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There’s a lot of unrest in The United States Of America and many parts of the world. People from around the world are standing up against racial injustice and violence against the Black community after a man named George Floyd was killed by a cop. The cop was arrested and has been charged with second-degree murder while the other three cops were also charged aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. Celebrities, citizens of several countries, netizens are all coming together to show solidarity during #BlackLivesMatter protests against police brutality.

Amid the protests, celebrities have come forward to donate to several fundraisers including one for George Floyd, others for bail funds for protestors who have been arrested. The Korean music industry is standing in solidarity with the Black Community and many have even made donations. South Korea’s popular group GOT7’s singer Yugyeom has donated to Black Lives Matter Fund. The fund’s goal is to end state-sanctioned violence, liberate Black people, and end white supremacy forever. He shared a black square on his Instagram on #BlackOutTuesday followed by a screenshot from the donation.

He is the second member of the group to make a donation. The group’s rapper Mark Tuan donated $7000 to Official George Floyd Memorial Fund on GoFundMe. The fund is established to cover funeral and burial expenses, mental and grief counseling, lodging and travel for all court proceedings, and to assist the family in the days to come as we continue to seek justice for George.  A portion of these funds will also go to the Estate of George Floyd for the benefit and care of his children and their educational fund.

ALSO READ: GOT7’s Mark Tuan, Day6’s Jae, pH-1, Jay Park, Crush among others make donations amid Black Lives Matter movement

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‘Star Wars’ team hails John Boyega as real-life hero for moving protest speech

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‘Star Wars’ team hails John Boyega as real-life hero for moving protest speech

Star Wars actor John Boyega, who plays Finn in the Star Wars franchise, gave an incredible off-screen performance Wednesday.

The actor was one of the many celebrities who joined global protests of police brutality against black people, following the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Floyd was killed while in police custody after one officer, Derek Chauvin, held his knee on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes. Chauvin was fired and charged with second-degree murder, while three other officers — Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao — were fired and charged with aiding and abetting a second-degree murder.

Boyega participated in a London protest at Hyde Park, where he delivered an inspiring and emotional speech.

“Black lives have always mattered,” Boyega, who was born in the city, said in part. “We have always been important. We have always meant something. We have always succeeded regardless. And now is the time. I ain’t waiting.”

Boyega struggled to speak at times because of the importance of what he had to say.

“Every black person understands and realizes the first time you are reminded that you are black,” Boyega added, occasionally stopping to fight back tears during the speech. “You remember. Every black person in here remembers when another person reminded you that you were black.”

He encouraged people to make the moment “as peaceful as possible,” because, “they want us to mess up.”

Boyega also indirectly mentioned Star Wars. At one point he said, “Look, I don’t know if I’m going to have a career after this, but f*** that.”

He needn’t have worried, because he quickly received support from the Star Wars team, who shared the full video of his speech.

However, many of the commenters on the Star Wars post called out the brand for not having had Boyega and his character’s back in the past.

Actor and director Jordan Peele cheered Boyega on as well, saying, “We got you, John.”

And he got the ultimate endorsement from the last Jedi himself, Mark Hamill:

Boyega’s last Star Wars movie, The Rise of Skywalker, is expected to be his final one for the franchise.

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Obama Offers Further Support Of Anti-Racism Protests: ‘I’m Proud Of You Guys’

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Obama Offers Further Support Of Anti-Racism Protests: ‘I’m Proud Of You Guys’

Former President Barack Obama held a virtual town hall on Wednesday in support of anti-racism protests, signaling his increasing willingness to step into the political fray after years of staying largely on the sidelines. 

Obama’s remarks at the event largely focused on how protesters who are outraged by the police killing of George Floyd and systemic racism in the U.S. can channel that anger into policy changes. 

“As activists and everyday citizens raise their voices, we need to be clear about where change is going to happen and how we can bring about that change,” he said during the livestreamed event that featured a number of other politicians and activists.

Addressing the recent “chatter on the internet” that encouraging people to vote won’t solve the complex injustices facing the Black community, Obama called for a different outlook.

“It is mayors and county executives that appoint most police chiefs and negotiate collective bargaining agreements with police unions, and that determines police practices in local communities,” he said. “It’s district attorneys and state’s attorneys that decide, typically, whether or not to investigate and ultimately charge those involved in police misconduct. And those are all elected positions.”

