After tens of thousands of peaceful demonstrators, violent anarchists and opportunistic looters commingled for another night of chaos in cities from California to New York, and from Seattle to South Florida.
Secret Service agents rushed President Donald Trump to a White House bunker on Friday night as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the executive mansion, some of them throwing rocks and tugging at police barricades.
PHOENIX -- Gov. Doug Ducey has imposed an 8 p.m. weeklong curfew across Arizona, citing the need to do so because of "lawlessness" during two nights of protests in Tucson and the Phoenix area.
As riots (and some peaceful demonstrations) spread across the country, leaving two dead in what's undoubtedly the worst outpouring of America's long-simmering racial tensions to rock the US in decades...
Chicago police officers have been ordered to "no longer use force to disperse large gatherings," as tensions mount over the months-long stay-at-home order, and protests continue nationwide...
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President Donald Trump spent Friday walking back his post-midnight "thugs" tweet about Minneapolis protesters that added to outrage over the police killing of a black man.
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Pentagon puts elite military police units on standby as Donald Trump prepares to deploy the Army to the streets to quash domestic unrest for the first time since LA riots in 1992
And so, with the unjust killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the quest for cosmic justice resumes -- that is, the justice that settles all the scores of racial grievance for all time, which, of course, is unlikely to be satisfied by any means.
"Unfortunately with the rioting that is occurring in many of our cities around the country, the voices of peaceful protests are being hijacked by violent radical elements.
Update (1705ET): Despite claims by Democratic officials from Minneapolis that "white supremacists" or "foreign actors" are responsible for the violent riots seen across the nation, USAToday reports that Adam Leggat, a former British Army counterterro
Summary:
Peaceful protests quickly turn violent across major US cities
US cities announce curfews after protests turn violent
Protests unfold across from White House
Seven states now activating National Guard troops
Videos have emerged showing evidence of pre planning in many of the cities where rioting has broken out. While it's not proof that one particular group is responsible it does show that someone is pulling strings
The white Minneapolis policeman who pinned an unarmed black man with a knee to the neck before the man later died was arrested and charged with murder, a prosecutor said on Friday, after three nights of violent protests rocked the Midwestern city.
Protests on the streets of Minneapolis and St. Paul continue for a third night after the death of George Floyd in police custody. Warning: Video may contain strong language.
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