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• Family of Philando Castile, black motorist fatally shot by Minnesota cop, reaches $3M settlement

  The settlement to be paid to Valerie Castile will avoid a federal wrongful death lawsuit stemming from Philando Castile's death.

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  Jun 26, 2017
  
• Philando Castile shooting wouldn’t have happened if he was white: Minnesota governor

  A suburban police officer who killed a black motorist likely wouldn't have fired if the driver had been white, Minnesota's governor has declared.

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  Jul 8, 2016
  
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• After deadly shootings, Obama says police must root out bias

  President Barack Obama called on American law enforcement to root out bias in its ranks and said all Americans should be troubled by frequent police shootings of blacks and Hispanics.

  World

  Jul 7, 2016
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• Woman calmly livestreams bloody aftermath of Philando Castile shooting

  A Minnesota police officer fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop Wednesday and the man’s girlfriend calmly livestreamed the bloody aftermath on Facebook Live.

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  Jul 7, 2016
• Alton Sterling shooting: Recent police shootings involving black men in the U.S.

  The shooting deaths of two black men within days by law enforcement officers are the latest in a spate of such cases that have made headlines nationwide in recent months.

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  Jul 7, 2016
• Philando Castile fatally shot by police in Minnesota; girlfriend reportedly live streams aftermath on Facebook

  Police in Minnesota say a man has been taken to a hospital in unknown condition after being shot by an officer while inside a car with a woman and a child.

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  Jul 7, 2016