THREAD: Tens of thousands marched peacefully to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on his neck until he stopped breathing. As night fell, many demonstrations sank into chaos.http://apne.ws/VDleNeH
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Largely peaceful protests around NYC gave way to violent demonstrations and officials are bracing for the possibility of more. A video showed two NYPD cruisers lurching into a crowd of demonstrators who were pushing a barricade against one of them and pelting it with objects.pic.twitter.com/PXL8Dak0gB
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Police have arrested nearly 1,700 people in 22 cities since Thursday, according to an
@AP tally. Nearly a third of those arrests came in Los Angeles, where the National Guard is patrolling as the city cleans up after a night of violence.pic.twitter.com/Ylv5tpGNz6
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Few corners of America were untouched, from protesters setting fires inside Reno’s city hall, to police launching tear gas at rock-throwing demonstrators in Fargo, North Dakota.pic.twitter.com/v4QXdtd2Jy
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Six officers were hurt after being hit by rocks and fireworks in Ferguson, Missouri, the city where Michael Brown Jr. was shot and killed by a white police officer in 2014, sparking a wave of protests throughout the country. Follow http://APNews.com for live updates.
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