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A mural of George Floyd painted by the artist eme_freethinker on a wall at Mauerpark in Berlin, Ger...
Curt Gresseth

Dave & Dujanovic: NAACP leader shares views on protests

The Utah president of the NAACP shares her insights on police and the nationwide protests over the death of an unarmed black man.
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Melissa Mahtani, CNN

CNN and ‘Sesame Street’ to host a town hall addressing racism

Sesame Street has scheduled a "town hall" meeting for Saturday, to help families and children address racism in America.
6 years ago
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Frank Pallotta, CNN Business

Television changed last night, did you notice?

Many networks owned by Viacom marked the death of George Floyd by removing programming for the length of time Floyd was knelt on by a police officer.
6 years ago
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MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer

SpaceX captures the flag, beating Boeing in cosmic contest

The first astronauts launched by SpaceX have captured the flag left behind at the International Space Station nearly a decade ago by the last crew to launch from the U.S. NASA astronaut Doug Hurley showed off the flag Monday, a day after arriving at the orbiting outpost.
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Carole Baskin, whose longstanding feud with Joe Exotic was chronicled in the hit Netflix docuseries...
Colby Walker

Carole Baskin, foe of the Netflix ‘Tiger King’ awarded Joe Exotic’s zoo

Tiger King Joe Exotic's zoo has been awarded to Carole Baskin and Big Cat Rescue after a federal judge found the property was fraudulently transferred to avoid paying $1 million in a previous lawsuit.
6 years ago
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Sandra Gonzalez, CNN

Music industry leaders vow to pause business for a day in observation of Blackout Tuesday

Originally Published: 01 JUN 20 15:21 ET (CNN) — The show will be paused. At least, that’s the message coming from leaders and artists in the music business as part of a movement being referred to as Blackout Tuesday. Music executives Jamila Thomas and Brianna Agyemang spearheaded the effort to shutter normal business operations on […]
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Cami Mondeaux

‘Anonymous’ hacker group threatens to “expose many crimes” of Minneapolis PD

Anonymous posted a video online saying they "do not trust" the police department to bring justice to Floyd -- with threats of exposing crimes.  
6 years ago
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Alicia Lee and Sara Sidner, CNN

99 years ago today, America was shaken by one of its deadliest acts of racial violence

As Americans' rage over racial injustice boils over into a sixth day of protests, Monday also marks the 99th anniversary of one of the worst acts of racial violence the country has ever seen.
6 years ago
This undated handout photo provided by Christopher Harris shows George Floyd. The mayor of Minneapo...
The Associated Press

Mayor says George Floyd’s body will return to Houston

The mayor of Houston says the body of George Floyd will be returning to Texas.
6 years ago
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Jeremy Herb, Evan Perez, Donie O'Sullivan and Mark Morales, CNN

Breakdown: the outside elements involved in protests across the US

Which outside elements have involved themselves in protests across the nation? CNN writers gather what is known so far.
6 years ago
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Theresa Waldrop, CNN

New York police officers kneel with protesters

In the midst of protests and destruction, a moving scene unfolded Sunday in New York when some of the city's police officers knelt with protesters.
6 years ago
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MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer

2 astronauts climb aboard SpaceX rocket for historic flight

astronauts making a second attempt at a history-making ride into orbit aboard a rocket ship built by Elon Musk's SpaceX company.
6 years ago
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Mary Richards

Utah runner’s dream of running Boston Marathon now on hold

News that the Boston Marathon won’t happen is sad for some Utah runners with it on their bucket list. Now they'll decide to wait or run it virtually.
6 years ago
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Madeline Holcombe and Rebekah Riess, CNN

7 people shot in protests over the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor, police say

Outcry over the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor reached a boiling point overnight Thursday in Louisville, Kentucky, when gunfire erupted during protests.
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A protester carries the carries a U.S. flag upside, a sign of distress, next to a burning building ...
TIM SULLIVAN and AMY FORLITI Associated Press

Minneapolis police station torched amid George Floyd protest

Protesters angered by the death of a black man who died while pleading for air as a white police officer kneeled on his neck have torched a Minneapolis police station that the department abandoned.
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Lee Lonsberry

OPINION: Nazi headstone in SLC should stay put

Lee Lonsberry writes, although ugly and vile, a Nazi headstone at a cemetery in Salt Lake City should remain in place to teach history to future visitors.
6 years ago
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ZEKE MILLER Associated Press

Pres. Trump escalates war on Twitter, social media protections

President Trump signed an executive order Thursday challenging liability protections that have provided unfettered speech on social media.
6 years ago
FILE - In this Thursday, April 2, 2020 file photo a sign explains the closure of a shop in the Pike...
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer

41 million have lost jobs since virus hit, but layoffs slow

Roughly 2.1 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a sign that companies are still slashing jobs in the face of a deep recession even as more businesses reopen and rehire some laid-off employees.
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DOUG GLASS Associated Press

Violence again rocks Minneapolis after man’s death; 1 killed

Protests rocked Minneapolis for the second straight night after a man's death in police custody. One person was killed Wednesday night in what police were investigating as a homicide amidst violence that included looting and setting fires that continued to burn Thursday morning.
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Kelli Pierce

Unemployment numbers looking better in Utah

Unemployment numbers in Utah are looking better after two months of record filings. In April, unemployment reached 9.7% in Utah.
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Curt Gresseth

Live Mic: Has pandemic altered your view of gun rights?

Live Mic host Lee Lonsberry wants to know if the pandemic has changed your viewpoint on gun rights.
6 years ago
This May 4, 2020 photo from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, the first patient enroll...
LAURAN NEERGAARD and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press

AP-NORC poll: Half of Americans would get a COVID-19 vaccine

A new poll shows that about half of Americans would get a COVID-19 vaccine, 31% aren't sure, while 1 in 5 say they'd refuse.
6 years ago
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MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer

`Bummed out’: SpaceX launch scrubbed because of bad weather

The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts was called off with less than 17 minutes to go in the countdown because of weather.
6 years ago
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Cami Mondeaux

Disney World plans to begin phased reopening in July

Officials at Walt Disney World in Florida announced they will begin their phased reopening plan, aiming to bring guests back the beginning of July.
6 years ago