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  • Protesters gather near White House, no wide unrest seen

    ASHRAF KHALIL, Associated Press|Updated Nov 3, 2020

    Nov 03, 2020 9:58PM WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 1,000 people protesting President Donald Trump descended on Black Lives Matter Plaza on Tuesday night, just a block from the White House, while hundreds more marched through parts of downtown Washington, sometimes blocking traffic and setting off fireworks. Scattered protests also took place from Seattle to New York City, but across the U.S. there are no signs as of tonight of serious violence or widespread unrest in the hours...

  • March on Washington reconfigures to comply with coronavirus rules

    Aaron Morrison and Ashraf Khalil, The Associated Press|Updated Aug 13, 2020

    Amid widespread protests and unrest over the police killings of Black Americans, a national commemoration of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington is being reconfigured to comply with coronavirus protocols in the District of Columbia. Although many marchers will arrive via charter buses from surrounding communities Friday, Aug. 28, the Rev. Al Sharpton, one of the organizers, will ask some to join satellite marches planned in states that are considered hot spots for...