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• 'Washington Post' Tracks More Than 500 Police Shootings In 2016 - NPR

  09-07-2016 23:32
  
  'Washington Post' Tracks More Than 500 Police Shootings In 2016
  NPR
  The Washington Post's Kimbriell Kelly speaks about the data the newspaper has collected on police shootings over the past two years. More than 500 people have been fatally shot by police in 2016. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: This is a special edition of ALL ...
  
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• Dallas Photographer Shielded by Police Officer During Shooting Captures the Moment - ABC News

  09-07-2016 22:51
  Dallas Photographer Shielded by Police Officer During Shooting Captures the Moment
  ABC News
  Freelance photographer Robert Moore took these photos while crouching down behind a Dallas police officer as gunshots rang out on July 7, 2016. 0 Shares. Email. Freelance photographer Robert Moore spent more than two hours crouched behind a ...and more »
  
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• Obama says 'demented' gunman who killed Dallas police officers doesn't represent black Americans - Washington Post

  09-07-2016 22:15
  
  Washington Post
  Obama says 'demented' gunman who killed Dallas police officers doesn't represent black Americans
  Washington Post
  DALLAS — President Obama on Saturday sought to calm a country riven by grief and anger in the wake of the fatal shooting of five police officers here and recent high-profile deaths at the hands of officers elsewhere. His comments came as Dallas ...and more »
  
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• After a painful week for police and protesters, Obama says America is united - USA TODAY

  09-07-2016 21:33
  
  USA TODAY
  After a painful week for police and protesters, Obama says America is united
  USA TODAY
  WARSAW – President Obama strove to convey a message of solace and unity in the wake of an extraordinary week that rubbed raw issues of police safety and racial bias in policing Saturday, saying he believes Americans will come together to find common ...
  US gun rules heighten tension between police, citizens: ObamaReuters
  LISTEN: Obama's Growing Frustration After Fatal Police ShootingsNPRa
  
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• Ballwin officer still critical, police say - STLtoday.com

  09-07-2016 21:21
  
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  Ballwin officer still critical, police say
  STLtoday.com
  Police investigate the scene on New Ballwin Road where a Ballwin police officer was shot on Friday, July 8, 2016. Photo by Cristina Fletes, [email protected]. Ballwin police officer shot. Police stand at the entrance of Mercy Hospital St. Louis ...
  Missouri police officer 'fighting for his life' after ambush shootingFox News
  St. Louis-area police officer shot in traffic stop; man chargedChicago Tribune
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• An uneasy standoff between police and protesters as Black Lives Matter returns to the streets - Los Angeles Times

  09-07-2016 20:15
  
  Los Angeles Times
  An uneasy standoff between police and protesters as Black Lives Matter returns to the streets
  Los Angeles Times
  When Atlanta Police Chief George Turner heard that five police officers had been fatally shot at a protest rally in Dallas, his heart dropped. He knew the police chief there, and felt for him. He also instantly realized that his own officer would now ...
  Several protesters arrested after threatening to shut down Upstate interstate, police sayWYFF Greenville
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• In Week of Emotional Swings, Police Face a Dual Role: Villain and Victim - New York Times

  09-07-2016 19:45
  New York Times
  In Week of Emotional Swings, Police Face a Dual Role: Villain and Victim
  New York Times
  Chief Brandon del Pozo of the Burlington Police Department in Vermont. “One of the worries that cops have is that no cop can control what another cop does, but all cops will be judged by what the other cop does,” he said. Credit Oliver Parini for The ...and more »
  
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• Abundant Guns Contribute to Conflicts With Police, Obama Says - Bloomberg

  09-07-2016 19:28
  
  USA TODAY
  Abundant Guns Contribute to Conflicts With Police, Obama Says
  Bloomberg
  The proliferation of guns among the U.S. citizenry contributes to lethal encounters between minorities and police, heightening the danger law enforcement officers face in even routine interactions with the public, President Barack Obama said on Saturday.
  Obama to cut short European trip after 'vicious' attacks on Dallas policeUSA TODAY
  The Latest: Police question 2 in vehicle after shootingsU.S. News & World R
  
