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04.06.2020 / 16:15

Lea Michele's 'Glee' co-star Heather Morris says working with her was 'unpleasant'

Another one of Lea Michele's "Glee" co-stars has spoken out about how the actress, who played Rachel Berry on the hit FOX show, treated her colleagues.

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‘Sesame Street’ will air town hall discussion on racism for kids

It’s typically sunny days on “Sesame Street,” but the long-running PBS program will take on a serious theme this Saturday.

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George Floyd Tested Positive for Coronavirus, Autopsy Reveals

George Floyd‘s autopsy has revealed that he had tested positive for Coronavirus.

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Bruce Springsteen on George Floyd protests: U.S. still ‘haunted’ by slavery

Bruce Springsteen reflected Wednesday on the protest movement erupting across the nation in the wake of Minneapolis man George Floyd’s death. He said, “We remain haunted, generation after generation, by our original sin of slavery.”

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Trump praises Boris Johnson over vaccine fight as Transatlantic tensions simmer

Donald Trump today praised Boris Johnson amid the coronavirus pandemic despite simmering Transatlantic tensions over Covid-19 and racism.

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Ellen DeGeneres forced to delete 'people of colour' protest tweet as she sparks fan fury

Ellen DeGeneres has received backlash on social media for her "tone-deaf" protest tweet about "people of colour" following the killing of George Floyd.

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Thousands sign petition to replace Frank Rizzo with Gritty on South Philadelphia mural

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey donates $3 million to Colin Kaepernick’s ‘Know Your Rights’ organisation

Kaepernick's organisation aims to empower people of colour

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Drew Brees apologizes after anthem comments draw backlash from teammates, others

NEW ORLEANS – Drew Brees apologized Thursday for comments that were “insensitive and completely missed the mark” when he reiterated his opposition to Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling during the national anthem in 2016, drawing sharp criticism from fellow high-profile athletes and others in the wake of George Floyd’s death.

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Drew Brees Apologizes For ‘Taking The Knee’ Comment: It ‘Lacked Awareness’ And ‘Compassion’

Drew Brees is being hit with backlash following his comments about the ongoing #BlackLivesMatter protests all over the world.

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Meghan speaks out on racial divisions in US

LONDON – Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has shared her sadness about racial divisions in the United States, telling students at her former high school that she felt moved to speak out because the life of George Floyd mattered.

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Jake Paul Marches For Black Lives Matter After Accusations Of Looting At Protest

Jake Paul wants change, which is why he marched in a Black Lives Matter protest in West Hollywood on Wednesday. The 23-year-old YouTube personality, who denied looting at shopping mall in Arizona last week, marched as he held a sign that read, “DONATE PROTEST VOTE It’s time 4 change.” Jake wore a protective mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic as he passed around waters to fellow protesters.

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Autopsy report shows George Floyd had tested positive for COVID-19

MINNEAPOLIS – A full autopsy of George Floyd, the handcuffed black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police, was released Wednesday and provides several clinical details, including that Floyd had previously tested positive for COVID-19.

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‘Can’t breathe!’: Medical examiner says man died being restrained by Tacoma Police

TACOMA, Wash. (Q13 FOX SEATTLE) - Three months after Manuel "Manny" Ellis died on the streets of Tacoma during an encounter with police, the case of George Floyd and the worldwide fury that followed is raising questions about his death.

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BTS Proudly Supports Black Lives Matter: We ‘Stand Against Racial Discrimination’ — See Statement

BTS joined the many celebrities and famous faces condemning racism and police brutality with a powerful statement on their Twitter account. In the June 4 tweet, K-Pop band members Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook told their followers, “We stand against racial discrimination. We condemn violence.”

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Meghan Markle Speaks Out About Protests: 'The Only Wrong Thing to Say Is to Say Nothing'

Meghan Markle is speaking out for the first time since protests have swept the nation and the world in the wake of the May 25 death of George Floyd. People in all 50 states have publicly protested police brutality after Floyd died at the age of 46 when a police officer pressed his knee into his neck for more than eight minutes.

