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Five-year-old Michael Veteri stands in the intersection of N 22nd street at East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd where the road remained closed as protesters demanded justice for George Floyd and other victims of police brutality on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Tampa. [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times]
Calm returns to streets of St. Petersburg, Tampa after weekend of protest
Tampa on Sunday clashed with protesters but avoided a repeat of the previous night’s destruction. That night, St. Petersburg police broke up a tense protest outside HQ.
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New York City police officers face off with activists during a protest march in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of the Brooklyn borough on Sunday. [KEVIN HAGEN | AP]
Protests against police violence continued across the county. So did chaos and clashes between demonstrators and officers.
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Hours after Tampa store fire, ex-high school standouts come to rescue with cleanup
Several former local high school football standouts, including USF quarterback Jordan McCloud (standing, center left, black shirt) and his brother Ray-Ray (standing, center left, blue shirt) helped clean up debris around the Champs Sports store on Fowler Avenue on Sunday, May 31, 2020. The store was damaged during a fire late Saturday following protesting over the death of George Floyd. [Cadi Molina]
The former local prep stars are among those who lend a hand to help an area that was heavily damaged following protests that turned violent.
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Florida adds more than 700 coronavirus cases Sunday
Protesters and local law enforcement clash near the University of South Florida in Tampa in response to death of George Floyd on Saturday. Floyd died after being custody while pinned to the ground by a Minneapolis Police Officer's knee for several minutes. [OCTAVIO JONES | Times]
There were no new deaths reported in the Tampa Bay area, and just four statewide on Sunday.
Yesterday• Health
U.S. total
New today
Cases
1,789,364
+19,199
Deaths
104,358
+582
Florida total
Since Saturday
Cases
56,163
+739
Deaths
2,534
+4

Last updated 10:33 p.m. May 31 EDT. The Florida total includes in-state residents and non-residents who tested positive while visiting the state. Source: Johns Hopkins and Florida Department of Health

Elena Miyaras, 83, at right in the foreground, prays during morning services at the Cathedral of Saint Jude the Apostle in St. Petersburg on May 31, 2020. It was the church's first Sunday Mass since the coronavirus pandemic struck in March. [JOHN PENDYGRAFT | Times]
With caution and emotion, Tampa Bay churches reopen for Sunday services
From parishioners in face masks to a controversial Tampa pastor’s defiant rally, Sunday brought steps toward new ways of worship.
Yesterday• Health
National Guard activated in Tampa for protest response
Currently, 400 guardsmen are deployed around the state to work with law enforcement for crowd control and public safety.
Yesterday• Military
Tampa native, Mets star Pete Alonso: ‘I have a voice and I will not remain silent’
His heart “broken” over the killing of George Floyd, Alonso says he will fight for anyone who has been discriminated against.
Yesterday• Rays
In Tampa, life carries on among the ashes
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Yesterday• Opinion
Mosheda (left) and Tutu Hussain, proprietors of the Mobil gas station across from Busch Gardens. [JOEY KNIGHT | Tampa Bay Times]
Their Mobil station was set on fire. ‘We have no anger really.’
A couple that runs the Mobil gas station on Busch Boulevard returns to charred remains.
Yesterday• Crime
The wedding of Ashley Hill and Ron White takes place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg on Saturday, May 30, 2020. [WILL VRAGOVIC | Tampa Bay Rays]
No crowd, no players; just a stadium, a wedding, and a kind gesture
A Tampa couple had already endured heartbreak. When it looked like their wedding would be canceled, too, the Rays stepped in to help.
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