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‘Apathy is no longer a choice’: will the George Floyd protests energize young voters? People running for local office say they are seeing a spike in enthusiasm among 18– to 29-year-olds, who historically vote in smaller numbers George Floyd killing – latest US updates See all our George Floyd coverage Tyra Wilson and Kita Williams […] More
‘They set us up’: US police arrested over 10,000 protesters, many non-violent Over 10,000 people have been arrested around the US, as police regularly use pepper spray, rubber bullets, teargas and batons George Floyd killing – latest US updates See all our George Floyd coverage Police and protesters clash on 30 May in Philadelphia, during […] More
City council members declare intent to ‘abolish’ embattled agency and replace with alternative model in wake of George Floyd’s killing Demonstrators protest in Washington DC in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Photograph: Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images The Minneapolis city council has pledged to disband the city’s police department and replace it with a new system […] More
James Bennet’s resignation comes after backlash on a comment piece written by a GOP senator called for using military force on protesters The New York Times announced on Sunday that James Bennet, editorial page director since May 2016, had resigned. Photograph: Julio Cortez/AP A senior editor at the New York Times has resigned amid a […] More
George Floyd protests enter third week as push for change sweeps America Scenes of largely peaceful protests markedly different from last weekend as the body of Floyd arrives in his hometown of Houston George Floyd killing – latest US updates See all our George Floyd coverage Protesters ride atop a limousine in a march toward […] More
Racism in America is not the exception – it’s the norm Nesrine Malik Those clutching their pearls at police brutality think the US’s inherent virtue will prevail. But it was never there to begin with Play Video 5:20 Inside the George Floyd protests in New York: ‘we are not the problem’ – video When a black […] More
Trump reaches for Nixon playbook after protests that have rocked America Donald Trump walks between lines of riot police on his way for a photo opportunity with a Bible outside St John’s church in Washington on Monday. Photograph: Tom Brenner/Reuters Styling himself as the ‘law and order’ candidate, as Nixon did in 1968, is a […] More
Opinion George Floyd Trump uses force as a first resort. And now the firepower is aimed at his own people Simon Tisdall The US president’s threats against those protesting at George Floyd’s killing simply ramp up a trend that began decades ago Donald Trump walks with the attorney general William Barr, left, defence secretary Mark […] More
