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The second Monday of October has been an official national holiday for over five decades. While Columbus Day has long honored Christopher Columbus, there has been a push to rename the day National Indigenous Peoples Day.Columbus legacy has diminished recently as more about his past has come under scrutiny.The National Museum of the American Indian said that Indigenous Peoples had discovered and explored the Americas for centuries before Columbus 1492 arrival. In the 130 years after his arrival, Native America lost 95 percent of its population, the museum estimates. Warfare, enslavement, a
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MILWAUKEE 鈥?The family of a teenager shot and killed by a Wauwatosa police officer said they expect to learn Wednesday whether that officer will be criminally charged. The fatal shooting was the third in the past five years, involving Officer Joseph Mensah; the two previous s
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stanley cup doesnt get easier for Tracy Cole. Just the days of missing my boy, you know its hard, Tracy said. Im just trying to be strong. On Feb. 2, Officer Mensah shot and killed Alvin at Mayfair Mall. Police said the 17-year-old fired a shot first as officers chased him.Tracy said she and her family will finally learn Mensahs fate on Wednesday afternoon in a meetin
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