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The largely peaceful protests during the "No Kings Day" demonstration in downtown Los Angeles took an intense turn in the afternoon. Police ordered the crowd to disperse at about 4:15 p.m. PDT near Alameda Street and Temple Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department's Central Division.
In Los Angeles, 38 people were arrested downtown on Saturday night, police said Sunday. In Huntington Beach, police arrested a convicted felon they said had a loaded handgun.
That’s part of why George Atkinson, a former high school government teacher, felt compelled to join a protest in downtown Houston on Saturday. The 89-year-old affixed a sign to his walker that read, “The clothes have no emperor! He’s all hat and no cattle!”
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that the nightly curfew will be extended for a few more days amid ongoing protests against immigration raids.
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NBC Los Angeles on MSNWhat to know about ‘No Kings' protests in Los AngelesA week of demonstrations continues into the weekend in Los Angeles with events planned around the nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests. ‘No Kings’ events and other gatherings are expected in downtown Los Angeles,
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Amazon S3 on MSNNo Kings rally seen in LA as military marks 250th anniversaryA 'No Kings' rally was held in Los Angeles, coinciding with a high-profile military parade led by President Donald Trump. Footage shows demonstrators marching through downtown on June 14, carrying anti-Trump signs and waving flags.
More than 1,500 events were announced throughout the U.S. to send a loud message to President Donald Trump: “In America, we don’t do kings.”
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NBC Los Angeles on MSNHow mostly peaceful ‘No Kings' rally in downtown LA suddenly turned chaoticNew groups of people were seen arriving at the rally, throwing objects at law enforcement officials at around 4 p.m. Saturday.
Protesters across the United States have brandished placards declaring “no kings!” in recent days, keen to send a message one-man rule is not acceptable. The defeat of the forces of King George III in the United States’ revolutionary war of 1775–83 saw the end of royal rule in the US.
The Texas Department of Safety has arrested a man in connection with a “credible threat toward state legislators” attending Saturday's protest.
After a week of protests over federal immigration raids, about 200 Marines have moved into Los Angeles to guard a federal building and personnel in the city.