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Danica Kirka / Associated Press:
World alarmed by violence in US; thousands march in London — LONDON (AP) — Nations around the world have watched in horror at the civil unrest in the United States following the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white police officer pressed his knee on his neck until he stopped breathing.
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Associated Press:
'We're sick of it': Anger over police killings shatters US — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Americans began cleaning up charred and glass-strewn streets Sunday after another night of unrest fueled by rage over police mistreatment of African Americans destroyed businesses, damaged landmarks …
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Washington Post, Vox, WGN-TV, Daily News, KTLA and KRON4
Washington Post:
More cities impose curfews as police become increasingly aggressive — After a night of fire and fury across the nation, officials announced more curfews Sunday as police in several cities significantly increased their use of force and hundreds of people were arrested.
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The Daily Beast, CBS New York, The Daily Caller and Reason
Joe Biden:
We are a nation furious at injustice.
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NPR, IJR, Mother Jones and Outside the Beltway
Clark Neily / The Bulwark:
To Make Police Accountable, End Qualified Immunity
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Unlawful Shield
Amanda Watts / CNN:
George Floyd's brother says Trump 'didn't give me an opportunity to even speak' during phone call
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The Root
ABC News:
George Floyd protest updates: Police arrest almost 1,700 people across 22 cities in 3 days
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Mother Jones, IJR, Mediaite, WTRF-TV, POLITICUSUSA, One America News Network, The Hill, Talking Points Memo, New York Post, RealClearPolitics, Vox and CBS News
Anna Wintour / Vogue:
Joe Biden Should Choose a Woman of Color to Be His Vice President—and He Should Do It Now
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The Hill
Ursula Perano / Axios:
Cuomo asks New York attorney general to review police conduct during protests
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Amnesty International UK, Daily Kos, New York Times and Contemptor
Stephen L. Miller / Spectator USA:
End the lockdown. Stop the riots
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Digby's Hullabaloo, Instapundit and NBC News
U.S. Department of Justice:
Attorney General William P. Barr's Statement on Riots and Domestic Terrorism — Attorney General William P. Barr has issued the following statement: — “With the rioting that is occurring in many of our cities around the country, the voices of peaceful and legitimate protests have been hijacked by violent radical elements.
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Associated Press, Bloomberg, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, Twitchy and Axios
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Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Trump says he's naming antifa a ‘Terrorist Organization.’ Can he do that? — President Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday that the U.S. government would be “designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization.” — There were just two problems with that. First, he doesn't appear to have the legal authority to do so.
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Vox, CNN and The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Trump, Lacking Clear Authority, Says U.S. Will Declare Antifa a Terrorist Group — The president and his administration have blamed the far-left movement for the violence this weekend. But it was uncertain whether the declaration would carry any real meaning.
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Redstate, Al Jazeera, Task & Purpose, Talking Points Memo, Rolling Stone and Townhall
NBC News:
Videos, threats, but few signs protests have been stoked by ‘outsider’ extremist groups — Unrest, violence and property destruction in cities across the U.S. on Saturday showed few signs of having been stoked by organized extremists despite a growing narrative from several political figures …
Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
George Floyd Probe Echoes William Barr's Oversight of Rodney King Case — Attorney general handled federal civil-rights investigation after 1992 Los Angeles riots — The Justice Department's civil-rights investigation into the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody puts …
Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
Trump Is Terrified of Protest — Presidents live within a protective cocoon built and continually fortified for one purpose: keeping them alive. But inside the White House compound these days, Donald Trump seems rattled by what's transpiring outside the windows of his historic residence.
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Voice of America, wusa9.com, Raw Story, Vox, The Root, Mediaite and Washington Post
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
America is at low ebb, shaken by multiple blows, and Trump adds to the distress — America is at a low ebb. Pain and destruction strangle hopes and dreams of people across the country. People are dying — alone from a terrible virus or from a knee on the neck in full public view.
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump envisioned ‘American carnage.’ Now, he's got it.
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The Guardian and MSNBC
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
D.C., Atlanta mayors call for calm, say ‘solution is not to destroy our cities’
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Washington Post, CBS News, UPI, The Hill and The Daily Beast
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Atlanta mayor on Trump's riot response: “He speaks and he makes it worse”
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The Daily Caller and Daily Kos
Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
Florida's Seen a ‘Statistically Significant’ Uptick in Pneumonia Deaths. The CDC Says It's Likely COVID. — There's a conspiracy theory brewing on the left that Gov. DeSantis is cooking the books. Instead, it's very likely due to lack of testing. — Since the beginning of this year …
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Raw Story
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Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Will the Protests Spark a Second COVID-19 Outbreak?
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Associated Press, New York Magazine and KTLA
New York Daily News:
Pair of Brooklyn lawyers including Ivy League corporate attorney charged in Molotov cocktail attack on NYPD cruiser — Two Brooklyn lawyers, including an Ivy League graduate corporate attorney, are facing federal charges for tossing a Molotov cocktail into an NYPD vehicle early Saturday morning during …
Harry Enten / CNN:
Warren as Biden's running mate makes no electoral sense — (CNN)Poll of the week: A new national Ipsos/Reuters poll finds former Vice President Joe Biden with a 45% to 39% lead over President Donald Trump. — Biden's lead is confirmed by an ABC News/Washington Post poll out Sunday morning putting Biden …
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Harry Enten / CNN:
Biden's in one of the best positions for any challenger since scientific polling began
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Advantage Biden, with risks; Trump disapproval grows: POLL
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Bloomberg
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Don't understand the protests? What you're seeing is people pushed to the edge — What was your first reaction when you saw the video of the white cop kneeling on George Floyd's neck while Floyd croaked, “I can't breathe”? — If you're white …
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KTLA, Vox, Vanity Fair and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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LZ Granderson / Los Angeles Times:
George Floyd and the special hell reserved for black journalists covering his killing
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KTLA
CNN:
It's been five decades since 1968, and things are somehow worse — Anger erupts across America in the wake of George Floyd's death — Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and author of the forthcoming book …
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Raw Story
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Matthew Dessem / Slate:
Police Erupt in Violence Nationwide — Share widely: National guard and MPD sweeping our residential street. Shooting paint canisters at us on our own front porch. Yelling “light em up” #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #JusticeForGeorge #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/bW48imyt55 — Tanya Kerssen (@tkerssen) May 31, 2020
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Wired, Mother Jones, Politico, Daily Kos and Rolling Stone
NBC News:
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio defends police after video shows NYPD SUV driving into protesters — New York Mayor Bill de Blasio defended the New York City Police Department after a pair of the force's SUVs drove into a crowd during Saturday's protest against George Floyd's death.
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Nick Waters / bellingcat:
US Law Enforcement Are Deliberately Targeting Journalists During George Floyd Protests — Bellingcat has identified and collected multiple instances of US law enforcement deliberately targeting journalists during the protests against the killing of George Floyd.
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Slate, MintPress News and The Guardian, more at Mediagazer »
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Joel Anderson / Slate:
The Police Don't Change
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Mother Jones, Reason and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Trump Plays Macho Man as America Burns — There was a moment on Saturday afternoon when President Trump stood on a rooftop in Florida for what could have been a sorely needed moment of national unity. A made-in-the-U.S.A. spacecraft was about to blast off from Cape Canaveral …
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