U.S. crowds defy curfews to protest George Floyd’s death, but violence subsides
U.S. protesters ignored curfews as they vented their anger over the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of police, but there was a drop in violence overnight and President Donald Trump’s defense secretary said he opposed sending in troops.
U.S. defense chief opposes deploying troops to quell protests, despite Trump threats
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday he does not support invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty forces to quell civil unrest for now, despite President Donald Trump’s threats to militarize America’s response to mass protests…
UK’s Johnson ‘appalled and sickened’ by George Floyd’s death
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was appalled by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and that his message to President Donald Trump was that racism had no place in society.
‘Here in New York we actually read the bible’, says Cuomo in jab at Trump
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday took a swipe at U.S. President Donald Trump for a staged photo holding a Bible in front of a church near the White House, a visit made possible after protesters were cleared with rubber bullets and tear gas.
‘No justice, no peace’: Tens of thousands in London protest death of Floyd
Tens of thousands of people chanting “no justice, no peace, no racist police” marched through central London on Wednesday to protest against racism after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Walmart removes firearms, ammunition from floor display as protests rage in U.S.
Walmart Inc said on Wednesday it shifted firearms and ammunition out of sales floors of some U.S. stores amid nationwide protests over the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of police last week.
Deutsche Bank faces action from NY regulators over Epstein ties: sources
Deutsche Bank could face enforcement action by New York regulators investigating its ties to the late U.S. financier and accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, two sources familiar with the investigation told Reuters on Wednesday.
U.S. assessment finds opportunists drive protest violence, not extremists
President Donald Trump has blamed leftwing extremist groups for instigating nights of looting and violence in cities across the United States, but an intelligence assessment offers limited evidence that organized extremists are behind the turmoil.
U.S. defense secretary says he doesn’t support invoking Insurrection Act
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday that he does not support invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy active duty forces to quell civil unrest and added that he regretted using the word “battlespace” to describe areas gripped by protest….
Trump says did not ask for protesters to be moved before visit to church: Fox News Radio
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he did not ask for protesters to be moved before he walked to a partially burned historic church near the White House to pose for photographs with a Bible and top aides.
