Day: July 10, 2023

County health department to distribute foil, straws to fentanyl users, despite local mayor’s wishes

4:08 pm July 10, 2023

Health department workers plan to distribute foil and straws to fentanyl users across Portland starting this month. The handouts are part of the county’s harm reduction efforts, a strategy that provides drug users with education and supplies like clean needles, pipes and overdose-reversing naloxone. SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIORS DRIVING A REVOLUTION OF PERMISSIVE DRUG CULTURE, ‘NO […]

Phoenix goes to court to prove it cleared homeless encampment on deadline

4:04 pm July 10, 2023

The city of Phoenix will go to court Monday to prove it has met a deadline to clear a large homeless encampment, an action that has drawn pushback from civil rights advocates. As part of a civil lawsuit, city officials will have a three-day trial to show they have complied with a judge’s order and […]

Russian airstrike hits school, kills 4 during aid distribution, Ukraine says

4:01 pm July 10, 2023

A Russian airstrike on a Ukrainian school building killed four adult civilians as they were gathering to distribute humanitarian aid, Ukraine announced Monday. Gov. Yuriy Malashko of the Zaporizhzhia region declared the attack “a war crime.” He added that the people killed in the attack were three women and one man, all in their 40s. […]

Senate Dems huddle on how Biden could be hurt by a third-party candidate

3:55 pm July 10, 2023

Senate Democrat staffers will be briefed this month by two groups that are looking to protect President Biden from a third-party presidential run that could sap energy from Democrats. Liberal advocacy groups MoveOn and Third Way will meet with the chiefs of staff to Democratic senators on July 27 to discuss the risks of a […]

Putin held meeting with Wagner chief Prigozhin days after thwarted mutiny says Kremlin

3:18 pm July 10, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the attempted mutiny against the Kremlin last month, just days after the march on Moscow was thwarted. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Monday the meeting lasted some three hours on June 29, just five days after the attempted mutiny. Peskov released few details […]