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| As peaceful protests continue to be marred by rioting, vandalism and arrests in the wake of George Floyd's death, an independent autopsy revealed his cause of death. |
| It's Ashley with the news to know. |
| But first, how you can take action from home: Many are looking for ways to demand justice after Floyd's death. From donations to petitions, here how you can help. |
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George Floyd died from asphyxiation |
| An independent autopsy determined that George Floyd died of "asphyxia" from sustained forceful pressure in an incident that set off nationwide protests. Benjamin Crump, the attorney for George Floyd's family, announced the findings a week after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on Floyd's neck for several minutes while Floyd pleaded that he couldn't breathe. A preliminary autopsy report released last week indicated that the combined effects of being restrained, potential intoxicants in Floyd's system and his underlying health issues, including heart disease, probably contributed to his death. The family of George Floyd called Monday for the arrest of all the officers who played a part in Floyd's death. |
Floyd's brother calls for peaceful protests |
| Wearing a mask that read "We can't breathe'' on one half and "Justice for George Floyd'' on the other, Floyd's brother Terrence urged Minneapolis on Monday to keep his memory alive but to protest in a peaceful manner . Terrence Floyd chastised those responsible for the violence and looting that have marred many of the protests over his brother's death, saying those acts didn't accomplish anything positive. "My family is a peaceful family,'' he told a crowd, pointing out rioters may be destroying their own communities. "Let's do this another way.'' |
Trump urges crackdown on violence, calls governors 'weak' |
| President Donald Trump slammed the nation's governors as "weak" during a call Monday and demanded tougher crackdowns on protesters after another night of violence. Trump said leaders "have to get much tougher" on the protests. "Most of you are weak," Trump said. "You have to arrest people." More than 4,400 arrests have been made at demonstrations nationwide since Floyd's death. |
We will probably see more protests tonight |
| Federal riot teams are being deployed by Attorney General William Barr to prevent violent clashes between protesters and police in Miami and Washington. Riot teams were sent from the federal Bureau of Prisons, and the FBI directed its elite Hostage Rescue Unit to help in D.C., a Justice Department official said Monday. Watch live as USA TODAY reports from protests across the USA. |
Our eyes will also be on Louisville |
| Police body cameras weren't activated when authorities fatally shot David McAtee , the owner of a barbecue business in Louisville, Kentucky, early Monday morning after a night of protests, according to Mayor Greg Fischer. Fischer said Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad, who announced his resignation in May, has been fired. Conrad said in a statement Monday that someone shot at officers, and police and National Guard soldiers "returned fire," killing McAtee. The owner of YaYa's BBQ, McAtee was a "community pillar" who operated his business at one of the most popular corners of Louisville's West End area. |
'Walk with us' |
| Police officers are joining protesters across the nation in honor of Floyd, who died at the hands of Minneapolis police. Dozens of officers in Des Moines, Iowa, peacefully took a knee in Floyd's honor. When protesters asked a Michigan sheriff to "walk with us" for Floyd, he did . NYPD officers in Times Square took a knee alongside protesters. And officers in Kansas City, Missouri, held a sign that read, "End police brutality." |
 | | A woman tearfully joins protesters at Union Square in Manhattan on May 30. | | Seth Harrison, The Journal News - USA TODAY Network | |
More developments everyone's talking about |
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Biden has a 10-point lead over Trump in new poll |
| Former Vice President Joe Biden's lead over President Trump among registered voters has increased by 8 percentage points since March as approval of Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic has slipped, according to a poll released Sunday by ABC News and The Washington Post. The presumptive Democratic nominee leads Trump 53%-43% among registered voters, the poll found. On March 25, the same survey showed a much tighter race, as Biden led by just 2 percentage points, 49%-47%. |
 | | Former Vice President Joe Biden has increased his lead over President Donald Trump in a new poll. | | AP | |
Real quick |
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Protests could bring more coronavirus infections, experts say |
| Civil unrest across the nation is raising COVID-19 fears, and officials are worried that the large gatherings will lead to new coronavirus outbreaks . Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms warned that "if you were out protesting last night, you probably need to go get a COVID test this week." Health experts fear carriers of coronavirus with no symptoms could unwittingly infect others at protests where social distancing is not taking place. As of Monday, the virus has killed more than 104,000 in the USA and more than 373,000 worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University data. There are more than 6.2 million confirmed cases across the globe and 1.8 million in the USA. |
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 | | Tourists can return to the Colosseum when it reopens to the public June 1 in Rome as Italy eases its lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19. | | FILIPPO MONTEFORTE, AFP via Getty Images | |
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