Fed-up Americans shouldn’t view their activism as a choice between two avenues, Obama urged. “This is not an ‘either/or.’ This is a ‘both-and.’ To bring about real change, we both have to highlight a problem and make people in power uncomfortable, but we also have to translate that into practical solutions and laws that can be implemented,” he said, then listed a number of things local leaders can do now to change how Black people are policed in their communities.

The mayors of San Francisco, New York, Minneapolis, Chicago, Atlanta and Washington, D.C., have already vowed to take the actions Obama outlined.

Obama has spoken out multiple times in the last week in support of the protests following Floyd’s death ― a noted shift from when he left office in hopes of unifying Democrats instead of focusing on the heated issues within the party. He urged many of the same actions and offered similar support to protesters in a Medium post on Monday.

He’s joined by all three other living ex-presidents in striking a drastically different tone from President Donald Trump, who vowed on Monday to crack down on anti-racism protests with “thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel and law enforcement officers to stop the rioting, looting, vandalism, assaults and the wanton destruction of property.” 

That same day, Trump had police tear-gas peaceful protesters near the White House so he could be photographed holding the Bible in front of a church. Elsewhere across the country, police have also used tear gas, rubber bullets and other violent means of stopping protests, even when they’re peaceful. 

Obama ended his address with a very different message to protesters and activists: “I’m proud of you guys.”



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Asim Riaz, Himanshi Khurana tease fans with first look of next song: Something coming really soon

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Asim Riaz, Himanshi Khurana tease fans with first look of next song: Something coming really soon

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Asim Riaz, Himanshi Khurana tease fans with first look of next song

Bigg Boss 13 fame contestants Asim Riaz and Himanshi Khurana are all set to collaborate once again for a new song and their fans are thrilled. On Wednesday, the duo, who grabbed eyeballs with their romance in the controversial reality show, took to Instagram and revealed that “something special” is coming soon. Along with the post, they also shared a picture in which they can be seen looking into each other’s eyes. The sneak peek from the song left fans excited.

“Something really coming soon,” Asim captioned the image, leaving fans to wonder if they are coming up with a new song. Himanshi also shared the same photo and tagged Desi Music Factory which hints at their new song. Reacting to it, a user commented: “Can’t wait to see you guys together.” “Are you guys doing another song?,” another asked.

Asim and Himanshi grabbed eyeballs after he proposed her in the Bigg Boss house when she returned to the house as Asim’s special connection. Soon after the show ended, the couple was seen together in Neha Kakkar’s Punjabi song ‘Kalla Sohna Nai’. They earned much love from the fans for their chemistry in the song. Check it out here-

Asim and Himanshi were also in the limelight for participating in the couple reality show Nach Baliye 10. Rumours were rife that the two were approached for the show before the lockdown. Reacting to the same, Himanshi told Zoon, “Talks are going on but I can’t say anything now. So, talks are definitely on but I don’t know (what will happen) as we’re in lockdown now. We don’t know exactly when things will go on the floors.”

During the lockdown, Asim and Himanshi have not been able to meet each other and keep posting pictures for each other. The Bigg Boss finalist took to Instagram a few days ago and shared a romantic Punjabi poem. “Apa gala gala ch shuru kr bethe Prem kahani, tu akhe menu mei akha tenu kive sunama mei tenu meri beeti kahani…. hoye dard menu akha wicho tere barse pani… Jawani ch pardes ch mai ake chake fatte pardes ch Mei din kine gin gin katte. (We started our love story by talking. I saw you, you saw me… how do I tell you my old story… I feel the pain and tears roll down your eyes).”

For the unversed, Himanshi was in a nin-year-long realtionship with an NRI man named Chow when she entered Bigg Boss. However, her closeness with Asim resulted in them parting ways.

 

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As Congress Tries To Reform Policing, Democrats Face Classic Legislative Dilemmas

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As Congress Tries To Reform Policing, Democrats Face Classic Legislative Dilemmas

WASHINGTON ― With protests continuing that call for changes to policing after an officer killed yet another unarmed Black man, some lawmakers in Congress are struggling to write bills that fit two important criteria: measures that have the possibility to become law and would address actual problems.

