CThe mayor of hicago, Lori Lightfoot, said she woke up Monday in shock and pain to her city after crowds brought overnight windows and shops in the shopping area of the north known as the Magnificent Mile. Following a controversial situation 10 miles away on the south side of the …
Read More »Will Belarus offline knock down presidential protests? | World news
While fighting for his political survival, Alexander Lukashenko took a big gamble by cutting off the Internet in most of Belarus. Belarussians trying to protest against his government are mostly burned out of the outside world: mobile internet is polluted and popular messaging apps are disabled, forcing protesters to find …
Read More »Chicago escapes with gunfire and looting after police shoot | American news
Unrest and violence erupted early Monday in downtown Chicago after weeks of bubbling tensions in several neighborhoods in the city and protests on Sunday after a man was shot by police on the south side. More than 100 people were arrested Monday after pockets of disturbance escalated last night in …
Read More »Riot declared in Portland for the second night in a row
Portland, Oregon A riot was again declared by authorities Sunday night in Portland as Protestants marched to a police union building, blocked a road and set off dumpster fires as officials worked to quell night riots in Oregon’s largest city step. The protest was almost over when it started outside …
Read More »Why the officers who shot and killed Breonna Taylor may never be arrested | American news
The entire Internet, it seems, calls for the arrest of the officers who killed Breonna Taylor at her home in Louisville, Kentucky. box The viral meme goes like this: take any topic and insert a reference to Taylor. For example, on the first day of the delayed baseball season, the …
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