CHICAGO (Reuters) - Hundreds of anti-Wall Street demonstrators marched in Chicago on Thursday, blocking traffic on a major downtown bridge to protest cuts to federal programs and a lack of jobs, and police arrested 46 people.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hundreds of anti-Wall Street demonstrators blocked a downtown Los Angeles street on Thursday, snarling traffic on surrounding freeways before police moved in and arrested 23 people.
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday that he sympathized with the "frustration and angriness" exhibited by "Occupy Wall Street" protesters.
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Hundreds of anti-Wall Street demonstrators must leave their protest campsites in Portland, Oregon, by early Sunday morning, the city's mayor said on Thursday, setting the stage for a possible standoff.
RIO DE JANEIRO — Around 150 Brazilian activists held signs with angry slogans in downtown Rio de Janeiro in an "Occupy Rio" protest inspired by similar demonstrations in Spain and the United States.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Friday promised "dramatic enforcement actions" against Wall Street power brokers who helped guide the economy into a slump.