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• Protests erupt across California over police violence but are tempered by Dallas massacre - Los Angeles Times

  09-07-2016 18:25
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Protests erupt across California over police violence but are tempered by Dallas massacre
  Los Angeles Times
  Protests were held across California on Friday — with more planned this weekend — to express concern about police violence but also to honor the officers killed in the Dallas massacre. The largest of the demonstrations was in downtown San Francisco, ...
  
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• Police: Driver intentionally rammed trooper's cruiser - Greenwich Time

  09-07-2016 17:54
  
  Greenwich Time
  Police: Driver intentionally rammed trooper's cruiser
  Greenwich Time
  Connecticut State Troopers from Troop G-Bridgeport arrested a New York man following the pursuit of a tow truck on I-95. The tow truck operator intentionally rammed an unoccupied state police cruiser causing extensive damage. July 9, 2016. less.and more »
  
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• Amid Dallas Shootings, a Night of Heroics, Tragedy for Police - Wall Street Journal

  09-07-2016 17:20
  
  Wall Street Journal
  Amid Dallas Shootings, a Night of Heroics, Tragedy for Police
  Wall Street Journal
  DALLAS—By the time Sharay Santora and her teenage son and daughter parked their car and made their way through the crowds to the steps of the federal courthouse here Thursday night, they were more than an hour late to the rally protesting police ...
  Was the Dallas police killer really a sniper? Argument churns about what to call him.Washington Postall 493 news articles »
  
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• How do police handle violence in countries where officers don't carry guns? - Quartz

  09-07-2016 17:07
  
  Quartz
  How do police handle violence in countries where officers don't carry guns?
  Quartz
  Another week, another police shooting in the United States. So far this year, 569 people have be killed by US police, according to The Guardian's count. Police brutality is a horrific normality and, in more ways than one, black men being shot by police ...
  
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• Stopped 52 times by police: Was it racial profiling? - Washington Post

  09-07-2016 16:35
  
  Washington Post
  Stopped 52 times by police: Was it racial profiling?
  Washington Post
  MINNEAPOLIS — When Philando Castile saw the flashing lights in his rearview mirror the night he got shot, it wasn't unusual. He had been pulled over at least 52 times in recent years in and around the Twin Cities and given citations for minor offenses ...
  Police Shootings Test New Era of Violent Social Media VideoNBCNews.com
  Police say officers have been targeted in Missouri, Georgia and Tennesseefox
  
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• A Black Police Chief on the Dallas Attacks - The Atlantic

  09-07-2016 15:00
  
  The Atlantic
  A Black Police Chief on the Dallas Attacks
  The Atlantic
  In the hours following the shooting death of five police officers in Dallas during an otherwise peaceful demonstration, opinions blared from social media, televisions, and newspaper front pages. In the din of it all, I reached out to the retired police ...and more »
  
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• Essential California: Police here feel the aftershocks of Dallas attack - Los Angeles Times

  09-07-2016 13:40
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Essential California: Police here feel the aftershocks of Dallas attack
  Los Angeles Times
  Good morning. It is Saturday, July 9. Here's what you don't want to miss this weekend: TOP STORIES. Dallas massacre aftershocks: The killing of five Dallas police officers has some Southern California law enforcement officials worried about their ...and more »
  
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• Georgia police ambush not related to Dallas shooting - USA TODAY

  09-07-2016 13:23
  
  USA TODAY
  Georgia police ambush not related to Dallas shooting
  USA TODAY
  VALDOSTA, Ga. — Georgia investigators say the shooting ambush of a Valdosta police officer by a man who called 911 was unrelated to Thursday night's killing of five Dallas police officers. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigations, VPD officer ...
  Georgia Man Called Police, Then Shot Responding OfficerTIME
  Police: Man called 911, ambushed officer in Valdosta shootingWRDW-TV
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• Rochester Police Arrest 74 at Black Lives Matter Protest - NBCNews.com

