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Twitch streamer Kai Cenat hosted a game console giveaway Friday afternoon in New York City’s Union Square Park. The massive turnout of thousands of young people sowed chaos, with dozens of arrests after people threw fireworks, paint cans and other items. Video from the scene showed fans clinging onto Cenat’s…

Key PointsCenat, 21, was named "Streamer of the Year" in 2022.On Thursday, Cenat said the giveaway would include computers and Playstation 5 consoles.Police said charges against him were possible, including inciting a riot.Thousands of people overran New York City's Union Square and the surrounding streets on Friday in a chaotic…

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A violent riot broke out in Union Square in New York City on Friday. The cause was a popular Twitch streamer holding a giveaway for video game systems. Thousands of people mobbed the area, and things quickly got out of hand. Videos of people destroying cars and fighting each other…

Police in New York City detained an internet personality after his supposed video game console giveaway drew a crowd to Manhattan’s Union Square which devolved into chaos Friday. Kai Cenat, who is known as an influencer on Twitch and YouTube platforms, was taken into custody, New York police said. Police…

NEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Thousands of people overran New York City's Union Square and the surrounding streets on Friday in a chaotic scene after a popular live streamer announced a "giveaway" event, with police struggling to contain fans throwing projectiles and injuring officers. The event was promoted by…

Hundreds in New York City showed up for a PlayStation giveaway organized by Twitch streamer Kai Cenat on Friday as the event turned chaotic and led to arrests. Photo by Sarah Yenesel/EPA-EFE Aug. 4 (UPI) -- A PlayStation giveaway organized by Twitch streamer Kai Cenat at New York City's Union…

NEW YORK — Police in New York City are struggling to control a crowd of thousands of people who gathered in Manhattan’s Union Square for an internet personality’s supposed videogame console giveaway that got out of hand. Aerial TV news footage Friday showed a surging, tightly packed crowd climbing on…

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