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The US president praised police forces while touring the Wisconsin city that became the centre of protests after an police shot Jacob Blake, blaming recent racist incidents on 'bad apples' and officers 'choking' under pressure.Donald Trump said a silent majority of Kenosha residents were most concerned about 'law and order', insisting people should focus on 'anarchists, looters and rioters' and not peaceful protestersTrump blames...

US president defended law enforcement while touring Wisconsin city that became flashpoint after police shooting of Jacob BlakeDonald Trump brought his politics of division to Kenosha, Wisconsin, planting himself firmly on the side of law enforcement rather than civil rights protesters during a contentious visit to the city.The US president insisted that racial injustice in policing is due to “bad apples” rather than being...

Trump compares police shootings to golf and defends teen shooterTrump makes baseless claim that ‘dark shadows’ are controlling BidenLos Angeles: sheriff’s deputies shoot Black man stopped for riding bikeSign up for our First Thing newsletter 2.20pm BST Dr Anthony Fauci pushed back against a conspiracy theory questioning the country’s coronavirus death toll, which Trump shared in a retweet this weekend.FULL INTERVIEW: Dr. Fauci weighs...

‘They choke. Just like in a golf tournament. They miss a 3ft putt’Trump makes baseless claim ‘dark shadows’ control BidenBefore his visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, Donald Trump defended a teenager who shot two anti-racism protesters dead in the city last week. The president also compared the actions of a white Kenosha police officer who shot at a Black victim seven times in...

Donald Trump appeared to defend the teenage gunman charged with killing two people and injuring another with an AR-15-style rifle during protests against the police shooting of an African American man in Kenosha, Wisconsin.At a White House press briefing, Trump said Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, 'probably would have been killed but it’s under investigation'.The president also defended his supporters in Portland who fired paintball guns and pepper...

Concern grows that president’s planned visit could agitate largely peaceful protests after the police shooting of Jacob BlakeConcern was growing on Sunday that a tense but peaceful situation prevailing in Kenosha for the last four days and nights could be inflamed by a planned visit from Donald Trump this week, in the aftermath of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in the city last...

Residents take to streets to patch up damageActivists report being held for hours without chargeFor many Kenosha residents, Saturday morning was starting like the five mornings before them since Jacob Blake’s shooting by the police last Sunday, after a night of large, peaceful protests demanding justice and equality.Hundreds took to the streets, some working to patch damage and doll up the blistered city, 40...

The former first lady condemned the shooting of Jacob Blake by police as well as killings of Wisconsin protestersMichelle Obama said she was “devastated” by the shootings in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this week and is “exhausted and frustrated” at the trauma of Black and brown people in the US.In a lengthy statement released on Friday, the former first lady condemned the shooting of Jacob Blake,...

Jacob Blake Sr said in TV interview he did not know why his son was under restraint after being shot by police in KenoshaJacob Blake, the 29-year-old who was shot seven times by a Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer on Sunday, has spent the week shackled to his hospital bed despite being unable to walk and being heavily medicated, his father revealed on Friday.“There was...

President accepts Republican presidential nomination in event staged at White House, raising ethical concernsAgainst a backdrop of a global pandemic, heightened racial tensions, and widespread unemployment, Donald Trump framed his Democratic rival Joe Biden as the real danger to the country’s safety and economic welfare in his address to the Republican convention on Thursday.Accepting the party’s presidential nomination ahead of November’s elections, Trump argued...

Communities have been left to come to terms with the setback for race relations, a frayed relationship with police and the damage that has upended daily lifeAntwainnetta Edwards is a new mom. Just weeks ago she had a baby girl and worked hard preparing herself to raise a child during a coronavirus pandemic and the related economic crisis.Now, as she stood on the porch...

Officer was caught on video firing seven times into Blake’s back at almost point-blank rangePolice in Kenosha, the Wisconsin city rocked by protests and deadly violence since the shooting of Jacob Blake, have named the officer who fired multiple bullets into Blake’s back.Rusten Sheskey, who has been employed by the Kenosha police department for seven years, was named as the officer caught on video...

Footage taken from the third night of unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, appears to show an armed civilian fire at a person before running towards police officers. The protests began after the police shooting of Jacob Blake three days ago. Video posted on social media showed chaotic scenes as gunfire rang out, scattering people in the street. Two people have been killed, and another injuredTwo...

Two dead in Kenosha on third night of unrest after Jacob Blake shootingKey takeaways from RNC night two: culture wars and a pitch to womenRepublicans shatter norms using government roles during conventionUS recorded 1,212 coronavirus deaths and 38,712 new casesSign up to our First Thing newsletter 4.24pm BST Vice-president Mike Pence will apparently address the shootings in his speech at the Republican national convention...

Three shot as Wisconsin city rocked by further violence on streets following shooting of Jacob BlakeTwo people were shot dead and another injured when at least one gunman opened fire on protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, amid demonstrations against the police shooting of Jacob Blake three days ago.David Beth, the county sheriff, said one person was shot in the head and another in the chest...

Letetra Widman, the sister of Jacob Blake, who was shot in the back by police on Sunday, gives an impassioned plea saying that above all the other labels given to her brother, he is human. Letetra said she had been inundated with messages of support but that all she really wanted was change. ‘I don’t want pity. I want change’: Jacob Blake’s family pleads...

The family of Jacob Blake, the black man shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has revealed the 29-year-old has been paralysed. Speaking alongside attorney Benjamin Crump, Blake's father, Jacob Blake Sr said, 'They shot my son seven times. Seven times. Like he didn't matter. But my son matters.' Blake's mother, Julia Jackson, called for unity after damage to the city from protests following the...

Family of Blake, a Black man who may never walk again after being shot by Wisconsin police, also asked for healing amid unrestMembers of Jacob Blake’s family made impassioned statements about justice, anger and peaceful protest at an emotional press conference in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday afternoon, even as their lawyer said the young father was in emergency surgery and it would be “a...