As protests grip the nation, officers have doused crowds with pepper spray, struck protesters with batons, steered police cars into throngs, shoved demonstrators and screamed curses.

Some police action has been directed against people smashing windows, breaking into stores and burning cars, but many find other instances more difficult to understand — like the elderly man knocked over by police as he walked with a cane on a Salt Lake City sidewalk.

The protests began after the May 25 death of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis after a white police officer who is now charged with murder, Derek Chauvin, pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for several minutes even after he stopped moving and pleading for air.

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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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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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‘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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Dominican star Amara La Negra joins fight against racial injustice and knows ‘united we are stronger’

Amara La Negra has had enough with racism. In a recent video, the Dominican singer, whose real name is Diana Danelys De Los Santos, conveyed her thoughts, feelings and the social paradigms about the systemic racism in the US.

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George Floyd had coronavirus and died after heart attack, police report claims

An autopsy report has been released confirming George Floyd died from a heart attack which was complicated by "law enforcement subdual."

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US Park Police investigate attack on Australian journalists

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Park Police said Wednesday that it has placed two officers on administrative leave after video showed two Australian journalists being attacked during Monday night’s protest in Washington, D.C.

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MSNBC's Ali Velshi on Covering Protests Amid Press Attacks: "We Exist to Hold Power to Account"

MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi has covered conflict zones around the world throughout his lengthy career in broadcast journalism, but he never expected one of those places to be Minneapolis, Minnesota. That's where Velshi was shot by a rubber bullet on Saturday night while covering the protests stemming from the killing of George Floyd.

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‘He tries to divide us’: Mattis blasts Trump in letter, suggests president is threat to Constitution

President Donald Trump makes a brief address Monday from the Rose Garden after the death of George Floyd last week in Minneapolis police custody has resulted in days of protests, some of them violent, in multiple American cities.

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Nirvana's Krist Novoselic criticized for praising Trump's speech amid George Floyd protests, deletes Twitter

Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic is facing backlash after he recently praised the hard-line calls of President Trump in which he threatened to send in the military to restore order at nationwide protests over George Floyd’s death if governors didn’t do it. “Wow!!! I know many of you can’t stand him, however, Trump knocked it out of the park with this speech,” Novoselic wrote on his personal Facebook page.

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Barack Obama Delivers Uplifting Speech Amid Protests Following George Floyd’s Death

Former President Barack Obama spoke about the nationwide protests after the death of George Floyd for the first time on camera in a speech on Wednesday.

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Portland, Oregon, city of protest, reels from nightly chaos

PORTLAND, Ore. – This liberal city is known — and prepared — for protests that can descend into chaos, but even it is reeling from the nightly unrest splintering off peaceful demonstrations over police killings of African Americans. Portland's visibly frustrated police chief on Wednesday pleaded for people to help stop those “holding our city with violence.”

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‘SNL’ star Chris Redd starts coronavirus testing fundraiser for George Floyd protesters

“Saturday Night Live” cast member Chris Redd has launched a fundraiser to provide COVID-19 testing and treatment for those participating in protests over the death of George Floyd.

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Obama speaks on George Floyd protests, urges mayors to review use-of-force policies with communities

As of August 2018, 16 states have passed use-of-force laws, a handful of which restricted what police can do.

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Barack Obama Delivers Uplifting Speech Amid Protests Following George Floyd's Death

Former President Barack Obama addressed the nationwide protests after the death of George Floyd for the first time on camera in a speech on Wednesday.

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Lili Reinhart Reveals That She Is Bisexual

Actress Lili Reinhart revealed on Instagram today that she is bisexual.The Riverdale star confirmed the news while sharing that she would be attending an LGBTQ+ for Black Lives protest in Santa Monica. "Although I've never announced it publicly before, I am a proud bisexual woman," wrote Reinhart.

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Jedward join Black Lives Matter protest in Los Angeles while in lockdown with American Pie's Tara Reid

Twins John and Edward Grimes, better known by their stage name Jedward, have shown their support behind the Black Lives Matter movement by joining a protest in Los Angeles, America.The march was in response to the wrongful killing of George Floyd, 46, an unarmed black man who was arrested, pinned to the ground and died after a policeman kneeled on his neck in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the US.The Irish pop stars, 28, shared several videos on their Twitter account where they could be seen marching alongside thousands of people down Hollywood Boulevard on Tuesday. Short clips showed the brothers protesting on top of cars, holding up signs that read "Black Lives Matter" as they chanted: "I can't breathe," as well as "No justice, no peace".

