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No masks, no water: New York protesters held in ‘abysmal’ conditions, experts say More than 2,000 people have been arrested in the city and the police treatment of those detained is emboldening people George Floyd killing – latest US updates See all our George Floyd coverage New York City police officers arrest someone during a […] More
Martin Gugino in hospital after being pushed over by police Trump tweets peace activist could be ‘antifa provocateur’ Donald Trump at the White House on Friday. On Tuesday he claimed without evidence that Martin Gugino may have been attempting to infiltrate police scanners. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Donald Trump has claimed a 75-year-old man who […] More
Largely overlooked during last week’s extraordinary events was a letter written by the president’s erstwhile personal lawyer and retweeted by Trump. As you’ll recall: last week President Trump used military personnel to forcibly clear protesters outside the White House so he could do a surreal photo op at St John’s church. Then Trump’s former secretary of defense, Gen James […] More
Protesters confronted by armed men – including members of the so-called ‘boogaloo movement’ – in different parts of America In Minneapolis on 31 May, a man drove a trailer through a crowd. But other attacks with vehicles have taken place. Photograph: Eric Miller/Reuters Anti police-brutality protesters have been confronted by armed men in cities around […] More
Donald Trump once famously boasted he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue, and not lose supporters. For years that seemed true. But his latest actions – including the deployment of an ad hoc paramilitary force against protesters on avenues around the country – may have been too much. New polls show Trump’s support is […] More
‘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
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
