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Trump praises ‘overwhelming force’ to restore order
President Trump visited the Saint John Paul II shrine in Washington DC today after threatening to deploy the military to quash a week of unrest and protests over the death of George Floyd.
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NAACP division boss on the Floyd protests
Tiffany Loftin is the Director of the Youth College Division of the NAACP which is an American civil rights organisation. She speaks to Channel News from Washington.
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‘Trump confusing everybody about what America stands for and what our role is’ – Madeleine Albright
We’re joined from Washington DC by Madeleine Albright – who was US Secretary of State during President Clinton’s time in office – and the first woman to have that role.
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Tear gas fired at protesters in Minneapolis after death of George Floyd in police custody
There’s been a second night of violent protests in the US city of Minneapolis in response to the death in police custody of a black man, George Floyd.
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‘I thought Ahmaud’s story would change the world… it hasn’t changed anything’
Violent clashes have broken out between police and protesters in Minneapolis – as anger erupted over the death of a black man at the hands of a white police officer.
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Trump says he is taking an unproven drug to avoid Coronavirus, despite risks
Taking the drug goes against the advice of his own Food and Drug Administration which has warned that it may cause heart complications.
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US unemployment rivals Great Depression with 36m jobless
The total is more than 36 million – numbers now rivalling the figures of the Great depression in the 1930s.
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‘It would not surprise me to see the US top 200,000 or even more deaths’ – Prof Larry Gostin
Joining Channel 4 News from Washington DC is Larry Gostin, a professor of global health law and the director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center on National and Global Health Law.
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Yascha Mounk on how populist leaders have responded to coronavirus
I’m joined now from Washington DC by the author and political scientist Yascha Mounk who specialises in the crisis of liberal democracy and the rise of populism.
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‘We’re sitting ducks waiting to die’ – US prisoner on coronavirus crisis
American prisons have become a hotbed for coronavirus
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US oil prices drop to historic low
US oil prices have collapsed to historic lows which have sent share prices plunging.
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Donald Trump claims ‘total authority’ in fiery coronavirus press conference
In the United States – President Trump has provoked a potential standoff with state governors after claiming he has “total authority” over lockdown rules.
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FactCheck: is the UK on course for the most coronavirus deaths per capita?
Leading experts are sceptical of the research that predicts the UK will suffer the worst death toll in Europe.
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Trump announces US-Mexico border closure
President Trump has announced an agreement between America and Mexico to close their shared border to all but essential travel.
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FactCheck: how close are we to a vaccine or cure for coronavirus?
What’s the current state of the science in the race to find a vaccine for coronavirus?