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CMT special focuses on good news work of everyday heroes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country stars highlighted the heroic work of citizens and communities around the country who were coming together to help each other in the middle of the coronavirus epidemic during the "CMT Celebrates Our Heroes" TV special.

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Labour say Barry Gardiner 'wrong' for breaking distancing rules at George Floyd protest

Shadow Foreign Secretary Lisa Nandy has criticised a Labour MP for posting about breaking social distancing rules while attending a Black Lives Matter protest.

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LIVE UPDATES: Drew Brees, Meghan Markle weigh in on protests over George Floyd’s death

ORLANDO, Fla. – Here’s the latest on the May 25 death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck.

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Friends of George Floyd happy to see charges, but wait for conviction

FOX 26 Reporter Natalie Hee speaks with high school friend George Floyd, Cyrill White, about the upgrading of criminal charges by the Minnesota Attorney General.

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Primal Scream, Dua Lipa, Ghostpoet and more show solidarity by attending London Black Lives Matter protest

They were all in attendance at yesterday's protest

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Harry Styles joins friends at Black Lives Matter march after pledging to bail out protestors

Harry Styles has been pictured attending a Black Lives Matter peaceful protest in Los Angeles.

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Greater Manchester leaders to build 'stronger dialogue' with black communities in light of George Floyd's 'callous murder'

Greater Manchester leaders have pledged to build ‘stronger dialogue’ with local black communities in the wake of the ‘callous murder’ of George Floyd.

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Zoe Kravitz proudly joins Black Lives Matter protests in London after sharing ‘heartbreak’ over George Floyd death

Zoe Kravitz was among the thousands of protestors who flocked to London yesterday for the Black Lives Matter protests.

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Jason Manford’s passionate words for a critic of the George Floyd protests

Jason Manford had some poignant and passionate words for a critic of protesters marching in the name of George Floyd - the unarmed African American man who died while being detained by police in the US.

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Protests turn subdued after new charges in Floyd case

MINNEAPOLIS – Demonstrations in cities across the U.S. to condemn racism and police abuses remained large but turned notably more subdued on the eve of a Thursday memorial service for George Floyd that kicks off a series of events to mourn the man whose death empowered a national movement.

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Bruce Springsteen shares powerful tribute to George Floyd on home radio show

"Our black citizens continue to be killed unnecessarily by our police on the streets of America"

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The Latest: New Orleans police use tear gas on protesters

The Latest on the May 25 death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck:

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AP tally: Arrests at widespread US protests hit 10,000

PHOENIX – More than 10,000 people have been arrested in protests decrying racism and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death, according to an Associated Press tally of known arrests across the U.S.

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Lizzo, The Weeknd and John Legend sign open letter to cut police budgets following death of George Floyd

"The time has come to defund the police"

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Bethenny Frankel to Support Over 100 Black-Owned Small Businesses

In the wake of the protests following the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, as well as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that is disproportionately affecting Black-owned small businesses, Bethenny Frankel is making a difference with her disaster relief initiative, B Strong.

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White House scrambles amid fears of coronavirus resurgence during George Floyd protests

For weeks, President Donald Trump has been eager to publicly turn the page on the coronavirus pandemic. Now fears are growing within the White House that the very thing that finally shoved the virus from center stage — mass protests over the death of George Floyd — may bring about its resurgence.

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Prince Michael Jackson Quotes His Dad As He Joins Fight Against Racism: ‘You Can Never Break Me’

“Prince” Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., 23, didn’t have to look far to find inspirational words to bolster the Black Lives Matter movement. “’Beat me…Hate me…You can never break me.’ — Michael Jackson,” the late pop icon’s son posted on Instagram, quoting his dad’s 1995 anti-racism ode “They Don’t Care About Us.

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Black Lives Matter protest in London ends in clashes as fights break out by Downing Street

A Black Lives Matter protest in London was overshadowed after clashes broke out in Downing Street which saw 13 people arrested.

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8:46: A number becomes a potent symbol of police brutality

MINNEAPOLIS – All protest movements have slogans. George Floyd's has a number: 8:46

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Donates $3 Million to Colin Kaepernick's Legal Defense Fund

Twitter’s CEO is helping Colin Kaepernick‘s cause.