Democrats are drafting a number of proposals. There’s an old bill from Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) that would outlaw chokeholds; a proposal from Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) that would create a national registry of police misconduct;  and an idea from Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) to revoke the authority in the annual National Defense Authorization Act that allows the military to give police forces old equipment. 

But all of those proposals likely would face trouble in the Republican-controlled Senate. President Donald Trump, who has made his preference for the police over the protesters widely known, would have to sign the legislation ― an iffy prospect at best. And even if Democrats succeeded in pushing their measures into law, it’s unclear how much good any of them would do. 

Republicans have largely stayed quiet as nationwide protests erupted and have continued following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police and amid the mounting daily evidence of improper police practices. On Tuesday, a stream of GOP senators shrugged at Trump using the U.S. Park Police to clear out protesters ― in part by using a chemical irritant ― the night before so he could stage a photo op. And while many Republican lawmakers joined Democrats in condemning the killing of George Floyd as an officer knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes ― they’ve been much less vocal in expressing support and empathy for the protests. 

Rep. Will Hurd of Texas ― the only Black Republican in the House ― did participate in a march on Tuesday. But Hurd, who is leaving Congress at the end of the year, has been the only GOP member of Congress to do so.

Instead of the systemic policing problems that have fueled the demonstrations, GOP leaders have focused on the isolated looting and rioting that have marred some of the protests.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Tuesday that he wanted to distinguish between the peaceful protests and the “violent riots that continue to see innocent people hurt, businesses and neighborhoods destroyed, and law enforcement officers assaulted.”

“The former is a cherished Constitutional right that every single citizen should support,” McConnell continued. “And the latter is an unacceptable scourge that state and local leaders should have ended days ago. 

“It is well past time that we also unite on the side of peace in our streets and peace in our communities,” he added.

It’s possible Republicans join Democrats to endorse one or more of the reform measures targeting police. But even if they do, relatively modest reforms might not change the overarching problems.

The nation’s policing crisis has become clear as the outrage over the Floyd killing has taken hundreds of thousands of Americans into the streets.

Throughout the protests, police have repeatedly demonstrated a sense of impunity. They’ve arrested people peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights of assembly and speech. They’ve shot tear gas, flashbangs, pepper spray, and rubber bullets into crowds. They’ve violently arrested protesters and journalists. And they’ve displayed the racial disparities in who is stopped, arrested and brutalized by police.

While the reforms percolating in Congress could be important ― if the bill banning the use of chokeholds had been made law after it was proposed, following the killing by New York police of Eric Garner in 2014, Floyd may be alive today ― they won’t do much to address systemic policing problems. After all, it should have already been clear to former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin that kneeling on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes wasn’t acceptable. 

A large part of the problem is that policing has always been more of a local issue, and local governments are generally the ones who approve police budgets and offer oversight, not Congress.

Still, Democrats say they are committed to, in the words of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), “transformative” change.

During a conference call on Monday with House Democrats, one member told HuffPost that Pelosi said lawmakers had seen these types of killings again and again and nothing had happened. “But this has to be pivotal. It has to be transformative,” Pelosi said, according to The Hill.

Democrats have mentioned that the Congressional Black Caucus is working on a package of police reforms ― from outlawing chokeholds to new mandated training for officers, removing legal shields for police and allowing victims of excessive force to sue officers. And the chair of the CBC, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), seems intent on getting such legislation through the House.

“We are going to do everything we can, while the nation has a height of awareness on the issue, to pass transformative legislation,” Bass said.

But again, any bill that gets through the House would need to get through the Republican Senate and past Trump. And Democrats already seem to understand that their legislation will be a messaging bill instead of an actual reform.

Democrats suffer from classic legislative and political dilemmas: If they actually insist on “transformative” change, then it’s unlikely Republicans will go along. And if they try to address massive problems with minor fixes, they’ll hardly address this crisis and may actually make real reform harder. Giving Republicans a fig leaf of change to support may relieve the political pressure to address the systematic policing issues.

The solution seems to be that House Democrats will go big ― at least as big as the federal government can go in addressing a largely local issue ― and hope that Republicans feel pressure to join them. And if GOP lawmakers just continue to ignore these issues, then Democrats hope the November elections can bring them a new Congress and a new White House to make their more sweeping changes possible.



