The riot broke out after around 1,000 young people gathered at the Roter Platz square in the city center. The agitated crowd attacked police and ambulance crews, hurling bottles, firecrackers, and pavement stones. The officers responded by launching volleys of tear gas and firing rubber bullets. Police said the rioters …
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“Someone rammed a vehicle into two” officers at the checkpoint on Constitution Avenue shortly after 1pm on Friday, Capitol Police said, adding that “a suspect is in custody.” The two officers are injured, and all three have been transported to the hospital, according to police. Media reports suggest that the …
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One of the attacks reportedly occurred around 11:40 a.m. outside a luxury apartment building in Manhattan. A 65-year-old Asian-American woman was walking to church when a burly man kicked her in the chest, apparently without provocation, knocking her to the ground. He then kicked her in the head powerfully at …
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At a glance, the number of thumbs down a YouTube video has received can tell a user to steer clear. The video could be boring or misleading, or the creator could say something so unpopular that thousands of viewers log in to downvote it to oblivion. Then again, mass downvoting …
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The deepfake photos and video, digitally manipulated media which superimposes one person’s face on the body of another, depicted the teenage girls naked, drinking and smoking. Raffaela Spone, 50, reportedly sent the fake content to the rival girls’ coaches in a bid to have them kicked off the cheerleading team, …
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Hundreds of people gathered in New York City’s Times Square to participate in a ‘die-in’ to remember her killing. Footage from RT’s video agency Ruptly shows people lying on the ground, with some holding signs reading “Black Lives Matter” and “Abolish the police.” Elsewhere in the city, demonstrators carrying signs …
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The event was not marred by any major incident, the police said, with the officers present at the scene primarily focused on checking that participants were properly masked. Another large protest was held in the southwestern city of Stuttgart, with hundreds marching through the streets to decry the restrictions. The …
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After incidents in the Alagniers district on Friday and the Duchère district on Thursday, violence erupted on the streets of Bron, outside of Lyon, on Saturday evening, shortly before a curfew. Police were pelted with numerous projectiles as they responded to several vehicle fires – their own vehicles were damaged …
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The adverse weather befell the city and the surrounding region on Friday, and the snow continued falling for over two straight days. A snowfall this intense hasn’t been registered in the city for some 50 years, with the current record being held by one in 1973. The mountains of snow …
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Previously unreleased security footage from the January 6 attack shows Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman passing Senator Romney (R-Utah) in a hallway after rioters had breached the building on the floor below. Goodman is seen directing Romney to turn around, leading him to safety. The same officer was made famous …
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