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Whitmer Says 'Racism' Fueled Protests Over Virus Response

Associated Press

   LANSING, MICHIGAN - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Sunday said
   gun-toting protesters who demonstrated inside the state Capitol in
   opposition to some of her moves to battle the coronavirus "depicted
   some of the worst racism" and "awful parts" of U.S. history.

   Whitmer made the assertion on CNN, before the release of the latest
   number of deaths in Michigan related to the coronavirus. Officials say
   the 29 new deaths, which increased the number to 4,049, was one of the
   lowest daily increases since the pandemic began in Michigan.

   Confirmed cases in Michigan rose by 547, bringing the total to 43,754.

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