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Amazon extends ban on police using its controversial facial-recognition software indefinitely
Amazon suspended sales of its facial-recognition technology in June following widespread protests a…
Kate Duffy
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An NYPD anti-harassment official was fired for racist rants attacking people of color online
Deputy Inspector James F. Kobel posted racist screeds calling Barack Obama a "Muslim savage" and Ma…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's biographer says he had to call the police over racist comments and 'threats to burn my house down'
It's not the first time royal author Omid Scobie has opened up about the racist remarks he has face…
Mikhaila Friel
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One man's 21-year protest to take down a Confederate monument - and force his Texas town to face its racist legacy
One man had been protesting a Confederate monument in his Texas town since the 1990s. In 2020, it w…
Lisa Bubert
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White supremacist groups could attack Tulsa race massacre anniversary events, Department of Homeland Security warns
Vigilance urged by those attending events commemorating the destruction of "Black Wall Street" in T…
Joshua Zitser
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Spotify investor demands report on platform's content-policing rules amid Joe Rogan COVID-19 misinformation and racism fallout
Thomas DiNapoli, head of New York state's $270 billion pension fund, made the demand in a letter to…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Bill Ackman says it's 'pathetic' that law firms and other corporations feel they have to 'police' antisemitism on university campuses
Bill Ackman said he spent Wednesday speaking to Harvard students and faculty in the wake of the row…
Pete Syme
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There was a 6th teen wrongfully accused in 'Central Park 5' case. He was finally exonerated as well on Monday
Steven Lopez, 15 at the time, was charged along with five other teens accused of raping a white wom…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Man charged with child trafficking after BBC report said he used Malawian kids to make videos mocking Black people for profit
The man made kids chant racist slogans about themselves in a language they didn't understand and so…
Sinéad Baker
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Charges against Daunte Wright before his death have sparked anger and disinformation - here are the documents that explain what happened
Rumors and misinformation have swirled about the charges against Daunte Wright before he was killed.
Tom Porter
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The Daunte Wright killing has garnered impassioned responses from key figures in sports including one player who chose not to play
Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was shot in the chest by a police officer after getting pulled ove…
Jackson Thompson
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White supremacist was 'fuelled by hate' when he shot dead a Black air force vet and a retired Black state trooper, said police
Police found diaries filled with white supremacist writing belonging to Nathan Allen, who shot dead…
Bethany Dawson
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Police captured the Boulder shooter alive. His arrest reignited debates on use of deadly force and race
While his identity remained unclear, the Boulder shooter was apprehended alive, sparking debates ab…
Irene Jiang
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Some protesters want to abolish the police, but what does that mean?
Police abolition includes "a radical investment in communities of color, including housing, jobs, a…
Starre Vartan
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A Louisiana State Trooper who spoke out against the police killing of a Black driver is now suing the department over racism and retaliation
Carl Cavalier claims the department punished him in retaliation for giving media interviews about t…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Police unions are enemies of reform. It's time we take them head on.
The US' biggest police union used a two-year-old boy — whose mother had just been unjustly assaulte…
Anthony L. Fisher
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Tear gas is banned from war — but police still shoot it at protesters, who cough and bleed as a result. At least one has lost an eye.
Tear gas canisters can cause permanent injuries, and all the coughing and sneezing that tear gas pr…
Hilary Brueck,Canela López
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Black Army officer pepper-sprayed by police said he thought he could be murdered as officers gave quickly changing commands
Lt. Caron Nazario was shocked at the "possibility that the Defendants may murder him because he cou…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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POLICE REFORM: Here are 10 of the country's top activists and lawmakers' ideas for police reform in America
While a handful of congressional Republicans have voiced support for incremental reforms like banni…
Eliza Relman
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The officer accused of killing Rayshard Brooks was moved to a different jail over security concerns
Garrett Rolfe, who was scheduled to appear in court today, has moved correctional facilities due to…