‘We Are All George Floyd’: Global Anger Grows Over a Death in Minneapolis
In many parts of the world, the death of yet another black man at the hands of the police in the United States is setting off mass protests against police brutality and reviving concerns that America is abandoning its traditional role as a defender of human rights. Continue reading at The New York Times. (Sean Gallup)
Inslee announces stay-home order will be replaced with new, more flexible plan for reopening
Washington will enter a new phase in the state government’s efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic, replacing a stay-home order with a new program that will allow counties to have different amounts of business and recreational activity. “We plan to move Washington forward on a county-by-county basis,” Gov. Jay Inslee said in announcing the change this afternoon. Continue reading at The Spokesman-Review. (Jim Camden)
‘Not the acts of allies:’ Seattle officials discuss the emotional aftermath of violent protest
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and fire and police chiefs say those who looted and caused fires were not from the group who were peacefully protesting. Thousands hit the downtown streets in a peaceful rally honoring George Floyd, a Black man killed in police custody in Minneapolis. Continue reading at King 5 News.
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