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Your Friday Evening Briefing

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Minneapolis, Hong Kong, Lady Gaga View in browser | nytimes.com Continue reading the main story May 29, 2020 Your Friday Evening Briefing By Remy Tumin and Marcus Payadue Good evening. Here’s the latest. Tim Gruber for The New York Times 1. The former Minneapolis police officer who pinned George Floyd has been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The arrest of Derek Chauvin, who was seen on video pressing his knee into Mr. Floyd’s neck during an arrest, comes after days of escalating clashes between demonstrators and the police in Minneapolis and protests across the country. Here’s the latest . Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota expressed solidarity with the protesters but said that a return to order was needed to lift up the voices of “those who are expressing rage and anger and those who are demanding justice” and “not those who throw firebombs.” A curfew in Minneapolis is set for Friday and Saturday nights. Prosecutors said the investigation of three other o

Daily Skimm: I never asked for the rainfall

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Skimm'd while solving a TV murder mystery… May 29, 2020 Read in Browser Skimm'd while solving a TV murder mystery… Quote of the Day "Plasmatic" – Tom Hanks on donating plasma to help fight the coronavirus. Give T.Hanks. Fault Lines The Story While the US is still battling the coronavirus pandemic, something else is brewing under the surface: the state of racism in the country. You got that right. America has long grappled with its racist history. But unlike the 1850s or the 1950s and 60s, the 21st century was supposed to be all about progress. Many minorities say they still experience discrimination an