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The Reverend Al Sharpton, Texas Democratic congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and Houston police chief Art Acevedo arrive at the Fountain of Praise church in Houston, Texas, for George Floyd's funeral. IMAGES
President Joe Biden endorses Kamala Harris to defeat “loser” Donald Trump in the November election, during his emotional farewell speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday. The 81-year-old, who quit the White House race in July, urged Americans to "put a prosecutor in the Oval Office instead of a convicted felon," referring to one of Harris's previous roles. SOUNDBITE
Donald Trump slams his New York criminal trial as an "assault on America." "It's a case that should have never been brought," the former president says as he arrives at a Manhattan court for his historic hush money trial. IMAGES
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio joins civil rights leader Al Sharpton and various leaders as they kneel for 9 minutes and 29 seconds - the amount of time Derek Chauvin knelt of George Floyd's neck - to mark the first anniversary of Floyd’s death. IMAGES
Protesters gather as Jacob Blake's uncle and the Reverend Jesse Jackson speak ahead of US President Donald Trump's uninvited visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin to push a law and order message in the city at the center of demonstrations against racism and police brutality. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.