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Federal officers use chemical irritants and projectiles to disperse Black Lives Matter protesters near the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Friday, July 24, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Since federal officers arrived in downtown Portland in early July, violent protests have largely been limited to a two block radius from the courthouse. (AP)

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Portland protests gather in thousands, standoff with feds continue

The Federal agents, deployed by President Trump to tamp down the unrest, have arrested dozens during nightly...

25 July 2020 1:34 PM IST

Metropolitan Police are confronted by protestors as police carry away a handcuffed protestor along a section of 16th Street, Northwest, renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza. (AP)

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Get Your Knee Off Our Necks: US capital braces for mass anti-racism...

Huge number of demonstrators are expected to gather for a march to mark the date of Martin Luther King's historic 'I...

28 Aug 2020 12:32 PM IST

Friends, family and community members hold a prayer vigil and protest, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020, in Lafayette, La., for 31-year-old Trayford Pellerin, who was shot and killed by Lafayette police officers while armed with a knife the night before.(AP)

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Protest erupts over fatal police shooting of Black man in Louisiana

Pellerin's death prompted a crowd of protesters to gather Saturday and demonstrate against the latest fatal police...

23 Aug 2020 3:00 PM IST

Protesters gather in Rochester, New York, on September 5, 2020, on the fourth night of protest following the release of video showing the death of Daniel Prude. - Prude, a 41-year-old African American who had mental health issues, died of asphyxiation after police arrested him on March 23, 2020, in Rochester. (AFP)

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Rochester mayor promises police reforms following Daniel Prude's death

Warren suspended the officers involved in Prude's death last week after his family released police video of him...

7 Sept 2020 9:20 AM IST

$\Your life, and not only just your life, your legs -- something that you need to move around and forward in life -- can be taken from you like this, man,\ Blake said, snapping his fingers. (Screengrab from the video released Saturday by Blakes lawyer Ben Crump)$ World

Blake says 'hurts to breathe' in video from hospital bed

Coming three months after the death of George Floyd, Blake's shooting has touched off a new round of demonstrations in...

6 Sept 2020 1:09 PM IST

Protesters clash with deputies of the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department during protests following the death of Dijon Kizzee. (AP)

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LA sheriff's deputies fatally shoot Black man after suspected bike...

Los Angeles sheriff's deputies fired 15 to 20 rounds after Kizzee punched one officer and dropped a pistol on the...

2 Sept 2020 8:45 AM IST