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The mayor of Rochester says reforms are coming to the police department as community elders seek to bring calmer minds to a fifth night of demonstrations over the March death of Daniel Prude, who lost consciousness after police held a hood over his headSeptember 7, 2020, 5:11 AM• 6 min readROCHESTER, N.Y. — The mayor…

The slogan, “Be 4 You Go, See Elmo,” was coined by the original Elmo’s Tombstone Service owner, Robert Williams, when the Chicago business started more than 50 years agoBy CHARLES REX ARBOGAST Associated PressSeptember 6, 2020, 2:12 AM• 3 min readCHICAGO — Elmo’s has been making tombstones on the South Side of Chicago for more…

With just two months until the U_S_ election, Facebook says it is taking additional steps to encourage voting, minimize misinformation and reduce the likelihood of post-election “civil unrest.”By ZEN SOO AP Technology WriterSeptember 3, 2020, 6:01 PM• 5 min readBracing for a contentious election with no immediate results and possible “civil unrest,” Facebook is enacting…

Two men who prosecutors say are anti-government extremists who toted guns on the streets of Minneapolis during the unrest that followed the death of George Floyd have been charged with federal terrorism countsBy AMY FORLITI Associated PressSeptember 4, 2020, 11:18 PM• 4 min readMINNEAPOLIS — Two men who prosecutors say are members of an anti-government…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Amber Brown had climbed into a city bus before dawn, had driven her eight-hour shift, and she was tired. But she knew she couldn’t go home.Instead she headed down to “Injustice Square” — a single city block that was until a few months ago an unremarkable Louisville park. Now it is the…