Atlanta police center riot - Cholesterol treatment advances - Korea-Japan diplomatic resolution

Source: Reuters

1. Summary
   On Monday about 100 black-clad protestors stormed a proposed Atlanta-area police training center. Some set fire to construction vehicles, launched fireworks at officers, and threw Molotov cocktails. 35 were detained and 23 were charged with domestic terrorism. All but two arrestees are from out-of-state. No officers were injured.
   
   Investigators describe the attack as coordinated. They believe participants attended a nearby music festival before moving towards the training center. Activists have protested the $90 million center that they call "Cop City" for months, saying it will militarize the police and harm the environment.
   
   Tensions between police and activists have run high for weeks. On Jan. 18, when authorities cleared out a protest encampment, one protestor was killed by police after he shot a state trooper. Some have argued that authorities deployed rarely-used terrorism charges excessively: of 20 protestors charged with terrorism from December to January, none were accused of injuring anyone, and nine only trespassed.

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   23 people charged with domestic terrorism after attack on Atlanta police center 'Cop City.'
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   Southern Poverty Law Center lawyer arrested, charged with domestic terrorism amid Atlanta 'Cop City' attack.
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   Georgia police are invoking a terrorism law against activists accused of little more than trespassing.
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