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Contact Tracing Could Be Much Easier — but There Are Tradeoffs

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Contact Tracing Could Be Much Easier — but There Are Tradeoffs

Now, the country is considering expanding the use of QR codes. In May, Dr. Ki met with Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun to recommend expansive use of the technology for contact tracing. In an interview, Dr. Ki said she described how it would scan visits by people to larger gatherings at restaurants, churches and night clubs, for example.

The proposed expansion of this technology was prompted, she said, by an outbreak that began in a nightclub. The government’s policy at the time was that visitors to such gatherings were required to sign in and leave their contact information.

But she said that 30 percent of the visitors to the nightclub could not be found because there was such a rush of people that not everyone gave information or partial data that could not be traced.

Under the new rules, she said, “people would generate a QR code, rather than writing down” their information. That code would be scanned when they entered and the information “would be connected to the government,” which, in the event of outbreak, could look for intersections between the sick and those nearby.

The government is exploring this idea of a “digital visitors list,” for a six-month test at nightclubs, restaurants and bars. The government would collect the data but would delete it after four weeks if it was not needed to trace an outbreak.

The report from MIT Media Lab noted that one source of abuse from all three technologies was that governments broadcast the location of people who were infected. Singapore published maps designating whereabouts of infected citizens while Korea sent text messages about their locations. It didn’t identify people by name, the report said, but it noted that divulging locations was still “making these places, and the businesses occupying them, susceptible to boycott, harassment, and other punitive measures.”

Dr. Ki acknowledged that privacy was a critical concern, but cautioned that protecting public health may be worth trade-offs. “Privacy is a very important issue,” she said, “but nowadays even though we try to protect personal privacy, it’s very critical to save the community, so we have to find the very appropriate balance.”

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Two charged over Sydney man’s death during home invasion

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Two charged over Sydney man’s death during home invasion

A second man has been charged with the murder of a man found in a south-west Sydney backyard following a home invasion last year.

The body of Tuan Tran, 35, was discovered in the backyard of a Mount Pritchard home on October 30 following reports of an earlier altercation.

Adam Asad, 39, was arrested last week at a Cabramatta home and charged with murder and aggravated break and enter.

Police say a 43-year-old man was moved from a Parklea prison to Riverstone Police station on Wednesday and charged with murder and special aggravated break, enter and commit serious indictable offence.

It is alleged both men were involved in the armed home invasion at Mount Pritchard.

Tuan Tran was found dead in the backyard of a Mount Pritchard home on October 30. (NSW Police)

Mr Tran suffered head injuries and lacerations but the cause of his death was unclear.

Police allege Asad was the driver of a Honda vehicle seen arriving at and leaving Mr Tran’s home about the time of his killing.

Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty in January said at least two people broke into the house and stole property, with an altercation resulting in Mr Tran’s fatal injuries.

Mr Tran was one of five residents at home at the time.

The white Holden Commodore sedan that police allege Adam Asad, 39, drove to the home where Mr Tran was later found dead. (NSW Police)

The other four were uninjured.Det Supt Doherty at the time alleged Mr Tran “had been associating with people involved in drug-related activities”.

The 43-year-old man arrested on Wednesday is due to appear via video link at Parramatta Local Court on Thursday.

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Virginia To Take Down Robert E. Lee Statue

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Virginia To Take Down Robert E. Lee Statue

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is planning to announce on Thursday the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond.

The statue, located on Richmond’s well-known Monument Avenue, will be placed in storage, according to The Associated Press, which first reported on the announcement.  

The Democratic governor’s office, which confirmed the decision to HuffPost, did not immediately clarify when the statue would come down. 

The governor’s move comes as people protest systemic racism and police brutality across the nation in response to the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Floyd, who was Black, pleaded “I can’t breathe” as white officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck.  

Protesters in Richmond have gathered at the Lee statue in recent days, calling for officials to tear it down. The statue now has graffiti on it, including messages saying “end police brutality” and “stop white supremacy.”

Activists have long called for the removal of the monument to the Confederate general. 

