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Taylor's killing, along with that of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, sparked national protests calling for an end to systemic racism and police brutality. Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly denied he is racist.

The two major political parties raise money differently. Republicans tend to get more money from older industries such as energy and manufacturing. Democrats do better with technology and health care.

A source tells NPR that President Trump is expected to announce federal judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

President Trump is on day two of a planned 5-day course of remdesivir. The medication, approved for treating COVID-19, works by making it harder for the coronavirus to replicate within the body.

Cleveland City Council’s safety committee on Wednesday heard a presentation from the Cleveland Peacemakers Alliance on some of its goals and programming. But the group faced criticism for what council members said was a lack of communication and transparency. The violence intervention group focuses on community engagement, retaliation prevention, and connecting people with services in the Cleveland area. The Peacekeepers are more effective if they are not associated with police or local officials, said Grady Stevenson, the city’s director of community relations.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Cecily Myart-Cruz, president of United Teachers Los Angeles, about why her union is against reopening public schools in the fall.

Young men who look Black or Arab are 20 times more likely to be stopped by French police, according to the country's human rights ombudsman. A class action lawsuit is challenging police brutality.

A growing number of states that have flattened the coronavirus curve are now limiting travel from other states that have not. The tourist economy of Cape Cod in Massachusetts is caught in the middle.

The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority is recommending reductions in passenger fares as the result of a fare equity study completed last year. The reductions, which would include lowering the price of adult day passes by 50 cents and senior or disabled day passes by 25 cents, would bring those passes in line with the cost of two trips.

Summer is the season of mitts, bats and mounds, but some youth softball and baseball leagues in Northeast Ohio canceled their 2020 seasons because of COVID-19 concerns. Other leagues decided to keep their seasons alive. Bethany Saris lives in Copley and has four daughters – all softball players. Saris is also the commissioner of the Copley-Fairlawn Athletic Association’s local youth softball leagues.