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Minnesota Said Those Arrested Were From Out of State. Records Suggest That Isn’t True. – Slate

Minnesota Said Those Arrested Were From Out of State. Records Suggest That Isn’t True.  Slate George Floyd death: Minnesota governor decries violent protests  BBC News As Minneapolis Burns, Mayor Takes Heat for the Response  Snopes.com Pentagon has troops on 4-hour standby to go

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Footage of NYPD Vehicles Surging Into Crowd of Protesters Sparks Further Outrage

As demonstrations flared over police brutality in cities across the country after the murder of George Floyd, footage of two New York City Police Department SUVs driving into a crowd of protesters in Brooklyn on Saturday has stoked further widespread

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Salt Lake City ‘streets are quiet and calm’ after day of protests. GoFundMe page set up for those arrested. – Salt Lake Tribune

Salt Lake City ‘streets are quiet and calm’ after day of protests. GoFundMe page set up for those arrested.  Salt Lake Tribune U.S. protests: man points bow and arrow at crowd *GRAPHIC VIDEO*  Reuters Protesters take on driver aiming bow and arrow

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George Floyd: protesters clash with Secret Service as unrest comes to the White House – The Guardian

George Floyd: protesters clash with Secret Service as unrest comes to the White House  The Guardian George Floyd protests: tensions near White House, Trump gives warning  USA TODAY Violence Erupts Near White House  Voice of America Protesters converge on White House for 2nd

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Ohio Congresswoman Pepper Sprayed While Demonstrating Against Death Of George Floyd

Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) about the recent protests surrounding the death of George Floyd.

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SpaceX’s astronaut-riding Dragon arrives at space station

The docking occurred just 19 hours after a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off Saturday afternoon from Kennedy Space Center, the nation’s first astronaut launch to orbit from home soil in nearly a decade.

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SpaceX’s astronaut-riding Dragon arrives at space station

The docking occurred just 19 hours after a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off Saturday afternoon from Kennedy Space Center, the nation’s first astronaut launch to orbit from home soil in nearly a decade.

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‘Just sometimes stop talking’: Atlanta Mayor says Trump tweets making anger over George Floyd worse – USA TODAY

‘Just sometimes stop talking’: Atlanta Mayor says Trump tweets making anger over George Floyd worse  USA TODAY Atlanta mayor on Trump: ‘He should just stop talking’  CNN Mayors of riot-torn cities plead for end to violent demonstrations in wake of George Floyd

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Tech Startups, Shut Out From Federal Stimulus Loans, Seek Aid From Congress

Some members of Congress want to let tech startups access federal stimulus loans. But venture-capital-backed startups aren’t like other small businesses — they fail even in good economic times.

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SpaceX’s Dragon, Carrying 2 Astronauts, Docks at International Space Station

(CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.) — SpaceX delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Sunday, following up a historic liftoff with an equally smooth docking in yet another first for Elon Musk’s company. With test pilots Doug Hurley

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