Riots
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Tens of thousands demand the resignation of Valencia leader for poor flood responseTens of thousands marched in the eastern city of Valencia on Saturday demanding the resignation of the regional president in charge of emergency response after catastrophic floods.WorldNov 9, 2024
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Violent ‘white fringe’ co-opting Portland protests, Black leaders sayLate last week, some protesters barricaded the doors to a police precinct and set fire to the building, which also houses Black-owned businesses, including an Ethiopian restaurant and a barber's school.WorldJul 3, 2020
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‘Sometimes there are no answers’: Bombers legend Milt Stegall on George Floyd protests across U.S."If people think this is going to change overnight or over the next 10 years, it's not going to happen... we have a lot of work to do."PoliticsJun 1, 2020
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George Floyd death: Protests erupt across U.S., some turn violentIn Phoenix, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and beyond, thousands of protesters carried signs that said: “He said I can’t breathe. Justice for George.”WorldMay 29, 2020
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Dark Poutine podcast recap: The Vancouver Stanley Cup riotsThe Vancouver Canucks made the Stanley Cup finals twice in 17 years. After both, coming on the heels of game 7 losses, bad apples tore up the fair city.SportsJun 4, 2019
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Cruiser damaged as police disperse roughly 500 people from Thurman Circle, near Fanshawe CollegeA 911 caller reported roughly 100 people roaming Thurman Circle and Farnsborough Crescent and throwing bottles on the street just after midnight on Monday.CrimeSep 4, 2018
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Demonstrators march in Charlottesville on anniversary of deadly 2017 rallyA group of anti-fascist activists are rallying peacefully in downtown Charlottesville, a year after last summer's white supremacist violence struck the city.WorldAug 11, 2018
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Protester killed during riot that set Paraguay Congress ablazeProtesters stormed and set fire to Paraguay's Congress on Friday after the Senate secretly voted for a constitutional amendment that would allow President Horacio Cartes to run for re-election.WorldApr 1, 2017
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Milwaukee officials call for calm after unrest over police shootingSimmering anger over the fatal shooting of a man by police erupted in violence on Milwaukee's north side, with protesters skirmishing with officers over several hours and setting fire to at least four businesses.WorldAug 14, 2016
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Freddie Gray: Judge poised to deliver verdict in police van driver murder trialA Baltimore judge is poised to deliver his verdict in the murder trial of an officer who drove the police van where a black arrestee's neck was broken, triggering some of the worst riots the city has ever seen.WorldJun 23, 2016
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