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Whit Merrifield, Bobby Witt Jr. deliver late clutch hits as Royals rally to beat Twins

MINNEAPOLIS — Bobby Witt Jr.’s two-out, two-strike RBI double in the eighth put the Kansas City Royals ahead for the first time and capped a three-run inning.

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'Frontline' teams up with Star Tribune for documentary on Minneapolis police

MINNEAPOLIS — During nearly 40 years of investigative journalism, "Frontline" has crisscrossed the world, reporting on everything from the rise of Vladimir Putin in Russia to the fall of apartheid in South Africa.

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Jeimer Candelario's late blast pushes Tigers past Twins in extras

MINNEAPOLIS — Harold Castro hit a pair of solo home runs Wednesday, the second a 423-foot blast into the upper tank in right-center field that tied the game at 2 in the top of the eighth inning.

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‘Enough!’ Biden, decrying mass shootings and excessive force, signs executive order on policing

WASHINGTON — President Biden on Wednesday marked the second anniversary of George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer by signing an executive order aimed at reforming policing at the federal level.

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2 years later, Minnesotans gather to remember George Floyd

MINNEAPOLIS — The two-year anniversary of George Floyd's killing began quietly and with a cold rain Wednesday morning at the corner where he died.

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Twins place starter Joe Ryan on COVID injured list

MINNEAPOLIS — Twins pitcher Joe Ryan was placed on the COVID injured list before Wednesday's game against the Tigers at Target Field.

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Two years after Floyd murder, racial trauma permeates US

Wednesday marks the second anniversary of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which sparked a global protest movement and calls for a racial reckoning to address structural racism that has created long-standing inequities impacting generations of Black Americans

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When and how did George Floyd die?

Trial was one of the biggest civil rights cases in a generation

The Independent UK

How George Floyd's horror murder two years ago sparked protests around the world

White Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on George Floyd's neck for nine minutes while he was handcuffed in an arrest over the alleged use of a counterfeit note

Daily Mirror

Two years after George Floyd's murder, Minneapolis' efforts to transform safety remain unfinished

MINNEAPOLIS — Damarra Atkins remembers vividly what it felt like to watch George Floyd's murder for the first time.

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George Floyd two years on: some accountability but killings go on

Minneapolis officers prosecuted, local reforms adopted in some states, but national overhaul of policing falls short.

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Tribal pharmacy dispenses free meds and fills gaps for Native Americans in the city

MINNEAPOLIS — Tucked away on a side street near downtown, the Mashkiki Waakaa’igan Pharmacy offers its Native American clientele the services of any ordinary drugstore — it dispenses critical medication and provides consultation on treatments.

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Vigil, rally planned for 2nd anniversary of Floyd killing

A candlelight vigil to honor George Floyd’s memory at the intersection where he died was among the remembrances scheduled for the second anniversary of the Black man’s killing at the hands of Minneapolis police officers

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Sonny Gray's dominant outing leads Twins to 2-0 shutout of Tigers

MINNEAPOLIS — Twins starter Sonny Gray went seven scoreless innings as the Twins beat Detroit, 2-0, on Tuesday.

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Biden to sign policing order two years after George Floyd’s death

President Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order to revise use-of-force policies for federal law enforcement on Wednesday’s two-year anniversary of the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.

Reason

Brickbat: Non-Lethal Conduct

Officials in Minneapolis have agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit by Jaleel Stallings, who was beaten by police officers while being arrested in 2020. The city will also pay Stallings' attorneys' fees and other costs. The arrest took place after police officers in an unmarked van began…

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Twins top Tigers 5-4 on Max Kepler grand slam, Gio Urshela walkoff infield single

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins offense couldn't have been much better to start Monday's game.

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Minnesota woman charged with shooting 6-year-old son whose body was found in trunk during traffic stop

MINNEAPOLIS — A woman was charged Monday on allegations that she fatally shot her 6-year-old son, whose body was found by police late last week in the trunk of a car in Mound.

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New mock aircraft at Minnesota offers passengers a training flight without leaving the ground

MINNEAPOLIS — Now boarding at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport's main terminal: a commercial "aircraft cabin" where passengers can practice putting luggage in overhead bins and inserting the buckle and pulling the strap tight.

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The best (and worst) wedding songs, according to DJs and singers

MINNEAPOLIS — If you've been to a lot of weddings, you've probably seen it happen.

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Tax deal reached in final weekend of session at Minnesota Capitol

MINNEAPOLIS — Seniors would no longer pay taxes on social security income, millions of Minnesotans could see a small income tax cut and tens of thousands of families and renters across the state would be eligible for more tax credits under a sweeping deal struck Saturday at the divided Capitol.

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Minnesota GOP chair apologizes for Soros imagery in secretary of state candidate's video

MINNEAPOLIS — The chairman of the Minnesota Republican Party has apologized for a campaign video played at last week's state Republican convention by secretary of state candidate Kim Crockett that included an image that depicted liberal donor George Soros as a puppet master, a common antisemitic trope.

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Nuggets' Tim Connelly closing in on deal with Timberwolves; will meet with Glen Taylor

MINNEAPOLIS — Nuggets President Tim Connelly is set to meet with Timberwolves controlling owner Glen Taylor in the next step of talks with Connelly to take over as Minnesota's President of Basketball Operations, with a deal being close between the sides, sources confirmed.

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Ex-Minnepolis Officer Thomas Lane pleads guilty to manslaughter charge for role in George Floyd's murder

MINNEAPOLIS — Ex-Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane pleaded guilty Wednesday to aiding and abetting manslaughter in the murder of George Floyd two years ago on a south Minneapolis street, avoiding a trial next month in Hennepin County District Court.

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Ex-Minneapolis police officer pleads guilty in George Floyd case

By entering the plea, Thomas Lane avoided the more serious charge of aiding and abetting second-degree murder.

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