UPDATE on protests Attorney General William Barr encourages governors to take more aggressive action against those who cause violence. Curfews at 11 p.m. for NYC, 7 p.m. in Washington. Florida prosecutor fired after comparing demonstrators to animals.
The Latest on the 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:MINNEAPOLIS — An Illinois man who allegedly participated in rioting in Minneapolis after the death of George Floyd has been arrested and charged with federal counts.
He was arrested by Chicago police for violating an emergency curfew in the city. Officers found several destructive devices, a hammer, a heavy-duty flashlight and cash in his vehicle, according to authorities. Durkan said most of the thousands of protesters were peaceful, but there was an element that engaged in “violence, looting and chaos.” Gov. Jay Inslee has sent 400 National Guard troops to help Seattle contain demonstrations.NEW YORK — New York City is imposing an 11 p.m. curfew as the nation’s biggest city tries to head off another night of violence erupting amid protests over George Floyd’s death.Its curfew will last from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., Gov.
That autopsy included the effects of being restrained, along with underlying health issues and potential intoxicants in Floyd’s system, but also said it found nothing “to support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation.” The Democratic governor said he agreed with demonstrators fighting racism and societal inequality. But he expressed frustration about possibly compromising more than two months of social and economic sacrifices. New York City is set to begin phasing in economic activity June 8.Although many demonstrators are young, they could be spreading the virus to their mothers, fathers and grandparents, Cuomo said.
Scott said officers were overwhelmed Saturday when San Francisco’s iconic Union Square saw people stealing leather bags from the Coach store and shoes from the Salvatore Ferragamo location. “There were individuals who came to this city with crowbars, bolt cutter, tools that were designed specifically to get into businesses, to take property and loot,” he said.
He encouraged both the residents of Washington DC and those protesters opposed to violent tactics to help police identify vandals and looters.On Sunday, during a news conference she dismissed the idea of a curfew but then changed course early Sunday evening. “We certainly empathize with the righteous cause that people are here protesting. Everyone should be outraged by the murder of George Floyd,” she said. “However smashed windows and looting are becoming a bigger story than the broken systems that got us here.”A Florida prosecutor was fired Monday after where she compared demonstrators to animals in a Facebook posting she quickly deleted.
Organizers marked out crosses on the square to ensure protesters respected social distancing, but the crowd swelled fast and quickly made any virus protection measures impossible to enforce. And graffiti is being cleaned Monday from the building’s granite walls following four days of protests. Terrence Floyd appeared at the intersection in south Minneapolis where his brother, a black man, died after a white police officer pinned his neck with his knee for several minutes a week ago.
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