riots

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Guerra said the lack of affordable housing had created a unique moment: Even after the King riots, the Northridge earthquake and the O.J.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

"Since it has become impossible to celebrate a match without descending into riots, the only common sense response is a new doctrine: 'zero gatherings'," it demanded.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Ms. Dohrn would later have a hand in planning the student riots in Chicago in 1968.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

It meant the Met had to stage one of its most significant public order policing operations since the May Day riots of the early 2000s.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Whenever the riots broke out, all our neighbors would wisely hole up behind closed doors.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah