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US cities fear more destruction as protesters rage against police brutality
Major U.S. cities feared another night of violent protests on May 31 over the death of George Floyd in police custody, cleaning up broken glass and burned out cars after curfews failed to stop confrontations between activists and law enforcement.
Protests over police killings rage in dozens of US cities
Tense protests over the death of George Floyd and other police killings of black people grew on May 30 from New York to Tulsa to Los Angeles, with police cars set ablaze and reports of injuries mounting on all sides as the country convulsed through another night of unrest after months of coronavirus lockdowns.
Blood on the streets of the US: A policeman and a young man killed in the riots VIDEO
Officer charged with murder of black American as protests sweep US
Violent protests erupted across the United States late on May 29 over the death of a handcuffed black man in police custody, with murder charges laid against the arresting Minneapolis officer failing to quell boiling anger.
The Arrest of CNN-Reporters is Strictly Against the Law
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Dangerous Minneapolis Riots do not Calm Down
Minneapolis has witnessed serious unrest over the past few days, sparked by the police killing of a black man named George Floyd, who was accused of using a counterfeit 20 dollar bill.
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Archbishop Elpidophoros deplores ‘unjust slaying’ of George Floyd
Referring to the death of an unarmed man, George Floyd, while in police custody in the US city of Minneapolis, the Archbishop of America Epidophoros described the incident as an "unjust slaying" that "cannot be where America stands."
Chaos in the USA: State of emergency declared, riots spread to other cities PHOTO
The arrested George Floyd later died in custody under unknown circumstances.
Members of the US National Guard took to the streets of Minneapolis after the clashes between the demonstrators and the police.
A state of emergency has been declared in the city, BBC reports.
Twitter hides Trump tweet for 'glorifying violence'
Twitter hid a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump behind a warning on May 29, accusing him of breaking its rules by "glorifying violence" in a message that said looters at protests in Minneapolis would be shot.
House Democrats demand probes of police killings of black Americans
The Democratic-controlled U.S. House Judiciary Committee on May 28 asked the Justice Department to investigate systemic police misconduct following a spate of high-profile police killings of African Americans.