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6C Saturday, July 25, 2020 • Telegraph Herald • TelegraphHerald.com nation & world adno=169770 adno=147441 bizTimes.biz/SaluteAwards NOMINATIONS OPEN! Supporting Sponsor Major Sponsor Presenting Sponsors BY GILLIAN FLACCUS e Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — A U.S. judge Friday denied an order sought by Oregon’s top law enforcement officer to stop federal agents from arresting people during nightly protests in Portland that have roiled the progressive city and pit- ted local officials against the Trump administration. U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mosman said the state lacked standing to sue on behalf of protesters. Demonstrators have taken to the streets to oppose racial injustice since George Floyd’s death by Minneapolis police two months ago, and many have spiraled into violence. President Donald Trump de- cried the disorder and sent in federal agents early this month to quell the unrest de- spite outcry from Democratic leaders in Oregon. Protesters in Portland have been targeting the fed- eral courthouse, setting fires outside and vandalizing the building that U.S. authorities say they have a duty to protect. Federal agents have used tear gas, less-lethal ammunition that left one person critical- ly injured and other force to scatter protesters, and they have made arrests. Oregon Attorney General El- len Rosenblum sued the Trump administration last week, alleg- ing federal agents have arrested protesters without probable cause, whisked them away in unmarked cars and used exces- sive force. She sought a temporary restraining order to “immedi- ately stop federal authorities from unlawfully detaining Oregonians.” David Morrell, an attor- ney for the U.S. government, called the motion “extraordi- nary” and told the judge in a hearing this week that it was based solely on “a few thread- bare declarations” from wit- nesses and a Twitter video. Morrell called the protests “dangerous and volatile.” Before the aggressive lan- guage and action from federal officials, the unrest had frus- trated Mayor Ted Wheeler and other local authorities, who had said a small cadre of vio- lent activists were drowning out the message of peaceful protesters. But the Democrat says the federal presence is exacerbating a tense situation. Homeland Security act- ing Secretary Chad Wolf de- nied that federal agents were inflaming the situation in Portland and said Wheeler legitimized criminality earlier this week by going to the front of the crowd of demonstrators where fires were lit and people were trying to pull down the protective fence. Trump has called protest- ers “agitators & anarchists.” In the lawsuit, Oregon had asked the judge to imme- diately command agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Cus- toms and Border Protection, the Federal Protective Service and the U.S. Marshals Service to stop detaining protesters without probable cause, to identify themselves before arresting anyone and to ex- plain why an arrest is taking place. Judge denies Oregon’s request to stop U.S. agents Prosecutor won’t charge motorist A prosecutor in Oklahoma has decided not to charge a motorist who drove through a crowd of people pro- testing on an interstate following the death of George Floyd and is in- stead looking at whether to prosecute some of the protesters who were in the path of the vehicle. The Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office is asking the Highway Patrol to identify pro- testers from photos and videos for possible pros- ecution for doing what District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler described as “using weapons and throwing projectiles and damaging the property of this family” in the vehicle. Roiling nightly protests in Portland have pitted city officials against the Trump administration. NOAH BERGER • e Associated Press A protester uses a shield as federal officers spray chemical irritants to disperse demonstrators at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Friday in Portland, Ore. e Associated Press PHOENIX — Authorities say a fire that destroyed part of the Arizona and Mar- icopa County Democratic Party head- quarters Friday may have been arson. Phoenix police said they are treating the incident as an arson investigation based on evidence collected at the scene by police, firefighters and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explo- sives. Police did not describe the evi- dence but said more information should be available in the coming days. Firefighters got first word of the blaze about 1 a.m. Nobody was hurt, but the fire destroyed the part of the build- ing housing the county Democratic offices, including computers, tablets, phone-banking equipment, campaign literature and years of candidate and organizing information, county Chair Steven Slugocki said. It also destroyed political memorabilia accumulated over decades, including campaign materials for John F. Kennedy, he said. “The