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Protesters use a barricade to try and break the windows of the Third Police Precinct on May 28

Report finds flaws in Minnesota state law enforcement response to George Floyd protests in 2020

By Omar Jimenez, CNN An independent report commissioned by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety detailed multiple breakdowns in procedure and “inadequate coordination” at times during the protests and violence that followed the death of George Floyd in May 2020. The report also found that state law enforcement used tactics that were often perceived as

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Protesters use a barricade to try and break the windows of the Third Police Precinct on May 28

Report finds flaws in Minnesota state law enforcement response to George Floyd protests in 2020

By Omar Jimenez, CNN An independent report commissioned by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety detailed multiple breakdowns in procedure and “inadequate coordination” at times during the protests and violence that followed the death of George Floyd in May 2020. The report also found that state law enforcement used tactics that were often perceived as

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'He had a great future ahead of him.' Friends and teammates of teen killed in Florida theme park ride honor him in vigil. Family and friends that attended the vigil released balloons into the air to honor Tyre.

‘He had a great future ahead of him.’ Friends and teammates of teen killed in Florida theme park ride honor him in vigil

By Christina Maxouris, CNN He was a gentle giant who always supported others. A teammate often turned mentor. A kind and funny friend, always soft-spoken. That’s how friends and family in a Missouri vigil remembered 14-year-old Tyre Sampson, who died last Thursday when he fell off an amusement park thrill ride while on a spring

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Don Misenhimer Park splash area was closed in September 2021 after the child became infected.

Parents reach $250,000 settlement with Texas city after son, 3, dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba at splash pad

By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN The parents of a 3-year-old boy who died last year after a contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba at a splash pad in Arlington, Texas, have reached a $250,000 settlement with the city. Bakari Williams died last September after spending five days in the hospital with primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare and

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee

Washington state creates nation’s first alert system for missing Indigenous people

By Paradise Afshar, CNN Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington state signed a bill Thursday that creates the nation’s first alert system for missing Indigenous people. The bill, which was passed unanimously in both the House and the Senate, highlights that “indigenous people experience disproportionate rates of violence in Washington state,” and calls for the

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Khrystyna Pavluchenko tends to her newborn daughter

Ukrainian women escaped to give birth in a country free of war. They want their children to know why Putin forced them to flee

By Kyung Lah and Sarah Boxer, CNN Khrystyna Pavluchenko strokes the tiny hand of her newborn, Adelina. She had anticipated the profound joy of becoming a mother for the first time — but not the guilt. “(That’s) because I left,” Pavluchenko says, choking on tears, as her hours-old child sleeps in the crib next to

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Virginia Tech Shootings Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007, one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history. Twenty-three-year-old Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people on the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, before taking his own life. Facts Cho was a senior at

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Vatican Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s what you need to know about the Vatican, also known as the Holy See. Facts The full name of the country is the State of Vatican City, and it is the spiritual and governing center of the Roman Catholic Church. It stands on Vatican Hill in northwestern Rome, Italy west of

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Saudi Arabia Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Saudi Arabia, a large, oil-rich Middle Eastern country bordering Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. Saudi Arabia is home to Islam’s holiest cities, Mecca and Medina. About Saudi Arabia (from the CIA World Factbook) Area: 2,149,690 sq

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Syrian Civil War Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the ongoing civil war in Syria. In the first five years of the war, which began in 2011, an estimated 400,000 Syrians were killed, according to the UN Envoy for Syria. Facts Bashar al-Assad has ruled Syria as president since July 2000. His father, Hafez al-Assad,

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Hollingsworth was set to be fired for violations of his body-worn camera and car camera systems

State police won’t comment on audio obtained by AP of investigators grilling state trooper at center of Ronald Greene killing

By Virginia Langmaid and Nick Valencia, CNN A former Louisiana State Police officer, who on body camera video can be heard saying that he “beat the ever-living f**k out of” dead Black motorist Ronald Greene, told investigators during an interview 16 months after the incident that he was “scared” and portrayed himself as a victim,

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United Nations Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the United Nations, an organization of 193 member states from around the world. United Nations Charter October 24, 1945 – The official United Nations Charter is ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and a majority of other countries. There are 51

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