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EricGarner
New York protesters reject plea for hiatus despite police slayings
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s attempts to soothe a city dismayed by the slaying of two officers were further rebuffed on Tuesday as protesters...
NYC braced for more protests after West Coast clashes
A fifth day of nationwide protests against police violence is expected Monday after overnight clashes in two West Coast cities as New York’s police...
Third night of U.S. protests against police killings of black men
Thousands of demonstrators marched in major cities across the United States in a fresh wave of protest against the killing of unarmed black men by white...
New York protesters paralyse the streets, vent anger over police killings
Thousands of protesters paralysed streets in New York to condemn police killings of black suspects as details of a new racially tinged death emerged.
Exclusive: Children of Eric Garner help spark U.S. debate on race
The children of Eric Garner spoke to Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric about the grand jury’s decision not to indict officer Daniel Pantaleo...
Protesters stage ‘die-in’; U.S. justice sets civil rights probe into NY choking death
Thousands of protesters shouted at police and clogged the streets of Manhattan on Wednesday, angered by a New York City grand jury’s decision not...
Thousands march in New York City to protest police ‘violence’
The Reverend Al Sharpton led thousands of chanting but peaceful activists in a march across Staten Island on Saturday to protest the death of Eric Garner,...
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