Democratic Party in Arizona is pretty small. We’re a small group fami- ly,” Slugocki said. “Everything has come out of that building. Elected officials. All meetings. Everything goes through that office. At some point, every Democrat has been through that building. It’s gone.” Slugocki and state Democratic Chair Felecia Rotellini said employees have been mostly working remotely since March. “We want to know why this happened, and it is something that is simply going to empower us to work harder and keep our eyes on the prize,” Rotellini said. “We’re definitely not going to let this be a dis- traction from working as hard as we can to turn Arizona blue in November.” The Phoenix Fire Department says smoke was first reported about 1 a.m. Investigators: Fire at Arizona’s Dem headquarters an arson probe BY VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV e Associated Press MOSCOW — Russia dismissed U.S. and Brit- ish claims that it tested an anti-satellite weapon in space and declared Friday that the accusations served to justify Washington’s own plans to deploy weapons in orbit. U.S. and British officials claimed Thursday that the July 15 test of an anti-satellite weapon signaled a Russian effort to develop technologies that could threaten space assets of the U.S. and its allies. The Russian Foreign Ministry rejected the alle- gations, saying in a statement that the July 15 ex- periment didn’t threaten any other space objects and complied with the international law. It described the claims as part of an “informa- tion campaign to discredit Russia’s space activities and its peaceful initiatives aimed at preventing an arms race in space.” Asked to comment on the U.S. and British ac- cusations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that “Russia has always been and remains a country committed to complete demilitariza- tion of space and non-deployment of any types of weapons in space.” Russia’s Defense Ministry previously stated that the July 15 event involved “a small space vehicle” that “inspected one of the national satellites from a close distance using special equipment.” But U.S. military officials said the Russian activ- ity was inconsistent with the stated mission of an inspector satellite. “The Russian satellite system used to conduct this on-orbit weapons test is the same satellite system that we raised concerns about earlier this year, when Russia maneuvered near a U.S. gov- ernment satellite,” said Air Force Gen. John W. Raymond, commander of the United States Space Command. Russia denies claims it tested weapon in space
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BY GILLIAN FLACCUSThe Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. — A U.S. judge Friday denied an order sought by Oregon’s top law enforcement officer to stop federal agents from arresting people during nightly protests in Portland that have roiled the progressive city and pit-ted local officials against the Trump administration.
U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mosman said the state lacked standing to sue on behalf of protesters.
Demonstrators have taken to the streets to oppose racial injustice since George Floyd’s death by Minneapolis police two months ago, and many
have spiraled into violence. President Donald Trump de-cried the disorder and sent in federal agents early this month to quell the unrest de-spite outcry from Democratic leaders in Oregon.
Protesters in Portland have been targeting the fed-eral courthouse, setting fires outside and vandalizing the building that U.S. authorities say they have a duty to protect. Federal agents have used tear gas, less-lethal ammunition that left one person critical-ly injured and other force to scatter protesters, and they have made arrests.
Oregon Attorney General El-len Rosenblum sued the Trump administration last week, alleg-ing federal agents have arrested protesters without probable cause, whisked them away in unmarked cars and used exces-sive force.
She sought a temporary restraining order to “immedi-ately stop federal authorities
from unlawfully detaining Oregonians.”
David Morrell, an attor-ney for the U.S. government, called the motion “extraordi-nary” and told the judge in a hearing this week that it was based solely on “a few thread-bare declarations” from wit-nesses and a Twitter video.
Morrell called the protests “dangerous and volatile.”
Before the aggressive lan-guage and action from federal officials, the unrest had frus-trated Mayor Ted Wheeler and other local authorities, who had said a small cadre of vio-lent activists were drowning out the message of peaceful
protesters. But the Democrat says the federal presence is exacerbating a tense situation.
Homeland Security act-ing Secretary Chad Wolf de-nied that federal agents were inflaming the situation in Portland and said Wheeler legitimized criminality earlier this week by going to the front of the crowd of demonstrators where fires were lit and people were trying to pull down the protective fence.
