George Floyd killing: Washington expecting biggest march yet as mourners prepare for second memorial service – live
Latest updates as the protests over the killing of George Floyd enter their second weekend
- States announce police reforms after controversial tactics
- Protests about police brutality met with wave of police brutality
- In their own words: the protesters at the heart of America’s uprising
- What freedom of the press looks like in the US right now
Donald Trump promised on Twitter this week that “the United States of America will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization”.
Legal experts immediately threw cold water on the proposal, arguing that there may be no means by which any domestic entity can be designated in this way.
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Doctors, nurses and disease experts have warned that dousing crowds with teargas and pepper spray will accelerate the spread of coronavirus as mass demonstrations against police brutality rage on.
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