PROTESTS OF POLICE VIOLENCE
In protests against police brutality, videos capture more alleged police brutality
The protests have put police riot tactics on open display. People have been capturing officers beating nonviolent demonstrators, drawing more outrage.
NFL says it was wrong in handling of protests over racial injustice, encourages players to speak out
“We, the National Football League believe black lives matter,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said.
57 Buffalo officers resign from special squad to protest suspensions of two officers
Two officers were suspended after a video showed them shoving a 75-year-old protester, causing him to hit his head on the sidewalk, officials said.
Pentagon disarms National Guard in D.C., sends active-duty forces home
Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper made the decision to disarm the guard without consulting the White House.
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‘It helps me know that I am not in it alone anymore’: Breonna Taylor’s mother on her daughter and protests
Instead of celebrating what should have been the day her daughter turned 27, Tamika Palmer was in mourning. Taylor was fatally shot in March in her apartment by Louisville police officers serving a no-knock warrant on the wrong address.
Facebook employees said they were ‘caught in an abusive relationship’ with Trump as internal debates raged
Internal posts and documents obtained by The Post show thousands of employees want to change the social media giant’s stance that allows unfettered speech from politicians.
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.
Members of Dar'Yana Dyson's family attend her memorial service Tuesday in Baltimore. (Ariana Eunjung Cha/The Post)
‘They are all linked’: George Floyd. Freddie Gray. Dar’Yana Dyson.
Three generations of a family express anger, grief over two health crises — coronavirus and police violence — after the loss of a 15-year-old to covid-19.
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.
Free coronavirus testing sites pop up as protests continue
As mass demonstrations continue across the U.S., multiple states and cities are offering free testing, and health officials are warily eyeing caseloads and hospitalizations to see if there is a spike in infections.
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