Detroit Free Press After months of denial, Donald Trump has at last conceded that holding the November general election in the midst of a continuing pandemic could have deadly consequences.Especially for him.With even Fox News suggesting he's in a double-digit hole and Republican donors diverting campaign dollars to endangered GOP senators, the president understands that his kleptocracy's days may be numbered.So Thursday, in a mischievous tweet his son-in-law Jared Kushner , Trump floated his apparent hopes for a stay of execution...…Detroit Free Press After months of denial, Donald Trump has at last conceded that holding the November general election in the midst of a continuing pandemic could have deadly consequences.Especially for him.With even Fox News suggesting he's in a double-digit hole and Republican donors diverting campaign dollars to endangered GOP senators, the president understands that his kleptocracy's days may be numbered.So Thursday, in a mischievous tweet his son-in-law Jared Kushner , Trump floated his apparent hopes for a stay of execution...WW…

Detroit Free Press Like the first shots fired at Lexington and Concord, George Floyd's death has precipitated an upheaval whose consequences are hard to forecast. For many white Americans, that upheaval has been as sudden as a solar eclipse. For most black Americans, it's an eruption four centuries in the making.Still, the coalition coalescing around the imperative to end police violence against black people — a coalition that has now swelled to encompass  , and from in the country — is teasing us with the possibility of...…Detroit Free Press Like the first shots fired at Lexington and Concord, George Floyd's death has precipitated an upheaval whose consequences are hard to forecast. For many white Americans, that upheaval has been as sudden as a solar eclipse. For most black Americans, it's an eruption four centuries in the making.Still, the coalition coalescing around the imperative to end police violence against black people — a coalition that has now swelled to encompass  , and from in the country — is teasing us with the possibility of...WW…

Detroit Free Press State Attorney General Dana Nessel has a message for federal law enforcement agencies who want to help keep local demonstrations against police brutality from spiraling out of control:Stand down, guys. We got this.In a letter responding to what the AG's Office described as an FBI request for "information about the process to deputize federal agents to enforce Michigan State law in light of the current 'civil unrest across the country,' " Nessel's top deputy told the bureau that peaceful protests taking place in...…Detroit Free Press State Attorney General Dana Nessel has a message for federal law enforcement agencies who want to help keep local demonstrations against police brutality from spiraling out of control:Stand down, guys. We got this.In a letter responding to what the AG's Office described as an FBI request for "information about the process to deputize federal agents to enforce Michigan State law in light of the current 'civil unrest across the country,' " Nessel's top deputy told the bureau that peaceful protests taking place in...WW…

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