2021 Breaking News

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A protester carries a U.S. flag upside down, a sign of distress, next to a burning building Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody Monday, broke out in Minneapolis for a third straight night.

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Hoda Kinno, 11, is evacuated by her uncle Mustafa, in the aftermath of a massive explosion at the port in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. A large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the port exploded, causing at least 203 deaths, 6,500 injuries, and US$15 billion in property damage, and leaving an estimated 300,000 people homeless.

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DENVER, COLORADO - OCTOBER 10: Lee Keltner, 49, deploys pepper spray at Matthew Dolloff, 30, right, who shoots Keltner almost simultaneously during a confrontation in Downtown Denver on October 10, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. Milliseconds later Keltner lies fatally wounded on the ground from the shooting by Dolloff. The shell casing from the bullet can be seen exiting the gun. The shooting happened at 3:37 p.m. local time near the courtyard of the Denver Art Museum as protests from dueling rallies were winding down, officials said. The shooting incident occurred after Keltner, who had been participating in what was billed as a “Patriot Rally”, got into an altercation with Dolloff and another man who was later identified as a 9News producer. Two opposing rallies between far-right and far-left activists had taken place earlier in the day at Civic Center Park. Dolloff has been charged with second-degree murder and is currently out of jail on a $500,000 bond. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

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Motorists are ordered to the ground from their vehicle by police during a protest on South Washington Street, Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Minneapolis, following the death of George Floyd.

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Migrants flee from the second fire in two days at the overcrowded Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, on Sept. 9, 2020. Thousands of migrants left homeless after fires gutted a sprawling refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. Authorities said the fires were started deliberately by residents protesting their confinement at the overcrowded Moria camp. The camp that housed 12,500 people was locked down due to a COVID-19 outbreak this month. “Some people do not respect the country that is hosting them, and they strive to prove they are not looking for a passport to a better life,” Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas said.

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SANTA ROSA, CA - SEPTEMBER 28: The Shady Fire impacts homes in the Skyhawk community, along Mountain Hawk Drive as firefighters battle the Shady Fire on Monday, Sept. 28, 2020 in Santa Rosa, CA.