Unrest over George Floyd killing batters US cities still recovering from lockdown
Trump urges states to crack down on protesters or ‘look like a bunch of jerks’
01 June 2020 - 21:36
Washington — America’s reopening was always going to be fraught, with competing fears of new virus outbreaks and economic meltdown. Now cities from New York to Chicago to Los Angeles are reeling from unrest that could worsen both.
Violence erupted in dozens of places after the death of George Floyd, a black Minneapolis man who died after a white police officer pressed a knee into his neck for more than eight minutes. Demonstrators rampaged through shopping districts including Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California, and Chicago’s Michigan Avenue, and set fire to police cars and municipal buildings...
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