Demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd hit streets across U.S. for third weekend.
under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer took to the streets in cities across the nation Friday as protests entered their third weekend.
In New York City, demonstrators took a knee Friday afternoon in Union Square Park. Not long afterward, two City Council leaders unveiled a plan that would through officer attrition, overtime cost reductions and shifting some department responsibilities to other agencies. Demonstrators Friday night marched on the Williamsburg Bridge, shutting down traffic headed to Manhattan, city officials
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