  09-07-2016 13:15
  
  NBCNews.com
  Rochester Police Arrest 74 at Black Lives Matter Protest
  NBCNews.com
  Police arrested 74 people at a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Rochester, New York, on Friday amid nationwide protests against police shootings of black citizens. The Rochester demonstration was one of many held in the wake of deadly police ...and more »
  
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• Biden: Assassinations of Dallas police 'touched the soul of a nation' - USA TODAY

  09-07-2016 12:49
  
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  Biden: Assassinations of Dallas police 'touched the soul of a nation'
  USA TODAY
  WARSAW — Vice President Biden called on Americans to support police — but to also speak out about racial disparities in the criminal justice system — following what he called the assassination of five police officers in Dallas this week. "I believe ...
  How To Reduce Your Chances Of Getting Shot By PoliceHuffington Postall 103 news articles »
  
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• The Bahamas' new US travel advisory: Use 'extreme caution' around police - Washington Post

  09-07-2016 12:01
  
  Washington Post
  The Bahamas' new US travel advisory: Use 'extreme caution' around police
  Washington Post
  Over 90 percent of residents in the Bahamas are black, and Monday is a national holiday, when some travel north from the archipelago to vacation in the United States. But following deadly police shootings this week of black men in Louisiana and ...
  Bahamas urges travellers to US to be cautious around policeThe Guardianall 33 news articles »
  
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• Anti-police brutality protests continue after Dallas attack - New York Daily News

  09-07-2016 11:23
  New York Daily News
  Anti-police brutality protests continue after Dallas attack
  New York Daily News
  Anti-brutality protests were held across the country Friday night. Above, Rev. Jarrett Maupin, second from right, stands his ground as a Donald Trump supporter, center, tries to interrupt marchers in Phoenix. (Ross D. Franklin/AP). BY Christopher Brennan.and more »
  
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• Police Shootings Test New Era of Violent Social Media Video - NBCNews.com

  09-07-2016 11:07
  
  NBCNews.com
  Police Shootings Test New Era of Violent Social Media Video
  NBCNews.com
  Video is turning social media into a virtual crime scene. In the space of three days, we have seen the deaths of two black men during separate encounters with police in Minnesota and Baton Rouge, and a rampage in Dallas that left five officers killed.
  Police group: Minn. governor 'exploited what was already a horrible and tragic situation'Washington Post
  Stopped 52 Times by Police: Was It Racial Profiling?ABC Ne
  
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• Missouri police officer 'fighting for his life' after ambush shooting - Fox News

  09-07-2016 10:32
  
  Fox News
  Missouri police officer 'fighting for his life' after ambush shooting
  Fox News
  A suburban St. Louis police officer was in critical condition late Friday after he was shot in the neck in what investigators described as an "ambush" following a traffic stop. Ballwin Police Chief Kevin Scott said the unidentified officer was walking ...
  Missouri police officer 'ambushed' during traffic stopNew York Daily Newsall 123 news articles »
  
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• Dallas police chief's storied career marked by tragedies - CNN

  09-07-2016 09:24
  
  CNN
  Dallas police chief's storied career marked by tragedies
  CNN
  (CNN) In his six years as police chief, David Brown has endured profound tragedy -- in many different ways. On Thursday night, a sniper gunned down four of his Dallas police officers and killed an additional officer. Shortly after he earned the rank of ...
  Why It's Legal for Police to Kill With a RobotFortune
  After Dallas, protests against police violence resumeAljazeera.com
  US Army reservist named as lone gunman in Dallas police
  
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• Police In Baton Rouge Face Off With Protesters Demanding Justice For Alton Sterling - Huffington Post

