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Minneapolis Cops Used Fake Accounts to Spy on Innocent Black People
Officers of the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) engaged in surveillance of local Black leaders and organisations “without a public safety objective,” the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) found. The racist misuse of state authority was just one among a litany of other abuses that included “killing community members of colour and Indigenous community members”…
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1,971 Americans Die of Covid-19 on Thursday as U.S. Sets Record For Daily Cases
The U.S. reported 1,971 deaths from covid-19 on Thursday, the highest death toll since May, according to the Covid Tracking Project. The country also recorded over 182,000 new cases and more than 80,000 Americans are currently hospitalised, both grim new records for the U.S. during the pandemic. Public health experts warn it’s going to get…
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CNN Reporter Arrested on Live TV While Offering to Comply With Police [Update: Governor Sorry]
CNN reporter Omar Jimenez and his camera crew were arrested Friday morning by Minnesota state police live on television in the aftermath of a protest over the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of local police.
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City Evacuated, State Of Emergency Declared In Wisconsin County Following Oil Refinery Explosion
An explosion at the Husky Energy oil refinery in Superior, Wisconsin today injured at least 11 people and forced many of the city’s residents to evacuate. Douglas County has declared a state of emergency following the incident.