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How Frank Rizzo, a high school dropout, became Philadelphia’s toughest cop and a harbinger of MAGA politics

In August 2025, the city of Philadelphia agreed to return a statue of Frank Rizzo to the supporters that commissioned the memorial in 1992.

The Conversation

4 former Milwaukee hotel workers get probation and time served in dogpile death

A judge has sentenced four former Milwaukee hotel workers charged with killing a man by piling on top of him to a mix of probation and time already served, allowing them to avoid spending any more time behind bars

The Independent UK

Minneapolis, a series of shootings and the grim realities of a tough summer

Most categories of crime have continued to fall in Minneapolis after a surge that followed the 2020 killing of George Floyd

The Independent UK

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When and why has the National Guard been deployed in the US before?

The US reserve military force is activated for federal missions and state emergencies, from disasters to civil unrest.

Al Jazeera

Trump administration’s anti-woke campaign targets Smithsonian museums

Exclusive: White House flags seven institutions including those for Latino, African and Asian art for review, document shows

The Guardian - US

‘We’re anti-federal chaos’: Democratic cities prepare for worst after Trump’s tirades against DC and LA

After Trump’s takeover of the US capital, mayors from Seattle to Baltimore vow to protect their cities

The Guardian - US

From Cristiano Ronaldo to a busty mermaid: The controversial statues that have lost their place

From Denmark’s busty mermaid statue to toppled slave traders and stolen Paddington Bears, we take a look at the statues around the world that have vanished, been relocated, or quietly removed.

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Trump administration to reinstall Confederate statue toppled in Black Lives Matter protests

Statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general, will return to Washington DC, National Parks Service says

The Guardian - US

Statue of Confederate general torn down in 2020 protests to be restored in Washington DC

In June 2020, the Albert Pike statue near D.C. police headquarters was toppled and vandalized by protesters

The Independent UK

Violent arrest of Black student shows benefits of recording police

‘All the young people should be recording these interactions with law enforcement,’ says lawyer

The Independent UK

A 4th man accused in a fatal dogpile outside a Milwaukee hotel pleads guilty to felony murder

The last of four Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man by pinning him to the ground has pleaded guilty to being a party to felony murder

The Independent UK

From racism claims to a $725,000 settlement, a UNT professor's lawsuit mirrors Texas' shifting views on free speech

Professor Timothy Jackson was accused of making racist remarks at the height of the racial reckoning that followed George Floyd's murder. His free speech suit against the university comes to an end in the era of DEI bans.

The Texas Tribune

‘It’s like clapping for the NHS’: Lionesses’ decision to stop taking the knee triggers debate

While some activists insist it remains a ‘powerful antiracist act’, others say the symbol has been stripped of value

The Guardian - UK

Police deny wrongdoing in death of Alabama man, dispute family's account

An Alabama police department denies any wrongdoing in the death of Phillip Reeder, who died while handcuffed in August 2024

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Woman compares husband’s death to George Floyd after cops allegedly kneel on his neck during restraint

Phillip Reeder’s cause of death was determined to be a homicide exacerbated by “hypertensive heart disease associated with cocaine use and restraint during altercation”

The Guardian - UK

Summer of Our Discontent by Thomas Chatterton Williams review – the liberal who hates leftists

In his caustic critique of identity politics, Williams ends up condemning every kind of collective action

Al Jazeera

US police officer in Breonna Taylor death sentenced to 33 months in prison

Prosecutors had asked that officer Brett Hankison be given a sentence of one day for his role in the fatal shooting.

The Independent UK

Alabama man's death is ruled a homicide after police kneeled on his neck

A county coroner in Alabama is ruling the death of a man who died in an encounter with police as a homicide

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Tom’s Guide

I didn't like Ari Aster's black comedy starring Pedro Pascal and Joaquin Phoenix — but not for the reasons most people are hating it

Here's why I didn't like Ari Aster's black comedy "Eddington," and why I'd wait until it hits HBO Max to see it.

The Guardian - UK

Poem of the week: Salt, Snow, Earth by Naomi Foyle

The relentless cycle of human violence plays out as a brutal symbolic game

The Guardian - US

Why many Black Americans are boycotting big-box retail stores: ‘using my money to resist’

People are shutting their wallets to firms such as Target and Amazon, which followed in Trump’s footsteps to undo DEI

Al Jazeera

Why do US prosecutors want a one-day sentence for Breonna Taylor shooting?

Taylor, an emergency medical technician, was killed in her home during a botched police raid in March 2020.

The Independent UK

‘Racism in plain sight’: Outrage after DOJ seeks one-day sentence for cop convicted in Breonna Taylor shooting

A department memo sent to a judge Wednesday claimed that Brett Hankison should not have been prosecuted over the civil rights charges on which he was convicted

The Independent UK

Top Republicans says 2020 George Floyd riots were Biden’s fault (despite Trump being president at the time)

Georgia congressman Mike Collins absurdly claimed that the 2020 civil unrest was Joe Biden’s fault – when it was actually President Donald Trump who was in charge.

Pedestrian.tv

Buzzfeed & Adelaine Morin Slammed For Insensitive Jokes About Love Island USA’s Chelley

Fans are calling out racial aggression and insensitive jokes from Buzzfeed and influencer Adelaine Morin about Love Island USA’s Chelley.

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