This time it's different.
Buffalo police claimed an elderly protestor "tripped and fell" until a viral video proved they were lying. 1/27
Related: "That awful video in which a white person is getting their skull cracked by a cop? That happens to black people ALL THE TIME." 2/27
Police may be killing fewer people in big cities, but they're killing more in suburban and rural America. 3/27
Why it matters that protests are happening in small towns: It means this time it's different. 4/27
Higher standards and better pay—and other ways to reform police departments, according to criminologists. 5/27
Police forces are predominantly white and male, and don't see discriminatory policing. Black and female officers disagree. 6/27
Today would have been Breonna Taylor's 27th birthday. 7/27
Nextdoor is tweeting messages of support for Black Lives Matter, while removing similar posts from its platform. 8/27
A roundup of misinformation about caches of bricks being placed—supposedly by police or protectors—around cities. 9/27
Listen: Ibram X. Kendi on how to be an antiracist. 10/27
Virginia Gov. Northam says he's taking steps to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee from Richmond's Monument Avenue. 11/27
Related: Why it's the duty of every white American to burn a Confederate flag. 12/27
"I saw CBS reporter Dan Rather get punched by convention security on-camera, as Walter Cronkite sputtered in disbelief." Drawing parallels between 1968 and our current moment. 13/27
The US Army posts a message reiterating its duty to protect the "right of the people peaceably to assemble." 14/27
Police seized hundreds of cloth face masks en route to cities to help protect demonstrators against the spread of COVID-19. 15/27
Some coronavirus testing centers are closing early or completely, citing safety concerns due to protests—except some of those centers aren't near the protests. 16/27
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the US are now rising faster than ever—but spotty testing means we still don't have the full picture. 17/27
Surprising doctors, people with COVID-19 may experience debilitating symptoms for months. 18/27
Fanatic gamblers are flocking to Vegas casinos, which were allowed to reopen at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. 19/27
New jobless claims in the US are slowing, with 1.8 million people filing for benefits last week. 20/27
Telehealth in the US should be convenient for all, but it currently leaves out those with limited English or who don't have easy access to the internet. 21/27
Bipartisan legislation is coming from the Senate Intelligence Committee to strengthen whistleblower protections. 22/27
Photos of how bomb craters from World War II look today, by Henning Rogge. 23/27
Using laser mapping, archaeologists discover a previously unknown, 2,800-year-old Mayan structure. 24/27
Major publishers sue the Internet Archive's Open Library for copyright infringement. 25/27
The more an audience enjoys hearing music, the more their brain activity synchronizes to that of the performer. 26/27
A map of 222 fonts named after places in the United States. 27/27
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