Chicago cops unleashed tear gas and charged on protesters Friday night after they attempted to tear down a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw fireworks at officers. At least four protesters were injured after chaos erupted in Grant Park as hundreds of demonstrators gathered around the Columbus statue and vandalized it with graffiti. The protesters aimed fireworks at police guarding the statue to push them back before they tied the monument up with ropes and tried to drag it down. CBS reported that at least a dozen people were arrested. One had also sustained injuries that were being evaluated at the scene. Angry clashes were seen as the protesters were herded out of the area and cops removed the ropes from the statue.

MEXICO CITY - A video depicting a sprawling military-style convoy of one of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartels circulated on social networks on Friday just as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador visited the group’s heartland. In the two-minute clip, members of the fearsome Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) stand in fatigues alongside a seemingly endless procession of armored vehicles. “Only Mencho’s people,” members of the cartel shout, pumping their fists and flashing their long guns. The cry was a salute to their leader, Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera, one of the country’s most-wanted drug lords. The video’s release coincided with Lopez Obrador’s visit to the states of Guanajuato, Jalisco and Colima, some of the cartel’s strongholds. “They are sending a clear message... that they basically rule Mexico, not Lopez Obrador,” said Mike Vigil, a former chief of international operations for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

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