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Mayor Jim Kenney and Danielle Outlaw, the city’s police commissioner, both took a knee at the protests, as aerial footage showed a swarm of demonstrators packed together downtown. More than 100 people gathered on Saturday for a protest against racism in Vidor, Texas, a town about 10,000 that has a history of Ku Klux Klan and white supremacist activity. The demonstrators, many holding “Black Lives Matter” signs, stood in a grassy area, chanting, “I can’t breathe!” and “No justice, no peace!”

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Updated 2020-06-07T01:14:12.916Z

• [Passionate but peaceful crowds take to American streets in another weekend of protest. Protests%20Today%20Live%20Updates%20and%20Video%20-%20The%20New%20Yo%205e1b1aaf261f429a812694100b9cf01e/merlin_173248479_9c509821-e1ab-4617-82f3-6d358561e780-articleLarge.jpg Police departments across the United States are re-examining their use-of-force policies as protesters continue to express outrage over such tactics in the wake of George Floyd’s death as Democrats in Congress plan expansive legislation to address police brutality and racial bias. City officials also said officers would be required to intervene and report any use of unauthorized force, a move that comes after nearly two weeks of protests over the death of Mr. Floyd, a black man whom a white Minneapolis police officer pinned under his knee for nearly nine minutes. Protests over the death of George Floyd were held in cities around world on Saturday, magnifying the voices of those speaking out against racism and police brutality. Two Buffalo police officers were arraigned Saturday morning on charges of assault in the second degree for pushing a 75-year-old man who was protesting outside City Hall on Thursday night, according to the Erie County District Attorney.