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Cincinnati declares emergency as riot protests roil city
Mayor Charles Luken imposed a citywide curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m and called in state help after 86 arrests in a fourth day of rioting over the shooting of an unarmed black man by a white officer. Governor Taft ordered police support and possible National Guard deployment. Tim Thomas's death sparked the unrest. national leaders urged calm and nonviolent resolution.
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