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July 23, 2020 10:51 PM

Order temporarily blocks feds from targeting press and legal observers in Portland

The judge's order also blocks the defendants from seizing any cameras, audio and video equipment and press passes, as well as from ordering journalists to stop recording or observing a protest.

by Rachel Treisman

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July 23, 2020 6:27 AM

Mayor of Portland, Ore., tear gassed by federal agents

The mayor of Portland, Ore., was tear gassed by the U.S. government late Wednesday as he stood at a fence guarding a federal courthouse during another night of protest against the presence of federal agents sent by President Donald Trump to quell unrest in the city.

by The Associated Press

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July 2, 2020 9:25 AM

Lawmakers to get classified briefing on Russia bounty intel

The meeting comes as President Donald Trump, who says he wasn't briefed on the information because it wasn't verified, is under increasing pressure to provide answers about the U.S. response to Russia or the lack of one.

by The Associated Press

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July 1, 2020 9:04 AM

Trump tweets that Russia bounty allegations are 'fake news'

Lawmakers have been demanding answers over the allegations, and Democrats have accused Trump of bowing to Russian President Vladimir Putin at the risk of U.S. soldiers' lives.

by The Associated Press

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June 30, 2020 5:57 AM

AP sources: White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019

Top officials in the White House were aware in early 2019 of classified intelligence indicating Russia was secretly offering bounties to the Taliban for the deaths of Americans, a full year earlier than has been previously reported, according to U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the intelligence.

by The Associated Press

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June 10, 2020 11:58 AM

'Street medics' fight COVID-19 and tend to protesters' wounds

Off-duty nurses, security guards, ambulance workers and others have joined protests against racism and police brutality to work as medics. "When we see suffering, that's where we go," says one.

by LJ Dawson

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May 30, 2020 12:42 AM

Pentagon puts military police on alert to go to Minneapolis

The Pentagon took the rare step of ordering the Army to put several active-duty U.S. military police units on the ready to deploy to Minneapolis, where the police killing of George Floyd sparked the widespread protests.

by The Associated Press

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February 25, 2020 5:21 AM

Egypt state TV: Ex-President Mubarak has died at 91

Hosni Mubarak, who was in power for almost three decades, was forced to resign on Feb. 11, 2011, after 18 days of protests around the country.

by The Associated Press

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February 21, 2020 6:23 AM

U.S.: Taliban's 'reduction of violence' deal to start Friday night

A peace agreement, to be signed in Doha, Qatar, on Feb. 29, will pave the way for a withdrawal of U.S. troops and intra- Afghan negotiations. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the peace agreement will also lead to an eventual permanent cease-fire.

by The Associated Press

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January 26, 2020 12:00 PM

'Our democracy is in danger': Muslims in India say police target them with violence

Dozens of Indians, most of them Muslim, have been killed by police in weeks of nationwide protests against a new citizenship law. Their families believe they were singled out because of their faith.

by Lauren Frayer

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