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Trump Protest at CapitolA supporter of US President Donald Trump sits at a desk after invading the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. - Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the a 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification.(credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Protests As Joint Session Of Congress Confirms Presidential Election ResultA U.S. Capitol police officer shoots pepper spray at a demonstrator attempting to enter the U.S. Capitol during a protest in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The House and Senate will meet in a joint session today to count the Electoral College votes to confirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, but not before a sizable group of Republican lawmakers object to the counting of several states' electors. (credit: Kevin Dietsch/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Protests As Joint Session Of Congress Confirms Presidential Election ResultU.S. Capitol Police scuffle with demonstrators after they broke through security fencing outside of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The House and Senate will meet in a joint session today to count the Electoral College votes to confirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, but not before a sizable group of Republican lawmakers object to the counting of several states' electors. (credit: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Trump Protest at CapitolTrump supporters take over the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, as the Congress works to certify the electoral college votes.(credit: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Congress Holds Joint Session To Ratify 2020 Presidential ElectionProtesters enter the Senate Chamber on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. Pro-Trump protesters have entered the U.S. Capitol building after mass demonstrations in the nation's capital.(credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Congress Holds Joint Session To Ratify 2020 Presidential ElectionU.S. Capitol police officers point their guns at a door that was vandalized in the House Chamber during a joint session of Congress on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results.(credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Congress Holds Joint Session To Ratify 2020 Presidential ElectionA protester is seen hanging from the balcony in the Senate Chamber on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. Pro-Trump protesters have entered the U.S. Capitol building after mass demonstrations in the nation's capital.(credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Congress Holds Joint Session To Ratify 2020 Presidential ElectionRepublican members of Congress applaud as an objection is made to the slate of electors from the state of Arizona during a joint session of Congress on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results.(credit: Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images)

Congress Holds Joint Session To Ratify 2020 Presidential ElectionU.S. Vice President Mike Pence presides over a joint session of Congress with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results. (credit: Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images)

Trump Supporters Hold "Stop The Steal" Rally In DC Amid Ratification Of Presidential Election(credit: Samuel Corum/Getty Images)Supporters of President Donald Trump surround the U.S. Capitol following a rally on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election.

Trump Protest at CapitolSupporters of US President Donald Trump protest in Los Angeles, California, on January 6, 2021. - Trump supporters, fueled by his spurious claims of voter fraud, are protesting the expected certification of Joe Biden's White House victory by the US Congress on January 6.(credit: RINGO CHIU/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump Protest at CapitolSupporters of US President Donald Trump protest in the US Capitol's Rotunda on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. - Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the a 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification.(credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

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U.S. Capitol StormedSupporters of President Trump stormed barricades and confronted police outside the Capitol on Wednesday, breaching the U.S. Capitol building.

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Murals Around Twin Cities Immortalize George FloydIf you walk around just about anywhere in the Twin Cities, you're likely to come upon a mural paying tribute to the memory and legacy of George Floyd, whose death has sparked a national moment of crisis surrounding issues of racism and policing.

2nd Night Of Protests Over George Floyd's Death Turn ViolentViolent protests over the death of a black man in police custody rocked a Minneapolis neighborhood for a second straight night as angry crowds looted stores, set fires and left a path of damage that stretched for miles.

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