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Morning news brief

4:15am April 28, 2025

by Michel Martin

Federal authorities arrested more than 100 immigrants without legal status in Colorado Springs, Canadians go to the polls today, how West Texas is fairing three months into the measles outbreak.

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar Discusses Her State's Response To George Floyd's Death

The death of George Floyd in police custody has prompted scrutiny of Sen. Amy Klobuchar's record as a Minnesota prosecutor. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to the senator.

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3 Minneapolis Officers Involved In George Floyd Death Still Under Investigation

by David Schaper

One former Minneapolis police officer faces charges in the death of George Floyd. Three others on the scene have not been charged. What's the case against them and how difficult could it be to prove?

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Black Americans Bear The Brunt Of The COVID-19 Pandemic's Economic Impact

Coronavirus has shed light on centuries of racial economic inequality. NPR's podcast The Indicator from Planet Money looks at how COVID-19 and the recession are hitting black Americans hard.

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China Criticizes U.S. Amid George Floyd Protests

by Emily Feng

China sees the widespread protests in the U.S. as a prime opportunity to condemn what it sees as U.S. hypocrisy in its criticism of other nations' human rights abuses.

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Minneapolis Board Of Education Chair On Vote To Cut Ties With Police Department

The Minneapolis Board of Education voted on Tuesday to sever ties with that city's police department. Morning Edition talks with Kim Ellison, who chairs the board, about its decision.

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Peace Prevails After Another Night Of Protests For George Floyd

Despite heavy police and military presence and an extended curfew in many places, protests for George Floyd have persisted nationwide – and the majority of them have been peaceful.

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U.K. Rallies In Support Of U.S. Protests Over Death Of George Floyd

by Frank Langfitt

Britons rally in London's Hyde Park to protest the killing of Floyd George and other Americans who have died at the hands of police.

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Parisians, Inspired By George Floyd Demonstrations, Defy Coronavirus Ban To Protest

by Eleanor Beardsley

Paris police fired tear gas at demonstrators who gathered in defiance of a coronavirus ban and set fires and threw projectiles as they protested police brutality.

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D.C. Protesters Make Noise In Centuries-Old Protest Form

While some march and others sing, these D.C. residents are banging pots and pans – a form of protest called cacerolazo – to speak against the death of George Floyd.

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Nurse Who Died Of Covid-19 Remembered By Daughter

Nina Forbes was a nurse at a memory care facility in Alexandria, Virginia. Her daughter Jenn honors her after she died of COVID-19 in late April.

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Minnesota Lieutenant Governor On The Source Of Unrest In Her State

NPR's Noel King speaks with Minnesota's Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan about who may be behind the disruption in the state, and why Minnesota has become a flashpoint in race relations.

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D.C. Residents Discuss Living In Protest Areas

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is the street address of the White House, and lately the scene of protests. NPR spoke with people along D.C.'s famous street to learn what they think of those protests.

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