Police across US ordered to soften their tactics to quell 'peaceful' marches

American police forces began reforming their practices and using de-escalation tactics as protests against racism and brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death stretched into a second weekend. On a humid afternoon in Washington, various groups of protesters gathered at points around the city before converging near the White House, where Mr Trump was in residence. Muriel Bowser, the city mayor, was cheered as she walked near the newly renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza. Protesters danced on the giant yellow "Black Lives Matter" letters painted on the road near the White House. Through a megaphone, a protester shouted: "We're out here for a reason. We're partying for a purpose."

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