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Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the principal city of the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. As of 2019, Minneapolis has an estimated population of 429,606, making it the 46th-largest city in the United States. Minneapolis and its neighbor Saint Paul make up the Twin Cities, with Minneapolis being the larger of the two. The Twin Cities metro and their surrounding suburbs contain about 3.63 million people, making it the third-largest economic and population center in the Midwest. Minneapolis is the county seat of Hennepin County.

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Police Clear 'Lawless' Seattle Zone Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) area was taken over by protesters after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Cops were kept out of the area. The mayor of Seattle, Jenny Durkan, said the area.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:57Published 19 hours ago

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Public honors Rayshard Brooks at viewing Mourners gathered on Monday for the public viewing of Rayshard Brooks, the Black man shot in the back by an Atlanta police officer outside a Wendy's. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:19Published 2 weeks ago

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One dead, 11 injured in Minneapolis shooting One person died and 11 were injured in a shooting in Minneapolis in the early hours of Sunday, according to a tweet by police. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:31Published 2 weeks ago

Trump threatens protesters ahead of Tulsa rally U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday warned protesters that they would face a 'different scene' at his weekend re-election rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a threat that his campaign later said was not.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:03Published 2 weeks ago

Klobuchar Withdraws From Veep Contest Business Insider reports that Sen. Amy Klobuchar has withdrawn from the running to be former Vice President Joe Biden's vice president. On Thursday, she spoke to MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell. She said.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:29Published 2 weeks ago

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Portraits of former Confederate House speakers to be removed -Pelosi Portraits of four former House of Representatives speakers who served the Confederacy will be removed from the U.S. Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:24Published 2 weeks ago

Brother of George Floyd urges U.N. probe into U.S. racism, violence The brother of the late George Floyd, a black man whose death under the knee of a white officer roused world protests against racial injustice, urged the United Nations on Wednesday to investigate U.S... Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:20Published 2 weeks ago

'You have the power to help us' -George Floyd's brother to the U.N. The brother of the late George Floyd, Philonise Floyd, called on the top United Nations human rights body on Wednesday to investigate police brutality and racial discrimination in the United States. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:02Published 2 weeks ago

Schumer calls Trump's executive order on policing 'inadequate' During a news conference Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer slammed U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order on police reform, calling it 'inadequate." Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:26Published 3 weeks ago

Barbra Streisand Gives George Floyd's Daughter Shares Of Disney Barbara Streisand has given Gianna Floyd a financial gift that could help the 6-year-old in the future. Gianna is the daughter of George Floyd, the man who was killed in Minneapolis while in police.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published 3 weeks ago

Racial justice signs destined for Smithsonian exhibit Following weeks of protests over the death of George Floyd while in police custody, curators from the Smithsonian in Washington have begun collecting artifacts for an eventual exhibit. Lisa Bernhard.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:56Published 3 weeks ago

Atlanta police officer sacked after fatal shooting of black man An Atlanta police officer has been sacked following the fatal shooting of an African-American man, and another has been placed on administrative duty, the police department has announced. The moves.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:48Published 3 weeks ago

London braces for violence at Saturday protests London's mayor called on people to stay away from central London on Saturday as the capital prepared for potential confrontation between anti-racism protesters and far right groups. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:58Published 3 weeks ago

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