Teachers in Portland, Oregon, temporarily shut down a major bridge Tuesday morning as they marched in a strike started roughly three weeks ago. Members of the Portland Association of Teachers union and their supporters stopped in the middle of the Burnside Bridge for about 15 minutes, KGW reported. By 9 …
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Portland Mayor Keith Wilson ordered the removal of police tape near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility this week despite the federal government’s call for the establishment of a perimeter around the ICE location, according to a report on oregonlive.com. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited the ICE facility …
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Since no one claimed a Powerball win on Saturday, Oct. 11, the next Powerball drawing rolled over to Monday evening. The estimated jackpot for the Monday night drawing was $258 million — with a cash value (lump sum) of $120.8 million. And now, with no winners of that, per the …
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Portland, Oregon, business owners sounded the alarm over the city’s crime crisis Tuesday as President Donald Trump faces legal roadblocks in keeping federal troops on the ground to help mitigate the problem. “We need help here,” said Amy Nichols, whose local business has been the victim of 10 break-ins. After …
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Chaos continued to erupt in Portland as federal agents were captured in a dramatic video arresting multiple protesters and deploying tear gas late Sunday — minutes after a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration’s deployment of the National Guard to the city. In the footage, …
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Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a woman accused of assault near the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Portland, Oregon, after one of its “dialogue liaison officers,” sworn officers tasked with “hold[ing] a safe space” for protesters, lost track of her. Portland Police Bureau officials said …
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Actress and singer Reneé Rapp delivered a scathing critique of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and President Donald Trump in an expletive-laden rant during her concert in Portland, Oregon, Monday. While performing at Portland’s Moda Center, the “Sex Lives of College Girls” star denounced the recent ICE raids in the …
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The Trump administration urged a federal judge during a hearing in Oregon on Friday to terminate a restraining order and clear the way for the government to deploy National Guard troops in Portland. The administration argued to Judge Karin Immergut that a higher court had already greenlit President Donald Trump’s …
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Portland City Councilor Mitch Green reaffirmed his call for National Guard troops to reject deployment orders, responding to Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s assertion that Guardsmen must follow the chain of command regardless of her personal objections. “I respectfully disagree with the terminology in the oath of service,” Green told CNN …
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A 61-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday after allegedly attacking at least one Alaska Airlines crew member on a flight from Portland, Oregon, to Dallas, prompting an emergency landing at Boise Airport in Idaho. Tracy Barkhimer, 61, of White Salmon, Washington, is charged with two counts of misdemeanor battery, according to …
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