Trump has called protest-ers “agitators & anarchists.” In the lawsuit, Oregon had asked the judge to imme-diately command agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Cus-toms and Border Protection, the Federal Protective Service and the U.S. Marshals Service to stop detaining protesters without probable cause, to identify themselves before arresting anyone and to ex-plain why an arrest is taking place.
Judge denies Oregon’s request to stop U.S. agentsProsecutor won’t charge motorist
A prosecutor in Oklahoma has decided not to charge a motorist who drove through a crowd of people pro-testing on an interstate following the death of George Floyd and is in-stead looking at whether to prosecute some of the protesters who were in the path of the vehicle.
The Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office is asking the Highway Patrol to identify pro-testers from photos and videos for possible pros-ecution for doing what District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler described as “using weapons and throwing projectiles and damaging the property of this family” in the vehicle.
Roiling nightly protests in Portland have pitted city officials against the Trump administration.
NOAH BERGER • The Associated PressA protester uses a shield as federal officers spray chemical irritants to disperse demonstrators at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Friday in Portland, Ore.
The Associated Press
PHOENIX — Authorities say a fire that destroyed part of the Arizona and Mar-icopa County Democratic Party head-quarters Friday may have been arson.
Phoenix police said they are treating the incident as an arson investigation based on evidence collected at the scene by police, firefighters and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explo-sives. Police did not describe the evi-dence but said more information should be available in the coming days.
Firefighters got first word of the blaze about 1 a.m. Nobody was hurt, but the fire destroyed the part of the build-ing housing the county Democratic offices, including computers, tablets, phone-banking equipment, campaign literature and years of candidate and organizing information, county Chair Steven Slugocki said. It also destroyed
political memorabilia accumulated over decades, including campaign materials for John F. Kennedy, he said.
“The Democratic Party in Arizona is pretty small. We’re a small group fami-ly,” Slugocki said. “Everything has come out of that building. Elected officials. All meetings. Everything goes through that office. At some point, every Democrat has been through that building. It’s gone.”
Slugocki and state Democratic Chair Felecia Rotellini said employees have been mostly working remotely since March.
“We want to know why this happened, and it is something that is simply going to empower us to work harder and keep our eyes on the prize,” Rotellini said. “We’re definitely not going to let this be a dis-traction from working as hard as we can to turn Arizona blue in November.”
The Phoenix Fire Department says smoke was first reported about 1 a.m.
Investigators: Fire at Arizona’s Dem headquarters an arson probe
BY VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVThe Associated Press
MOSCOW — Russia dismissed U.S. and Brit-ish claims that it tested an anti-satellite weapon in space and declared Friday that the accusations served to justify Washington’s own plans to deploy weapons in orbit.
U.S. and British officials claimed Thursday that the July 15 test of an anti-satellite weapon signaled a Russian effort to develop technologies that could threaten space assets of the U.S. and its allies.
The Russian Foreign Ministry rejected the alle-gations, saying in a statement that the July 15 ex-periment didn’t threaten any other space objects and complied with the international law.
It described the claims as part of an “informa-tion campaign to discredit Russia’s space activities and its peaceful initiatives aimed at preventing an arms race in space.”
Asked to comment on the U.S. and British ac-cusations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that “Russia has always been and remains a country committed to complete demilitariza-tion of space and non-deployment of any types of weapons in space.”
Russia’s Defense Ministry previously stated that the July 15 event involved “a small space vehicle” that “inspected one of the national satellites from a close distance using special equipment.”
But U.S. military officials said the Russian activ-ity was inconsistent with the stated mission of an inspector satellite.
“The Russian satellite system used to conduct this on-orbit weapons test is the same satellite system that we raised concerns about earlier this year, when Russia maneuvered near a U.S. gov-ernment satellite,” said Air Force Gen. John W. Raymond, commander of the United States Space Command.
Russia denies claims it tested weapon in space
