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Page 2 December 12, 2018 The Week Review in Starbucks Shooting A disturbance inside the Star- bucks store at the Fred Meyer in the Hollywood district on Friday led to the shoot- ing of a man who pointed a gun at police, the weap- on later identified as a replica, of- ficials said. The man identified as Ryan Joseph Beisley, 34, was try- ing to force himself into a back- room were employees were hiding when police arrived, authorities said. He survived the shooting. being restrained on Thanksgiving Day by city police and Portland State University campus police overdosed on methamphetamine and cocaine. His death was not related to the officer involvement, the Multnomah County Medical Examiner announced Monday. Trump Could Face Jail Donald Trump has been warned he faces “very real prospect” of jail time. Jerry Nadler, the incoming chairman of the house judiciary committee, on Sunday described the details of prosecutors’ filings in the case of Trump’s former per- sonal lawyer, Michael Cohen, as evidence Trump was “at the centre of a massive fraud.” Convicted in Car Attack Holiday Bike Drive A young man gets some tips about bike helmet safety from trauma nurses at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center during the annual Holiday Bike Drive sponsored by Legacy and the Community Cycling Center in northeast Portland. The Dec. 2 event gave over 300 bikes and helmets to young people in the community, the first bike for some. Timbers Fall in Title Game The Portland Timbers fell to At- lanta United, 2-1 in the final match of the Major League Soccer cham- pionship on Saturday night. The game was played in Atlanta and set a new MLS attendance record with 73,019 fans. Death Tied to Drugs A combative man who died after The Light Ministries Pastor Minnieweather & 101 Answers Dyuana Keziah WHEN WHERE Saturday December 22, 2018 7pm-9pm The Miracles Club 4200 NE MLK BLVD Tickets available now! $20 ticket include Gumbo or Chicken dinner Entertainment by The Light Ministries, Keziah, Comedian 101 Answers, Dyuana & More Contact -- 971-200-7227 for more information Established 1970 A man supporting white national- ists who drove his car into coun- terprotesters at a 2017 rally in Charlottsville, Va. was convicted Friday of first-degree murder in the death of a 32-year-old wom- an. A state jury rejected defense arguments that James Alex Fields Jr. acted in self-defense during the “Unite the Right” on Aug. 12, 2017. Tobacco Bans Supported Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley last week urged the Food and Drug Administration to act quickly to implement plans to ban flavored cigars and menthol cigarettes. In a letter, the lawmak- ers also called for ending the mar- keting of all tobacco products to youth. Comedian Hart Apologizes Comedian Kevin Hart stepped down as host of the 2019 Os- cars Thursday, a position he was named to just days earlier, after homophobic tweets from eight years ago re-emerged. He said he didn’t want to be a distraction and that he had “evolved” in his views and apologized to the LGBTQ community for his insensitive words. ---------------------- USPS 959 680 ------------------ 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. All created design display ads become the sole property of the newspaper and cannot be used in other publications or personal usage without the written consent of the general manager, unless the client has purchased the composition of such ad. © 2008 THE PORTLAND OBSERVER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. The Portland Observer--Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication--is a member of the National News- paper Association--Founded in 1885, and The National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association P ublisher : e ditor : Mark Washington, Sr. Michael Leighton A dvertising M AnAger : Office Manager/Classifieds: C reAtive d ireCtor : Leonard Latin Lucinda Baldwin r ePorter /W eb e ditor : Danny Peterson s Ales /A dMinistrAtive A ssistAnt : Avanna P ubliC r elAtions : Mark Lake Washington Jr. o ffiCe A ssistAnt /s Ales : Shawntell Washington Paul Neufeldt CALL 503-288-0033 FAX 503-288-0015 news@portlandobserver.com • ads@portlandobserver.com • subscription@portlandobserver.com Postmaster: Send address changes to Portland Observer , PO Box 3137 , Portland, OR 97208 PO QR code
