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Watchdog: Park Police Used Excessive Force Against Media During 2020 Protest Crackdown

Two officers violated use of force policies when they struck Australian journalists while clearing protesters from a park near the White House, a report found.
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4 Critically Injured As Lightning Strikes Near White House

Officials said four people suffered life-threatening injuries after they were found in Lafayette Square near a statue of Andrew Jackson.
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The Army Veterans Who Cleaned DC Streets After US Capitol Riot And Support Black Lives Matter

When peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters were gassed and sprayed with rubber bullets to clear the way for a President Trump photo opportunity, Continue To Serve was created in response.
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Rudy Smears Black Lives Matter

President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani used his speech at the Republican National Convention to spin an unfounded conspiracy theory that Democrats orchestrated violent protests to harm Trump politically.
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Concepcion Picciotto Died. You Know Where She Stood, Even If You Don't Know Her Name.

She'd held a peace vigil in front of the White House since 1981.
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