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NYC to pay millions to protesters arrested at George Floyd demonstration

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New York City agreed to pay millions of dollars to protestors who were arrested at a George Floyd protest in June 2020.

The settlement, if approved by a federal judge, would award $21,500 to each of the more than 300 people arrested during the demonstration.

A class-action lawsuit accused New York police of trapping peaceful protesters in a strategy known as "kettling," as well as using batons and pepper spray.

Read more from Reuters.

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