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Page 2 April 29, 2015 Week in Review The Ann Horning, 49. Three Wounded in Shooting A shooting outside a northeast Portland strip club left three Devastating Earthquake victims injured early Saturday Soldiers loaded supplies onto morning. Police suspect the helicopters Tuesday and headed violence was gang-related. into the remote villages cut off since Saturday’s devastating New Leader Might Sue earthquake in Nepal. Prime Nkenge Harmon Johnson, the Minister Sushil Koirala said the new president of the Portland death toll from the disaster -- Urban League, has threatened already nearing 5,000 -- could to sue over her termination last year as Gov. John Kitzhaber’s reach double that figure. communications director, saying Colleges Shut Down she was forced to step down after Corinthian Colleges will shut criticizing First Lady Cylvia down all of its campuses, Hayes and asking the governor’s including Heald and Everest closest advisors not to blur the campuses in Oregon. Corinthian lines between state interest and was one of the country’s largest other matters. for-profit educational institutions, but crashed amid a cash shortage U.S. Attorney Resigns U.S. Attorney General for and fraud allegations. Oregon Amanda Marshall Arrest in Fatal Car Crash has submitted her resignation Gresham resident Miranda Ashley effective May 15. Marshall is Calvin, 19, was arrested Sunday under investigation for stalking for a fatal hit-and-run crash her top drug prosecutor, Scott Saturday night that killed Jerrie Kerin. Obama Condemns Rioting Speaks to ‘crisis’ in community policing (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday condemned rioting in Baltimore, saying there was “no excuse” for the violence, but acknowledged a “slow-rolling crisis” in community policing, es- pecially in treatment of African Americans. “We have seen too many in- stances of what appears to be police officers interacting with individuals -- primarily African American, often poor -- in ways that raise troubling questions,” Obama told reporters at the White House. “I think there are police de- partments that have to do some soul-searching. I think there’s some communities that have to Chiropractic Auto Injury Clinic, PC Zchon R. Jones, DC 333 NE Russell St., #200, Portland, OR. 97212 (503) 284-7838 Residents clean streets as law enforcement officers stand guard Tuesday in Baltimore in the aftermath of rioting. (AP photo) do some soul-searching. 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