Updates on widespread U.S. protests following George Floyd's death: • National Guard patrols Los Angeles after vandalism, fires. • Demonstrators occupy part of Layfayette Park across from the White House. • Cities across the country extend curfews.
, which has disproportionately hurt communities of color, not only in terms of infections but in job losses and economic stress., a fact overshadowed by the boiling tensions.
At the Minneapolis intersection where Floyd was killed, people gathered with brooms and flowers, saying it was important to protect what they called a “sacred space.” The intersection was blocked with the traffic cones while a ring of flowers was laid out. In tweets Sunday, President Donald Trump blamed anarchists and the media for fueling the violence. Attorney General William Barr pointed a finger atfury also spread to Europe
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