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St. Petersburg Riots

- NPR's Cheryl Devall reports on the mood in Saint Petersburg, Florida today. On Thursday, riots broke out after a white policeman shot and killed and African American he'd pulled over for speeding. A state of emergency was declared yesterday, but the city was calm last night and today.

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