After white nationalist Dylann Roof shot and killed nine Black people at a South Carolina church in 2015, dozens of Confederate symbols and monuments came down across the country at activists’ insistence. There were more calls for the removal of Richmond’s Lee statue after the 2017 deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, which was itself spurred by the planned removal of another statue honoring Lee.  

Earlier this year, Northam expressed support for removing a statue of Lee located at the U.S. Capitol. Last year, a racist yearbook photo of the governor surfaced in which he and another person posed in blackface and a Klansman’s white hood. (Northam confirmed he was in the photo and apologized, but did not specify which of the racist disguises he was wearing).   

On Wednesday, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney announced plans to introduce an ordinance that will remove all Confederate statues on Monument Avenue. The statues, including ones of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Gens. Stonewall Jackson and J.E.B. Stuart, are on city land, The Associated Press reported. The Lee statue is on state land.

“Times have changed, and removing these statues will allow the healing process to begin for so many Black Richmonders and Virginians,” Stoney said in a release. “Richmond is no longer the Capital of the Confederacy — it is filled with diversity and love for all — and we need to demonstrate that.”



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Geopolitics, COVID-19 Behind Philippine About-Face on Defense Pact with US, Officials Say

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Geopolitics, COVID-19 Behind Philippine About-Face on Defense Pact with US, Officials Say

Geopolitical tensions amid a global pandemic led Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to keep a key military pact with the United States intact for now, Manila’s top diplomat and other government officials said Wednesday.

The Philippines was looking to reinvigorate bilateral ties with its oldest ally by holding off for at least another six months from exiting its 1999 Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the U.S., Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said.

The COVID-19 pandemic, combined with geopolitics, have led to “heightened superpower tensions,” Locsin told a news conference without naming China, the Asian power contending with the Philippines and other nations over territorial claims in the South China Sea.

“A world leader must be quick in mind and fast on his feet for the safety of our nation and the peace of the world,” Locsin said, two days after Manila notified Washington that it was suspending its decision to terminate the pact.

“We look forward to continuing our strong military partnership with the United States even as we continue to reach out to our regional allies in building a common defense toward enduring stability and peace and continuing economic progress and prosperity in our part in the world,” he added as he read from a prepared statement.

The VFA has allowed large-scale joint military drills with U.S. forces that, defense analysts said, were vital to Manila as it faces a challenge from Beijing over territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Apart from the Philippines and China, the potentially mineral-rich waterway is claimed in whole or in part by Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam and Taiwan.

“Because of security issues … in that part of the world (South China Sea), both our governments have seen it would be prudent for us to simply suspend any implementation of the termination,” Jose Manuel Romualdez, the Philippine ambassador to the U.S., told ABS-CBN, a Philippine news network.

Meanwhile, Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana discussed ongoing security efforts regarding the South China Sea.

“Even without the suspension of the abrogation of the VFA, the U.S. continues to patrol the South China Sea because according to them, that’s international waters and they can go there anytime they want,” Lorenza said, adding, “We’re dealing with Chinese in our own way.”

“In times of crises and global uncertainty, it is our belief that nations are only made stronger if we work together and focus our efforts on tracking the various challenges that confront us all,” Lorenzana said in a statement.

The defense chief said he was informed by Duterte of the planned turnaround on the VFA in May, and that he was told the country needed “cooperation from other countries to fight the pandemic.”

In February, the Philippine government notified the U.S. that it planned to drop the 21-year-old bilateral military pact. The move was supposed to be finalized in August.

“The president thought it’s untimely to end the VFA at this time,” Lorenzana said, adding Manila expected increased assistance from U.S. in the next six months.

‘A hedging strategy’

The head of the Philippine Society for Intelligence and Security Studies, a local think-tank, described the government’s turnaround on the VFA as strategic.

“It is a temporary suspension to allow American troops to conduct military activities in the Philippines in light of the pandemic and recent developments in the South China Sea,” security analyst Rommel Banlaoi told BenarNews, an RFA-affiliated online news service.

“Duterte is playing with two major powers. It is a hedging strategy, to get the best of both worlds,” he said.

U.S. officials welcomed the decision, announced Tuesday.

“Our longstanding alliance has benefited both countries, and we look forward to continued close security and defense cooperation with the Philippines,” the U.S. Embassy in Manila said in a statement posted on its website shortly after the announcement.

