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All News Articles for 2020-06-05

Friday, June 5, 2020
	New Yorkers Confront de Blasio Over Defense of NYPD Violence as Calls Mount for Mayor's Resignation "T he police could beat up de Blasio and he would say it didn't happen." Read more
	Mounting Death Toll and Confirmed Covid-19 Cases in Brazil Increase Anger Over Bolsonaro's Response "The situation couldn't be worse," said one Brazilian public health expert. "It just couldn't." Read more
	'Toxic Culture' of Police Departments Decried After 57 Buffalo Officers Resign in Support of Two in Unit Who Attacked Elderly Man "So is 57 officers resigning at once just a few bad apples?" Read more
	#SayHerName: On Breonna Taylor's 27th Birthday, Advocates Demand Justice in Shooting Death by Louisville Police " We won't stop fighting until justice is served." Read more
	World Environment Day Provokes Warnings That 'To Care for Humanity, We Must Care for Nature' U.N. chief António Guterres, Fridays for Future strikers, and other activists and experts demand bolder environmental action globally. Read more
	'Despicable': Outrage After Trump Declares Friday a 'Great Day' for George Floyd "A truly stunning level of tone-deafness." Read more
	Economists Warn of Disastrous Consequences as GOP Cites One Positive Jobs Report to Say "We Don't Need" More Relief "This is exactly backwards, like stopping an antibiotic prematurely because you start to feel better." Read more
	Jim Cramer: Coronavirus Pandemic Triggered 'One of the Greatest Wealth Transfers in History' Small businesses are "dropping like flies," said the "Mad Money" host. Read more
	#WeveSeenEnough Images and Video of Police Violence, Activists Say in Call for Congressional Action "We're at the point of saturation. The question is, when is it enough?" Read more
	Minneapolis City Council Taking First Steps to 'Dismantle' Police Department " We are going to dramatically rethink how we approach public safety and emergency response," said council member Jeremiah Ellison. " It's really past due." Read more
	As CO2 Levels Build Up Like 'Trash in a Landfill,' Earth Has Hottest May on Record "This is unquestionably an alarming sign." Read more
	Dems Introduce Bill to Curb President's Insurrection Act Powers After Trump Threatens to Send Troops to Cities Across US "We cannot allow President Trump to weaponize our military and use active duty troops to violate the constitutional rights of peaceful protesters working to bring about the change our nation desperately needs." Read more
	'Deeply Disturbing': New York Supreme Court Judge Rules Protesters Can Be Detained Indefinitely "This is suspension of habeas corpus, it is unconstitutional," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Read more
	Jayapal Condemns 'Autocratic Frenzy' of Police After Video Shows Cops Shoving Elderly Man to the Ground, Knocking Him Unconscious "Absolutely horrific." Read more
	'This Is Criminal': Law Enforcement Seizes Thousands of Masks Sent to Help Protect Protesters From Coronavirus "It appears they want to ensure that people who protest are susceptible to the same deadly pandemic that they have failed miserably at stopping." Read more
	ACLU Sues Trump Over 'Shameless, Unconstitutional, Unprovoked, and Frankly Criminal' Assault on Peaceful Protesters "The First Amendment right to protest is under attack, and we will not let this go unanswered." Read more