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January 29, 2020 Page 2 All Set for Super Bowl Sunday The San Francisco 49ers will face the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl on Sunday. The NFL Championship game will be played at Hard Rock Sta- dium in Miami Gardens, Fla. with kickoff scheduled for approxi- mately 3:30 p.m. The game’s live broadcast will be carried on the Fox entertainment network, car- ried locally by KPTV Channel 12. Established 1970 USPS 959 680 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submis- sions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. All created design display ads be- come the sole property of the newspaper and cannot be used in other publications or personal usage with- out the written consent of the general manager, unless the client has purchased the composition of such ad. © 2008 THE PORTLAND OBSERVER. 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Each team’s offensive and de- fensive line has played above av- erage this season, with the 49ers defensive line being credited for their greatest strength and the Chiefs offensive line as their most powerful asset. Singers Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will provide the halftime entertainment and Demi Lova- to will sing the national anthem. Lovato is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, actress, advo- cate, philanthropist and business Sunday’s 2020 Super Bowl matches up quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs (left) and Jimmy Garoppol of the San Francisco 49ers. woman. Kobe’s Death Stuns World C ontinued from f ront Kobe — he was like a little brother to me,” retired NBA great Michael Jordan said. “We used to talk often, and I will miss those conversations very much. He was a fierce competi- tor, one of the greats of the game and a creative force.” Thousands of mourners gath- ered Monday outside the glis- tening steel-and-glass edifice of the Staples Center where the Los Angeles Lakers legend made so much basketball his- tory. “The memories that he gave us as a family were great mem- Bolton Shades Trump Defense ories,” said Lawrence Perez or North Hollywood, who arrived with his wife, Maureen, and 15-year-old daughter, Desiree. “We could have been at home, but we wanted to be with other people who are kind of going through the same thing.” Bryant retired in 2016 as the third-leading scorer in NBA history, finishing two decades with the Lakers as a prolific shot-maker with a sublime all- around game and a relentless competitive drive. He held that spot in the league scoring ranks until Saturday night, when the Lakers’ LeBron James passed him for third place during a game in Philadelphia, Bryant’s hometown. He was the league MVP in 2008 and a two-time NBA scor- ing champion. He teamed with Shaquille O’Neal in a combusti- ble partnership to lead the Lak- ers to consecutive NBA titles in 2000, 2001 and 2002. He went on to win two more titles in 2009 and 2010. His Lakers tenure was marred by scandal when in 2003, Bry- ant was accused of raping a 19-year-old employee at a Col- orado resort. He said the two had consensual sex, and prose- cutors later dropped the sexual assault charge at the request of The ing memoir “Becoming.” It’s the third Grammy win for the Obama household. Obama’s husband won for the audiobook recordings of at Station 7 in east Portland last his memoirs “Dreams of My Fa- week for featuring a calendar of ther” and “The Audacity of Hope” homeless camp photos seen as dis- in 2006 and 2008. paraging to homeless people. Sweet Street Food Cart Located at 15th and Alberta call 503-995-6150 to place order Monday - Friday, 11:00am - 7:00pm • Saturday & Sunday Closed. Wednesday Special: 3 Wings $3.00 Friday Special: Rib Sandwich, Beef or Pork, $5.00 in Week Review President Trump’s defense fin- ished its final arguments in the Senate impeachment trial Tues- National Security Advisor John day, but the focus of senators Bolton or other witnesses to testi- turned to a battle coming later this fy. In a new book Bolton directly week over whether to call former links Trump to politically motivat- ed investigations. ODOT to Study I-5 Impacts Seasonal Specials the accuser. The woman filed a civil suit against Bryant that was settled out of court. Among those killed in the crash were John Altobelli, 56, longtime head coach of South- ern California’s Orange Coast College baseball team and fa- ther of a former University of Oregon student-athlete; his wife, Keri; and daughter, Al- yssa, who played on the same basketball team as Bryant’s daughter, said Altobelli’s broth- er, Tony, sports information di- rector at the school. Costa Mesa, Calif. Mayor Katrina Foley tweeted that the dead also included Christina Mauser, a girls basketball coach at a nearby elementary school. Oregon’s top transportation deci- sion makers on Thursday agreed to delay until March a key vote on what to do with a $715 million project on Interstate 5 through the Rose Quarter. Officials will now look at past and future impacts on black neighborhoods and to further study how proposals respond to the historic displacement and if build- ing covers spanning the highway could accommodate buildings. Fire Station Calendar Rebuke Portland Fire Chief Sara Boone and JoAnn Hardesty, the city commissioner overseeing the Fire Bureau, admonished firefighters Better Graduation Rates More than 80% of Portland Pub- lic Schools students graduated in the 2018-19 school year, the best graduation rates since a new model to support students was adopted by the school district in 2011. The graduation rates for Af- rican-American, multi-racial and Latino students increased to be- tween 72.3% and 72.6%. Grammy for Audiobook Former first lady Michelle Obama Sunday snagged her first Grammy win for the au- diobook version of her best-sell- High Capacity Buses Funded TriMet on Thursday celebrated the imminent start of construction on the $175 million Division Tran- sit Project. The 15-mile stretch of improvements will bring high-ca- pacity buses to a key street in Port- land and Gresham, as well as more than 40 new stations. Gun Printer Rule Challenged Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined a group of 21 Attorneys General in a lawsuit filed last week challenging the Trump administration’s latest rule allowing 3D-printed gun files to be released on the internet. The rule would ef- fectively enable anyone to access 3D-print files online and make un- registered, untraceable firearms.