The deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta in the span of less than three weeks have led to a push in the U.S. for more training of police officers in how to “de-escalate” tense situations before they explode in violence. Experts say de-escalation training generally involves officers being taught how to keep their cool, calm people down and use the least amount of force required. Calls for increased de-escalation training have come from politicians and activists on Capitol Hill as well as from California’s attorney general, Michigan lawmakers and Houston’s police chief.

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AMERICA PROTESTS: The deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta in the span of less than three weeks have led to a push in the U.S. for more training of police officers in how to “de-escalate” tense situations before they explode in violence. SENT; developing. With AMERICA PROTESTS-THE LATEST.

AMERICA PROTESTS-BODY CAMERAS: The killing of George Floyd, ensuing protests and calls for sweeping changes to policing have brought into question how much accountability and transparency there was with the hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars spent to outfit officers with cameras. SENT: 1030 words, photos.

TRUMP-LEGACY OF A MASSACRE: President Donald Trump’s site for a rally on Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma stands in what’s historically the white downtown, a few hundred feet from a once-thriving black community wiped out by a white massacre in 1921. SENT: 1100 words, photos.

POLICE SHOOTING-ATLANTA-WHAT HAPPENED: Video of the scene from late Friday shows the 27-year-old black man wrestling with two white officers, taking a Taser from one of them, running a short distance through the Wendy’s parking lot, and then pointing the stun gun toward one. That officer shot him twice in the back, killing him. How did it all go so wrong so fast? And what, if anything, could officers have done to defuse the situation? SENT: 860 words, photos.

AMERICA PROTESTS-TRUMP: President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on policing following weeks of national protests after the death of George Floyd. SENT: 960 words, photos. With AMERICA PROTESTS-CONGRESS: Senate Republicans could vote as soon as next week on proposed policing changes. It’s an abrupt shift of GOP priorities in an election year.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP-RALLY-MAYOR: The prospect of hosting the first rally for President Donald Trump in months would be a delight for many mayors in deep-red states like Oklahoma. But Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum isn’t celebrating Trump’s planned rally Saturday at the city’s 19,000-seat downtown BOK Center arena. SENT: 890 words, photos.

AMERICA PROTESTS-CONQUISTADOR: A 31-year-old man has been arrested in a shooting that happened as protesters in New Mexico’s largest city tried to tear down a bronze statue of a Spanish conquistador outside the Albuquerque Museum, police said Tuesday. SENT; developing.

AMERICA PROTESTS-FLORIDA WOMAN SHOT: A Florida protester whose bruised, bloody face made national news after she was shot with a rubber bullet by police says she wants to meet with police to talk about reform. SENT: 630 words, photos.

JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY-VIRGINIA: Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that he’ll propose making Juneteenth an official holiday in a state that was once home to the capital of the Confederacy. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. SENT; developing.

GEORGE FLOYD-MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE: The Republican-controlled Minnesota Senate is debating police accountability measures drawn up following the death of George Floyd. SENT: 500 words.

POLICE SHOOTINGS-INDIANAPOLIS: The mother of a black man who was killed by an Indianapolis police officer filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the city, its police department and four officers, including the the officer who fired the fatal shots. SENT; developing.

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POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY-NEW YORK: Officials have launched a new policy requiring New York City police to release all body camera footage of shootings and other use-of-force incidents that result in injury or death. SENT: 250 words. With POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY-NYPD COMMISSIONER: New York City’s police commissioner acknowledges the need for budget cuts in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and recent protests over the death of George Floyd, but he cautioned against belt-tightening that could compromise public safety or the long-term strength of the force.

POLICE CHIEF-FACEBOOK POST: An Atlanta-area police chief criticized for saying on social media that he doesn’t support the Black Lives Matter movement has been placed on leave while his city investigates him. SENT: 220 words.

AMERICA PROTESTS-CONGRESS-CONFEDERATE SYMBOLS: Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell says he’s “OK” with renaming military bases such as Ft. Bragg that are named after Confederate Army officers. He’s declining to side with President Donald Trump and other Republicans opposed to the move. SENT: 340 words, photos.

CONFEDERATE STATUE-STONEWALL JACKSON: Commissioners in the West Virginia county where Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson was born are set to discuss a request to remove his statue. SENT: 150 words, photos.

ST LOUIS-COLUMBUS STATUE REMOVED: A statue of Christopher Columbus that stood in a St. Louis park for 134 years has been removed amid the growing national outcry against monuments to the 15th century explorer. SENT: 290 words, photos.

CONGRESS-DC STATEHOOD: Democrats controlling the House have slated a vote next week to make the District of Columbia the 51st state. It’s an issue that they say has become far more important in the aftermath of protests for racial justice in both Washington and across the nation. SENT: 390 words, photos.

Democrats controlling the House have slated a vote next week to make the District of Columbia the 51st state. It’s an issue that they say has become far more important in the aftermath of protests for racial justice in both Washington and across the nation.

HUMAN RIGHTS-RACISM: African nations have prepared a draft resolution for the U.N.’s main human rights body that would launch unprecedented scrutiny of systemic racism against people of African descent following high-profile killings of black people by police. SENT: 530 words.

UVA-LOGO-CHANGED-APOLOGY: The University of Virginia announced they will change their new athletics logos to avoid a design element that refers to the school’s history with slavery. SENT: 190 words.

CIVIL WAR PLAQUE-MARYLAND: A Maryland panel has voted to remove a plaque from Maryland’s Capitol that honors the Civil War’s Union and Confederate soldiers from the state. SENT: 575 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN-RACISM REPORT: A new study by Public Health England has confirmed that historic racism and social inequalities are contributing factors that increase the risk of black, Asian and minority communities contracting and dying from the coronavirus in the U.K. SENT: 300 words.

OFFICERS SICKENED-SHAKE SHACK: New York City police determined there was no criminality by Shake Shack employees after three officers drank milkshakes believed to be contaminated with bleach. SENT: 160 words.

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

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

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