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Portland shooting amplifies tensions in presidential race as Donald Trump ramps up attacks, Democrats fire back
•The US president posted or reposted a barrage of tweets about the clashes in Portland, many of them assailing the city’s Democratic mayor
One killed on streets of downtown Portland as Donald Trump supporters clash with BLM activists
•Portland, Oregon's largest city, has been the site of nightly protests for three months since the police killing of George Floyd
Portland Police declares demonstration outside law enforcement building 'riot', uses smoke to clear crowd
•Demonstrations, often violent, have been taking place nightly in Portland for more than two months following the killing of George Floyd
NBA: With Portland Trail Blazers' Playoffs hopes still dangling by a thread, motivated Damian Lillard finds hot streak
•Lillard topped a 51-point performance on Sunday by offering a 61-point performance on Tuesday, doing all that with the Blazers’ postseason fate still not secure.
As demonstrations escalate across US, peaceful protesters sympathise with aggressive tactics
•In recent weeks, protesters in Portland have pointed laser beams, lobbed water bottles and trash bags and, in one case, according to the Portland Police Bureau, hurled an open pocketknife at the officers guarding the courthouse
US charges 18 Portland protesters with arson, trespassing as it sends tactical police to Seattle
•The arrests came this week during clashes with specially equipped federal police agents sent to Portland, where 56 straight days of anti-racism demonstrations have captured national attention
US watchdog to probe use of force in Portland; federal agents to Seattle on standby
•Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz said his office will investigate allegations federal agents used excessive force against peaceful protesters in Portland
Portland protests: In another night of unrest in US city, tear gas hits mayor Ted Wheeler
•Protests against racial injustice and police brutality have rocked Portland every night for weeks, with security forces often tear-gassing and clubbing demonstrators
In Portland, federal agents unleash militarised crackdown on protesters; 'attack on democracy', says mayor
•The agents in Portland are part of “rapid deployment teams” put together after Trump directed federal agencies to deploy additional personnel to protect statues, monuments and federal property during the continuing unrest.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Few NBA teams reopen practice facilities for workouts as league looks to implement testing plans
•The NBA took tiny steps toward a return to normalcy Friday, as a small number of practice facilities reopened for workouts and at least one team received permission from the league to test players and staff for the coronavirus.