PROTESTS OF POLICE VIOLENCE
Lafayette Square again an early focal point
People carrying protest signs marched — many with their children — toward the area around the fortified White House, where authorities used tan military Humvees and dump trucks to cordon off large sections from vehicle traffic.
Barr seeks to distance himself from Lafayette Square protest crackdown
The attorney general had told the Associated Press his “attitude was get it done, but I didn’t say, ‘Go do it.’”
Demonstrators march Saturday down K Street NW in Washington. (Matt McClain/The Post)
Demonstrators kneel Saturday during a march down K Street NW in Washington. (Matt McClain/The Post)
Thousands gather on 16th Street in front of the White House on Saturday. (Jonathan Newton/The Post)
Demonstrators gather Saturday outside of the Capitol in Washington. (Toni L. Sandys/The Post)
Teens have been gassed and hit with rubber bullets at protests. They keep coming back.
Their high school years have been punctuated by protests for women's rights, safe schools, racial justice and climate change. But most have never before come face to face with police in riot gear or military vehicles lining streets.
Amid reopenings and protests, virus spread remains high in much of U.S.
The virus is persisting — and, in some places, spreading aggressively — in parts of the South, Midwest and far West, including in states that were among the last to impose shutdowns and the first to lift them.
Actor Chris Rock joins New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a news conference to promote coronavirus testing and social distancing on May 28. (Getty Images)
Social media influencers are stepping into the public health space
As the politicization of science sidelines experts, a new campaign is recruiting celebrities and trusted local leaders in an attempt to meet people where they are.
Storm preparedness meets coronavirus caution as Cristobal bears down on U.S.
As Tropical Storm Cristobal heads to the U.S. Gulf Coast, emergency management officials are urging people to evacuate when needed, despite the inherent virus risks of bunking in shelters with people who may be covid-positive.
Coronavirus infections haven’t spiked in Europe since it loosened lockdowns
The European experience so far suggests that reopening schools, shops and restaurants and even permitting large protests does not lead to an inevitable resurgence.
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