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A protester is in critical condition after setting themself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta. Greenpeace activists are engaged in a sit-in protest on a deep-sea mining ship in the Pacific Ocean between Mexico and Hawaii. Loay Alnaji, 50, of Moorpark, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Paul Kessler. A man has been arrested in the death of a man who suffered fatal injuries at dueling pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian rallies. Video broadcast Tuesday Nov.

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The incident had been videotaped by George Holliday, who was a bystander to the incident, and was heavily broadcast in various news and media outlets. The rioting took place in several areas in the Los Angeles metropolitan area as thousands of people rioted over six days following the verdict's announcement. Widespread looting , assault , and arson occurred during the riots, which local police forces had difficulty controlling. The situation in the Los Angeles area was resolved after the California National Guard , United States military , and several federal law enforcement agencies deployed more than 10, of their armed first responders to assist in ending the violence and unrest. Koreatown , situated just to the north of South Central LA, was disproportionately damaged. Much of the blame for the extensive nature of the violence was attributed to LAPD Chief of Police Daryl Gates , who had already announced his resignation by the time of the riots, for failure to de-escalate the situation and overall mismanagement. Before the release of the Rodney King videotape, minority community leaders in Los Angeles had repeatedly complained about harassment and use of excessive force against their residents by Los Angeles Police Department LAPD officers. These were implemented across wide areas of the city but especially in South Central and East Los Angeles, areas of predominately minority residents. After the games were over, the city began to revive the use of earlier anti- syndicalist laws in order to maintain the security policy started for the Olympic games. The police more frequently conducted mass arrests of African American youth.

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Flight attendants for major U. Twitter says it has removed tweets showing a poster promoting a 'Trans Day of Vengeance' protest in support of transgender rights in Washington, D. The U. Soccer Federation briefly displayed Iran's national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic. Jimmy Kimmel will host the Oscars tonight, joining a small group who have emceed the Academy Awards more than three times.

In the fourth day of protests in Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in LA after things turned dangerous Saturday with multiple police cars set on fire and city buses overtaken. Several Southern California cities also announced curfews to calm the chaos. Los Angeles police officers in tactical gear and protesters clashed Saturday afternoon near Fairfax Avenue and 3rd Street in the Fairfax District. Several police vehicles were set on fire, sending plumes of black smoke over the area. Messages were written in spray paint on police cars, at least two of which had windows smashed out. Instead, he pleaded for peace.

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More than two dozen pro-Palestinian protestors were arrested after momentarily blocking the roadway near LAX Wednesday morning. The Los Angeles Police Department issued a statement on X saying while the public is allowed to practice First Amendment rights in peaceful demonstrations, "this was not a peaceful demonstration," the department said. In all, 36 protestors were arrested and at least one was arrested for battery of a police officer. The incident was first reported at 1 World Way and moved locations around a. Century Boulevard.

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Los Angeles: University of Southern California. After unsuccessfully suing the City of Los Angeles, Denny moved to Arizona, where he worked as an independent boat mechanic and has mostly avoided media contact. Archived from the original on April 23, And it's hard to predict exactly where something might occur because something like that will be a function of what the trigger is. Route going through other nearby districts in downtown Los Angeles looting and burning stores. It was accompanied by lessening tensions between racial groups. It's not a message of protest. A Jewish man has died after suffering injuries during a rally that involved pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian supporters. In baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers postponed games for four straight days from Thursday to Sunday, including a whole three-game series against the Montreal Expos ; all were made up as part of doubleheaders in July. Our natural instinct as photographers is to work it. By more than 50, people, mostly minority males, had been arrested in such raids. No law enforcement officials died during the riots.

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