Tou Thao will ask the judge to dismiss the charges at a hearing on Sept. 11.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster
New Gloucester group calls on AMVETS to stop using Confederate flag
The group also held its first monthly anti-racism rally last Saturday at Coolidge Family Farms on Lewiston Road.
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Supervisors’ union president: Lack of support from elected officials demoralizing to Portland police
A recently approved City Council proposal creating a Racial Equity Steering Committee leaves out important context.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Barr defends aggressive federal response to protests
The hearing marks the attorney general’s first appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, bringing him face-to-face with a panel that is holding hearings on what Democrats say is politicization of the Justice Department under his watch.
Posted inNation & World
Congress passes Wilson, Rubio bill to study societal forces affecting Black men
The bill is modeled after a Florida commission that was created in 2006 by Rubio and Wilson when they served in the Florida Legislature together.
Posted inNation & World
National Guard commander says police used ‘excessive force’ on DC protesters to clear path for Trump
Adam DeMarco is scheduled to testify Tuesday before a House committee investigating the government’s actions in clearing protesters away from Lafayette Square with projectiles, gas, smoke and mounted police.
Posted inNation & World
Protests explode across the country; police declare riots in Washington, Oregon
In Seattle, police said protesters set fire to a construction site for a juvenile detention facility. In Portland, protesters broached a federal courthouse.
Posted inNation & World
Tear gas fired again; Oregon protest standoff continues
About 3,000 people gather in Portland, chanting ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘Feds go home’ to the sound of drums.
Posted inNation & World
Portland struggles with liberal identity under nation’s gaze
The mayor – who is also the police commissioner – is increasingly unpopular with those who say he couldn’t, or wouldn’t, control officers.
Posted inSports
It’s Opening Day with the virus – masked men, empty parks, odd sounds
The MLB season opens with two games on Thursday night, and as surreal as the scene might appear in the age of coronavirus … it’s still baseball.