{"id":67281,"date":"2020-06-04T15:55:44","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T15:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.140.144.153\/2020\/06\/04\/george-floyd-effect-protests-in-france-against-police-violence\/"},"modified":"2020-06-04T15:55:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T15:55:44","slug":"george-floyd-effect-protests-in-france-against-police-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/george-floyd-effect-protests-in-france-against-police-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"George Floyd effect: Protests in France against police violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-responsive-container\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k2jlyAb4vB5M0sw5rTJ\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why is #BlackLivesMatter topping Twitter trends in France? 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