Month: May 2020
Attorney General Barr: Peaceful protests over George Floyd ‘hijacked’ by ‘far left extremist groups’ – USA TODAY
Attorney General Barr: Peaceful protests over George Floyd ‘hijacked’ by ‘far left extremist groups’ USA TODAY Minnesota officials say outsiders are hijacking protests and ‘attacking civil society’ CNN How can racism, police brutality in the US be brought to an end? Al Jazeera
Read MoreAttorney General Barr: Peaceful protests over George Floyd ‘hijacked’ by ‘far left extremist groups’ – USA TODAY
Attorney General Barr: Peaceful protests over George Floyd ‘hijacked’ by ‘far left extremist groups’ USA TODAY Live updates: George Floyd protests spread nationwide CNN Minnesota governor says destruction is no longer about George Floyd and he’ll mobilize full National Guard CNN Ex-police officer
Read MoreChina’s Communist Party Says U.S. Actions on Hong Kong Is ‘Doomed to Fail’
(BEIJING) — The mouthpiece newspaper of China’s ruling Communist Party said Saturday that the U.S. decision to end some trading privileges for Hong Kong “grossly interferes” in China’s internal affairs and is “doomed to fail.” The Hong Kong government called
Read More‘Without Injustice, There’s No Protest.’ NFL’s Eric Reid Talks George Floyd, National Anthem Kneeling and a Revival of Athlete Demonstrations
Eric Reid says he can’t bear to watch the full George Floyd video, which shows the handcuffed black man dying in Minneapolis on Monday, while a white police officer kneels on his neck. The NFL safety says it takes him
Read MoreMinnesota To Deploy Record Guard Force To Contain Unrest Over Death Of George Floyd
Gov. Tim Walz is fully mobilizing the state’s National Guard — “an action that has never been taken in [the guard’s] 164-year history” — to prepare for a fifth night of protests. (Image credit: John Minchillo/AP)
Read MoreCDC to resume regular coronavirus briefings after being sidelined by White House – CNN
CDC to resume regular coronavirus briefings after being sidelined by White House CNN
Read MoreTrump claims protesters in DC risked facing ‘vicious dogs’
President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that many Secret Service agents were “just waiting for action” and ready to unleash “the most vicious dogs, and the most ominous weapons, I have ever seen” if protesters angered by his response to
Read MoreTrump claims protesters in DC risked facing ‘vicious dogs’
President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that many Secret Service agents were “just waiting for action” and ready to unleash “the most vicious dogs, and the most ominous weapons, I have ever seen” if protesters angered by his response to
Read MoreStartups Weekly: Remote-first work will mean ‘globally fair compensation’
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Read MoreLouisville TV Reporter Shot With Rubber Bullets During Live Broadcast Covering Street Protests – Deadline
Louisville TV Reporter Shot With Rubber Bullets During Live Broadcast Covering Street Protests Deadline Louisville PD apologizes for targeting news crew at protest AOL Gov. Beshear to send National Guard to Louisville after second night of Breonna Taylor protests USA TODAY Louisville cop
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