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In a podcast interview, DeSantis defended the law, saying drivers surrounded by a threatening crowd have the right to “flee for your safety,” even if it means hitting someone.

Doherty said the demonstration was about standing up to "racist thugs who have been on our streets intimidating and threatening families and driving them from their homes".

In previous incidents, the Israeli military said troops opened fire when suspects approached them in what they deemed a threatening manner.

Ardern is so appealing, her manner so purposeful despite her admitted anxieties, that her struggle to respond forcefully and humanely to the pandemic — then endure threatening protests fueled by American-grown disinformation — is hard to watch.

Republicans have begun threatening reprisals against outspoken Democrats, including Bass, with some hinting at criminal prosecution.