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New Protests March Through Miami, Target Apple, Macy's In New York

Demonstrators storm the Macy's on 34th Street in New York on Friday to protest the Staten Island, New York grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer involved in the chokehold death of Eric Garner in July. i i

Demonstrators storm the Macy's on 34th Street in New York on Friday to protest the Staten Island, New York grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer involved in the chokehold death of Eric Garner in July. Andrew Burton/Getty Images hide caption

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Demonstrators storm the Macy's on 34th Street in New York on Friday to protest the Staten Island, New York grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer involved in the chokehold death of Eric Garner in July.

Demonstrators storm the Macy's on 34th Street in New York on Friday to protest the Staten Island, New York grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer involved in the chokehold death of Eric Garner in July.

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More than 100 demonstrators lapped Manhattan's Columbus Circle off Central Park, then held a die-in at a nearby Apple store, NPR's Will Huntsbury reports.

Protests also continued across the country, with demonstrators blocking a major causeway in Miami, marching from Yale Law School in Connecticut to a nearby courthouse, and blocking downtown streets in Providence, R.I.

Protesters pause for a moment of silence in the rotunda of the Missouri Capitol as others watch Friday during a gathering at the completion of a seven-day march to Jefferson City, Mo. a 130-mile walk from the shooting site in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo. i i

Protesters pause for a moment of silence in the rotunda of the Missouri Capitol as others watch Friday during a gathering at the completion of a seven-day march to Jefferson City, Mo. a 130-mile walk from the shooting site in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption

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Protesters pause for a moment of silence in the rotunda of the Missouri Capitol as others watch Friday during a gathering at the completion of a seven-day march to Jefferson City, Mo. a 130-mile walk from the shooting site in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo.

Protesters pause for a moment of silence in the rotunda of the Missouri Capitol as others watch Friday during a gathering at the completion of a seven-day march to Jefferson City, Mo. a 130-mile walk from the shooting site in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo.

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Protestors block an intersection with a four-and-a-half minute "die-in" Friday in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) i i

Protestors block an intersection with a four-and-a-half minute "die-in" Friday in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) Cliff Owen/AP hide caption

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Protestors block an intersection with a four-and-a-half minute "die-in" Friday in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Protestors block an intersection with a four-and-a-half minute "die-in" Friday in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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A protester holds an American flag with the word "Indict" painted on it Friday during a protest in Miami. i i

A protester holds an American flag with the word "Indict" painted on it Friday during a protest in Miami. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption

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A protester holds an American flag with the word "Indict" painted on it Friday during a protest in Miami.

A protester holds an American flag with the word "Indict" painted on it Friday during a protest in Miami.

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