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NAACP calls on UN to classify mistreatment of black people by police as human rights violation

The death of the unarmed black man in Minneapolis has sparked outrage across the world.

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Mancunians take a knee for George Floyd as protests are held across the region

Activists protesting against the death of George Floyd knelt in the middle of Oxford Road during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Manchester.

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Scots across country 'take a knee' in poignant protest over George Floyd death

Scots "took the knee" on doorsteps across the country tonight in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Drew Brees On Athletes Taking The Knee During National Anthem: ‘I Will Never Agree With Anybody Disrespecting The Flag’

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

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Three US police officers charged over the murder of George Floyd

The 46-year-old died on May 25

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SNL's Chris Redd Launches Coronavirus Relief Fund for Protesters

While people are fighting one battle in America, they are also at risk of another. As the Black Lives Matter movement wages on in the wake of George Floyd's death, protests have sparked nationwide against police brutality and racial injustice, simultaneously bringing people physically together after months of social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic. Given the physical proximity of protesting in large crowds, participants are at an increased risk of contracting the deadly virus, an outcome Saturday Night Live star Chris Redd is working to aid. "I'm working on a relief fund for front line protestors who may contract COVID19 over the next couple of weeks due to body to body contact," he tweeted on Monday.

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Cops take the knee at Black Lives Matter protest… before ugly clashes at Number 10

BRIT cops 'took a knee' in front of peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters today before minor scuffles broke out as thousands joined the public rally. The officers made the gesture of solidarity as around 15,000 people joined the march through Central London which was sparked by US protests following George Floyd' s death.

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MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is increasing charges against now-fired Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin to second-degree murder in the death of George Floyd and also charging the three other officers involved, according to U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar.

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From the moment Jaylen Brown said “sport is a mechanism of control in America” back in 2018 he marked himself out as different.

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No yelling, wear a mask: How George Floyd protests can be safe amid COVID-19

Health experts say those taking to the streets to protest the death of George Floyd — a Black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck in Minnesota — should wear masks and practice social distancing to stay safe amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Parents, educators, experts talk to kids on race amid unrest

NEW YORK – As an African American parent, Cassandre Dunbar in Charlotte, North Carolina, always knew she and her husband would have “the talk” with their son, the one preparing him for interactions with law enforcement.

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BREAKING Protesters and police clash outside No.10 Downing Street during PM's TV appearance

Bottles have been thrown at police during tense scenes outside No.10 Downing Street while Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivered the daily coronavirus press briefing.

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SNP call for halt of riot gear exports to US as Johnson condemns death of George Floyd

The death of George Floyd which has triggered protests across the US was “inexcusable”, Boris Johnson has said.

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Merchandise stolen during protests recovered, 2 arrested in Delaware County

FOX 29's Chris O'Connell reports on the national guard troops in Delaware County to help keep peace after the weekend's lootings.

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Floyd family attorney predicts three other Minneapolis police officers will be charged by next week

Dozens of incidents have been reported in which reporters were injured, assaulted or harassed by either protesters or police officers.

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John Boyega delivers epic speech at Black Lives Matter protest in Hyde Park

John Boyega delivered an incredibly emotive speech at the Black Lives Matter protest in London's Hyde Park as he spoke about the death of George Floyd.

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UK asked to ‘take a knee’ on doorsteps tonight in peaceful protest for George Floyd

Take a knee at 6pm to protest against racism

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Myleene Klass recalls the racist abuse she suffered as a child

Myleene Klass has detailed the abuse she suffered as a child because of her Filipino background.

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Protests continue, Universal in soft reopening as Florida reports 1,317 new cases of COVID-19

The state of Florida is in for a month of uncertainties as a pandemic continues, civil unrest flares, theme parks prepare to reopen and hurricane season heats up with vigor.

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Since the May 25 death of George Floyd, a number of celebs have stepped up and used their platform to stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and protest police brutality and racial injustice. Many stars have joined fellow protestors in the streets, carrying signs and documenting their time with incredible activists. Here are the celebs who have been out protesting.

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Boris Johnson condemns George Floyd killing, calls for 'lawful' protests

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday condemned the killing of George Floyd by police in the United States but declined to say whether he had spoken about the issue with key ally Donald Trump.

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Celebrities who have joined George Floyd protests against police brutality

Many celebrities are joining the nationwide protests sparked by the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn. Across the country, people have been protesting against police brutality, specifically against the black community, in the wake of a shocking video that shows Floyd being taken into custody by an officer who places his knee on his neck.

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Watch John Boyega address Black Lives Matter protest in London’s Hyde Park

The event has been organised as part of the ongoing protests worldwide following the death of George Floyd in the US

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