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I-5 arrest ties Portland man to NW Portland homicide
crime28 days ago

I-5 arrest ties Portland man to NW Portland homicide

Authorities arrested 51-year-old Louis J. Chlumak of Portland on I-5 near milepost 236 and booked him on suspicion of second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon in the deadly beating of 63-year-old Vernetta G. Fish inside a Northwest Portland apartment earlier this week. Fish died from blunt-force trauma and was found around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in an apartment on the 600 block of Northwest 18th Avenue; Chlumak was taken into custody Thursday afternoon and jailed at Multnomah County Detention Center.

South Africa's migrant exodus widens as anti-foreigner protests surge
world3 months ago

South Africa's migrant exodus widens as anti-foreigner protests surge

Mass anti-immigrant protests across South Africa have sparked violence, with several deaths and tens of thousands fleeing to makeshift camps or repatriation as a June 30 deadline looms. Migrants from Malawi, Zimbabwe and other countries describe fear and obstacles to legal status, while authorities crackdown on undocumented migrants and urge restraint amid growing xenophobic tensions.

Blanche Confirmation: A GOP Test on Independence and the Rule of Law
news-and-politics4 months ago

Blanche Confirmation: A GOP Test on Independence and the Rule of Law

Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick argues that Todd Blanche’s bid to be attorney general could become a GOP test of independence and accountability, given his Trump-aligned DOJ tenure, the controversy over a $1.776 billion slush fund settlement and a broad civil release, and whether Senate Republicans will demand real scrutiny or yield to total deference to the president—shaping the future handling of the rule of law.