Becky Sullivan

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Brooklyn Center Police Chief And Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright Resign

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

The resignations of Kim Potter, who fired her gun at Wright, and Chief Tim Gannon come after the city council passed a resolution calling for them to be relieved of duty.

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Protests Grow In Minnesota And Around U.S. Over Death of Daunte Wright

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Police clashed with protesters for a second night in Brooklyn Center, Minn., as outrage spread across the U.S. over Wright's death at the hands of an officer who meant to use her Taser, officials say.

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Officer Who Fatally Shot Daunte Wright With 'Accidental Discharge' Is Identified

Monday, April 12, 2021

The Brooklyn Center, Minn., officer who is said to have shot Wright is Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran. Police Chief Tim Gannon said the officer meant to deploy a Taser — but pulled a gun instead.

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Sex Therapist Is 'Here To Help' In Her New Book Specifically For Women

Thursday, April 08, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with sex therapist Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus about her upbringing, career, and advice from her new book Sex Points.

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Dr. Rachel Levine: Transgender Health Care Is An Equity Issue, Not A Political One

Thursday, April 01, 2021

"I think people fear what they don't understand," says Levine, assistant secretary for health and the first openly transgender person to serve in a Senate-confirmed position.

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Under Fire, The NCAA Apologizes And Unveils New Weight Room For Women's Tournament

Saturday, March 20, 2021

Facing a mountain of criticism, the organization said it "fell short," as it raced to set up a larger weight room and address other disparities between its men's and women's tournaments.

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'We Will Not Go Back': Vigils Honoring Atlanta Victims Draw Mourners Across U.S.

Saturday, March 20, 2021

From Salt Lake City to New York to Atlanta, thousands gathered to remember the victims of Tuesday's shootings and to cry out against anti-Asian racism.

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A 'Lamborghini' Of Chariots Is Discovered At Pompeii. Archaeologists Are Wowed

Saturday, February 27, 2021

The well-preserved chariot, complete with decorative medallions depicting erotic scenes, is an "extraordinary discovery" that may have been used in wedding ceremonies.

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Myanmar Ambassador Fired After Extraordinary Rebuke Of The Military Before The U.N.

Saturday, February 27, 2021

Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun won praise for his speech denouncing the military coup in Myanmar. Hours later, state TV announced he'd been fired as protests continued for a third straight week.

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At Least 25 Dead After Prison Break In Haiti In Which Hundreds Of Inmates Escaped

Saturday, February 27, 2021

As of late Friday, more than 200 inmates were still on the run, according to authorities. The outbreak is another setback for a country gripped by political turmoil and gang violence.

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How Fans Are Watching The Super Bowl Despite COVID-19 Restrictions

Friday, February 05, 2021

In other years, tens of thousands of fans would attend the Super Bowl and millions more would watch from bars or at parties. This is not other years — so how are fans watching during the pandemic?

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Correctional Facilities Are COVID-19 Hot Spots. Why Don't They Get Vaccine Priority?

Thursday, December 24, 2020

Prisons, jails and detention centers have much higher coronavirus case and fatality rates than the general public. But attitudes toward inmates mean bank tellers may get vaccinated before they do.

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Stevie Nicks On TikTok, Tom Petty And Claiming What's Yours

Wednesday, November 04, 2020

An audacious concert film, an unwitting viral hit and a second Rock Hall induction: That's just the past two years for Nicks, who says that at 72 she's finally comfortable doing everything she wants.

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Kenosha Protests, Violence Expose Racial Disparities Among The Worst In The Country

Wednesday, September 02, 2020

Kenosha residents lament the violence and destruction that left swaths of their city damaged or destroyed, but many understand the anger over biased policing and wide racial inequities that led to it.

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Kentucky's Rupp Arena: A College Basketball Mecca With A Complicated Racial Past

Monday, August 31, 2020

Rupp Arena is named after the University of Kentucky's famed basketball coach Adoph Rupp. There are calls to remove his name because during his famed 42-year career, he only had one black player.

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Rev. Jesse Jackson Addresses Jacob Blake Shooting In Kenosha, Wis.

Thursday, August 27, 2020

In his remarks, the civil rights activist evoked a series of Black victims of violence, from George Floyd to Breonna Taylor.

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How Recommendations Of An Obama Task Force Have, And Haven't, Changed U.S. Policing

Monday, June 22, 2020

The co-leaders of the task force, Charles Ramsey and Laurie Robinson, say their 2015 report is still a valuable playbook. But there are things — for instance, about hiring practices — they would add.

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Mayor Of Kansas City, Mo., Wants To Eliminate Marijuana Offenses

Friday, June 19, 2020

Quinton Lucas says marijuana is often a pretext for police stops that disproportionately affect Black people. While pushing for local reforms, he doubts the possibility of larger, lasting change.

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Supreme Court Says Pipeline May Cross Underneath Appalachian Trail

Monday, June 15, 2020

At the heart of the case was a legal question about which federal agency — if any — had authority to grant a permit for the pipeline, which would cross under the trail in central Virginia.

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As The Nation Chants Her Name, Breonna Taylor's Family Grieves A Life 'Robbed'

Thursday, June 04, 2020

Breonna Taylor's family and friends mourn her death — and process what it means for her to become a national symbol. Police in Louisville, Ky., shot and killed the 26-year-old EMT in March.

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