The Daily Populous

Wednesday May 6th, 2020 evening edition

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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Joe Biden: "The video is clear: Ahmaud Arbery was killed in cold blood".

The Democrats' likely presidential candidate Joe Biden has demanded justice over the killing of an unarmed black man in the US state of Georgia.

Mr Biden said his heart went out to the family of Ahmaud Arbery.

A district attorney in Georgia has now ruled that a grand jury should decide whether charges should be brought.

More than 100 people took part in a protest in Brunswick on Tuesday night, demanding justice for Mr Arbery.

In a police report, Gregory McMichael says he saw Mr Arbery and believed he resembled the suspect in a series of break-ins.

Joe Biden sent out a tweet saying: "The video is clear: Ahmaud Arbery was killed in cold blood. »

For the first time in its history, New York City deliberately shut down its entire subway system this morning

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(CNN) For the first time in its 115-year history, New York City deliberately shut down its entire subway system Wednesday morning.

The New York City subway has been shut down because of weather: Hurricane Irene in 2011 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012 .

"If this were a normal moment, we would have planned this for months," New York City Transit President Sarah Feinberg said. »

Hungary no longer a democracy: report

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán | Sean Gallup/Getty Images Hungary no longer a democracy: report NGO describes ‘a stunning democratic breakdown.’.

According to the report's methodology, Hungary is now a "hybrid regime," having lost its status as a "semi-consolidated democracy" due to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's continued assaults on the country's democratic institutions.

Poland isn't far behind, according to the report, which says there have been spectacular attacks on the judiciary by the ruling Law and Justice party. »

Michigan is considering move to ban guns inside state Capitol Building

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Michigan is considering move to ban guns inside state Capitol Building.

LANSING – The Michigan Capitol Commission has sought legal advice and could make a decision Monday on whether guns should be banned inside the Capitol, the vice chairman of the commission said Tuesday.

John Truscott, a Republican and vice chairman of the six-member Michigan State Capitol Commission, which oversees the building, said he was "very disturbed" by what he saw Thursday. »