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Portland police arrest 19 protesters as political divide hardens
World
September 1, 2020
Portland police arrest 19 protesters as political divide hardens
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Protests flared again in Portland overnight on Monday as demonstrators clashed with police on the streets…
Trump wades into racial tensions with visit to Kenosha, Wis.
World
September 1, 2020
Trump wades into racial tensions with visit to Kenosha, Wis.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Claiming the mantle of the “law and order” candidate, President Donald Trump is offering himself as the…
State police returning to Portland following deadly shooting
World
August 31, 2020
State police returning to Portland following deadly shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Police will return to Portland to help local authorities after the fatal shooting of…
Trump seizes on protests as Dems blame him for tensions
World
August 31, 2020
Trump seizes on protests as Dems blame him for tensions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats accused President Donald Trump of trying to inflame racial tensions and incite violence to benefit his…
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa condemns Quran burning in Sweden
Egypt
August 30, 2020
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa condemns Quran burning in Sweden
The Islamophobia Monitoring Observatory at Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta institute has strongly condemned an incident in Sweden where a Quran was…
Kenoshians face ‘wake-up call’ after tumultuous, painful week of violence
World
August 30, 2020
Kenoshians face ‘wake-up call’ after tumultuous, painful week of violence
KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) – Five decades after he came with his migrant-worker family from Texas to Kenosha, Wisconsin to pick…
One shot dead in Portland as rival protesters clash
World
August 30, 2020
One shot dead in Portland as rival protesters clash
(Reuters) – One person was shot dead in Portland late on Saturday as protesters from rival groups clashed in the…
Activists see disparate police tactics amid Kenosha protests
World
August 29, 2020
Activists see disparate police tactics amid Kenosha protests
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Police officers in Kenosha were on alert after days of protests over the shooting of Jacob…
Pence defends police at convention amid rising race tension
World
August 27, 2020
Pence defends police at convention amid rising race tension
BALTIMORE (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence forcefully defended law enforcement but made no mention of the Black Americans killed…
Minneapolis under curfew, state of emergency after Black homicide suspect’s death
World
August 27, 2020
Minneapolis under curfew, state of emergency after Black homicide suspect’s death
(Reuters) – The governor of Minnesota declared a state of peacetime emergency in the city of Minneapolis after violent protests…