District of Columbia National Guard Maj. Adam DeMarco told lawmakers that defense officials were searching for crowd control technology deemed too unpredictable to use in war zones.
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Posted inBusiness, Food
The Wrap: Bread, cookies and chocolate
Ameera Bread is closed indefinitely, Leigh Kellis turns to cookies, and Black Dinah chooses a new name.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Portland chief’s focus on unity, respect welcome, but more work must be done
Now the police force needs to listen carefully to the community without becoming defensive.
Posted inLocal & State, News
South Portland creates 2 panels to address racism concerns, policing
The Human Rights Commission is intended to be a permanent panel working against hatred, bigotry and discrimination in South Portland.
Posted inNation & World
Louisville to pay millions to Breonna Taylor’s family, reform police
Taylor’s mother calls the settlement ‘significant,’ but says the family is still moving forward with criminal charges.
Posted inNation & World
Prosecutors: Minneapolis officer used neck restraints in past arrests
Derek Chauvin, the white police officer accused of murder in the death of George Floyd, had used such restraints 7 times before the fatal incident in May, they say.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook Police data shows disproportionate use of force on Blacks
The police chief and advocates hope to continue public conversations about race and Westbrook police.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Police say protester in Portland threatened man with gun
A man who was protesting police brutality Monday showed a handgun in a threatening manner to a motorcyclist stopped at an intersection, police say, and was charged with criminal threatening.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Portland leaders call for peaceful demonstration, ask opponents to leave guns at home
Fearing counter-protests and violent confrontation at a planned Black Lives Matter demonstration Saturday, Portland police are asking everyone to remain peaceful and leave weapons at home.
Posted inNation & World, Sports
‘No justice, no Derby’ is latest cry in a city grappling with racial tensions
Crowds outside the shuttered gates of Churchill Downs have been protesting instead of partying.