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What protests occurred in Minneapolis and why?
Thousands of people marched in downtown Minneapolis Saturday to protest the shooting death last Wednesday of Renee Good at the hands of an ICE agent. One participant said everyone is now living in fear. On Friday night, about 1,000 people demonstrated outside a Minneapolis hotel. While much of the protest was peaceful, some people threw rocks and ice at police. Mayor Jacob Frey says that's got to stop.
To the few that have caused damage to property and or harm to others, need to be very clear, we're not going to let that happen. If you cause damage to property or put others in dangers, you're going to be arrested. And again, the vast majority of people have done this right. We are so deeply appreciative of them. But we have seen a few incidents last night.
Those incidents are being reviewed. Hundreds of protests, meanwhile, are expected this weekend in cities across the country. Authorities in Iran say they intend to continue their crackdown on large-scale anti-government protests. As Willem Marx reports, the country's Revolutionary Guard is blaming the unrest on terrorists.
The current set of demonstrations that have lasted two weeks are the biggest in years, and the Iranian authorities have promised to safeguard their existing system of government. Meanwhile, President Trump has posted on social media that the U.S. stands, quote, ready to help with Iran, quote, looking at freedom perhaps like never before. Restrictions on Internet access limit information from inside Iran. But as night fell Saturday, recently posted videos seem to show fresh protests in parts of the capital city, Tehran, and several other cities across the country. Reza Pahlavi, son of the last shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979, issued one of his frequent messages, urging protesters to expand their efforts so as to topple the country's theocratic leadership.
For NPR News, I'm Willem Marks.
A lone gunman killed six people in Clay County, Mississippi Friday night. Authorities say the victims include the alleged shooter's father, uncle, brother and an unnamed seven-year-old relative. NPR's Alana Wise has more on our story.
The shooting spree spanned three locations, according to the Clay County Sheriff's Office. 24-year-old Derek Amore is accused of carrying out the rampage. Authorities say they believe he shot his first victims, three family members, at one home. and drove to a second location where he killed the child. At another home, two brothers were also found dead, believed to be killed by Moore. During his alleged crime run, he is also accused of stealing his deceased brother's truck, breaking into a home, and attempting sexual battery on an unnamed person. District Attorney Scott Colombe said this was the worst case he had seen in his 10 years in the field, and his office would be seeking the death penalty against Moore.
Moore is currently charged with first-degree murder, but Colombe said those charges would be upgraded to capital murder.
Alana Wise, NPR News. And you're listening to NPR News. This just in, Iran is warning President Trump that any U.S. attack on that country would lead to Tehran striking back against Israel. The country's parliament speaker also said U.S. military bases would be legitimate targets. Trump has said he would strike Iran if it kills people protesting there over the state of Iran's economy. Israel, meanwhile, is reported to be on high alert for a possible attack. Nevada's top election official says he's exploring potential new ways to identify when a ballot is mailed. As Lucia Starbuck with member station KUNR reports, the U.S. Postal Service is advising against relying on postmarks following changes to reduce costs.
Nevada, Texas, and New York are among the states that allow mail ballots to be counted for a certain period after the election, as long as they're postmarked by Election Day. But that's been thrown into flux. The Postal Service says it's now more likely that your mail will be postmarked once it reaches a processing facility about a day after it's collected.
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