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Report: 2 Dead, Hundreds Detained in Egyptian Protests

Rare demonstrations on economical grievances have erupted over the last few weeks

(Newser) - Egyptian authorities have arrested hundreds of people in their effort to clamp down on a spate of small but exceptionally rare protests across the country, a global watchdog and human rights lawyers said Friday. Riot police forcibly dispersed the limited demonstrations over economic grievances that erupted across several impoverished, rural...

Protester Accused of Attempted Murder Says Cops Didn't Help Her

Tatiana Turner allegedly drove car into crowd of Trump supporters at BLM rally

(Newser) - The organizer of a Southern California rally against racism was charged with attempted murder Tuesday for driving her car into a crowd of counterprotesters. Orange County prosecutors say Tatiana Turner deliberately drove into a crowd of President Trump's supporters with the intent to kill a woman, whose head she...

Proud Boys, Lefties Gather in Portland

Mother Nature plays a role in keeping them apart

(Newser) - A clash of left-wing activists and far-right Proud Boys seemed all but inevitable Saturday in Portland until the skies opened and everyone got wet, the Oregonian reports. A Proud Boys rally attracted roughly 500 people in Delta Park—many of them touting guns or tactical gear—as various left-wing groups...

Family of Gunned-Down Protester Reacts to Suspect's Suicide

'Are we supposed to feel bad?' James Scurlock's sister asks after bar owner killed himself

(Newser) - Rather than face a manslaughter charge in the shooting death of Black protester James Scurlock, white Nebraska bar owner Jake Gardner apparently took his own life over the weekend. But while one of Gardner's attorneys called it an "extremely sad day," Scurlock's family doesn't feel...

Whistleblower: DC Protesters Faced 'Unprovoked Escalation'

National Guard major says protesters were peaceful, did not receive ample warnings

(Newser) - The senior-most DC National Guard officer at Lafayette Square on June 1, the day protesters were forcibly removed before President Trump did a photo-op at a nearby church, has claimed federal officials sought crowd control devices too unpredictable to be used in war zones and moved in without clear, repeated...

Grand Jury Doesn't Buy White Bar Owner's Claim

Jake Gardner is charged with manslaughter in May 30 shooting death of James Scurlock

(Newser) - A white Nebraska bar owner says he was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed a young Black protester in the spring on the streets of Omaha, claiming the protester had put him in a chokehold. A grand jury, however, felt otherwise. Ex-Marine Jake Gardner, 38, was charged on...

1 Dead in Portland Protests
1 Dead in Portland Protests
Aug 30, 2020 6:01 AM CDT

1 Dead in Portland Protests

Unidentified man reportedly a member of Patriot Prayer

(Newser) - One person was shot and killed late Saturday in Portland, Ore., as a large caravan of President Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed in the streets. It wasn’t clear if the shooting was linked to fights that broke out as a caravan of about 600 vehicles was...

Buildings Burn to the Ground After Kenosha Shooting

Tear gas deployed during 2nd night of protests

(Newser) - Tear gas was deployed on protesters who defied a curfew in Kenosha, Wis., on Monday, taking to the streets for a second night following the police shooting of Jacob Blake , now in serious but stable condition. Hundreds of protesters lingered near the courthouse beyond the 8pm curfew, shouting at police...

USMS: We Sent a Plane Over Portland to Surveil Protesters

Meanwhile, violent clashes between protesters and federal officers in the Oregon city start up again

(Newser) - Thursday night marked the 84th night of protests in Portland, with clashes between protesters and federal agents once more emerging after weeks of nonviolence. The Oregonian reports that police declared the demonstration in the Oregon city a riot around 11pm local time, with a couple hundred protesters initially gathering around...

Another Riot Declared in Portland
Another Riot
Declared in Portland
Aug 19, 2020 12:10 AM CDT

Another Riot Declared in Portland

Police are seeking a man suspected of assaulting a driver on Sunday

(Newser) - Police have declared a riot in Portland amid ongoing protests over racial injustice. The riot was declared Tuesday night outside a county building, police said. They ordered people to leave the area, per the AP . People were smashing windows on the first floor, and threw "burning material" inside, the...

Man Accused of Trying to Hit BLM Protesters Beaten After Crash

Police are trying to find out exactly what happened Sunday night near BLM rally in Portland, Ore.

