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The George Floyd protests are an ongoing series of protests, riots, and demonstrations against police brutality and racism in policing. The protests began in the United States in Minneapolis on May 26, 2020, [40] following the murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, by Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, who knelt on Floyd's neck for almost nine minutes during an arrest the ...
2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2020 Democratic Party presidential debates The first one-on-one debate of the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries takes place between former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders in Washington, D.C. , instead of Arizona as originally scheduled and without an audience as a result of ...
(Arab News Pakistan) The RSF are accused of stealing ambulances, food supplies, and other civilian equipment in Khartoum. (Middle East Monitor) Gaza war. 2025 Gaza war ceasefire, Gaza war hostage crisis. Hamas releases three Israeli hostages, including Yarden Bibas.
The following is a list of notable events, births and deaths from 2020 in the United States. The US was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic , which by the end of the year killed over 300,000 people within American borders.
Disasters and accidents COVID-19 pandemic in California Federal authorities charge 44-year-old Eduardo Moreno, a railroad engineer, with train-wrecking after he allegedly derailed a train near USNS Mercy to bring attention to the U.S. government's response to the pandemic. (NBC News) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China China ...
Arts and culture Neil Peart dies from glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, in his home in Santa Monica, California. He had been diagnosed three years earlier but had kept details secret until his family officially announced his death on January 10, 2020. (Rolling Stone) International relations Iran–United States relations Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly formally designates the United ...
Generating storms at a rapid-fire pace and filled with enough plot twists to rival an M. Night Shyamalan movie, the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season started early and ended with a trio of storms in ...
Law and crime Capital punishment in India India executes four men convicted of the 2012 Delhi gang rape. (Reuters) Cannabis in Ghana The parliament of Ghana votes to legalize the medical and industrial use of cannabis. (GhanaWeb) Sports Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports 2020 Summer Olympics International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach says that canceling the 2020 Summer ...