In late May, riots and looting broke out in Portland, Oregon, as happened in dozens of other American cities in response to the death of George Floyd by police. In one night, hundreds of rioters ravaged the center, breaking into jewelry stores, shopping malls, and banks. They left a trail …
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Demonstrations in Portland are only growing after weeks of controversial clashes between protesters and federal agents who have seen fireworks, lasers, tear gas, and leaf blowers unfurl. The crowd of at least 4,000 protesters took to the streets on Friday night and early Saturday morning was the largest since the …
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With an impending election and polls looking bad, Donald Trump needed a quick political boost. Taking advantage of television footage of a refugee procession outside Honduras, the president announced an imminent “invasion” of the United States by a “migrant caravan” and said he would deploy 15,000 military personnel to stop …
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… and welcome to another day of coverage of the US coronavirus outbreak – and, of course, its policy and everything else. The United States is now, according to Johns Hopkins University, in more than 4.1 million confirmed cases and more than 145,000 people dead. The economy is still crumbling …
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With an impending election and polls looking bad, Donald Trump needed a quick political boost. Taking advantage of television footage of a refugee procession outside Honduras, the president announced an imminent “invasion” of the United States by a “migrant caravan” and said he would deploy 15,000 military personnel to stop …
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