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Philonise Floyd says president dismissed him during a phone conversation – he ‘didn’t give me a chance to even speak’ [embedded content] Philonise Floyd, left: ‘I was trying to talk to him [Trump], but he just kept, like, pushing me off, like “I don’t want to hear what you’re talking about.”’ At the White House […] More
Protests rock cities across US as anger over killing spreads Atlanta police chief: ‘black lives being diminished’ Officer in George Floyd killing charged with murder Get a fresh perspective on America – sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated Play Video 1:22 Protests spread across US in response to George Floyd killing – […] More
As people protest across the US, Donald Trump and Joe Biden have offered divergent responses that point to a divisive political debate on race relations Play Video 2:48 How the killing of George Floyd has upended America – video report Riots in Minneapolis and across the US triggered by video footage showing George Floyd, a […] More
Protests over killing of George Floyd highlight reality of tensions in the Twin Cities Plumes of smoke rise in the aftermath of a protest in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Friday. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters It has been called the “Minnesota paradox”. The Twin Cities, comprising the conjoined urban areas of Minneapolis and St Paul, regularly tops the […] More
The mayor of Minneapolis has accused Donald Trump of shirking responsibility and chided the president for insulting him on social media at a time of crisis in his city and the country. Protests have erupted across the country over the killing of George Floyd, a black man, by a white police officer in Minneapolis, that […] More
Y ou know that dream where you’re screaming – really loud – but no one can hear you? Your throat is burning from the effort but still the noise you make won’t register with the people right in front of you. Imagine that nightmare was playing out in real life. That the volume you had […] More
