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I sent an email to Mayor Wheeler of Portland Oregon. This is the response I received, Good Afternoon, I'm pleased the Governor and the Multnomah County Sheriff responded favorably to my request for mutual aid to implement the great planning work Portland Police have done to be ready for this weekend's potential protests. The additional resources provided by the state police will go a long way to ensuring we are able to do everything possible to be ready when alt-right and white nationalist groups come to our city. We all agree our state and our nation are facing unprecedented threats....

Video here.HILLSBORO, Ohio — A man being sentenced on drug charges escaped an Ohio courtroom, fleeing from the courthouse in dramatic fashion. Nickolaus Garrison, 33, is still at large after escaping from police custody Tuesday afternoon and fleeing the Highland County Courthouse. Garrison, found guilty of aggravated possession of meth, was sentenced to one year in prison and fines up to $2,500. But moments after his sentencing, he fled from the courtroom with several officers in pursuit.

The final stretch of a presidential campaign is typically a nonstop mix of travel, caffeine and adrenaline. But as the worst pandemic in a century bears down on the United States, Joe Biden is taking a lower key approach. Since his Aug. 11 selection of California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, Biden has had 22 days where he either didn’t make public appearances, held only virtual fundraisers or ventured from his Delaware home solely for church, according to an Associated Press analysis of his schedules. He made 12 visits outside of Delaware during that period, including Friday when...

President Donald Trump made a series of promises at a campaign event in Atlanta on Friday in a bid to woo Black voters, including establishing Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of U.S. slavery, as a federal holiday. Trump, who announced the promises less than 40 days before the November presidential election, also pledged to designate two groups as terrorist organizations: the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan and the amorphous movement known as antifa that opposes fascism. He also promised to increase access to capital in Black communities, create more jobs, support Black-owned businesses and expanding opportunity zones. Trump said he...

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President Trump plans to announce that Amy Coney Barrett will be his nominee to the Supreme Court to fill the seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, multiple sources told Fox News on Friday.

"We know that this is very loaded language.’ That’s an appalling statement from Brianna Keilar at CNN, and what is outrageous about this take is that mob justice is not justice. Hours later after this comment was made on CNN, two police officers were shot. This is not justice. This has nothing to do with politics."

Berkeley in northern California will ban the sale of junk food from supermarket checkout displays -- becoming the first US city to do so, according to local media. The city council unanimously passed a bill this week to promote healthier eating, by prohibiting products with over 5 grams of added sugar or 250mg of sodium from checkout aisles. Drinks high in sugar and artificial sweeteners will also be restricted. "The healthy checkout ordinance is essential for community health, especially in the time of COVID-19," said councilmember Kate Harrison. "What is good for Berkeley customers is also good for our businesses."

Laboratory tests of surgical and N95 masks by researchers at the University of California, Davis, show that they do cut down the amount of aerosolized particles emitted during breathing, talking and coughing. Tests of homemade cloth face coverings, however, show that the fabric itself releases a large amount of fibers into the air, underscoring the importance of washing them. The work is published today (Sept. 24) in Scientific Reports. [cut] Without a mask, talking (reading a passage of text) gave off about 10 times more particles than simple breathing. Forced coughing produced a variable amount of particles. One of the...

Friday night lights here in the Republic of Texas - lots of Trump2020 masks and ZERO basement hidin' biden masks. Can I get an Amen and an awwlll hell years!

<p>All opinion articles are the opinion of the author and not necessarily of American Military News.</p> <p>New reporting has surfaced about a stunning intelligence failure which is a direct result of disastrous intelligence community policies put in place by former CIA director John Brennan during President Obama’s administration.</p>

Meghan Markle harbors serious ambitions to run for president of the United States, according to a report. After the Duchess of Sussex and husband Prince Harry dumped royal duties with their historic Megxit this year, the 39-year-old former “Suits” star now has her eye on the White House, a close friend told Vanity Fair. “One of the reasons she was so keen not to give up her American citizenship was so she had the option to go into politics,” the unidentified friend told the mag. “I think if Meghan and Harry ever gave up their titles she would seriously consider...

