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Portland on Tuesday witnessed its 62nd consecutive night of protests – with hundreds of demonstrators once again gathering by a federal courthouse and some tossing fireworks – prompting federal officers to launch tear gas to cause them to disperse. This conflict has become a routine occurrence, and several speakers and activists across the street at Lownsdale Park urged crowds not to engage with federal law enforcement because, by doing so, they argue it only further distracts from the Black Lives Matter movement. A crowd of several hundred people would eventually gather along SW Third Avenue, mostly concentrated outside the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse and the Multnomah County Justice Center. People blocked vehicular traffic in the area for several hours. During this time, people in the crowd made speeches, yelled, chanted and banged on the fence surrounding the courthouse, according to a summary of events put together by the Portland Police Bureau.

Biden reflexively says "Welcome to Kingswood Community Centre" a place he used to work, he says he forgot where he was and tried to play it off like a joke. This is classic Alzheimer's.

RICHMOND, Va. - A hologram of George Floyd is set to appear at the sites of former Confederate statues across the U.S. The display, called "A Monumental Change: The George Floyd Hologram Memorial Project," will first be shown July 28 at the Robert E. Lee statue, renamed by Black Lives Matter activists as the Marcus David Peters Circle, in Richmond, Virginia. It will travel to five sites this week in North Carolina, Georgia and more, mirroring the route of the 1961 Freedom Rides. The hologram forms a 3D image of Floyd out of fireflies and his name in graffiti, reflecting the murals painted nationwide and around the world in his memory. #facepalm

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Houston police have charged a 12-year-old boy with murder in connection with a woman’s shooting death Saturday, FOX 26 reported. First responders found Sharon Hawkins, a 50-year-old courthouse security guard, dead of gunshot wounds in the bedroom of a co-worker’s apartment in the Greenspoint neighborhood around 4:40 p.m. The boy, whose identity is being withheld due to his age, had initially been considered a witness, according to two detectives on the case. He allegedly told police he saw someone dressed in all black leaving the scene – but investigators found no signs of forced entry, and the boy became a suspect. Houston police announced they had a possible suspect detained as early as Saturday – but did not announce charges until Monday. The boy faces charges of murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Police transferred him into the custody of Harris County Juvenile Probation authorities.

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Muslim pilgrims maintain social distancing as they circle the Kaaba at the Grand mosque during the annual Haj pilgrimage amid the coronavirus pandemic, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia July 29. Saudi Ministry of Media/Handout via REUTERS