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Federal agents withdraw from Seattle, mayor says

(Reuters) – US agents deployed to Seattle to protect federal property left the city after local officials complained that their presence was raising tensions, the mayor of Seattle said Tuesday. A federal law enforcement officer holds peppercorns during a protest against racial inequality and police violence in Portland, Oregon, USA, …

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Federal agents withdraw from Seattle, mayor says

(Reuters) – US agents deployed to Seattle to protect federal property left the city after local officials complained that their presence was raising tensions, the mayor of Seattle said Tuesday. A federal law enforcement officer holds peppercorns during a protest against racial inequality and police violence in Portland, Oregon, USA, …

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Australian police disperse Black Lives Matter rally

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police detained at least one person on Tuesday and ordered another 50 people to disperse after meeting in Sydney to continue a Black Lives Matter protest despite an official ban over the pandemic of coronavirus. Police officers issue fines to protesters, after police closed a demonstration …

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