Beto O’Rourke mocks Texas governor’s reopening message – then hears back from Crenshaw, Cruz
Democrat Beto O’Rourke tried to get the upper hand late Friday, mocking the gradual reopening of the Texas economy from coronavirus...
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Dueling claims: Trump blames Antifa for riots, Minnesota officials point fingers at white supremacists, cartels
President Trump on Saturday blamed at-times violent protests that took place across the U.S. a day earlier on Antifa and other left-wing groups — as Minnesota officials claimed that white supremacists and even drug cartels were involved in stoking violence.“It’s ANTIFA and the Radical Left. Don’t lay the blame on others!” Trump tweeted Saturday, referring to far-left violent…
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Minneapolis's Progressive Image Burns in Its Streets
The last time that Minneapolis burned like this was July 1967. For three nights, dozens of buildings and businesses along Plymouth Avenue, a commercial strip on the city’s predominantly African-American North Side, were vandalized, looted and torched. Accounts differ as to what sparked the violence then. But there was no doubt about the source of…
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China, Iran mock US amid ongoing riots: 'I can't breathe'
Chinese spokesperson Hua Chunying mocked the United States’ concerns with Hong Kong’s freedom by tweeting a sensitive phrase — “I can’t breathe” — used to signify racial conflict with U.S. law enforcement.
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U.S. Cities Fear Riots May Be Ideal Breeding Ground for Coronavirus
The protests across the nation over the death of George Floyd are fueling fears in U.S. cities that the demonstrations could exacerbate the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak, which has disproportionally ravaged minority populations. At the very least, thousands of people, many of them from minority communities, have taken to the streets to express…
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Trump calls Floyd death 'grave tragedy,' decries violent protests in Florida speech
President TrumpDonald John TrumpMichael Flynn transcripts reveal plenty except crime or collusion 50 people arrested in Minneapolis as hundreds more National Guard troops deployed Missouri state lawmaker sparks backlash by tweeting ‘looters deserve to be shot’ MORE on Saturday called the death of George Floyd a “grave tragedy” while decrying “violence and vandalism” as protests…
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NYPD Officer Investigated After Video Emerges of Female Protester
A New York City police officer who appears to have shoved a female protestor Friday is coming under investigation after a video of the incident went viral.
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Merkel Won't Attend G7 Summit in Person If US Goes Ahead
Chancellor Angela Merkel will not personally attend a meeting in the U.S. with the leaders of the world’s major economies if President Donald Trump goes ahead with it, unless the course of the coronavirus spread changes by then, her office said Saturday. After canceling the Group of Seven summit, originally scheduled for June 10-12 at…
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Protestors knock down White House security's barricade as tensions mount over Floyd's death
Protests broke out near the White House Saturday, with demonstrators pushing down multiple security barricades and some clashing with police, according to multiple reports.Demonstrators protested against police brutality and the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old unarmed black man who died in police custody on Monday. WTOP reporter Alejandro Alvarez shared video from the scene Saturday,…
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White House goes on brief lockdown after protest erupts nearby
The White House went into a brief lockdown on Friday evening as protests over the death of George Floyd raged nearby, according to reporters who said they were in the building at the time.NBC News White House correspondent Peter Alexander said on Twitter that he was on lockdown inside the building as protests in the building’s vicinity…
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