Protests In Portland

• Protesters in Portland shift focus to mayor as tensions mount

  Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland, Oregon, shifted their focus to the city’s mayor, and police declared a riot as people broke windows, vandalized a business and set a fire inside the upscale apartment building where Mayor Ted Wheeler lives.

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  Sep 1, 2020
  
• Police in Portland declare demonstration a riot, push protesters from building

  A riot was declared in Oregon's biggest city as protesters demonstrated outside a law enforcement building early Sunday, continuing a nightly ritual in Portland.

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  Aug 16, 2020
  
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• Trump administration says federal agents will stay in Portland on standby

  It was not clear if the complex agreement would reduce tensions on the streets of Portland, where protests have been staged nightly for more than two months.

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  Jul 29, 2020
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• White House in talks with Oregon governor about containing Portland protests: Pence

  The Trump administration is holding talks with Oregon's governor about containing anti-racism protests in Portland after clashes with federal officers guarding facilities there.

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  Jul 29, 2020
• Portland protests drag on as watchdog launches probe into federal agents’ actions

  A federal judge also specifically blocked federal agents from arresting or using physical force against journalists and legal observers at the ongoing Portland protests.

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  Jul 23, 2020
• Portland mayor tear gassed by federal agents during protests

  The mayor of the U.S. city of Portland, Ted Wheeler, was stung by tear gas early on Thursday morning after he joined demonstrators protesting against racial injustice and police brutality.

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  Jul 23, 2020
• Portland mayor attempts ‘listening session’ with protesters as federal agents remain

  Democrat Ted Wheeler has opposed federal agents’ presence in Oregon’s largest city, but he has faced harsh criticism from many sides and his presence wasn’t welcomed by most.

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  Jul 23, 2020
• Paramilitary officers sent to Portland to join crackdown on protests: U.S. Homeland Security 

  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection arm deployed officers from three paramilitary-style units to join a federal crackdown on protests against police violence in Portland, Oregon.

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  Jul 22, 2020