Somali security forces and others search for bodies near destroyed buildings at the scene of Saturday's blast in Mogadishu, Somalia. Photo: Farah Abdi Warsameh / AP
The death toll from the truck bomb in the Somali capital of Mogadishu — currently at 276 — keeps rising, the Washington Post reports. More than 275 are injured. Somalia's government has blamed the al Qaeda-linked Al-Shabab extremist group for the attack.
Former Vice President Joe Biden meets with clergy members and community activists during a visit to Bethel AME Church in Wilmington, Del. on June 1, 2020. Photo: JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images
Vice President Joe Biden is calling George Floyd’s dying words “a wake-up call for our nation,” and criticized President Trump’s decision to unleash tear gas on peaceful protesters outside the White House, in a civil rights speech from Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Why it matters: Biden in the address drew a sharp contrast between himself and Trump, whose first remarks addressing nationwide unrest Monday highlighted law and order, extreme demonstrations of militarized “strength” and other blustery threats.
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U.S. forces yesterday used tear gas on peaceful protesters outside the White House gates, prior to a declared curfew, clearing a path for President Trump to visit a riot-damaged church for a photo opportunity.
The state of play: Two of the largest U.S. producers of tear gas are owned by private equity firms, but those firms have no interest in discussing their ownership.