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Protesters are urged to follow social distancing while tourist sites reopen with new restrictions.
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Washington Monument struck by lightning

Lighting storms struck Washington DC as the city was under a flash flood warning.
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US riot squad quit to back officers who shoved man

The police union says the two officers who pushed over an elderly man "were simply doing their job".
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NFL now realises it 'hasn't listened'

The NFL's U-turn in allowing players to protest against racial injustice shows the league now realises it "hasn't listened", says BBC pundit Jason Bell.
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How the NFL made its U-turn

Four years after Colin Kaepernick first kneeled during the US national anthem, the NFL says it was "wrong" for not allowing players to protest.
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Joshua wears knee brace at march

Britain's world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua wears a knee brace as a "precautionary measure" on a Black Lives Matter march.
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