Despite the ongoing protests, tensions across the US eased, as President Donald Trump ordered the National Guard to withdraw from Washington, DC. At the same time, as New York Mayor Bill de Blasio lifted the citywide curfew there, the National Guard left cities in California.
Protests and riots engulfed major US cities after a video emerged online, showing the arrest of George Floyd that later resulted in his death.
White Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was shown holding his knee on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes, while the black man repeated he could not breathe, until passing out. Chauvin was later charged with second-degree murder, while three other officers have since been charged with aiding and abetting.
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