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June 8, 2020 4:23 PM

Some Minneapolis activists doubt disbanding police will work

Dismantling an entire department is exceedingly rare. It was done in Camden, N.J. and was talked about — though ultimately discarded — in Ferguson, Mo. Such a move comes with legal issues, including a city charter that stipulates a police force, plus a union-protected workforce.

by The Associated Press and Tim Nelson

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June 8, 2020 3:45 PM

Ransacked north Minneapolis clinic seeks larger justice

As the Broadway Family Medicine Clinic partially reopened to patients Monday, physicians and other staff are focusing on repairing the damage and creating something even bigger — an effort to bring real systemic change that they hope will benefit their African American patients.

by Melissa Townsend

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June 8, 2020 5:00 AM

June 8 update on COVID-19 in MN: 1,197 deaths; ICU cases stay below 200

While it was encouraging to see current hospitalizations stabilize and ICU cases dip, officials remain concerned “because we have seen deaths in healthy, younger adults.” One of the people reported in Monday’s death count was a person in their 20s with no underlying health conditions.

by MPR News Staff

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June 5, 2020 2:29 PM

Walz tours devastated Minneapolis businesses

Gov. Tim Walz said as Minnesota communities devastated by rioting rebuild, all efforts must be made to bring them back to life in their own image. Walz and several other DFL politicians toured some of the hardest-hit areas of Minneapolis Friday morning.

by Mark Zdechlik

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June 5, 2020 1:43 PM

Minneapolis to ban police chokeholds in wake of Floyd death

Negotiators for the city of Minneapolis agreed with the state Friday to ban the use of chokeholds by police and to require officers to report and intervene anytime they see an unauthorized use of force by another officer.

by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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June 5, 2020 5:30 AM

June 5 update on COVID-19 in MN: Walz eases more life, business curbs

“COVID is still with us, but we gotta live with it,” Gov. Tim Walz said Friday as he announced a further loosening of restrictions on restaurants, salons and barbershops, religious services and other parts of daily life amid some evidence the pandemic may be plateauing.

by Brian Bakst

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June 4, 2020 4:55 PM

Doctor: Preventing the worst effects of climate change, the next pandemic go hand in hand

Climate change has exacerbated some of the health inequities behind disparities in COVID-19 cases.

by Paul Huttner

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June 4, 2020 4:21 PM

Team that made early climate predictions marks 30 years, 'spot on' accuracy

The team predicted global temperatures would rise half a degree Celsius by 2020.

by Paul Huttner

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June 4, 2020 6:23 AM

Sharpton at George Floyd's Minneapolis memorial service: ‘Get your knee off our necks'

The Rev. Al Sharpton and an attorney for George Floyd’s family called for justice during the Minneapolis service that was broadcast live. It’s the first of several memorial services to be held for Floyd in three cities over six days.

by MPR News Staff

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June 3, 2020 4:09 PM

North Minneapolis church offers food lifeline

In places where access to food and other household needs was already limited, the arson and looting that grew out of some protests made the problem worse. At the corner of Broadway and Aldrich avenues in north Minneapolis, Sanctuary Covenant church has become the only place to pick up groceries for blocks.

by Alex Baumhardt

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