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Target also said it will give its employees슬롯 머신 사이트 추천up to 14 days of scheduled hours during store closures, including COVID-19 premium pay. "They will also be able to work at other nearby Target locations," read the statement. Of 175 closed stores,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천71 are closed in Minnesota, 49 in California, 12 in New York, and the rest are shut in various other states. There have been reports of riots and looting amid rising tensions over슬롯 머신 사이트 추천George Floyd's death.

Videos have surfaced on social media showing people barging into슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Louis Vuitton, Gucci,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Nike and Apple stores and fleeing with items. Widespread protests erupted after a video of sacked슬롯 머신 사이트 추천police officer슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Derek Chauvin슬롯 머신 사이트 추천kneeling on Floyd's neck emerged online. In the video, Floyd can be heard saying: "I can't breathe, I can't breathe". He later died in police custody.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder.

US President Donald Trump marked his sorrow over the death of Floyd, with a statement issued by the White House claiming that he was "very disturbed" on being informed. Trump, however, has disapproved the violent protests which have erupted슬롯 머신 사이트 추천across the country, prompting authorities to impose curfew in several cities.

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