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Western Countries Leave Children of ISIS in Syrian Camps
The New York Times - 31 May 2020 09:00
The children are living in squalid detention camps lacking schools, health care and clean water, and where disease and jihadist ideology are rampant.
'I can't breathe' protests heat up as curfews imposed in several U.S. cities
Reuters - 31 May 2020 05:23
Civil unrest flared and curfews were imposed in several major U.S. cities on Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets to vent outrage at the death of a black man shown on video gasping for breath as a white Minneapo...
Atlanta mayor says Trump "making it worse" and should "just stop talking"
CBSNews - 31 May 2020 15:32
The president said on Twitter that "liberal governors and mayors must get much tougher" or the federal government will get involved.
Police make nearly 1,400 arrests nationwide amid George Floyd protests
New York Post - 31 May 2020 06:04
LOS ANGELES -- Police have arrested nearly 1,400 people in 17 U.S. cities since Thursday as protests continue over the death of George Floyd. Floyd died Monday in Minneapolis after a police officer put his knee on Floyd'...
FBI says its top lawyer is leaving the bureau
ABC News - 31 May 2020 03:10
Dana Boente has been targeted by some conservative commentators.
Mayor in Mississippi receives death threats after George Floyd comments, but won't resign
USA Today - 31 May 2020 01:47
Petal Mayor Hal Marx said his comments on George Floyd's death - which went viral and many consider racist - were 'taken out of context.'
Shootings at Indianapolis George Floyd protests leave one dead, two injured
New York Post - 31 May 2020 16:29
At least one person was killed and two more injured as gunfire broke out among Saturday’s violent George Floyd protests in Indianapolis, police revealed late Saturday. “We are investigating multiple shootings Downtow...
National security adviser: 'I don't think there's systemic racism' in US police forces
CNN - 31 May 2020 16:06
National security adviser Robert O'Brien on Sunday denied in an interview on CNN that systemic racism exists across the nation's police forces, arguing instead that "a few bad apples" give the impression of racism among ...
Serious divide among Trump advisers over protests
CNN - 31 May 2020 16:03
A serious divide has emerged among Donald Trump's top allies and advisers over how the President should address several nights of protests and riots across the nation following the death of George Floyd. Trump is being u...
New video appears to show cops, George Floyd struggling inside squad car
New York Post - 31 May 2020 15:41
New footage appears to show George Floyd in a violent struggle with cops while inside a squad car before he died after being pinned with a knee to the neck for almost nine minutes. The clip — posted Saturday by controv...
Manchester Police: 2 arrested after showing gun in altercation with protesters
Boston - 31 May 2020 15:35
The two men drove up in a truck around 1:30 p.m. and had a verbal altercation with the demonstrators.
EU trade commissioner Hogan mulling candidacy for WTO chief
Reuters - 31 May 2020 15:16
European trade commissioner Phil Hogan is considering putting his name forward as a candidate to be the next director-general of the World Trade Organization, his spokesman said on Sunday.
Zimbabwe lockdown: Grandmothers offer free therapy
Al Jazeera English - 31 May 2020 14:39
The Friendship Bench programme aims to tackle depression and anxiety during the pandemic.
Patriots' Devin McCourty and wife Michelle reveal loss of stillborn daughter
USA Today - 31 May 2020 06:56
Patriots star Devin McCourty and his wife Michelle took to social media Saturday to reveal the loss of their daughter Mia.
George Floyd Protests Rage in Cities Across the U.S. as Tens of Thousands Take to the Streets
Time - 31 May 2020 06:31
Tense protests over the death of George Floyd and other police killings of black people grew Saturday from New York to Tulsa to Los Angeles
'We're here to make a difference': Protesters return to White House Sunday afternoon
USA Today - 31 May 2020 22:47
The demonstrations continue a combative weekend in the nation's capital and comes after officials announced arrests made the prior night.
Video shows NYPD vehicles driving into protesters in Brooklyn
CBSNews - 31 May 2020 06:30
A law enforcement source said officers did not "ram" the protestors, but that they were "trying to go forward and escape."
Peaceful demonstrations descend into violence Saturday as mayor enacts curfew
Chicago Tribune - 31 May 2020 06:22
Peaceful protests Saturday turned violent as the day progressed. Protesters initially held up signs calling for justice for George Floyd, among other things, and blared chants promoting police accountability but later on...
WCCO photographer arrested covering protests
CBSNews - 31 May 2020 05:44
Tom Aviles, an award-winning photographer with CBS Minnesota, was arrested and struck by a rubber bullet while covering protests in Minneapolis. The station recorded the confrontation as he told officers he was a member ...
Protester's message for looters: Something is wrong with you
CNN - 31 May 2020 05:25
One protester in Minneapolis said individuals looting during the nationwide protests, in response to the killing of George Floyd, are 'opportunistic' and 'something is wrong' with them.
Reporter fired on with pepper bullets while on air
CNN - 31 May 2020 05:23
While covering protests in Louisville, Kentucky, an officer fired what appeared to be pepper balls at a reporter for WAVE 3 News, a local TV station. The incident was broadcast live on the air.
Fires, arrests, curfews, confrontations: George Floyd protests continue nationwide
USA Today - 31 May 2020 04:53
More national protests took place Saturday as demonstrators reacted to the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody on Memorial Day.