Chaos erupts in Seattle, Portland on inauguration day
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Election 2020: Police in cities nationwide bracing for potential unrest in days before, after Nov. 3
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Many police departments hoping for the best, planning for the worst around Election Day. The backdrop of a summer of civil unrest in America’s largest cities and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic looms large as motivated voters prepare to submit their ballots for president in … Read More
Talking Heads Finally Accept Reality of Riots — Only to Pin Blame on White Nationalists and Russians
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Rioters make a barricade in Portland, Ore., August 23, 2020. (Terray Sylvester/Reuters) Others have continued to argue it doesn’t exist or has been blown out of proportion. After months of daily unrest and violent crime surges in major American cities, some … Read More
Violence in Portland after far-right groups rally
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The Proud Boys and other far-right groups rally in downtown Portland, Oregon on Aug. 22 for the second Saturday in a row. Photo: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Federal authorities intervened after clashes between armed far-right groups, some with “ties to fascist” … Read More
Portland mayor tear-gassed by federal agents, riot declared
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Wheeler had joined protesters downtown earlier in the evening for a listening session where he thanked them for opposing the Trump administration’s “occupation” of the city in the deployment of federal agents A riot was declared in Portland just after midnight Thursday morning … Read More