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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) is among the women under consideration to be former Vice President Biden's running mate, according to a new report. Politico reported on Monday that Bottoms, along with Florida Rep. Val DemingsValdez (Val) Venita DemingsDemocrats seek to tap into fury over George Floyd Trump officials claim there is no systemic racism…

U.S.|Birmingham Mayor Orders Removal of Confederate Monument in Public ParkThe statue, at the center of a legal fight, was defaced and damaged during a protest on Sunday night.An unidentified man walks past a toppled statue of Charles Linn, a city founder who was in the Confederate Navy, in Birmingham, Ala., on Monday, following a night…

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio insisted Monday that his 25-year-old daughter was “peacefully protesting” and “not doing anything that would provoke a negative response” when she was arrested late Saturday night during demonstrations against the death of George Floyd.Chiara de Blasio was taken into custody in Manhattan after allegedly blocking traffic and then refusing to move, law enforcement sources told the New York Post.NYC…

May 31, 2020 | 9:39pm | Updated May 31, 2020 | 10:06pm Enlarge Image Chiara de Blasio at her brother's college graduation in 2019. Douglas Healey New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s daughter was arrested at a Manhattan protest on Saturday night, law enforcement sources told The Post on Sunday. Chiara de Blasio, 25,…

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio defended the New York City Police Department after a pair of the force’s SUVs drove into a crowd during Saturday’s protest against George Floyd's death.De Blasio reacted after videos were posted to social media, which showed protesters moving a yellow barrier in front a police vehicle in Brooklyn. Protesters…