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As police, protesters clash in Minneapolis, Twitter blocks Trump's 'thug' tweet
WASHINGTON - The peace of America's self-imposed COVID-19 exile has given way in dramatic fashion to violent unrest in the city of Minneapolis and across the United States as prote...
May 29, 2020
Twitter adds 'glorifying violence' warning to Trump tweet
WASHINGTON - Twitter has added a warning to one of President Donald Trump's tweets about protests in Minneapolis, saying it violated the platform's rules about "glorifying violence." Trump, a prolific...
May 29, 2020
Alec Baldwin on pandemic life and why he worries for kids
NEW YORK - Whether he's playing President Donald Trump on "Saturday Night Live" or hosting a new season of "Match Game," Alec Baldwin prefers working close to home. And for good reason, the 62-year ol...
May 29, 2020
Ai Weiwei says new security law is the end of Hong Kong
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei believes the newly passed national security law for Hong Kong augurs the end for the semi-autonomous city. Ai was arrested at Beijing's a...
May 29, 2020
Statistics Canada says Q1 GDP worst showing since 2009
OTTAWA - Canada's economy had its worst quarterly showing since 2009 through the first three months of 2020, and may be headed to an even steeper drop, as steps taken to slow the spread of COVID-19 fo...
May 29, 2020
CNN crew arrested while reporting on Minneapolis protests
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota State Patrol on Friday arrested a CNN television crew as they reported on violent protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pl...
May 29, 2020
7 shot at Louisville protest over fatal police shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - At least seven people were shot in Louisville as hundreds of protesters converged on City Hall demanding justice for Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was fatally shot in March by po...
May 29, 2020
Mississippi mayor flouts calls to resign over Floyd comments
PETAL, Miss. - A Mississippi mayor whose remarks about the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody sparked outrage is resisting calls to resign, including from his own town's board of alde...
May 29, 2020
Police across US speak out against Minneapolis custody death
LOS ANGELES - Murder. Brutality. Reprehensible. Indefensible. Police nationwide, in unequivocal and unprecedented language, have condemned the actions of Minneapolis police in the custody death of a h...
May 29, 2020
Drugs, firearms seized in arrest of Grande Prairie men
A months-long investigation by the RCMP has led to the seizure of a large quantity of drugs, and the arrest of two Grande Prairie men.On Friday, May 22, the Grande Prairie RCMP Municipal Drug Unit, wi...
May 29, 2020