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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Marrero, Juan (June 2, 2020). "Cuestionan silencio de Jenniffer González ante acciones de Trump sobre protestas". Metro (in Spanish). Retrieved June 3, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ García, Lyanne Meléndez (June 2, 2020). "Guardia Nacional de P. R. dice no es su prioridad controlar protestas en Estados Unidos". Metro (in Spanish). Retrieved June 3, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 3 "Se caldean los ánimos entre policías y manifestantes en La Fortaleza". NotiCel. June 2, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Celebrarán vigilia "Black Lives Matter" en Loíza". Telemundo Puerto Rico (in Spanish). May 31, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Tear Gas Clears Path for Trump to Visit Church". The New York Times. June 1, 2020. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved June 3, 2020.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 "Live Updates on George Floyd Protests: Impassioned Rallies Continue Across U.S." The New York Times. June 3, 2020. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved June 3, 2020.
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