In an emotional response to George Floyd’s family Sunday night, the Minneapolis police chief says in his mind, all four officers involved in the black man’s killing bear the same responsibility. “Mr. Floyd died in our hands and so I see that as being complicit,” Chief Medaria Arradondo told CNN’s Sara Sidner. “Silence and inaction,…… MORE
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2 Atlanta officers fired after video shows them tasing man and using ‘excessive force’ on woman, mayor says
Two Atlanta Police Department officers were fired Sunday after video showed them using “excessive force” against two college students during Saturday night’s protests, Atlanta’s mayor announced. Officers were filmed in downtown Atlanta breaking the windows of the vehicle the two people were in, yanking a woman out of the car and tasing the man. Atlanta…… MORE
George Floyd protests spread nationwide
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Hong Kong stocks jump as investors shrug off US-China tensions
Hong Kong stocks are on pace for their best day since March as investors shrug off the Trump administration’s intention to end a special economic and trading relationship with the Asian financial hub. There are also signs in the region that China’s economy is continuing to recover from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. Hong…… MORE
While Trump shelters in the White House, America cries out for leadership
Under siege in the White House, President Donald Trump is aggravating America’s latest racial anguish in a nation now simultaneously beset by violence-wracked cities, a deadly disease and staggering economic deprivation. After being briefly moved to an underground bunker during Friday night’s protests outside the White House, Trump spent Sunday night again sheltered as violence…… MORE
New York City mayor’s daughter arrested alongside protesters for ‘unlawful assembly,’ sources say
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s daughter was arrested during protests Saturday night, according to police sources. Chiara de Blasio was arrested for unlawful assembly and was later released, police sources said. CNN has reached out to Mayor de Blasio’s office for comment. Her arrest comes as thousands of people are taking to the…… MORE
‘Insecure’ star Kendrick Sampson says he was shot with rubber bullets 7 times during George Floyd protest
Actor Kendrick Sampson said he was shot seven times with rubber bullets by police in Los Angeles on Saturday during a protest over the death of George Floyd. “He pointed the gun DIRECTLY AT ME,” Sampson wrote on Twitter, linking to an news report about his experience. “I actually got hit 7 times with rubber…… MORE
Anti-Trump Republican group attacks Trump on race in new ad
The anti-Trump Republican group, The Lincoln Project, is planning to air a new attack ad blasting President Donald Trump’s record on race relations in the US. The TV spot, backed by a $500,000 ad buy, will air in the key battleground states of Florida, Wisconsin and Michigan as well as in Washington, DC. The ad,…… MORE
Coronavirus pandemic: Updates from around the world
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Beyoncé demands justice for George Floyd
Beyoncé is asking her legions of fans to take action after the death of George Floyd. The Grammy-winning artist is one of several celebrities using their social media platforms to demand change in the wake of Floyd’s death in Minneapolis last week. “We’re broken and we’re disgusted,” she says in a video posted on Instagram.…… MORE
