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Top eight CNS stories for today including protests inspired by the anti-racism movement in the United States broke out in European cities; Democrats in Congress took what they call legislative first steps at police reform; Bail was set at $1.25 million for the fired Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, and more.

/ June 8, 2020
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, and other members of Congress gather at the Emancipation Hall, kneel and observe a moment of silence to honor George Floyd, and victims of racial injustice, Monday, June 8, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Top eight CNS stories for today including protests inspired by the anti-racism movement in the United States broke out in European cities; Democrats in Congress took what they call legislative first steps at police reform; Bail was set at $1.25 million for the fired Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, and more.

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National

1.) Nearly two weeks of national protests ignited by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody prompted Democrats in Congress on Monday to take what they call legislative first steps at police reform.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, and other members of Congress gather at the Emancipation Hall, kneel and observe a moment of silence to honor George Floyd, and victims of racial injustice, Monday, June 8, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

2.) As daily protests sparked by the death of George Floyd continue while the country attempts to navigate through a pandemic, polling data released Monday shows that more voters are growing disenchanted with President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump walks from the White House through Lafayette Park to visit St. John's Church Monday, June 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

3.) Federal prisoners can have only so many fee waivers for lawsuits, and the Supreme Court ruled Monday that lawsuits dismissed with leave to amend count against that limit.

The U.S. Supreme Court. (Jack Rodgers/Courthouse News)

4.) While not as massive a jump as happened Friday, Monday’s market made sizable gains.

NYPD officers walk along a sparsely populated Wall Street, Friday, May 1, 2020, in the Manhattan borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Regional

5.) A Minnesota judge set bail at $1.25 million Monday for the fired Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, which sparked massive protests against racism and police violence around the world.

A crowd gathers in front of Houston City Hall on Tuesday, June 3, 2020, to remember the late George Floyd. (Courthouse News photo/Cameron Langford)

6.) New York Governor Andrew Cuomo rode the subway Monday morning to prove that the trains are safe for commuters as the city joined the rest of the state in loosening restrictions meant to keep the coronavirus pandemic in check.

"If it wasn't safe, I wouldn't ask anyone to go on the subway," New York Governor Andrew Cuomo tweeted on June 8, alongside this photo. (Image via Courthouse News)

International

7.) Protests inspired by the anti-racism movement in the United States broke out in European cities over the weekend, with demonstrators pulling down a statue of a famous slave trader in the United Kingdom and Brussels seeing looting and clashes between protesters and police.

Protesters throw a statue of slave trader Edward Colston into Bristol harbour, during a Black Lives Matter protest rally, in Bristol, England, Sunday June 7, 2020, in response to the recent killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis, USA, that has led to protests in many countries and across the US. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)

8.) The trial of four men charged with 298 counts of murder for their alleged role in the downing of a Malaysian Airlines plane resumed Monday, with one defense attorney arguing coronavirus travel restrictions have hindered their preparations.

FILE - In this Thursday, July 17, 2014 file photo, people walk amongst the debris at the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Grabove, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)
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