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‘We still have a choice’: Bernice King calls for nonviolent activism in dangerous time Hongkong

‘We still have a choice’: Bernice King calls for nonviolent activism in dangerous time

Speakers at the annual Martin Luther King Jr holiday celebration in Atlanta called on Monday for renewed dedication to nonviolence following a turbulent year that saw a deadly pandemic, protests over systemic racism and a divisive election capped by an insurrection on the US Capitol. “This King holiday has not…
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January 19, 2021
Griffith: Police did not negotiate with ‘persons of interest’ Hongkong

Griffith: Police did not negotiate with ‘persons of interest’

News Shane Superville 16 Hrs AgoPolice Commissioner Gary Griffith.SHANE SUPERVILLE There was no negotiation or bargaining at last Friday's meeting between the police and several reputed gang members, said Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith. Last week a message was circulated on WhatsApp which purported that warring gangs in east Port…
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January 18, 2021
U.S. state capitals gird for pro-Trump armed protests, FBI flags risk of violence Hongkong

U.S. state capitals gird for pro-Trump armed protests, FBI flags risk of violence

(Reuters) - Protesters are expected to descend on statehouses across the United States on Sunday in support of baseless claims that electoral fraud robbed President Donald Trump of a second term, as law enforcement officials girded for possible violence. Capitol police secure the area ahead of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's…
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January 17, 2021
Washington and cities across the US brace for violence ahead of inauguration Hongkong

Washington and cities across the US brace for violence ahead of inauguration

Ten days after rioters breached the U.S. Capitol in a deadly attack that stunned the world, cities nationwide were girding for a potential new wave of violent protests over the weekend, erecting barriers and deploying thousands of National Guard troops. The FBI warned police agencies of possible armed demonstrations outside…
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January 17, 2021
What we know about potential armed protests ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration Hongkong

What we know about potential armed protests ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration

(CNN)Washington, DC, and states across the country are heightening security and preparing reinforcements this week ahead of potential armed protests from Saturday up to at least Inauguration Day on Wednesday. One week after a pro-Trump mob ransacked the US Capitol, federal officials reiterated a warning in a call with law…
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January 15, 2021
Why veterans of the military and law enforcement joined the Capitol insurrection Hongkong

Why veterans of the military and law enforcement joined the Capitol insurrection

An Air Force veteran from Southern California and ardent conspiracy theorist bent on war against the government. An Army psychological operations officer at Ft. Bragg, N.C. A decorated, retired Air Force officer of 18 years from Texas who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. The deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol…
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January 15, 2021