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Police Cleared in Shooting
A grand jury Thursday found no criminal
wrongdoing by Portland police in the May 12
fatal shooting o f Keaton Otis. The 25-year-
old African American motorist died in a con­
frontation after being pulled over for traffic
infractions. Police say he grabbed a gun and
started shooting.
Oil Spill Tanks BP Stock
BP's stock plummeted Tuesday as the fed­
eral government announced criminal and
civil investigations into the G ulf o f Mexico
oil spill. BP engineers, meanwhile, tried to
recover from a failed attempt to stop the
gusher with an effort that will initially make
the leak worse.
Israeli Raid Condemned
Worldwide condemnation was flooding in
Tuesday after Israeli naval commandos halted
a humanitarian aid flotilla trying to reached
the sealed off Palestinian territory o f Gaza in
international waters Monday, setting o ff a
melee that left nine activists dead and dozens
wounded.
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songs including "Treat Her Like A Lady,"
died Sunday after battling cancer, a friend
said. He was 58.
Week in
Review
D Iff’re nt Strokes
Star Dies
Gary Coleman, the
ch ild star o f the
sm ash 1970s TV
sitcom “D if f r e n t
S tro k e s,” w hose
la te r c a re e r was
marred by medical
and legal problems, died Friday after suffer­
ing a brain hemmorage. He was 42.
City May Tax Pot Grows
Oakland, Calif, soon could become the first
U.S. city to sanction and tax commercial pot
growing operations. City Council members
are preparing legislation that would allow at
least three industrial-scale growing opera­
tions.
TriMet Hikes Fares 5 Cents
The TriMet Board o f Directors last week
approved a 5-cent fare increase that will take
effect on Sept. 1. The board also approved
service cuts to help offset the agency $27
million budget shortfall.
Temptations
Legend Loses
Battle with Cancer
Checks to Help Drug Costs
A li-O llie W oodson,
who led the legendary
M otown quintet The
Temptations in the 1980s
and '90s and helped re­
The Obama administration says $250 checks
to help seniors with high prescription drug
costs will go out starting this week. The help
is provided under President O bam a’s health
care overhaul law.
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