4th night of protests after ex-cop who killed Daunte Wright charged
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Protesters clashed with law enforcement in front of police headquarters in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota for a fourth straight night Wednesday in the wake of Sunday's killing of 20-year-old Black man Daunte Wright. The White former officer who shot him during a traffic stop was charged with second-degree manslaughter Wednesday.
Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran, was arrested, then released from jail a few hours later after posting $100,000 bond. Authorities said deputies, troopers and officers were "shot at Wednesday night with industrial-sized fireworks, spray paint, rocks, and other items." Twenty-four people were arrested. There were 40 arrests Monday night and 79 on Tuesday night.Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday said it will consider the constitutionality of the Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund, agreeing to review a lower court decision that upended the mechanism for funding programs that provide communications services to rural areas, low-income communities and schools, libraries and hospitals.
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