As Pandemic Epicenter Shifts to Latin America, Gov'ts Use COVID-19 as Pretext for Police Repression & Twitter Warns Trump Tweet Glorifies Violence as He Signs Executive Order to Weaken Social Media
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As thousands take to the streets of Minneapolis to protest against the police killing of George Floyd for the third night in a row, we go to Minneapolis to speak with ... Read More →
As the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic shifts to Latin America, so too has the use of COVID-19 as a pretext for police repression. “We’re seeing that COVID- ... Read More →
As President Trump calls Minneapolis protesters ”THUGS” and tweets, “when the looting starts, the shooting starts,” Twitter flags the tweet with a warning it ... Read More →

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Protests Rage After Minneapolis Prosecutor Does Not Bring Charges Against Officers Who Killed George Floyd

Scores Tear-Gassed, Arrested as Protests Against George Floyd’s Killing Spread to Other Cities

Twitter Flags Trump Tweet for Glorifying Violence After President Attacks Minnesota Protesters as "THUGS"

Trump Executive Order Threatens to Punish Social Media Companies over Fact-Checking

U.S. Economy Sheds Another 2.1 Million Jobs, Leaving 40.7 Million Unemployed Since Start of Pandemic

Pennsylvania Democratic Lawmakers Accuse Republicans of Knowingly Exposing Them to Coronavirus

Protesters Demand ICE Empty Its Jails as COVID-19 Continues to Spread

Héctor García Mendoza, Immigrant Who Sued ICE over COVID-19, Disappears After Deportation

Iowa Tyson Foods Plant Halting Operations After 500+ Workers Test Positive for Coronavirus

Brazil Reports Record Number of COVID-19 Cases & Over 1,000 Deaths Within 24 Hours

Haiti Human Rights Groups Warn Hundreds Could Die of COVID-19 in Prisons

Trump Administration to Cancel Visas for Thousands of Chinese Graduate Students

House Democratic Leaders Pull Bill to Reauthorize Government Surveillance Powers

U.N. Climate Summit Pushed Back to 2021 Amid Pandemic

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