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Two dead in clashes south of Lebanese capital
Middle East
August 28, 2020
Two dead in clashes south of Lebanese capital
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two people were killed and at least three wounded in clashes in a town south of Beirut,…
Pence defends police at convention amid rising race tension
World
August 27, 2020
Pence defends police at convention amid rising race tension
BALTIMORE (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence forcefully defended law enforcement but made no mention of the Black Americans killed…
Minneapolis under curfew, state of emergency after Black homicide suspect’s death
World
August 27, 2020
Minneapolis under curfew, state of emergency after Black homicide suspect’s death
(Reuters) – The governor of Minnesota declared a state of peacetime emergency in the city of Minneapolis after violent protests…
In a shift, Belarus leader seeks to stem protests gradually
World
August 26, 2020
In a shift, Belarus leader seeks to stem protests gradually
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — When Belarusians filled the streets to protest what they called a fraudulent election that kept authoritarian…
Lawyer says Blake paralyzed, protests erupt for 3rd night
World
August 26, 2020
Lawyer says Blake paralyzed, protests erupt for 3rd night
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Jacob Blake, the Black man shot multiple times by police in Wisconsin, is paralyzed, and it…
Jacob Blake’s dad says son left paralyzed by police shooting
World
August 25, 2020
Jacob Blake’s dad says son left paralyzed by police shooting
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The father of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin,…
Kenosha protesters, police clash again after Black man shot
World
August 25, 2020
Kenosha protesters, police clash again after Black man shot
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Anger over the shooting of a Black man by police spilled into the streets of Kenosha…
Fire set at police precinct as protesters gather in Portland
World
August 24, 2020
Fire set at police precinct as protesters gather in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A police precinct was set on fire during a protest in Portland, Oregon, prompting authorities to…
Protesters dispersed by gunfire in Libya’s capital
Middle East
August 24, 2020
Protesters dispersed by gunfire in Libya’s capital
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Armed men fired in the air to disperse several hundred protesters demonstrating over living conditions and…
Protest erupts over fatal police shooting of Black man
World
August 23, 2020
Protest erupts over fatal police shooting of Black man
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — The mother of a man fatally shot by Louisiana police said her son was intelligent, shy…