1. Floyd and Chauvin ‘Bumped Heads’ When They Worked Together

  BACKSTORY 

The two men are said to have had disagreements when Chauvin was being “extremely aggressive” at nightclub.

2. Top Tulsa Cop: We Shoot Fewer Black People Than We Ought To

 THINKING OUT LOUD 

Maj. Travis Yates of the Tulsa PD also claimed on podcast that systemic racism in U.S. police forces “just doesn’t exist.”

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4. Packed GOP Convention Likely Heading to Jacksonville: Report

 LIKE SARDINES 

Trump demanded the Republican National Convention be moved somewhere where he could speak to a full arena—with no social distancing.

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6. HBO Max Pulls ‘Gone With the Wind’ Due to Racist Depictions

 WIND OF CHANGE 

The 1939 movie has long been criticized for downplaying the horrors of slavery.

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7. Long Lines and Ballot Machine Issues Plague Georgia Primary

 ‘COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE’ 

Voters reported waiting in line to vote for three hours or more, and the delays have sparked an investigation.

8. FedEx Fires Employee Who Mocked Floyd With Sick Knee Pose

 REAP WHAT YOU SOW 

The video shows one white man kneeling on another’s neck in front of a pro-Trump poster.

9. Prosecutors Tried, Failed to Strike Derek Chauvin Plea Deal

 BEHIND THE SCENES 

It’s not known why the deal didn’t get over the line, or what prosecutors offered the former cop.

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10. Don Jr.’s Hunting Trip Cost Taxpayers $75,000: Report

 YOUR DOLLARS AT WORK 

He was shooting endangered sheep in Mongolia.

11. ‘Cops’ Canceled by Paramount Amid George Floyd Protests

 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT 

ViacomCBS previously decided not to air any episodes of the show on its channels.

12. Black Lives Matter Protesters Take Over Seattle City Hall

 OCCUPIED 

The crowd of protesters called for the ouster of Mayor Jenny Durkan, who’s been accused of authorizing excessive force by police.

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13. Protesters Topple Christopher Columbus Statue in Richmond

 TIMBER 

The action echoes the dismantling of statues of Belgian king Leopold II and the slave trader Edward Colston.

14. Trooper Bragged He Coughed on Man to ‘Spread Corona’: Report

 HORRIFYING 

The state trooper made the remark to his brother, who is accused of murdering a Mennonite woman in January.

15. CrossFit CEO Resigns After Backlash Over Floyd Remarks

 DUMBBELL 

“We’re not mourning for George Floyd—I don’t think me or any of my staff are,” he said in a staff meeting.

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