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Brazil cracks down after pro-Bolsonaro riots, vows to protect democracy

by DAVID BILLER Associated Press January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

The protesters swarmed government buildings on Sunday, with many saying they want the Brazilian army to restore the far-right Jair Bolsonaro to power and oust the newly inaugurated leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Portland Meetings: Jan. 11-18

January 9, 2023

Wed. 1/11 5:30 p.m. Sustainability and Transportation Committee Zoom Wed. 1/11 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Committee Zoom Thu. 1/12 8 a.m. City Manager Search Subcommittee Zoom Thu. 1/12 9 a.m. CDBG Allocation Zoom Tue. 1/17 8 a.m. Legislative/Nominating Zoom Tue. 1/17 5:30 p.m. Housing/Economic Dev. Committee Zoom Wed. 1/18 4 p.m. Public Art Committee […]

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MLK Day reading hosted by BTS Center and Maine Council of Churches

by Maxen Ryder January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 16, the BTS Center and the Maine Council of Churches, both of Portland, are co-hosting an online reading of King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” The event is online. It is free and open to the public. On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, […]

Nation & World, News

At Proud Boys trial, U.S. aims to win another seditious conspiracy case

by Rachel Weiner The Washington Post January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

The Proud Boys chairman and four other members are on trial on charges of seditious conspiracy in a case that will test the limits of a rarely used law.

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Biden makes first Mexico visit amid concerns over migration, fentanyl

by Mary Beth Sheridan and Toluse Olorunnipa The Washington Post January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

Monday’s bilateral meeting will be followed by a ‘Three Amigos’ summit on Tuesday including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Nation & World, News

Donors offer over $9 billion for Pakistan after devastating floods

by JAMEY KEATEN and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

The flooding killed more than 1,700 people, destroyed more than 2 million homes and covered as much as one-third of the country at one point.

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Ukraine school dismisses Russian claim that hundreds of troops killed there

by ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

The Russian Defense Ministry said its missiles hit two temporary bases housing 1,300 Ukrainian troops in the city, killing 600 of them, late Saturday.

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The Conversation: Our centuries-long quest for ‘a quiet place’

by Matthew Jordan Penn State January 9, 2023January 8, 2023

THE CONVERSATION — The 2018 film “A Quiet Place” is an edge-of-your-seat tale about a family struggling to avoid being heard by monsters with hypersensitive ears. Conditioned by fear, they know the slightest noise will provoke a violent response – and almost certain death. Audiences came out in droves to dip their toes into its […]