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Driving into protesters, arresting journalists, tear-gassing peaceful protesters, and now, knocking down a 75-year-old man?! This is just DESPICABLE.

Two Buffalo Police officers were suspended without pay after knocking down a 75-year-old man that left him bleeding from the head in front of Buffalo City Hall during a protest on Thursday night, according to WBFO. ***WARNING!! This video contains GRAPHIC CONTENT** In a statement released on Twitter, Mayor Byron Brown of Buffalo said he was "deeply disturbed by the video." "After days of peaceful protests and several meetings between myself, police leadership and members of the community, tonight's event is disheartening," Brown said. It's only been a little over a week since the protests began in response to the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man who died shortly after a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, kept his knee pinned to Floyd's neck, yet so many instances of injustice by police have been caught on camera across the United States from arresting journalists on live air, to attacking journalists, to driving an SUV through...

What powerful women in 'World On Fire'

Photo Credit: MASTERPIECE | PBS  / Facebook We've survived two Sundays without "World On Fire." The first season had come crashing down to a cliffhanger. While we wait for the moment to find out whether Kasia will meet Harry at the top of the hill or if Lois will go through with marrying the dashing Canadian pilot, Vernon, let's use this time to spotlight the very different, yet very powerful women. **SPOILERS AHEAD!!** Lois She's very   headstrong.  For instance, in the season finale (S1 ep. 7), she strongly tells Harry that she doesn't want him to be part of her or the baby's life. Another trait to describe her would be spontaneous. After his return from Poland and even though she sensed he was hooking up with someone else, she decided to have sex with him resulting in an unplanned pregnancy at a very inconvenient time: World War II. Despite the circumstances, instead of just weeping about it, it seems she easily accepted the com...