US NATIONWIDE PROTESTS: • Another night of unrest across a charred landscape over mistreatment of African Americans. • Curfews imposed in more than a dozen major cities. • Police have arrested at least 1,669 in 22 cities according to a tally by AP.
and lit it on fire. Police said six people were arrested and a police officer was injured after being struck in the head with a baseball bat.
The damage in U.S. cities came as many Americans plan to return to in-person church services on Sunday for the first time in several weeks since the pandemic forced a ban on large gatherings. Pastors in pulpits across the country will likely be urging peace amid the rubble of riots. Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden condemned the violence as he continued to express common cause with those demonstrating after Floyd’s death.
Overnight curfews were imposed in more than a dozen major cities nationwide, including Atlanta, Denver, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, San Francisco and Seattle.
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