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Union head: Rochester officers in suffocation death followed training

The police officers involved in the suffocation death of Daniel Prude were following their training when they put a hood over his head and pinned him to the ground for two minutes before noticing wasn’t breathing, the head of the officers’ union said Friday.

Racial justice advocate resigns from Burlington, Vt., police panel

“The statutory authority, delegated powers, and design of the commission render it ineffective,” Mark Hughes wrote. Protesters have been calling for the firing of three police officers for use of force against two Black men.

Car caught on video plowing through Times Square protesters

The New York Police Department says it is trying to find a car that drove through a group of Black Lives Matter protesters blocking a street in Times Square.

One man’s plea to his city council: Rename boneless wings

“I go into nice family restaurants, and I see people throwing this name around and pretending as though everything is just fine,” Ander Christensen said at a city council meeting in Lincoln, Nebraska. “I’m talking about boneless chicken wings."

Rochester mayor suspends seven officers involved in March suffocation death of Daniel Prude

Daniel Prude, 41, known to his big Chicago-based family as “Rell,” died March 30 after he was taken off life support, seven days after the encounter with police in Rochester. Prude, who was Black, was from Chicago.

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