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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

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Houston Bids Goodbye to George Floyd, Whose Killing Galvanized a Movement

By MANNY FERNANDEZ and PATRICIA MAZZEI

The funeral served as both a national reckoning and a moment of personal mourning. The Rev. Al Sharpton demanded more action against police brutality.

G.O.P. Scrambles to Respond to Public Demands for Police Overhaul

By CATIE EDMONDSON and NICHOLAS FANDOS

Republicans have been startled by the extent to which public opinion has shifted in recent days after the killings of unarmed black Americans by the police and the protests that have followed.

Trump Falsely Targets Buffalo Protester, 75, as 'Antifa Provocateur'

By ALAN FEUER

The president attacked Martin Gugino even as the activist was in the hospital recovering from a head wound sustained when the police shoved him to the ground.

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