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A simple “sorry” would have sufficed. DJ David Guetta is being dragged on social media for a tone-deaf tribute to George Floyd that included a remixed speech by Martin Luther King Jr. Guetta, 52, was hosting a livestreamed fund-raising event on a New York City rooftop for coronavirus relief efforts on Saturday when he played …

Halsey says she was hit by pellets and “gassed” for hours as she stood with Yungblud on the frontlines of George Floyd protests in Los Angeles. “I dont know how to articulate the horrors of today. [National Guard] + officers firing rounds into kneeling crowds,” the 25-year-old “Nightmare” singer tweeted Sunday in a series of …

The CEO of pharmaceutical giant Merck on Monday said he watched the videotape of George Floyd being killed by a white officer with the knowledge that it “could be me.” “What the African American community sees in that videotape is that this African American man, who could be me or any other African American man, …

Some Facebook employees are slamming the social network for not following Twitter’s example in flagging posts from President Trump. Numerous Facebook workers — including a number identifying themselves as high-level employees — criticized the company on Twitter over the weekend as protests over the death of George Floyd gripped the nation. “Mark is wrong, and …

Apple CEO Tim Cook condemned the “senseless” police killing of George Floyd in a note to employees announcing that the tech giant would donate money in response to the incident. In the Sunday memo, Cook cast Floyd’s death as the latest manifestation of systemic racism that has affected even his own staff. Just 9 percent …

US stocks slid Monday as Wall Street grappled with mounting unrest over police brutality and continued tensions with China. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped as much as 140.82 points, or 0.5 percent, to 25,242.29 at the open, while the S&P 500 fell as much as 0.4 percent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost as much …

John Cusack says he faced police batons in Chicago after trying to film a burning car during a protest over George Floyd’s death. The “America’s Sweetheart” star, 53, posted choppy footage on Twitter of a burning car and said police “came at” him with batons in an attempt to stop him. John CusackGetty Images “Cops …

That’s it? Protesters ignited by the death of George Floyd are dragging luxury designer Virgil Abloh for being cheap in supporting their cause. Abloh, 39, is the artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear collection and CEO of the trendy label Off-White. Abloh posted on his Instagram stories that he had donated $50 to protesters in …

Major retailers including Walmart, Target and CVS have closed stores as protests over the police killing of George Floyd turned violent, according to reports. Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, shut hundreds of stores Sunday afternoon as protesters clashed with police and looting roiled some places. Damage from protests kept dozens of Walmart stores closed all …

Sunday evening’s demonstrations began peacefully but deteriorated into firecrackers, tear gas and multiple fires. Multiple fires broke out near the White House late on Sunday evening, as angry protesters gathered in Washington DC for the third night in a row following the death of George Floyd. Sunday evening’s protests in front of the White House …