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Feb 27 2024
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Oregon groups divided over proposed drug law changes
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — With the clock ticking on the short Oregon legislative session, House Republican lawmakers tried and failed to get their version of a bill recriminalizing possession of illegal drugs. But the Senate’s version of that bill is expected to head to the floor for a vote Tuesday night. House Bill 4002 would rollback parts of Measure 110, to criminalize possession of small
KOIN 6Feb 20 2024
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Multnomah County chair rejects ambulance staffing changes; ‘AMR is failing our community,’ she says
Slow ambulance response times plague Multnomah County, officials agree. But months after airing their deepening concerns, elected leaders have yet to agree on a solution. The latest sign of discord came Tuesday when Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson announced she would not give in to demands from at least one county commissioner, a Portland city commissioner and Portland’s fire
The OregonianJun 01 2023
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3 activists arrested on financial crimes related to Atlanta's 'Cop City' protests
Three organizers who have been providing aid to people protesting a proposed police and fire training center in Atlanta were arrested Wednesday and charged with financial crimes, police said. Marlon Scott Kautz, 39, Savannah D. Patterson, 30, and Adele MacLean, 42, were charged with money laundering and charity fraud, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a statement. Jail records
"USA Today" ContributorJul 31 2023
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French embassy in Niger is attacked as protesters waving Russian flags march through capital
Thousands of people backing the coup in Niger marched through the streets of the capital denouncing France, the country’s former colonial power, waving Russian flags, and setting a door at the French Embassy ablaze on Sunday before the army broke up the crowd.
Demonstrators in Niger are openly resentful of France, and Russia is seen by some as a powerful alternative. The nature of
Associated PressJul 04 2023
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Georgia condemns Ukraine for its protests over health of former president Saakashvili
Georgia’s Foreign Ministry criticized Ukraine on Tuesday for urging the Georgian ambassador to return to Tbilisi for consultations over the poor health of imprisoned former president Mikheil Saakashvili, who is also a Ukrainian citizen. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry had summoned Georgian Ambassador George Zakarashvili to express its protest over the apparent significant deterioration in the
Washington PostNov 29 2022
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China plans 'crackdown' after Covid protests
China's top security agency has called for a crackdown on "hostile forces" after rare protests against Covid rules in Chinese cities at the weekend.
Police officers have flooded now-empty protest sites, with some protesters saying police have contacted them to seek information on their whereabouts.
Meanwhile the country's health officials say lockdowns should be "imposed and
BBC NewsAug 30 2020
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Patriot Prayer leaders says Portland shooting victim supported group
The man killed after Portland protesters clashed with Trump supporters was a backer of the right-wing group Patriot Prayer, it was reported Sunday.
Joey Gibson, head of the Washington state group, also described the dead man as a “good friend,” the Associated Press reported.
An AP freelance photographer who was in the area where the shooting took place Saturday night said the man
Fox News (Online News)Oct 22 2020
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Nigerian #EndSARS Protests
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
Founded in 1984, SARS or the Special Anti-Robbery Squad was formed to address the increase in armed robbery and crime in Nigeria. However, many Nigerians have accused SARS of unlawful arrests and abuses of power Abridge NewsJun 02 2023
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Protesters flock to North Hollywood elementary school ahead of Pride event
At Saticoy Elementary School in North Hollywood on Friday, a controversial few days will come to a head, though it remains to be seen if this will be the end of the debate over teaching LGBTQ topics at schools. For Pride month, teachers will read students Mary Hoffman’s book “The Great Big Book of Families,” which Goodreads called “a celebration of the diverse fabric of kith and kin the world
KTLAMay 31 2023
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Atlanta Police Arrest Organizers of Bail Fund for Cop City Protesters
a heavily armed Atlanta Police Department SWAT team raided a house in Atlanta and arrested three of its residents. Their crime? Organizing legal support and bail funds for protesters and activists who have faced indiscriminate arrest and overreaching charges in the struggle to stop the construction of a vast police training facility — dubbed Cop City — atop a forest in Atlanta. In a joint
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