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PORTLAND, Ore. — Protesters who say they were tear-gassed, shot at, pepper-sprayed and assaulted outside a federal courthouse while peacefully demonstrating and rendering aid to others sued the Trump administration Monday over its use of force during nightly demonstrations in downtown Portland.A group of five women and two organizations, including longtime Black Lives Matter protesters…

A protester holds a Black Lives Matter sign in front of the White House. In 2015, thousands of Black activists gathered in Ohio for the first national Black Lives Matter convention to consider where the movement would direct its energy. Attendees in the crowd held up red construction paper to signal “no” to a handful…

Dr. Harvey Risch, an epidemiology professor at Yale School of Public Health, said on Tuesday that he thinks hydroxychloroquine could save 75,000 to 100,000 lives if the drug is widely used to treat coronavirus.“There are many doctors that I’ve gotten hostile remarks about saying that all the evidence is bad for it and, in fact, that is…

New York City’s Black Lives Matter mural outside Trump Tower was vandalized for the second time in 24 hours on Saturday, and the third time in the last week.Two women were arrested on Saturday afternoon after vandalizing the mural. The suspects, Edmee Chavannes, 39, and Bevelyn Beatty, 29, were taken into custody and charged with…

Associated Press Published 8:04 p.m. ET July 18, 2020 | Updated 7:51 a.m. ET July 19, 2020CLOSE A man was recorded throwing red paint onto the Black Lives Matter mural that was painted on the street in front Trump Tower in New York City. WochitNEW YORK – A “Black Lives Matter” mural painted on the…