City officials erected barricades, mapped out street closures and coordinated with federal agencies as protesters planned anti-Trump marches and demonstrations near the convention venue.
Thousands of protesters are rallying on the National Mall in support of voting rights and racial justice ahead of the midterm election
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A protestor interrupted a news conference held Thursday, July 23, by Madison, Wisconsin, officials about the police shooting death of Corey Ruiz, a homeless resident of city. Madison Police Chief John Patterson stepped away from the microphone when a protester began shouting. Carlos Dixon, an activist running for Wisconsin governor as a write-in independent candidate, took the chief's spot at the lectern. Ruiz was shot and killed Wednesday. According to police, Ruiz had resisted arrest and injured an officer with a knife. (Principal reporting and copy: AP / Additional information: Milwaukee Courier, TMJ4 News, WISN, others) #CoreyRuiz #Madison #Wisconsin #Police #Shooting READ MORE:…
GRAPHIC: A Madison, Wisconsin, police officer fatally shot a man who allegedly injured an officer with a knife while resisting arrest Wednesday. The deadly shooting led to large protests near the state’s Capitol as demonstrators called for accountability.
By Noel S. Williams These protesting harridans need a reality check.
A day after police forcibly broke up demonstrations, thousands returned to the protest site in New Delhi to keep pushing for action over the country’s failings in education.
Demonstrators demanded the reinstatement of Mykhailo Fedorov, who had come to symbolize Ukraine’s success in using drones to strike back against Russia.
Supporters welcomed the agreement as a step toward curtailing Iran’s influence within Lebanon, but others took to the streets, calling it a capitulation.
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