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Halsey Gets Honest About Her Privilege As A ‘White Passing’ Biracial Woman Amid Protests

Halsey, 25, is opening up about white privilege. “im white passing. it’s not my place to say ‘we’,” the singer — who was born Ashley Nicolette Frangipane — tweeted on Tuesday, June 2. “it’s my place to help. i am in pain for my family, but nobody is gonna kill me based on my skin color. I’ve always been proud of who I am but it’d be an absolute disservice to say ‘we’ when I’m not susceptible to the same violence,” she explained to her 12.7 million followers.

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Protests eclipse pandemic, but White House fears resurgence

WASHINGTON – For weeks, President Donald Trump has been eager to publicly turn the page on the coronavirus pandemic. Now fears are growing within the White House that the very thing that finally shoved the virus from center stage — mass protests over the death of George Floyd — may bring about its resurgence.

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George Floyd protests: George’s son speaks at makeshift memorial to his father in Minneapolis

Quincy Mason, the son of George Floyd, and civil rights attorney Ben Crump knelt in prayer at a makeshift memorial to his father in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Wednesday before addressing the crowd who had gathered once again at the site where Floyd lost his life on Memorial Day. Tuesday night marked the eighth straight night of protests across the U.S., which began after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee against Floyd’s neck while the handcuffed Black man called out that he couldn’t breathe.

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Tragic Sheku Bayoh's partner draws harrowing parallels with police killing of George Floyd

The partner of Sheku Bayoh insists his death in police custody in Scotland draws harrowing parallels with the killing of George Floyd.

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Pentagon-Trump clash breaks open over military and protests

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s Pentagon chief shot down his idea of using troops to quell protests across the United States, then reversed course on pulling part of the 82nd Airborne Division off standby in an extraordinary clash between the U.S. military and its commander in chief.

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Floyd memorials will retrace life, push for justice in death

HOUSTON – The memorial services to honor George Floyd are extraordinary: three cities over six days, with a chance for mourners to pay their respects in the communities where he was born, grew up, and died.

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George Floyd tested positive for coronavirus, full autopsy report reveals

A full autopsy of George Floyd, the handcuffed black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police, was released Wednesday and provides several clinical details, including that Floyd had previously tested positive for COVID-19.

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Former 49ers lineman from Central Florida participates in protests for George Floyd

We’ve seen several current and former athletes participate in protests over the death of George Floyd and against police brutality and systemic racism. Central Florida native Ian Williams calls California home now after a career with the San Francisco 49ers.

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Madison Beer holds up two Black Lives Matter signs while protesting along a highway in Malibu

She was hit with tear gas over the weekend, while protesting in Santa Monica over the senseless killing of George Floyd.But Madison Beer proved herself undeterred on Wednesday afternoon, when she was spotted wielding two homemade Black Lives Matter signs alongside a highway in Malibu.The 21-year-old singer suited up in a grey oversized sweatshirt and matching sweatpants as she braved the open air with her activism crew.

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MLK's Daughter on the 'Pain' George Floyd's 6-Year-Old Is Feeling and What Must Change (Exclusive)

Rev. Bernice King knows the pain George Floyd's 6-year-old daughter, Gianna, is feeling after her father's fatal arrest. ET's Kevin Frazier spoke with the youngest child of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. about#OnlineProtest -- a seven-day virtual protest that will take place every day until June 8 -- as well as how she can relate to Gianna's «pain» following her father's death.

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‘We are listening;’ Central Florida law enforcement officers heartbroken by George Floyd’s death

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – George Floyd’s death has impacted the country and the world. The video showing the Minneapolis officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck until he stopped breathing is heartbreaking to watch, especially for African American officers who are called to serve and protect.

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CMT special focuses on good news work of everyday heroes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Country stars highlighted the heroic work of citizens and communities around the country who were coming together to help each other in the middle of the coronavirus epidemic during the "CMT Celebrates Our Heroes" TV special.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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