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Page 2 December 19, 2018 Shaken by Break-ins Coffee House responds; video shows suspect D anny p eterson t he p ortlanD o bserver A northeast Portland coffee shop is on guard after the fourth break-in in less than a month and survellience video may lead to the person responsible. by photo by D anny p eterson /t he p ortlanD o bserver Hit on Saturday with its fourth break-in in less than a month, Arrow Coffeehouse on the corner of Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Alberta Street, was awaiting costly repairs to a broken door on Tuesday. C ontinueD on p age 5 The in Week Review Russia Targeted Black Vote The Russian influence campaign on social media in the 2016 elec- tion made an extraordinary ef- fort to target African-Americans against Hillary Clinton, used an array of tactics to try to suppress turnout among Democratic vot- ers and unleashed a blizzard of posts on Instagram that rivaled or exceeded its Facebook cam- paigns to help Donald Trump, according to a report produced Monday for the Senate Intelli- gence Committee. School Police Approved Portland Public Schools ap- proved an agreement last week to formalize the contracting of nine police officers in public schools for $1 million each year, which would expand their presence at the schools. School resource of- ficers were previously provid- ed free of charge to the school district and the proposed new contract has come under fire by student activists and civil rights groups. Health Care Law Stumbles A federal judge’s ruling striking down the Affordable Care Act in its entirety has stoked anxiety among millions of Americans who rely on subsidized health insurance and millions more who have pre-existing conditions. The Texas judge Friday declared the individual mandate of the Afford- able Care Act unconstitutional and, as a result, the entire law invalid, but the decision will not take effect pending appeals. Trump Attorney Sentenced Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen was sentenced last week to three years in federal prison, followed by three years of super- vised release. The judge declared he will serve time for a “smor- gasbord” of fraudulent crimes connected to campaign finance violations related to payments to women alleging affairs with the president before taking office. Magazine Paid to Hush Story The media company that owns the National Enquirer last week admitted to “working in concert” with the Trump campaign to pay off a woman who said she had an affair with Mr. Trump in order to squash her story, prosecutors in New York reported last week. The U.S. Attorney for New York agreed not to prosecute American Media, Inc., the Enquirer’s parent company, for its involvement in the scheme in exchange for the company’s cooperation in the in- vestigation. Singer Nancy Wilson Dies at 81 Winters Steps Down as Leader Republicans in the Oregon Sen- ate have a new leader, after Sen. Jackie Winters of Salem, the first African American Republican woman to lead the caucus, decid- ed not to seek the post for 2019. Winters said it was time for her “to go back to my roots tackling tough issues with a renewed en- thusiasm.” Established 1970 USPS 959 680 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 CALL 503-288-0033 • FAX 503-288-0015 Mark Washington, Sr. e ditor : Michael Leighton A dvertising M AnAger : Leonard Latin Office Manager/Classifieds: Lucinda Baldwin C reAtive d ireCtor : Paul Neufeldt P ublisher : r ePorter /W eb e ditor : Danny Peterson The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Man- uscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. All creat- ed design display ads become the sole property of the newspa- per 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, RE- PRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PER- MISSION IS PROHIBITED. The Portland Observer--Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication--is a member of the National Newspaper Association--Founded in 1885, and The National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Pub- lishers Association. Avanna Lake P ubliC r elAtions : Mark Washington Jr. o ffiCe A ssistAnt /s Ales : Shawntell Washington s Ales /A dMinistrAtive A ssistAnt : PO QR code news@portlandobserver.com • ads@portlandobserver.comn • subscription@portlandobserver.com Postmaster: Send address changes to Portland Observer , PO Box 3137 , Portland, OR 97208 Nancy Wilson, the Grammy-win- ning singer whose polished pop- jazz vocals made her a platinum artist and top concert performer, died Thursday at the age of 81. Influenced by Dinah Washing- ton, Nat “King” Cole and other stars, Wilson covered everything from jazz standards to “Little Green Apples” and in the 1960s alone released eight albums that reached the top 20 on Billboard’s pop charts.
