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Voices from the George Floyd protest in Denver
On Thursday night, protests over the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officer led to chaos in downtown Denver. The protest started peacefully at 5 p.m. at the Colorado State...
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Tear gas flies, protesters set fires on third night of unrest in Denver
The largest and most intense afternoon of protests in Denver this week gave way to increasing clashes with police in riot gear Saturday night as many ignored Mayor Michael Hancock’s curfew following...
View ArticleAs Denver curfew arrives, George Floyd protesters cheer
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock imposed a curfew Saturday and Gov. Jared Polis called in the Colorado National Guard as the city attempted to restore order on the third day of George Floyd protests here...
View ArticleDenver police arrest 83 people for violating curfew on third night of George...
More than 80 people were arrested in Denver on Saturday night for violating the 8 p.m. emergency curfew imposed by Mayor Michael Hancock, a police spokesman said. Eighty-three people were arrested on...
View ArticleFor fourth night, Denver police unleash tear gas as marchers again defy curfew
Marchers who defied Denver’s emergency curfew Sunday following a day of peaceful demonstrations were again met with clouds of stinging tear gas, though police on this fourth night of protests against...
View ArticleTarget, CVS temporarily close stores due to protest dangers
Target and CVS are temporarily closing certain locations after some were damaged during weekend protests over the death of George Floyd. Target said it was closing 105 stores in 10 states, including 46...
View ArticleMore journalists across the country injured covering George Floyd protests
LOS ANGELES — The first time officers shot rubber bullets at MSNBC host Ali Velshi and his crew Saturday night in Minneapolis, he was willing to believe that the officials didn’t know they were press....
View ArticleSudden, mass civil unrest in the U.S. raising fears of new coronavirus outbreaks
By Kelli Kennedy, Danica Kirka and Pablo Gorondi, The Associated Press MIAMI — In hindsight, Rosa Jimenez Cano realizes that attending a protest against police brutality was risky — and not just for...
View ArticleWorld alarmed by violence in U.S.; thousands march in London
LONDON — Nations around the world have watched in horror at the civil unrest in the United States following the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white police officer pressed his knee...
View ArticleUnrest demonstrates Joe Biden’s challenge in breaking through
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump spent much of Sunday using Twitter as a bullhorn to urge “law and order” and tougher action by police against protestors around the country. Joe Biden quietly...
View ArticleTrump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged
WASHINGTON — 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...
View ArticleNuggets release statement in wake of George Floyd protests addressing...
Kroenke Sports and Entertainment released a statement condemning racism and hate late Sunday night as the fourth night of protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death roiled on in Denver. “Our nation...
View ArticleUnrest overshadows peaceful U.S. protests for another night
By Ashraf Khalil, Aaron Morrison and Tim Sullivan, The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across America again Sunday, with peaceful demonstrations...
View ArticleDenver’s emergency curfew pushed to 9 p.m., extended through Friday morning
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock extended the city’s emergency curfew through Friday morning as city leaders expect demonstrations and civil unrest to continue. Hancock initially put the 8 p.m. to 5 a.m....
View ArticleAthletes’ outpouring on civil unrest rekindles Colin Kaepernick debate in NFL
By Ken Belson, The New York Times The outbreak of civil unrest initiated by the death of George Floyd has brought about an unusual outpouring from players, coaches and officials in the NFL, which has...
View ArticleProtests prompt Denver City Council to cancel Monday meeting
Denver City Council canceled its Monday meeting amid predictions of another night of large and possibly violent George Floyd protests downtown. The council will instead meet Thursday at 9 a.m.,...
View ArticleGeorge Floyd asphyxiated by sustained pressure, family autopsy says
MINNEAPOLIS — An autopsy commissioned for George Floyd’s family found that he died of asphyxiation due to neck and back compression when a Minneapolis police officer held his knee on Floyd’s neck until...
View ArticleDenver police arrested 284 people during 4 nights of George Floyd protests
Law enforcement officers have made 284 arrests on charges ranging from violation of the city’s emergency curfew order to arson in connection to the protests that have rocked Denver’s city core for four...
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Trump declares he’s president of law and order, warns of military deployment...
Amid racial unrest across the nation, President Donald Trump on Monday declared himself “the president of law and order” and threatened to deploy the United States military to American cities to quell...
View ArticleEditorial: George Floyd’s final moments should change us all but not turn us...
Even after George Floyd appears to lose consciousness, Derek Chauvin keeps his knee on the 46-year-old’s neck. Chauvin, and at least three other Minneapolis police officers, ignore Floyd’s repeated...
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