New York mayoral race is the latest battleground for debate on money for police amid US’ national crime increase.
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New York mayoral race is the latest battleground for debate on money for police amid US’ national crime increase.
![New York City police officers investigate the scene where a man was shot and killed in the Brooklyn borough, June 11, 2021 [Justin Lane/EPA-EFE]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/h_56959025.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
DC police training presentation obtained by Al Jazeera depicts ‘increasingly violent’ left-wing protest movement.

Navajo Nation leads the US in vaccination rates, despite rural population, by meeting people ‘where they are’.
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Over the past five decades, the US has blocked at least 53 UN Security Council resolutions critical of Israel.
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Branden Wolfe tells Al Jazeera about his struggles with mental health, meeting George Floyd, in an exclusive interview.
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Legal aid groups are assisting hundreds of protesters against police brutality to fight charges.
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A police officer faces manslaughter charges for shooting Wright on April 11 not far from where George Floyd was killed.
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Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, is accused of killing George Floyd and faces three murder counts.
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Members of the anti-government movement are calling for cooperation with left-wing groups that were once adversaries.

All Chauvin’s defence team must do is sow doubt in one juror, but lawyers say this could be an uphill battle.
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