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Sunday
7 June 2020
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Hundreds of thousands took to the streets on a day that saw grief and determination punctuated by moments of levity
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Trump’s justice department has dropped the use of consent decrees to bring federal oversight of troubled police departments -
California faces the highest rate of fatal police shootings for a state of its size. The outcry over Floyd’s death offers a ‘window of opportunity’ -
Not for half a century has the US seen such large protests – and never with a president whose response has been so callous -
The killing of George Floyd sparked protests across America. Here, those who have taken to the street in Minneapolis explain what moved them to action
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Account of events leading to man’s death in Tacoma, Washington, differs widely from police version -
New York governor calls video ‘horrendous’ but fellow police officers cheer for colleagues outside courthouse -
People gathered to mourn the unarmed black woman shot dead by police in March – and vowed to never give up in the fight for justice -
Use of teargas, batons, pepper spray, fists, feet and vehicles against protesters sparks lawsuits and international condemnation
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The US president’s threats against those protesting at George Floyd’s killing simply ramp up a trend that began decades ago
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Faced with the George Floyd protests, the president wants to be seen as a strongman. What happens if he loses at the polls? -
William Barr forged his worldview fighting protesters in the 1960s. Now he’s masterminding the US government’s crackdown on unrest
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Styling himself as the ‘law and order’ candidate, as Nixon did in 1968, is a re-election strategy in Trump’s comfort zone -
American sports figures rally round the Black Lives Matter movement as Michael Jordan pledges $100m to promote racial equality
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The Guardian and KHN release new figures showing the harsh toll that the pandemic is taking on the frontline health workers -
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Daughter of private who fought for both sides and had children in his 80s lived for years in a North Carolina nursing home
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Philippines death toll passes 1,000; lockdown in Greece migrant camps extended; Panama reimposes curbs after rise in cases -
While the WHO has signalled that Latin America is the new centre of the pandemic, cases in the communist-ruled island have fallen for two months -
Doctors say they are making progress in understanding the disease, but warn against hoping for an early vaccine
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On top of the mounting statistics looms a further casualty of the pandemic: our psychological wellbeing. Will we be able to cope with the fallout?
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Strange sound coming from bridge explained by new bicycle-path railings that make ‘music’ as wind passes through -
With a mission to Mars on the horizon and astronauts spending longer than ever in orbit, scientists are looking for ways to grow vegetables in space... By Tim Lewis -
Guardian contributor Anselm Ebulue photographed some of the protesters at a Black Lives Matter rally in London and heard their reasons for attending following the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis
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The New York Times can’t run a provocative article then refuse to engage with the fallout
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I’ve had a fever, a cough and breathlessness since February, and been in and out of hospital. If it isn’t coronavirus, what is it?
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The French coach holds court on the sport’s latest prodigy, his new league and the prospects of staging the US Open -
Conor McGregor has said he is hanging up his gloves for good, after previously announcing his retirement in 2016 and 2019
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People of colour are being failed by the system, says graffiti artist in Instagram post
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Eric Cervini’s story of one man’s struggle touches on many others and leaves the reader wanting 500 pages more -
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Groups of men patrolling streets in parts of western US despite FBI saying no evidence of antifa involvement in violence linked to protests -
The coronavirus pandemic has devastated the US economy, costing 42 million people to file for unemployment insurance -
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Fear of mainland China is driving dissidents, parents and business people to take Boris Johnson’s path to citizenship -
Thousands join Black Lives Matter protests, with 10 police officers injured in clashes -
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The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world -
Tony Murray’s image, one of a series exploring an Ireland in thrall to the Catholic church, carries a deeper poignancy today -
The new normal and protests over the death of George Floyd – the most striking photographs from around the world this week
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