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UNITED STATES—On Friday, August 28, six mayors in Minnesota submitted a letter with their signatures to formally endorse President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence for re-election in 2020. According to the letter, the democratic cities are from the Iron Range region of Minnesota. The mayors include: -Larry Cuffe, the mayor of Virginia -John Champa, the mayor of Chisholm -Chuck Novak, the...

PORTLAND, OR—On Friday, August 28, Mayor Ted Wheeler formally denied the recurring offer to federal aid in a letter to President Donald Trump. After 93 days of civil unrest Mayor Wheeler said the following in his letter: "We don’t need your politics of division and demagoguery. Portlanders are onto you. We have already seen your reckless disregard for human life...

CHICAGO, IL—On Sunday, August 30, five people were shot outside a restaurant in the Morgan Park neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. Authorities indicated one person was pronounced dead on the scene. According to the Chicago Police Department (CPD), the shooting occurred outside Lumes Pancake House which is located at 11601 Western Avenue, around 2 p.m. The five victims...

WASHINGTON D.C.— Three suspects face charges after an incident on Thursday night at Black Lives Matter Plaza, a two-block long section of 16th Street NW in Washington D.C. The incident occurred when a Caucasian man in black face approached a crowd of Black Lives Matter and anti-Trump protesters outside the White House on the final night of the Republican...

PORTLAND— On Saturday, August 29 a man was fatally shot outside of a parking garage on Southeast 3rd Avenue and Alder Street at around 8:45 p.m., according to a police report. The victim who was shot in the chest has been identified but Portland PD has not yet released his name to the public. Pictures of the corpse have revealed that...

PORTLAND—A man was shot and killed at a protest in downtown Portland on the night of Saturday, August 29.  Police say the male victim was shot in the chest around 8:46 p.m. near Southeast Third Avenue and Southwest Alder Street. The shooting occurred about 15 minutes after a caravan of around 600 vehicles, part of a Trump rally, left downtown. Authorities...

PORTLAND—Four people were shot in a Hazelwood neighborhood in Northeast Portland on August 27. East Precinct Officers responded to emergency calls reporting gunfire at 9:02 p.m. They found four victims with gunshot wounds on the 10500 block of Northeast Halsey Street near Gateway Discovery Park. The victims were taken to local hospitals and their conditions are not known at...

WASHINGTON DC—Alice Johnson, a 63-year old Tennessee woman, sentenced to life in prison for non-violent illegal drug charges and her role in a cocaine distribution ring in 1996, received a full pardon at the White House on Tuesday, August 28, 2020. At the Republican National Convention on August 27, 2020, just one day earlier, she publicly praised Trump for...

UNITED STATES—Antifa.com leads directly to joebiden.com. The front page of the website is a video of 2020 presidential candidate, Joe Biden and his VP, Kamala Harris laughing together, attending rallies, hugging children, American flags waving and friendly handshakes. Directly under the video, it says, “66 DAYS LEFT EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS” giving people the option to donate to the Biden Harris...

WASHINGTON D.C.—Kentucky Senator Rand Paul and his wife Kelley were trailed by a group of protestors after hearing President Donald Trump's closing remarks for the Republican National Convention at the White House on August 28. In a video taken by an onlooker and posted to social media, the Senator and his wife are seen walking, escorted by Metropolitan Police Department...