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10 protesters are arrested in Manhattan for violating curfew.

By BY ANJALI TSUI AND DEREK M. NORMAN U.S. https://ift.tt/2zTGaTi New York Times June 5, 2020 at 01:24AM

Protesters Gather Outside the White House

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By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES U.S. https://ift.tt/2AKEDP9 Demonstrators chanted slogans and some knelt outside the White House grounds on Thursday evening. New York Times Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, George Floyd Protests (2020), White House Building (Washington, DC) June 5, 2020 at 01:17AM

Police trailing peaceful post-curfew crowd in Manhattan.

By BY LIAM STACK U.S. https://ift.tt/2Ucob12 New York Times June 5, 2020 at 01:12AM

Judge Finds Probable Cause for Murder Charges in Arbery Case

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By BY RICHARD FAUSSET U.S. https://ift.tt/2UcmMri A Georgia investigator testified that one of the three defendants accused of chasing down and killing Ahmaud Arbery heard another defendant use a racist slur. New York Times George Floyd Protests (2020), Racial Profiling, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, Hate Crimes June 5, 2020 at 01:08AM

Trump Agrees to Send Home Troops From Washington, Easing Tensions With the Pentagon

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By BY ERIC SCHMITT, THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF AND PETER BAKER U.S. https://ift.tt/2Y0NVPb But what appeared to be an uneasy truce between the White House and military leaders did not mean the conflict was over. New York Times United States Defense and Military Forces, George Floyd Protests (2020), United States Politics and Government, Presidential Election of 2020, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots June 5, 2020 at 01:08AM

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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By BY JONATHAN WOLFE U.S. https://ift.tt/3cwcDw9 Scientists found that genetics may partly determine how severely people get sick with Covid-19. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) June 5, 2020 at 01:06AM

What Students Are Saying About the George Floyd Protests

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By BY THE LEARNING NETWORK The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2XzaHi4 In a special Student Opinion question, we asked teenagers what they are seeing, feeling and thinking. Here is what they had to say. New York Times June 5, 2020 at 01:02AM

With no curfew, Oakland protesters begin another night of peaceful demonstrations.

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By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES U.S. https://ift.tt/370U1TP New York Times June 5, 2020 at 01:02AM

Unidentified Federal Police Prompt Fears Amid Protests in Washington

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By BY ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS U.S. https://ift.tt/2BA7yWN The Trump administration has deployed phalanxes of officers in riot gear and no identifiable markings to police demonstrations in the capital. Democrats want to know who they are. New York Times Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, United States Politics and Government, Uniforms June 5, 2020 at 12:23AM

Few police and a relaxed atmosphere at a Brooklyn vigil.

By BY SEAN PICCOLI U.S. https://ift.tt/3cDIDy9 New York Times June 5, 2020 at 12:01AM

Dr. Tom Frieden: Don’t Blame the C.D.C.

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By Unknown Author Opinion https://ift.tt/2MuWBI7 The agency’s former director takes strong issue with a news article. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) June 5, 2020 at 12:01AM

How to Do Reparations Right

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By BY DAVID BROOKS Opinion https://ift.tt/3gVPA16 It’s time to tackle racial disparities. New York Times Race and Ethnicity, George Floyd Protests (2020), Black People, Reparations June 5, 2020 at 12:00AM

New York Must Protect Protesters

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD Opinion https://ift.tt/3dAbvbT This is not what serving and protecting should look like. New York Times George Floyd Protests (2020), Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Black Lives Matter Movement June 4, 2020 at 11:52PM

Scenes from George Floyd’s memorial in Minneapolis today.

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By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES U.S. https://ift.tt/2U93C5S New York Times June 4, 2020 at 11:44PM

Lo que sabemos sobre el coronavirus

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES en Español https://ift.tt/2z8VCdM Aún desconocemos mucho del virus, pero estas son algunas de las cosas de las que estamos bastante seguros después de medio año de esta pandemia. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Coronavirus Reopenings, Research, Medicine and Health, Vaccination and Immunization, Quarantines, Masks, Tests (Medical), Antibodies, Temperature, Protective Clothing and Gear, your-feed-science, your-feed-health, your-feed-healthcare June 4, 2020 at 11:41PM

Trump’s Approval Slips Where He Can’t Afford to Lose It: Among Evangelicals

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By BY JEREMY W. PETERS U.S. https://ift.tt/306rHhn Polls and private concerns from top social conservatives show the president’s standing with the cornerstone of his base isn’t what it used to be. A photo op with the Bible was supposed to help fix that. New York Times George Floyd Protests (2020), Polls and Public Opinion, Presidential Election of 2020, Evangelical Movement June 4, 2020 at 11:34PM

Three Reasons This Time Is Different From Ferguson

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By BY SPENCER BOKAT-LINDELL Opinion https://ift.tt/2A0ZeyI And three reasons why it’s not. New York Times George Floyd Protests (2020), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Economic Conditions and Trends, United States Economy June 4, 2020 at 11:30PM

The Pandemic and the Protests

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By BY LISA LERER U.S. https://ift.tt/2XWAIqA Police brutality, job losses, the coronavirus: Black Americans are bearing the brunt of all of it. New York Times George Floyd Protests (2020), Race and Ethnicity, Black People, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Presidential Election of 2020, Income Inequality June 4, 2020 at 11:30PM

Torture Can Be Considered in Sentencing Guantánamo Prisoners, Judge Rules

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By BY CAROL ROSENBERG U.S. https://ift.tt/30aZ1E4 Advocates said the ruling, in the case of a Qaeda courier, was a watershed in dealing with the treatment of the men who were held and interrogated by the C.I.A. after the Sept. 11 attacks. New York Times Detainees, Torture, Military Tribunals, Decisions and Verdicts, September 11 (2001), Terrorism June 4, 2020 at 11:23PM

Donald Trump Is No Richard Nixon

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By BY PAUL KRUGMAN Opinion https://ift.tt/3eS8owe He — and his party — are much, much worse. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, United States Politics and Government, Watergate Affair, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots June 4, 2020 at 11:20PM

Gambia Seeks Answers Over a Police Shooting in Georgia

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By BY CAITLIN DICKERSON AND RUTH MACLEAN U.S. https://ift.tt/2U9hX1S The police say Momodou Lamin Sisay discharged his weapon before officers fatally shot him. Mr. Sisay’s family’s lawyer disputes that account. New York Times George Floyd Protests (2020), Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Black People, Attacks on Police June 4, 2020 at 11:17PM

Drew Brees’s Unchanged Stance on Kneeling Is Suddenly Out of Step

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By BY KEN BELSON Sports https://ift.tt/2Y3n6K1 The New Orleans Saints quarterback again called national anthem protests are “disrespectful.” The response from his own locker room was more ferocious than when he first said so in 2016. New York Times George Floyd Protests (2020), United States National Anthem Protests (2016- ), Football, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots June 4, 2020 at 11:13PM

Russian-Backed Libyan Commander Retreats From Tripoli

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By BY DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK World https://ift.tt/2z9FB7q Belligerents on all sides of the Libyan conflict, including Turkey, Russia and the U.A.E., are preparing for a new stage after a pullback by the forces of the commander, Khalifa Hifter. New York Times Defense and Military Forces, Mercenaries and Private Military Contractors June 4, 2020 at 11:11PM