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Trump to send in army if cities fail to deal with violent protests
By Ian Collier, Sky News THE US President has vowed to deploy the military unless states halt violent protests following the death of George Floyd. Donald Trump was speaking as tear gas was fired on demonstrators close to the White House in Washington DC. He said he was mobilising all federal resources to suppress protests …
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Fires burn near White House in violent US protests
By Reuters and published by US News Minneapolis (Reuters) – Fires burned near the White House, stores were looted in New York City and Southern California, and a tanker truck drove into marchers in Minneapolis as the United States struggled to contain chaotic protests over race and policing. National Guard troops were deployed in 15 …
‘We’re sick of it’: Anger over police killings shatters US
By Tim Sullivan and Stephen Groves, The Associated Press published CTV News Minneapolis: Another night of unrest in every corner of the country left charred and shattered landscapes in dozens of American cities on Sunday (May 31) as years of festering frustrations over the mistreatment of African Americans at the hands of police boiled over …
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Protests over George Floyd death overwhelm authorities again
By Aaron Morrison and Tim Sullivan Associated Press, published by ABC News Minneapolis – Fires burned unchecked and thousands protesting the police killing of George Floyd ignored a curfew as unrest overwhelmed authorities for another night in Minneapolis, and the governor acknowledged today (May 30) that he didn’t have enough manpower to contain the chaos. …
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