended for shoving an elderly man to the ground
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Minneapolis City Council Votes to Ban Police Choke Holds
The Minneapolis City Council is holding an emergency meeting to "dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department and replace it with a transformative new model of public safety