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No More: Minneapolis bans police chokeholds
California also orders state’s police training program to stop teaching officers how to use neck holds to block blood flow to brain
06 Jun 2020 10:01 AM
Twitter, Facebook disable Trump's video tribute to Floyd over copyright complaint
The clip, which shows photos and videos of protest marches in the aftermath of the death of Floyd, has Trump speaking in the background
06 Jun 2020 9:09 AM
Autopsy report shows Floyd had tested positive for Covid-19
The 20-page report revealed that Floyd had a heart attack while being restrained by officers, and classified his May 25 death as a homicide
04 Jun 2020 9:07 AM
All four Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd death
Officer who held Floyd in chokehold now charged with more serious count of second-degree murder
04 Jun 2020 8:30 AM
#BlackOutTuesday draws criticism for drowning out protest calls in US
The hashtag became the top trending item on Twitter as hundreds of thousands posted black screenshots to signal support for racial justice
03 Jun 2020 11:10 AM
US First Lady Melania Trump appeals for peace and calm
On Tuesday she joined President Donald Trump in visiting the Saint John Paul II National Shrine
03 Jun 2020 9:37 AM
US protesters return to streets defying curfew after Trump calls them 'lowlifes'
After ‘thugs’, Trump refers to protestors as ‘lowlifes and losers’
03 Jun 2020 9:22 AM
Four police officers shot amid protests in US after Trump vows to bring in military
George Floyd’s brother urges protestors to resort to non-violent modes of protesting
02 Jun 2020 3:07 PM
Floyd's death is homicide, confirms autopsy
State and independent autopsies differ over other contributing factors to Floyd’s death while in police custody
02 Jun 2020 2:56 PM
Violence won't bring back Floyd, says victim’s brother
The crowd chanted, “What's his name? George Floyd!” and “One down, three to go!” in reference to four officers involved in Floyd's arrest
02 Jun 2020 12:12 PM
Amid racial unrest, Trump brands himself 'president of law and order'
Trump vowed to deploy the US military to America’s own cities to quell a rise of violent protests
02 Jun 2020 11:03 AM
Why are journalists targeted amid the attacks?
Organizations that track press violence documented about two dozen acts of violence over the three-day period
01 Jun 2020 1:53 PM
Curfew in Washington after protests near White House
Night-time curfews were imposed in other cities as well such as Los Angeles, Houston and Minneapolis, which has been the epicenter of unrest
01 Jun 2020 12:00 PM
The president took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged
Trump spent nearly an hour in the bunker, which was designed for use in emergencies like terrorist attacks
01 Jun 2020 9:29 AM
Brazil has record new coronavirus cases, surpasses France in deaths
Brazilian states are preparing to ease quarantine restrictions despite warnings from public health experts
31 May 2020 12:01 PM
George Floyd's body will return to his native town
Floyd was a Houston native before moving to Minnesota
31 May 2020 11:55 AM
SpaceX sends two NASA astronauts to ISS in historic mission
Elon Musk's SpaceX now becomes the first commercial company to launch a rocket carrying humans into orbit
31 May 2020 10:32 AM
Protests over Minneapolis death rage on amid political finger-pointing
Officials blame a “tightly controlled” group of outsiders, including white supremacists and drug cartel members, for some of the violence
31 May 2020 8:35 AM
Brazil's COVID-19 death toll surpasses Spain's
Brazil is second in the number of confirmed cases, though trailing far behind the United States which has 1.7 million infections
30 May 2020 11:02 AM
Trump walks back his incendiary Minneapolis ‘thugs’ post
“When the looting starts, the shooting starts,” Trump had written in a tweet that was quickly flagged by Twitter as “glorifying violence”
30 May 2020 10:03 AM
Columns
In 1839, China declared war on drugs by impounding over 1,000 tons of opium from British dealers in Canton (modern Guangzhou)
When the disease spreads rapidly in places without urban healthcare, what will come is not difficult to imagine
What are borders but human constructs, appealing to our basest instincts — cruelty and greed?
July 4 was our freedom day though the previous weekend, too, people broke free and thronged every beach or park they could find
