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NYT opinion editor James Bennet, who cleared controversial column which called for US military to quell riots, resigns
• 5 years agoJames Bennet, The New York Times editorial page editor responsible for publishing a column that advocated using the military to quiet protests over US racial inequality, resigned on Sunday, the newspaper announced.
George Floyd death: At Minneapolis rally, majority of city council comes out in favour of disbanding police department
• 5 years agoCommunity activists have criticised the Minneapolis department for years for what they say is a racist and brutal culture that resists change.
'Hopefully, George is looking down right now': Trump evokes African-American killed in Minnesota to flaunt job gains in US
• 5 years agoTrump, who had counted on a strong economy to bolster his chances of re-election in November, said the recovery could be hampered by higher taxes and implementation of a Green New Deal climate change plan if Democrats win the White House.
George Floyd death: Nick Jonas joins Black Lives Matter movement, calls out 'systemic racism, bigotry'
Fp Staff • 5 years agoNick Jonas has extended his support to Black Lives Matter movement, writes the reality of the inequalities in this country, and around the world, are glaring in an Instagram post
George Floyd killing: Recent incidents of racist violence in US have evoked condemnation, but not surprise from global community
• 5 years agoGeorge Floyd died on 25 May in Minneapolis after a white police officer pressed a knee into his neck.
'I'm getting shot! I'm getting shot!': Reporter covering George Floyd protests in Louisville shot by cop's pepper ball on live TV cries out
• 5 years agoA television reporter in Louisville, Kentucky, was hit by a pepper ball on live television by an officer who appeared to be aiming at her, causing her to exclaim on the air: “I’m getting shot! I’m getting shot!”
George Floyd killing: Tear gas, burning police cars and curfews as protests erupt in cities across United States
• 5 years agoTense protests over the death of George Floyd and other police killings of black men grew Saturday from New York to Tulsa to Los Angeles, with police cars set ablaze and reports of injuries mounting on all sides as the country lurched toward another night of unrest after months of coronavirus lockdowns.
George Floyd death: Ex-Minneapolis cop charged with murder, authorities impose curfews as protesters clash with police
Fp Staff • 5 years agoProtesters smashed windows at CNN headquarters in Atlanta, set a police car on fire and struck officers with bottles. Large protests in New York, Houston and other cities were largely peaceful — even in Minneapolis, where thousands marched downtown as the city's 8 p.m. curfew ticked past and encircled a police precinct station.
George Floyd death: Minnesota police arrest African-American CNN reporter on air covering Minneapolis protests
• 5 years agoThe Minnesota State Patrol arrested a CNN reporter reporting live on television early Friday morning while covering the Minneapolis protests, without giving any reason, and led him and three crew members away in handcuffs.
George Floyd death: Violent protests rock Minneapolis for second straight night, mayor appeals for calm
• 5 years agoViolent protests over the death of a black man in police custody rocked a Minneapolis neighborhood for a second straight night as angry crowds looted stores, set fires and left a path of damage that stretched for miles