The Philippines health department, meanwhile, recorded 751 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths on Wednesday, bringing the totals to 19,748 and 974. Globally, more than 6.4 million people have been infected by COVID-19 and more than 381,000 have died as of Wednesday, according to data compiled by disease experts at U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University.

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George Floyd protests: Major cities continue curfews, Floyd’s son visits site of father’s death

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz visited a memorial for George Floyd on Wednesday at the site where the handcuffed black man was arrested while a white police officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck. (June 3)

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Wednesday marks the ninth day of protests around the country over racial injustice, police brutality and the killing of George Floyd, a black man who was pinned to the ground by a white police officer who refused to remove his knee from Floyd’s neck as Floyd said he could not breathe.

In Minneapolis, Floyd’s son and his family’s attorney visited the site where former officer Derek Chauvin subdued Floyd for more than eight minutes as three other Minneapolis officers failed to intervene.

Floyd’s death was ruled a homicide. On Wednesday, the charges against Chauvin were upgrade to second-degree murder and three other officers involved in the case now face charges of aiding and abetting.

Curfews continued in major cities Wednesday night including Washington D.C., Los Angeles and New York City. Previously, law enforcement across the United States have used tear gas, pepper spray and physical force on demonstrators, many of whom have been peaceful. 

The Associated Press has calculated at least 9,300 arrests in protests around the country since the killing of George Floyd.

Here’s a look at city-by-city protests on Wednesday night: 

Minneapolis

George Floyd’s son knelt and prayed at the spot where his father was killed, making his first public appearance Wednesday morning.

Quincy Mason Floyd, 27, was trembling when he first saw the spot on Chicago Avenue where his father, George, died May 25 while handcuffed and in police custody.

“I appreciate everyone showing support and love,” Quincy Mason Floyd said.

“We absolutely believe that he was tortured in the last 8 minutes and 46 seconds of his life,” attorney Ben Crump said of Floyd.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz made an appearance at the intersection earlier Wednesday. Peaceful groups gathered to honor Floyd and place flowers on memorials.

– Mark Emmert

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Washington, DC

Early Wednesday, heavily armored police with shields formed lines on the streets near the White House, blocking them off to traffic.

Videos and photos on social media showed a peaceful group gathering around the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday morning.

A curfew would be in effect starting at 11 p.m. Wednesday, Mayor Muriel Bowser said. The prior two nights, a 7 p.m. curfew had been in effect.

Tear gas vs. pepper spray: Debate over methods used to clear Lafayette Square turns political

Tuesday protests in D.C. remained largely peaceful, though CNN reporter Alexander Marquardt tweeted video of police pepper spraying demonstrators who remained near the White House into early Wednesday. Marquardt and his cameraman were also pepper sprayed.

Chicago

The city began returning to normal on Wednesday, with drawbridges lowering and restaurants reopening downtown.

Authorities had effectively isolated downtown from the rest of the city by raising the bridges, and posting police and national guardsmen at checkpoints, but those had been removed as of Wednesday morning.

Although there were scattered reports of looting across the city, things appear to have calmed significantly, especially as light rain fell as the day dawned. 

– Trevor Hughes

New York City

As protests continued in New York City on Wednesday, officials were hopeful that an earlier curfew and refined police tactics will bring the city closer to restoring order after days of unrest.

A curfew, barring people from streets citywide and nonessential vehicles from part of Manhattan from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., has been imposed to prevent the nighttime chaos that followed peaceful protests for several days in a row.

Hundreds of protesters were in Manhattan’s Washington Square Park when it was announced Wednesday that three other Minneapolis police officers would be charged in connection to Floyd’s death.

“It’s not enough,” protester Jonathan Roldan said, contending all four officers should’ve been charged from the start. “Right now, we’re still marching because it’s not enough that they got arrested. There needs to be systematic change.”

Portland

The police chief in Portland, Oregon issued a plea Wednesday to the city’s residents to help its leaders stop the violence that has engulfed the city for five consecutive nights.

Chief Jami Resch said at a news conference that a peaceful march and rally Tuesday that attracted more than 10,000 people was marred when several hundred people broke off late and confronted police officers guarding a building that holds police headquarters and a sheriff’s detention center. 

