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The George Floyd protests have sped-up the push to remove public art and roadways that glorify Confederate heroes and other reminders of a troubled past.

The place where George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, is now transformed, at least temporarily, into a daily rememberance. People gather to heal, to protest and to be together.

U.S. employers added 200,000 jobs to payrolls in January, a big improvement from December. The Labor Department report, released Friday morning, showed unemployment unchanged at 4.1%. But there was one surprise: African-American unemployment shot up after hitting a record low in December.

For many, the Gospel is more about the need for personal salvation than the duty to address societal ills.

The Rev. Al Sharpton gives the eulogy at Thursday's memorial for George Floyd in Minneapolis. Floyd, 46, died in police custody on May 25.

The latest day of protests of police treatment of African Americans was peaceful again, and some demonstrators outside the White House stayed, even as rain, thunder and lightning pounded the capital.

Collins has mostly avoided commenting on Trump's pandemic response, but she criticized his administration's decision to forcefully clear peaceful protesters from a square in front of the White House.

U.S. employers unexpectedly added jobs last month as the unemployment rate declined, signs that people are returning to work as states reopen their economies. President Trump celebrated the news.

A medical examiner ruled this week the black man's death in police custody was a homicide, and the officers were placed on leave. But the Washington city's top politician says that's not enough.

The president intimates that George Floyd, killed by police, would be happy with the lower than expected unemployment rate.