  09-07-2016 08:15
  
  Huffington Post
  Police In Baton Rouge Face Off With Protesters Demanding Justice For Alton Sterling
  Huffington Post
  The confrontation comes after a week of peaceful demonstrations in the city sparked by an officer killing a 37-year-old father of five. 07/09/2016 01:53 am ET | Updated 6 hours ago. David Lohr Senior Crime Reporter, The Huffington Post ...
  Baton Rouge Civil Rights Leaders Fashion A Model Response To Police ShootingsNPR
  Police turn out in riot gear to quell Baton Rouge protest
  
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• Thousands march against police violence across US - CBS News

  09-07-2016 05:06
  
  CBS News
  Thousands march against police violence across US
  CBS News
  ATLANTA -- Several thousand demonstrators flooded the streets of downtown Atlanta on Friday to protest the recent deaths of African-Americans at the hands of police. Marchers brought traffic to a standstill downtown after gathering at the National ...
  Hundreds march in downtown Atlanta to protest police shootingsAtlanta Journal Constitutionall 91 news articles »
  
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• Baltimore protest over police shootings shuts down traffic - Baltimore Sun

  09-07-2016 03:28
  
  Baltimore Sun
  Baltimore protest over police shootings shuts down traffic
  Baltimore Sun
  Hundreds of protestors chanting "Black Lives Matter" march through Baltimore decrying police shootings. (Caitlin Faw and Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun video). Hundreds of protestors chanting "Black Lives Matter" march through Baltimore decrying police ...and more »
  
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• Police Attacked In Several States In Wake Of Police Killings - Huffington Post

  09-07-2016 02:38
  
  Huffington Post
  Police Attacked In Several States In Wake Of Police Killings
  Huffington Post
  (Reuters) - Police came under fire in three states on Thursday and Friday, authorities said, possibly prompted by the same motivation behind the rampage in Dallas: police use of force against black people. A man in Tennessee opened fire on a hotel and ...
  Gunmen Targeted Police in Tennessee, Missouri and Georgia, Authorities SayWall Street Journal
  Police say officers have been targeted in Missouri, Geor
  
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• SF protesters denounce killings by police, stress peace - SFGate

  09-07-2016 01:02
  
  SFGate
  SF protesters denounce killings by police, stress peace
  SFGate
  People gather in Justin Herman Plaza to protest police brutality in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, July 8, 2016. People gathered to protest two recent deaths by the hands of police officers in Minnesota and ... more. Photo: James Tensuan, Special To ...
  Oakland: Police brutality protestors shut down I-880 overnightThe Mercury News
  Oakland freeway reopens after protesters shouting 'No racist police' shut it down for hoursLos
  
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• Watching Videos Of Police Brutality Can Traumatize You, Especially If You're Black - Huffington Post

  09-07-2016 00:55
  
  Huffington Post
  Watching Videos Of Police Brutality Can Traumatize You, Especially If You're Black
  Huffington Post
  A cousin and a co-worker of Philando Castile try to console each other during a July 7 protest in St. Paul, Minnesota. Jarrod Doyle was relaxing with friends on July 5 when the hashtag #AltonSterling popped up on his Instagram feed. He tabbed over to ...and more »
  
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• Hillary Clinton calls for police reform, national use of force standards - PBS NewsHour

  09-07-2016 00:55
  
  PBS NewsHour
  Hillary Clinton calls for police reform, national use of force standards
  PBS NewsHour
  Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the sniper slayings of Dallas police officers and recent fatal cop shootings of black men. She said white Americans must understand that the concerns of their ...and more »
  
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• Police Groups Blame Obama, Black Lives Matter for "War on Cops" - Mother Jones

  09-07-2016 00:07
  
  Mother Jones
  Police Groups Blame Obama, Black Lives Matter for "War on Cops"
  Mother Jones
  "We must…stand up and speak out against the senseless agitators and gutless politicians who helped bring about these murders." P.R. LockhartJul. 8, 2016 5:56 PM. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Email. The 2014 murders of NYPD officers Wenjian ...and more »
  
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