(Newser) - A man who crashed his vehicle a few blocks from a Black Lives Matter rally in Portland, Ore., on Sunday is now in the hospital, but what put him there wasn't the accident. Per the Oregonian , the report on the injured man in the city's downtown area came...

2 Cops Injured as Portland Protest Is Declared a Riot
Police: They Chanted,
'Kill a Cop, Save a Life'
the rundown
Aug 16, 2020 2:40 PM CDT

Police: They Chanted, 'Kill a Cop, Save a Life'

Portland police declare a riot on Saturday night

(Newser) - Portland's 79th straight night of protests turned to violence Saturday night when demonstrators allegedly hurled objects that injured two officers, CNN reports. Police said one object was a 9.5-pound rock hurled by a someone with "press" written on their clothing. "Portland Fire & Rescue treated two...

Things Are Heating Up in Beirut
Things Are
Heating Up
in Beirut
Aug 8, 2020 1:00 PM CDT

Things Are Heating Up in Beirut

Protesters hit the streets over an explosion that devastated the city

(Newser) - Security forces fired tear gas and clashed with stone-throwing demonstrators Saturday in Beirut, and a group of protesters stormed the foreign ministry amid mounting fury over this week's explosion that devastated much of the city and killed nearly 160 people, the AP reports. Dozens were still missing and nearly...

Dozens of Cops Surround Protest Leader in Standoff

Derrick Ingram broadcasts it all live on Instagram

(Newser) - Dozens of cops swarmed the apartment of a Black Lives Matter activist Friday in a standoff that dragged on for hours—and grew tense as protesters gathered outside, the New York Times reports. "What did I do? What did I do?" asked the activist, Derrick Ingram, on a livestream...

Trump Unloads on Twitter About Portland and Housing

The president says 'there would be no Portland' if not for federal officers

(Newser) - President Trump went "on a very aggressive Twitter streak this afternoon" and offered his take on federal agents in Portland—who may or may not be leaving the violence-wracked city, the Guardian reports. With Oregon Gov. Kate Brown saying she's reached a deal with the White House to...

Unmarked Van Used in 'Incredibly Disturbing' NYC Arrest

Plainclothes officers forced protester into vehicle in tactic similar to that used by feds in Portland

(Newser) - An arrest that one city official called "incredibly disturbing" took place on the streets of New York City on Tuesday evening, drawing comparisons to detentions taking place in Portland, Ore., by federal agents who've loaded protesters into unmarked minivans. This time, however, the NYPD was involved, per the...

Naked Protester Explains Decision
Naked Protester
Explains Decision
Jul 27, 2020 4:57 PM CDT

Naked Protester Explains Decision

Sitting down in the line of fire was calm and terrifying, woman says

(Newser) - The woman who took her clothes off and placed herself between police and protesters in Portland didn't plan it. She made the decision when she saw officers lined up "like they’re warriors, and they're not," she said in a podcast interview, the New York Post...

Gunfire Erupts as Black, Right-Wing Militias Face Off

Hundreds of them converge in downtown Louisville

(Newser) - Three people were hit by gunfire Saturday as armed militia groups converged in Louisville, Kentucky—but the shooting was apparently accidental, the Courier Journal reports. At the tense scene, a Black militia group called the NFAC (the "Not F**king Around Coalition") came within site of Three Percenters, a...

'Feds, Go Home': Portland Protesters Stand Up to Agents

'Wall of Moms,' health care workers, and 'Teachers Against Tyrants' showed up to demonstrate

(Newser) - Thousands of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Ore., into the early hours of Saturday, shooting fireworks at the building as plumes of tear gas, dispensed by US agents, lingered above. The demonstration went on for hours until federal agents entered the crowd around 2:30am and marched...

In Portland: A Navy Vet, &#39;Naked Athena,&#39; and a Wall of Moms
'Surreal' Images Emerge
From Portland Protests
the rundown
Jul 20, 2020 6:43 AM CDT

'Surreal' Images Emerge From Portland Protests

Navy vet is beaten, a wall of moms forms, and 'Naked Athena' arrives

(Newser) - Three events out of protests in Portland, Ore ., over the weekend were drawing lots of attention. They come amid controversy over the White House decision to deploy federal officers to the city:
  • Navy vet: 53-year-old Navy vet Christopher David is emerging as a social media hero among those who back
...

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