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The Democratic-led House and Republican-led Senate, which had approved competing plans, failed to compromise before a weeklong special session ended.Protesters gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol this month after George Floyd was killed in police custody.Credit...Victor J. Blue for The New York TimesJune 20, 2020Updated 11:13 a.m. ETMINNEAPOLIS — Political leaders in Minnesota promised sweeping…

Key, who wrote the national anthem, was a slave owner.June 20, 2020, 1:36 PM2 min read The statue of Francis Scott Key, who is known for writing "The Star-Spangled Banner" but was a slave owner, was toppled by protesters in San Francisco during demonstrations against racial injustice. Key wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" after he saw…

Jubilant protesters read out Trump’s tweet over a bullhorn and cheered. After the statue fell, most protesters returned peacefully to Lafayette Park near the White House. The Pike statue has been a source of controversy over the years. The former Confederate general was also a longtime influential leader of the Freemasons, who revere Pike and…

Protesters toppled the only statue of a Confederate general in the nation's capital and set it on fire on Juneteenth, the day marking the end of slavery in the United States, amid continuing anti-racism demonstrations following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.Cheering demonstrators jumped up and down as the 11-foot (3.4-meter) statue of Albert…

Demonstrators pull down statue of Albert Pike and set it ablaze on Juneteenth, the day marking the end of slavery in the US Protesters toppled the only statue of a Confederate general in the nation’s capital and set it on fire on Juneteenth, the day marking the end of slavery in the US, amid continuing…