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Three police officers killed in Baton Rouge

by Olivia HAMPTON WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A black gunman shot dead three police officers in the Louisiana capital of Baton Rouge on Sunday, in the latest spate of violence involving law enforcement. The shooting, which also wounded three other officers, took place in a city scarred by high racial tensions and numerous protests against police brutality since the death July 5 of Alton Sterling, a black man shot at point-blank range by police. […]

Beyonce pleads to end ‘war’ on minorities after shootings

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Pop superstar Beyonce pleaded Thursday for an end to the “war” on minorities in the United States after another two contentious killings by police of African-Americans. The singer, who has been increasingly outspoken on police brutality, provided a link to her legions of fans to contact US legislators to protest the deaths of motorist Philando Castile in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana. “This is not a plea to […]