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DFL Gov. Tim Walz wins second term for Minnesota governor over Republican Scott Jensen

MINNEAPOLIS — Tim Walz won a second term as Minnesota governor on Tuesday night, defeating Republican opponent Scott Jensen and cementing Democratic control of the executive branch for the longest consecutive period in state history.

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Minnesota's Walz seeks 2nd term against vax skeptic Jensen

Democrat Tim Walz is seeking a second term against Republican Scott Jensen, a family physician who first grabbed attention with his vaccine skepticism before hammering Walz on economic and crime issues during the fall campaign

The Independent UK

Why art is necessary for social change

Artist Devin Allen talks to Salon about Baltimore, his new book "No Justice No Peace" and the power of the image

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From George Floyd to Hunter Biden: Lachlan Murdoch, Fox News and the year that tested America

In an extract from his biography The Successor, Paddy Manning considers how Rupert Murdoch’s favored son dealt with the challenges of 2020, and what might come next

The Guardian - US

Kanye, Get A Grip! Taking On Shaquille O'Neal's Business Practices Not A Great Idea But What Else Is New?

Shaquille O'Neal shot back at Kanye West after the Trump-supporting rapper publicly opined on the NBA Hall of Famer's business affairs.

Benzinga

Elected Republicans have become Trumpists at heart

Most were silent after Paul Pelosi was attacked.

Chicago Sun-Times

Deputy who shared racist meme of George Floyd terminated, newly released sheriff’s records show

SAN DIEGO — A San Diego County sheriff’s deputy who circulated an offensive meme in the days following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police has been fired.

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Kanye West says he’s going on a ‘verbal fast’: Won’t speak, drink or have sex for 30 days

‘But my Twitter still lit,’ rapper stipulated

The Independent UK

Kanye West’s tee is a fashion don’t. Someone else owns ‘White Lives Matter’ trademark

When it comes to T-shirt sales, “White Lives Matter” will not make a dime for Kanye West. The rapper, legal name Ye, doesn’t own the trademark to the phrase and the Black men who do don’t seem inclined to license it to him.

Los Angeles Times

Minneapolis City Council confirms Brian O’Hara as next police chief

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis City Council unanimously confirmed Brian O'Hara as the city's next police chief, a decision meant to usher in a new era of policing in a town still defined by George Floyd's murder.

Tribune News Service

Minneapolis council approves changemaker as new police chief

The Minneapolis City Council has unanimously approved a former public safety director from New Jersey as the city's next police chief

The Independent UK

Kanye West paid settlement to former employee who claimed he celebrated Hitler and Nazis, report says

Rapper has been dropped by the likes of Adidas and GAP following antisemitism controversy

The Independent UK

How Hollywood turned a 'blind eye' to Emmett Till: Inside a troubled 67-year history

Mention "The Twilight Zone," and the image of host and creator Rod Serling almost automatically comes to mind. The hit anthology series, which ran from 1959 to 1964, firmly established Serling as a visionary who wove social commentary and an astute understanding of human foibles into his tales of fantasy,…

Los Angeles Times

Ahead of US midterms, police brutality remains a burning issue in Minneapolis

Ahead of the November 8 midterms, FRANCE 24 takes you on a tour down the Mississippi River with a series of reports by Fanny Allard. The first of five episodes brings us to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was killed by White police officer Derek Chauvin…

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The Independent UK

States struggle with pushback after wave of policing reforms

Two years after states around the country passed an unprecedented number of police reforms after the killing of George Floyd, some are struggling to make the new policies stick

The Independent UK

States struggle with pushback after wave of policing reforms

Two years after states around the country passed an unprecedented number of police reforms after the killing of George Floyd, some are struggling to make the new policies stick

The Independent UK

Representation and diversity is where ‘magic’ lies for the future of opera

Alison Buchanan, artistic director of Pegasus Opera Company, and Simone Ibbett-Brown, a freelance theatre maker, spoke on ‘demystifying’ opera.

Los Angeles Times

Kanye West attacks George Floyd family member: ‘I’m going through an Economic lynching’

Kanye “Ye” West attacked the family of George Floyd on Sunday shortly after saying he wanted to “apologize” for false statements he has made about Floyd’s death.

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Daily Mirror

Kanye West compares himself to George Floyd as he apologises for 'questioning' his death

Kanye West has apologised for having 'questioned' the death of George Floyd recently and said that he himself now knows 'how it feels to have a knee on [his] neck' due to a recent backlash to him

The National (Scotland)

Families of men who died in custody hold vigil outside First Minister's residence

THE families of two men who died in police custody have delivered a letter to the First Minister’s residence in Edinburgh, as they requested a…

Axios

Richmond, Virginia's last Confederate statue can be removed, judge rules

A Virginia circuit court judge ruled this week that the city has the right to dismantle the statue of Ambrose P. Hill.

Daily Record

Grieving families of Sheku Bayoh and Allan Marshall demand Nicola Sturgeon meeting

The two families came together today to hold a remembrance vigil outside the First Minister’s Bute House residence.

The Independent UK

Families of men who died in custody deliver letter to Bute House

A vigil was held in Edinburgh on Saturday for Allan Marshall and Sheku Bayoh, who both died in police custody in 2015.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kanye West’s comments were hate speech, but others should be called on that, too

Like Donald Trump. Hate speech must not be without consequence. Not when it’s Ye’s words of antisemitism. And not when it’s spewed by anyone else, either.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago dumping Kanye too? Wieners Circle marquee quip, West Loop mural repainting signal rejection

CHICAGO — The Wieners Circle has never been one to hold back an insult.

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