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Chicago: Graphic video of white police officer shooting black teen triggers countrywide shock

Small groups of demonstrators gathered again Wednesday to protest the death of a black teen shot by a white police officer, and they urged supporters to join them in trying to shut down Chicago's famous Michigan Avenue shopping district on Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year.

Police officer guns down black teen in St Louis, Missouri

Berkeley is minutes away from the suburb of Ferguson, where police officer Darren Wilson shot Michael Brown, a killing that ignited protests across the country against police methods.

Chokehold death: In California, protesters bring train to a standstill

The California Highway Patrol said in a tweet that some in the crowd tore down fencing to enter the freeway.

US unveils new federal law enforcement profiling ban

The guidelines cover federal agencies within the Justice Department, including the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Cops fire tear gas as protests over chokehold death continue across the US

Detroit Lions running back Reggie Bush was among several players donning pre-game practice jerseys reading "I can't breathe," Garner's dying words.

I can't breathe: Protesters choke streets of New York demanding justice for Garner

Hours earlier, protesters parading through lower Manhattan staged sporadic sit-ins at intersections before police in riot gear warned them to move on or face arrest.

Rupert Murdoch says, 'All Egyptians are white', Twitter gives him a hard time

As the backlash refused to die down, Murdoch played the pacifist to calm angry Tweeters. But it was too little, too late.

Cops use tear gas, smoke bombs at protesters after US teen's death

Police also used sonic devices that make a loud ear-splitting sound to try to disperse the crowd, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

Cops fire tear gas as Missouri sees more unrest after killing of teen

Two journalists, Wesley Lowery of the Washington Post and Ryan J. Reilly of Huffington Post, were arrested on Wednesday, and then released, while working in the area.