Based on the “Scenario 5: Current Best Estimate” for the IFR, Breitbart News confirmed the updated age-specific survival rates: 0-19 years old, 99.997 percent; 20-49 years old, 99.98 percent; 50-69 years, 99.5 percent; and 70 years old or older, 94.6 percent.

Crime & Safety Worcester Police Find Gun In Roadway After Double-Shooting The shooting broke out Wednesday afternoon along Henchman Street, according to police. By Neal McNamara, Patch Staff Verified Patch Staff Badge Sep 24, 2020 8:38 am ET Two 21-year-old men were shot Wednesday afternoon along Henchman Street. (Neal McNamara/Patch) WORCESTER, MA — Two 21-year-old men were shot Wednesday afternoon in a neighborhood near downtown Worcester, according to police. The shooting happened at around 1:30 p.m. along Henchman Street off of Lincoln Street. By the time police arrived, the two victims had already been taken to a local hospital. One...

If you pray, say a big one for Amy Coney Barrett, who will be nominated by President Donald Trump tomorrow to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Barrett is obviously a very brave woman, because she knows without any doubt that she is about to be slandered and smeared in the most vicious ways the Democrats and their toadies in the corrupt news media can devise. As we saw with Justice Brett Kavanaugh and his confirmation process, those on the left are very creative and quite without grace, mercy or human decency when it...

Good stuff here. About an hour in length. Lots of discussion of macro-economics. If your looking for either roses and sunshine (i.e. everything will be fine once Trump is reelected), or simplistic slogans, this probably is not for you.

Explanation: The Great Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda (also known as M31), a mere 2.5 million light-years distant, is the closest large spiral to our own Milky Way. Andromeda is visible to the unaided eye as a small, faint, fuzzy patch, but because its surface brightness is so low, casual skygazers can't appreciate the galaxy's impressive extent in planet Earth's sky. This entertaining composite image compares the angular size of the nearby galaxy to a brighter, more familiar celestial sight. In it, a deep exposure of Andromeda, tracing beautiful blue star clusters in spiral arms far beyond the bright yellow core,...

Criminal Charges In Holyoke Soldiers Home Coronavirus Disaster Two former Holyoke Soldier Home officials will be charged after an outbreak that killed 76 veterans, the state Attorney General has said. By Neal McNamara, Patch Staff Verified Patch Staff Badge Sep 25, 2020 11:07 am ET | Updated Sep 25, 2020 11:26 am ET HOLYOKE, MA — Two former top officials at the Holyoke Soldiers Home will face state criminal charges in connection to a deadly coronavirus outbreak last spring that killed 76 veterans, Attorney General Maura Healey announced Friday. Superintendent Bennett Walsh and former Medical Director Dr. David Clinton are...

About 3,500 U.S. companies, including Tesla Inc, Ford Motor Co, Target Corp, Walgreen Co and Home Depot have sued the Trump administration in the last two weeks over the imposition of tariffs on more than $300 billion in Chinese-made goods. The suits, filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade, named U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and the Customs and Border Protection agency and challenge what they call the unlawful escalation of the U.S. trade war with China through the imposition of a third and fourth round of tariffs. The legal challenges from a wide variety of companies argue the...

MA Police Reform Bill Waylaid As ACLU Renews Call For Passage A Massachusetts police reform bill was approved months ago, but it's still stuck in committee on Beacon Hill. By Neal McNamara, Patch Staff Verified Patch Staff Badge Sep 25, 2020 10:11 am ET | Updated Sep 25, 2020 10:18 am ET Replies (4) A police reform bill in Massachusetts is still being worked out on Beacon Hill. A police reform bill in Massachusetts is still being worked out on Beacon Hill. (Neal McNamara/Patch) WORCESTER, MA — Just this week, a mother filed a lawsuit against Worcester police over the...