Jun 12, 2020

Stock market turbulence returns

In a week when the Nasdaq reached an all-time high, it then fell 5.3% on Thursday. Bryan Thomas/Getty Images

The stock market's biggest drop since March. A big part of the Republican National Convention is moving from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Jacksonville, Florida. Calls to change the measure that lets police departments get surplus military hardware and supplies.

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How police departments got billions of dollars of tactical military equipment

by David Brancaccio , Rose Conlon and Candace Manriquez Wrenn

Jun 12, 2020

The program that sends surplus weapons to local law enforcement has drawn criticism in the wake of nationwide protests against police brutality.

Amid protests, some want to end the program that sends military gear to local law enforcement agencies. Above, police ride an armored vehicle on May 31 in Bellevue, Washington.

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