Louisville, Kentucky

Demonstrations have popped up around the city once again Wednesday evening, the seventh night since the protests began downtown last Thursday.

Around 200 people at a busy intersection at 7 p.m., with cars honking at them as they passed. Someone delivered pizzas and smoothies to the crowd and another man offered the protesters masks.

The group chanted the name of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT who was killed by  officers in her own home, and laid out its demands, including an end to no-knock warrants and more transparent investigations into officers accused of wrongdoing. 

– Lucas Aulbach, Ben Tobin and Emma Austin, Louisville Courier Journal

Milwaukee

A march organized by young people at the Islamic Society of Milwaukee Wednesday afternoon drew a diverse and intergenerational crowd to call for justice for victims of police violence. 

“Our religion tells us that if one part of your body’s in pain then the whole body’s in pain,” said organizer Sumaya Abdi, 19. “So if our black brothers and sisters are in pain, we’re in pain too.”

The crowd met some resistance along the way, including one person who yelled from a lawn chair, “Because of you we have curfew.” But most spectators were supportive, passing out water, raising fists in the air and honking horns. 

Over 300 people attended the march, which started and ended at the ISM center on 13th and Layton streets, running from 2-4 p.m. Elsewhere in the city, protests drew hundreds as well.

– Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Detroit

Protests in Detroit over police brutality and the killing of Floyd have started for a sixth consecutive night. 

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has placed a curfew on the city from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., indefinitely. Hundreds of people have been arrested since the protests started, many of whom live outside Detroit, city officials have said.

With temperatures in climbing over 80 degrees again, some thought Wednesday’s protest might see a decline in numbers. But several in the crowd who have been there multiple days said the crowd is as large or larger than other days. 

Detroit Police Chief James Craig said at a Wednesday news conference 127 people were arrested after curfew the night before.

– David Jesse, Mark Kurlyandchik, Darcie Moran, Branden Hunter, Adrienne Roberts, M.L. Elrick and Cary Junior II, Detroit Free Press

Los Angeles

Los Angeles County has ordered another overnight curfew, but it will be shorter than previous nights. The curfew will begin at 9 p.m. Wednesday and end at 5 a.m. Thursday. Previous curfews ran from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

An aerial photo from a local news station showed protesters gathering again Wednesday afternoon.

Cincinnati

A protest outside City Hall Wednesday took a scary turn and brought to mind images from Charlottesville in 2017 when a car drove through a group of protesters.

No one was hurt this time, and police do not believe the car that drove through protesters Wednesday did so intentionally.

In a tweet, the Cincinnati Police Department said the driver of a black BMW sedan drove toward protesters on Plum and 9th streets near City Hall. The department “does not believe this incident to be an intentional act,” the tweet says.

–  Chris Mayhew, Madeline Mitchell and Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer

Indianapolis

Demonstrators gathered downtown for the sixth consecutive day Wednesday to protest recent police-involved killings of black people, including Dreasjon Reed in Indianapolis.

Protesters listed several demands for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department : Review of use of force policies, identification of the officer who shot Reed, charging that officer, telling the truth about Reed shooting, and getting body cameras.

– Matthew VanTryon, Indianapolis Star

Casper, Wyoming

At least 300 people protested in the streets of Casper Wednesday afternoon, silently marching at the request of George Floyd’s uncle, organizers told the crowd and the Casper Star-Tribune reported.

The group marched through streets with raised fists, carrying signs decrying police brutality. They broke their silence only at the end of the march with a round of applause and several impromptu speakers.

The crowd  chanted “I can’t breathe” and “black lives matter.”

– Elinor Aspegren

Anderson, South Carolina

Protesters gathered in downtown Anderson Wednesday afternoon as streets were blocked off for a protest.

A crowd of about 350 chanted, “Say his name. George Floyd. Say his name. George Floyd.”

Anderson Police Chief Jim Stewart spoke to the people with a megaphone.

“For what law enforcement did, I apologize,” he said as some in the crowd cheered in reply. “It was uncalled for.”

– Nikie Mayo, Kirk Brown and Mike Ellis, Anderson Independent Mail

Contributing: The Associated Press

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