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Saturday, May 25, 2024

Four years since George Floyd's murder

George Floyd's death at the hands of police seemed to mark a turning point in America's race relations, but politics has overtaken the response. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP

Sat May 25 2024

 
A mural outside of Unity Foods in Minneapolis, Minnesota depicts George Floyd. In May 2020, Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin right outside this convenience store and sparked nationwide protest over police brutality.

George Floyd's death at the hands of police seemed to mark a turning point in America's race relations, but politics has overtaken the response.

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The phrase “End Racism Now” painted on West Church Street in Dallas Monday morning, June 22, 2020.
 

Racism is a threat to your health. Here's what cities are doing about it

 

In 2020, hundreds of communities agreed racism is a public health crisis. But experts say progress has been slow and the issue has become polarizing.

EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 07: Hamptons International Film Festival Chairman, Alec Baldwin attends the World Premiere of National Geographic Documentary Films' 'The First Wave' at Hamptons International Film Festival on October 07, 2021 in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images for National Geographic)
 

Judge deals blow to Alec Baldwin, denies motion to dismiss charge

 

A New Mexico judge dealt a blow to Alec Baldwin's team after they accused prosecutors of "unfairly stacking the deck" against the "30 Rock" actor.

Antiwar demonstrators attempt to push over a Chicago Police Department vehicle on Michigan Avenue during the anti-Vietnam War protests surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Chicago, Illinois, August 28, 1968. (Photo by APA/Getty Images)
 

'Failure of political imagination': 1968 activists caution youth in 2024

 

Former Vietnam war activists see history repeating itself. Will pro-Palestinian protesters heed their warning?

The street signage for the now closed Baymeadows Road Red Lobster restaurant. Red Lobster employees arrived at the 7820 Baymeadows Road location Tuesday morning, May 14, 2024 to help clean out the restaurant
 

They gutted Red Lobster. Now they're targeting college sports.

 

After gutting Red Lobster, private equity bros are targeting a distressed asset in an industry full of endless shrimp: college sports.

Caitlin Clark celebrates a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Sparks.
 

Caitlin Clark seals Fever's first win with dagger 3-pointer

 

Caitlin Clark struggled shooting most of the night, but she hit a dagger 3 late to seal the Indiana Fever's first win of the 2024 season.

Debris is seen at the home of Mike Jensen Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Greenfield. Jensen was one of four who died from the EF3 tornado that hit the town.
 

Memorial Day rain? Severe weather could upend holiday weekend plans.

 

As millions of people travel for the unofficial start of summer, severe storms are expected to wallop some parts of the country.

A general view of houses in the neighbourhood Jalousie during heavy rainfall, in Petion-Ville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti May 22, 2024. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol
 

Missionaries killed in Haiti are Missouri state reps' daughter, son-in-law

 

Missouri State Representative Ben Baker's daughter and son-in-law were both reportedly killed in Haiti by gangs while they served as missionaries.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - MARCH 16: Beachgoers walk past seaweed that washed ashore on March 16, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Reports indicate that this summer, a huge mass of sargassum seaweed that has formed in the Atlantic Ocean is possibly headed for the Florida coastlines and shores throughout the Gulf of Mexico.
 

Beach bummer? From seaweed to sharks, here's what to expect this weekend

 

The fun and sun at the beach comes with a few hazards, from stinky seaweed and hungry sharks to dangerous rip currents and bone-chillingly cold water.

Toddler shown sitting on side of swimming pool in garden playing with a toy.
 

Tips to keep kids safe around pools this summer

 

May is National Drowning Prevention Month. Here's a look at ways to help prevent tragedies this summer.

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