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PORTLAND, OR—On September 1, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced to the neighbors of his high-rise condominium by email that he will be moving out of the building in response to protests held outside the residence. According to Multnomah County property records, Wheeler bought the two-bedroom condo for $840,000 in 2017. In the email screenshot sent to The Oregonian, he wrote...

SEATTLE — A 19-year-old man from Alaska was charged by federal prosecutors on Thursday, August 27, for setting fire to the East Precinct of the Seattle Police Department on Monday night’s protest. Desmond David-Pitts was charged with arson after participating in the demonstration in Seattle that was protesting the police shooting of Jacob Blake. The complaint filed by Michael J....

CHICAGO—Aaron Neal, a 20-year old Englewood man who had posted a video recording himself breaking into an ATM machine in Chicago on Facebook said he feels "remorseful and apologetic" for his actions in NBC's interview on August 19. Aaron Neal announced on Facebook Live video “I’m going to find some place to loot”, while  breaking into an ATM Gold Coast...

BROOKLYN, NY—Officials reported that 103 people were injured when a Long Island Rail Road Train derailed in Brooklyn at the Atlantic Terminal on Wednesday, January 4. According to reports, the six-car train struck the bumping block at the terminal's track 6 around 8:30 a.m., during the peak of the morning rush hour. About 430 people were riding on the train,...

CHICAGO, IL—On Sunday, August 23, a man in a vehicle unleashed gunfire outside a business in the Englewood neighborhood on the south side of Chicago leaving four men injured. According to the Chicago Police Department, the shooting took place in the 6600 block of South Halsted Street, at 4:30 p.m. The four victims were standing outside a store, when a...

UNITED STATES — On Thursday, August 20, Delta banned the former Navy SEAL who allegedly killed Osama Bin Laden during the 2011 raid after he tweeted a picture where he was not wearing a face covering on board of one of their flights.  On Wednesday, Robert O’Neill tweeted a picture of himself without a mask and with the caption “I’m...

LOUISVILLE—The story of Breonna Taylor's death on March 13 has spread all over the world, and at the same time misinformation has been circulating on social media. The police who were investigating Taylor’s apartment for drugs had a "no-knock" warrant, and her boyfriend had shot the police before Taylor was killed by the police. After Breonna Taylor was killed by...

SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco dentist Jerome Weitz, 63, was arrested by the Narcotic Borough Manhattan North, in Yonkers, New York.  Weitz has been accused of running a cross-country drug smuggling operation. At the time of arrest on Wednesday, October 28, Weitz was allegedly in possession of more than $10,000 cash, and en route to receive payment for a substantial shipment of...

PORTLAND, MAINE—A Black Lives Matter protest and rally planned for September 5 in Portland, Maine, was reportedly postponed in favor of a later, larger gathering. The decision came after opposing groups sent threats to the protest’s organizers and a press conference regarding the gathering was held by Portland's chief of police and mayor.  The organizers, Black Lives Matter Maine (BLMM),...

SAN FRANCISCO—Postponed ICE raids will start on Sunday, July 14 in San Francisco, along with 10 other major cities around the country.  Originally, the raids by ICE were set to begin at the start of June. Due to both pressure from Congress and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, President Donald Trump pushed the raids back in order to give both Democrats...