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Rochester, N.Y., Police Chief La'Ron Singletary, pictured at a press conference Sunday, resigned on Tuesday along with other senior police staff.

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  • Race

Rochester, N.Y., Police Chief La'Ron Singletary Resigns

"The entire Rochester Police Department command staff has announced their retirement," Mayor Lovely A. Warren said Tuesday.

September 08, 2020
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  • Bill Chappell and
  • Rachel Treisman
Yvette Gentry was named interim police chief for Louisville Metro Police Department. She retired from the department in 2014 and will be the first Black woman to lead the department.

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  • National

Louisville Selects Black Woman As City's Interim Police Chief

Yvette Gentry retired from the Louisville Metro Police Department in 2014. She takes over a department facing national scrutiny following the shooting death of Breonna Taylor in March.

September 08, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker

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Citing A COVID-19 Shortfall, DHS Increases Visa Fees For Touring Artists

The Department of Homeland Security announced the changes last week, which will take effect in early October.

September 08, 2020
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  • Andrew Flanagan
A volunteer in Los Angeles holds a computer tablet displaying the online questionnaire for the 2020 census in August.

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Census Work Has Been Winding Down, But A Judge Says It Needs To Press On For Now

A federal judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily stop wrapping up in-person counting efforts for the 2020 census, as civil rights groups push for more time.

September 08, 2020
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  • Hansi Lo Wang
GPB News NPR

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  • Investigations

NPR Probe: Even Before Pandemic, Authorities Lost Track Of Sex Offenders

The coronavirus has forced jurisdictions nationwide to close in-person sex offender registration offices. That has made it tougher for law enforcement to verify and track offender whereabouts.

September 08, 2020
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  • Cheryl W. Thompson
GPB News NPR

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  • Race

Portland Sees 100th Day Of Protests For Racial Justice

The 100th day protests in Portland, Ore., looked a lot like many of the days before: groups marched and met peacefully, and then, at night, police clashed with protesters.

September 06, 2020
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  • Nathan Rott
Demonstrators lock arms as they march for Daniel Prude on Friday in Rochester, N.Y. Prude died after being arrested on March 23 by Rochester police officers, who had placed a "spit hood" over his head and pinned him to the ground while restraining him.

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  • National

New York Attorney General To Empanel Grand Jury In Daniel Prude Death Investigation

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Saturday that she is putting together a grand jury as part of an investigation into the death of Daniel Prude, who died in police custody in March.

September 05, 2020
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  • Christianna Silva
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Protests Sparked By Daniel Prude's Death Escalate In Rochester, N.Y.

Mostly peaceful protests are growing in Rochester, N.Y., over the death of Daniel Prude in police custody. Police have responded with tear gas and arrests.

September 05, 2020
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  • Brian Mann
After six trials and 23 years behind bars, charges are being dropped against Curtis Flowers (pictured here in Dec. 2019) over a 1996 quadruple killing in Mississippi. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a conviction last summer, citing among other things, the deliberate elimination of Black jurors from Flowers' trials.

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  • National

After 6 Trials, Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Curtis Flowers

Flowers spent 23 years behind bars for a 1996 quadruple killing at a Mississippi furniture store. Prosecutors said Friday that there were no credible witnesses available for a seventh trial.

September 05, 2020
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  • Jason Slotkin
A demonstrator is pepper-sprayed July 30 shortly before being arrested during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse in Portland, Ore.

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  • Law

Review Of Federal Charges In Portland Unrest Shows Most Are Misdemeanors

That finding by NPR is in stark contrast to the Trump administration's description of the Oregon city as being under siege by radical leftists.

September 05, 2020
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  • Ryan Lucas
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

Violence Escalates As Portland Nears 100 Consecutive Nights Of Protests

Portland is about to see a 100th consecutive night of protests. This week brought a considerable escalation in violence, with two people being killed — one on the far right and one on the far left.

September 05, 2020
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  • Jonathan Levinson
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

Curtis Flowers' Charges Dropped After More Than Two Decades Of Murder Trials

Curtis Flowers, who was tried six times for the same crime and always maintained his innocence, has seen his charges dropped. Flowers' story was featured in the APM podcast In The Dark.

September 05, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
Demonstrators gather Thursday in New York City to demand justice for Daniel Prude, who died of asphyxiation after police restrained him. Participants gathered at Times Square and marched to Columbus Circle.

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  • Law

Joe Prude Remembers His Brother Daniel Following His Death In Police Custody

"I didn't call them to come help my brother die," Joe Prude told NPR. "I called them to come help me get my brother some help."

September 04, 2020
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  • Christianna Silva
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks during a news conference on Aug. 27, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis.

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  • Law

'We Aren't Giving Up': Wisconsin Governor Fights To Combat Police Violence

NPR's Noel King speaks with Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers about the violence in Kenosha and how he hopes to address it, given that he lacks the support of the Republican-held state legislature.

September 04, 2020
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  • Noel King
GPB News NPR

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  • National

News Brief: Portland Shooting Suspect, Rochester Protests, Trump's Pennsylvania Visit

The suspect in a fatal shooting of a protester in Portland was killed by law enforcement. Protests against police violence continue in Rochester, N.Y. And Trump holds a Pennsylvania rally.

September 04, 2020
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