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President Trump on Tuesday contrasted the swift restoration of order in Kenosha, Wis. with the ongoing riots in Portland, and suggested that elected officials in Oregon have allowed the disturbances to continue for political reasons. Trump spoke at a press conference in Kenosha, where he announced a package of $42 million in funds to state …
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A federal intelligence alert from the FBI field office in Chicago, Ill., warned that about 30 gangs in the city have made a pact to shoot police officers if they draw their weapons in public, ABC 7 reported on Monday. Intelligence alerts are frequently distributed to law enforcement officials, especially if the alerts involve threats …
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Chicago has surpassed 500 killings so far this year, far outpacing the number of homicides in the city by this time last year. The city has seen 505 homicides this year, up from 333 by this point last year, Chicago Police said. Shootings have also spiked this year to 2,152, compared with 1,413 by this time …
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Portland Police declared a riot Monday evening after about 200 demonstrators marched to Mayor Ted Wheeler’s residence to demand that he resign. Police reported that an “arson fire” was started in the area. Rioters also broke windows and attempted to set a store on the ground floor of the Democratic mayor’s condominium building on fire. …
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Kenosha police revealed on Sunday evening that most of the people arrested for rioting over the past week have an address outside the city itself. In total, 175 people were arrested during the riots, which occurred after Kenosha police shot suspect Jacob Blake while attempting to arrest him for alleged domestic abuse and third-degree sexual …
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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden released a statement Sunday accusing President Trump of “fanning the flames of hate” that he said led to the Saturday night violence in Portland that resulted in one death. “As a country, we must condemn the incitement of hate and resentment that led to this deadly clash,” Biden said in …
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Senator Rand Paul (R., Ky.) is calling on the FBI to investigate the mob of protestors that swarmed him outside of the White House on Thursday following President Trump’s Republican convention speech, saying the group is part of “an organized interstate racket.” In an appearance on Fox & Friends Friday morning, Paul detailed his experience …
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The Virginia Senate approved legislation on Wednesday that would downgrade the legal penalty for a suspect found guilty of assaulting a police officer. Senate Bill 5032 would, if signed into law, eliminate the state’s six-month mandatory minimum prison sentence for assaulting an officer, and also gives a local judge or jury the authority to downgrade …
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Representative Ayanna Pressley (D., Mass.) said on Wednesday that the 17-year-old who allegedly fatally shot two people in Kenosha, Wis. while trying to defend the city from looters is a “white supremacist domestic terrorist.” Kyle Rittenhouse was charged with murder Wednesday in connection with the prior night’s shooting. Video of the incident appears to show …
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Democrats fear they may be losing traction in swing states as news of looting and violent rioting in Kenosha, Wis. after the police shooting of Jacob Blake stokes public safety concerns. It had already been a turbulent summer in America before unrest broke out in Kenosha, as cities nationwide saw widespread protests and riots in …
President Trump on Tuesday contrasted the swift restoration of order in Kenosha, Wis. with the ongoing riots in Portland, and suggested that elected officials in Oregon have allowed the disturbances to continue for political reasons. Trump spoke at a press conference in Kenosha, where he announced a package of $42 million in funds to state …
