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Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 4 years, 7 months AGO
| June 5, 2020 7:27 AM

Protesters stirred by the death of George Floyd are vowing to turn an extraordinary outpouring of grief into a sustained movement as demonstrations shift to a calmer, but no less determined, focus on addressing racial injustice. In Minneapolis, where Floyd died in police custody and the protest movement sparked, the city agreed Friday to ban police chokeholds and require officers to intervene any time they see unauthorized force by another officer. The changes are part of a stipulation between the city and state officials who launched a civil rights investigation into Floyd’s death. The City Council is expected to approve the agreement, which will be enforceable in court, on Friday.

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AMERICA PROTESTS: Protesters stirred by the death of George Floyd vowed Friday to turn an extraordinary outpouring of grief into a sustained movement as demonstrations shifted to a calmer, but no less determined, focus on addressing racial injustice. SENT; developing. With AMERICA PROTESTS-THE LATEST.

AMERICA PROTESTS-BLACK OFFICERS: Black officers find themselves torn between two worlds when it comes to the protests against police brutality happening around the U.S. While they are part of the “thin blue line” of policing, the officers say they also understand the anguish expressed by demonstrators. SENT: 1130 words, photos.

AMERICA PROTESTS-WORLD'S STREETS: Since George Floyd’s death in Minnesota last week, his face has been painted on walls from Nairobi, Kenya to Idlib, Syria. Floyd’s name has been inked on the shirts of professional soccer players and chanted by crowds from London and Cape Town to Tel Aviv and Sydney. The outpouring reflects the power and reach of the United States, a country whose best and worst facets both fascinate the world. SENT: 980 words, photos.

GEORGE FLOYD-MINNEAPOLIS CHIEF: Many hoped Minneapolis’ first black police chief could change the culture of a police department that critics said too often uses excessive force and discriminates against people of color. But George Floyd’s death and the protests it ignited nationwide over racial injustice and police brutality have raised questions about whether Medaria Arradondo — or any chief — can fix a department that’s now facing a civil rights investigation. SENT: 1010 words, photos.

AMERICA PROTESTS-SCHOOL POLICE: An increasing number of school districts are rethinking the presence of school resource officers in their schools amid the national outrage over the death of George Floyd. SENT: 710 words, photos.

GEORGE FLOYD-DEATH INVESTIGATION: Negotiators for the city of Minneapolis have agreed with the state to ban the use of chokeholds by police and to require police to report and intervene anytime they see an unauthorized use of force by another officer. SENT; developing.

AMERICA PROTESTS-TRUMP-FLOYD: President Donald Trump says he hopes George Floyd is “looking down” and saying Friday’s upbeat jobs report “is a great thing that’s happening for our country.” SENT: 430 words, photos.

AMERICA PROTESTS-NEW YORK: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says that the latest night of protests over the death of George Floyd was largely peaceful. But he promised further reform Friday of a police department that has faced criticism for the harsh tactics used by some officers enforcing this week’s 8 p.m. curfew. SENT; developing. With AMERICA PROTESTS-NYC-COURT LOGJAM: A wave of arrests in the New York City protests over the death of George Lloyd has strained the criminal justice system. It’s also ignited a debate over whether bail reforms have allowed smash-and-grab looters to get off easy.

AMERICA PROTESTS-BUFFALO POLICE: Prosecutors are investigating after a television crew captured a police officer in Buffalo, New York, shoving a 75-year-old man who then fell and cracked his head. SENT; developing.

AMERICA PROTESTS-INDIANA: Indianapolis’ police chief says his department is taking a look at officers’ training for responding to heated public protests while it investigates four officers caught on video using batons and pepper balls to subdue two women at a protest last weekend over the death of George Floyd. SENT; developing.

AMERICA PROTESTS-LOS ANGELES MAYOR: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s priorities were once fixing sidewalks and filling potholes. But the two-term Democrat who entered office in 2013 with a back-to-basics agenda has been pushed into unfamiliar roles in a city wracked by racial unrest, historic unemployment, a homeless crisis and the coronavirus outbreak. SENT: 975 words, photos. With AMERICA PROTESTS-CALIFORNIA: California cities and counties are cautiously lifting curfews after days of sporadic mayhem were replaced by peaceful protests; AMERICA PROTESTS-CALIFORNIA SLEEPER HOLD: California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the state police training program to stop teaching officers how to use a hold that can block the flow of blood to the brain.

INMATE DEATH-KNEE ON NECK: The Missouri NAACP and black lawmakers are seeking a new investigation into the death of a rural jail inmate after a white sheriff placed his knee on the black man’s neck. SENT: 910 words, photos.

AMERICA PROTESTS-FRANCE: U.S. protests over George Floyd’s death have rekindled anger in France over police violence, entrenched racism, and the complicated case of Adama Traore. SENT: 910 words, photos. AMERICA PROTESTS-MILITARY RACE: The death of George Floyd in police hands has pushed the U.S. military to search its soul and to admit that, like the rest of America, it has fallen short on racial fairness. SENT: 975 words, photos.

AMERICA PROTEST-COTTON: Freshman Sen. Tom Cotton has risen to the ranks of potential 2024 Republican presidential contenders by making all the right enemies. Now, the Arkansas lawmaker is making more by lining up behind President Donald Trump’s law and order recipe for controlling civic unrest. SENT: 900 words, photos.

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CANADA-TRUDEAU-PROTESTS: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has attended an anti-racism rally and took a public knee in solidarity with demonstrators. SENT: 235 words, photos.

VATICAN-US RACISM: The highest-ranking American cardinal at the Vatican is deploring the “unjust” killing of George Floyd. SENT: 520 words, photos.

AMERICA PROTESTS-DC'S STAND: The Washington, D.C., street leading to the White House now features the phrase Black Lives Matter in enormous yellow letters visible from high in the sky. D.C. SENT: 540 words, photos.

AMERICA PROTESTS-TACO CHAING: Four restaurant workers have sparked a conversation about free expression in the workplace after they refused to help fill a food order for the Ohio Highway Patrol as it policed race protests. SENT: 550 words, photos.

PHOTOGRAPHER ATTACKED: A man who police say assaulted an Associated Press photographer in Philadelphia as the journalist was on assignment covering the city’s police commissioner has been charged in the attack. SENT: 230 words, photos.

AMERICA PROTESTS-MAYOR'S APOLOGY: The mayor of a Southern California city has resigned over an email that stated he didn’t “believe there’s ever been a good person of color killed by a police officer” locally. Temecula Mayor James Stewart stepped down late Thursday. SENT: 500 words, photos.

TRUMP-TWITTER: Twitter has blocked a Trump campaign video tribute to George Floyd over a copyright claim. SENT: 300 words, photos.

AMERICA PROTESTS-KANYE WEST: Kanye West has donated $2 million to support the families and legal teams for George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. SENT: 140 words, photos.

GRAPHICS/INTERACTIVES:

-Minneapolis police use of force among black people (bar chart)

-Minneapolis police uses of force on black people higher than all other races (chart)

PHOTOS;

Photos have moved from throughout the US and Europe. Additional photos planned from US protests.

VIDEO:

Video has moved from throughout the US and Europe. Additional video planned from US.

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