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Twin Cities In Turmoil: Violent Protests Continue

A third day of violent protests, with looters taking advantage of the chaos, took place in Minneapolis and St. Paul Thursday as citizens demanded justice in the wake of George Floyd's death. NBC's Wendy Woolfolk reports.
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(NBC News) — Minnesota’s governor called in the National Guard Thursday as looting and protests erupted again in the Twin Cities in the wake of George Floyd’s death. “I am pleading with individuals to stay calm and let us conduct this investigation,” U.S. Attorney Erica McDonald said at an afternoon press conference. Despite those pleas, looters took advantage of an…

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Coronavirus, National News

Wisconsin Records Coronavirus Spike

Positive cases have increased by 20 percent in Kenosha County since the social distancing orders ended, with several cases traced to bars and restaurants. WTMJ's Rebecca Klopf reports.
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(NBC News) — Kenosha County has seen a 20 percent spike in COVID-19 cases since the Safer at Home order ended in Wisconsin. Now health leaders are urging people to take precautions to help change the growing number of cases. Since March, a total of 1,061 people in Kenosha County have tested positive. 24 people have died of coronavirus. Now,…

Unemployment Claims Continue To Rise
Coronavirus, Health, National News

Unemployment claims continue to rise

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(NBC News) The Labor Department reported Thursday another 2.1 million Americans filed for unemployment last week. The rate of new claims ss slowing down, but that leaves nearly a quarter of the U.S. workforce jobless. More than 40 million people have sought unemployment assistance since the coronavirus pandemic began in mid-March. Continuing claims now stand at 21 million. Experts believe…

Coronavirus & The Amish
Coronavirus, Health, National News

Coronavirus & The Amish

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(WCSH/NBC News) The COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact on nearly everyone, including somewhat isolated Amish communities. Amish residents of Unity, Maine say the pandemic has not disrupted their lives too much, but they are following the state’s orders on social distancing. “We shut down the school,” says Caleb Stoll, who owns a dairy in Unity. “We were not to…

Coronavirus Comedy: Room Rating
Coronavirus, Entertainment, Health, National News

Coronavirus Comedy: Room Rating

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(NBC News) People are home and watching more TV than ever due to the coronavirus pandemic, and our favorite analysts and anchors broadcasting from their houses giving the Average Joe a peak into their private world. That world, or it’s background, has provided fodder for one couple who started rating rooms on Twitter. Comedian Will Ferrell’s room only rated a…

Hammer Wielding Woman Arrested After Racist Tirade
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Hammer-wielding woman arrested after racist tirade

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(KPRC) A couple visiting Houston from New Orleans say they were confronted by a woman with a hammer because she apparently mistook them as being Mexican citizens. Arturo Cordovez and his wife, Dr. Lia Franco, are natives of Ecuador who currently live in New Orleans where Lia is finishing her medical residency. In the last few months, Dr. Franco has…

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Crime, National News

UConn murder suspect captured

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(NBC News) A University of Connecticut student accused of murdering two men during a multi-state crime spree has been captured. Police say 23-year-old Peter Manfredonia was taken into custody wednesday night near a Pilot Truck Stop in Hagerstown, Maryland. Manfredonia is accused of killing two men in Connecticut and breaking into a home where he held another man against his…

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Horrific Abuse: Children kept in cages, daughter buried in barn

Tennessee couple accused of keep children locked in basement cages for years, with only bread and water to eat. WBIR's Cole Sullivan reports.
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TENNESSEE (WBIR/NBC News) — Tennessee investigators have arrested a Roane County couple on charges of horrific child abuse. Court documents reveal their 11-year-old daughter was locked for weeks in an unfinished basement with little nourishment for weeks until she died, then buried in a barn on the family’s property. Her brother remained locked in that same basement until he was…

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Soldier stops active shooter

Police say a soldier from Fort Leavenworth saved countless people when he helped stop an active shooter Wednesday. KSHB's Gabriella Pagan reports.
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FORT LEAVENWORTH, Ks. (KSHB/NBC News) — A soldier stationed at Fort Leavenworth helped stop an active shooter Wednesday on the Centennial Bridge over the Missouri River. Leavenworth Police Chief Pat Kitchens said the incident started on the Kansas side of the bridge. Kitchens said the suspect, described as a Platte County, Missouri, man, was armed with at least a handgun…

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