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March 13, 2019 The Skanner Portland & Seattle Page 7 Bids & Classified To place your ad, email advertising@theskanner.com or go to www.TheSkanner.com and click on the “Ads” menu. Briefs cont’d from pg 8 13-year-old choirboy and indecently dealing with the boy and the boy’s 13-year-old friend in the late 1990s, months after Pell became archbishop of Melbourne. A court order had suppressed media reporting the news until last month. The 77-year-old denies the allegations and will ap- peal his convictions in the Victoria Court of Appeal on June 5. It was not immediately clear if he will also appeal the sentence. Russia Mocks US Collusion Probe Ahead of Mueller’s Report MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. special counsel Robert Muel- ler has yet to release his report about Russian med- dling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, but the Kremlin has been rehearsing its response for months. The narrative, shared by President Vladimir Putin, his top lieutenants and state television, is strikingly similar to U.S. President Donald Trump’s description of the investigation as a “witch hunt:” They say the whole process is about the Democrats’ stubborn re- fusal to admit that they lost the election. “They don’t want to acknowledge his victory and do everything to delegitimize the president,” Putin said at his annual news conference in December. Mueller has been looking into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia and whether the president obstructed the investigation. Trump has been widely criticized for failing to publicly denounce Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. election and appearing to accept Putin’s denials of such activity. Trump’s relationship with Putin has long been the source of intrigue, both at home and in world capitals. He has repeatedly praised his author- itarian peer while straining ties with many of Wash- ington’s closest allies. California Governor Places Moratorium on Executions SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The 737 inmates on California’s larg- est-in-the-nation death row are getting a re- prieve from Gov. Gavin Newsom, who plans to sign an executive order Wednesday placing a moratorium on execu- tions. Newsom also is with- drawing the lethal injection regulations that death penalty op- ponents already have tied up in courts and shuttering the new ex- ecution chamber at San Quentin State Prison that has never been used. “The intentional kill- ing of another person is wrong and as gover- Birding cont’d from pg 5 the name of this game. Remember to show re- spect, you are a visitor of the bird’s home. You are an observer not a disturber. Set your sites on a tree or area where you notice avi- an movement and then slowly focus your eyes on a particular bird of interest. Watch, listen, be present. What do you hear? What col- ors are visible in their feathers? How many birds can you count in one tree? Have fun with your time. There is no right or wrong way to bird watch as long as you are being respect- ful and appreciative. On our visit, we saw hundreds of migrating Canadian Geese, a num- nor, I will not oversee the execution of any individu- al,” he said in prepared remarks. Newsom called the death penalty “a failure” that “has discriminated against defendants who are men- tally ill, black and brown, or can’t afford expensive legal representation.” He also said innocent people have been wrongly convicted and sometimes put to death. California hasn’t executed anyone since 2006, when Arnold Schwarzenegger was governor. And though voters in 2016 narrowly approved a ballot measure to speed up the punishment, no condemned inmate faced imminent execution. NEW YORK (AP) — Le’Veon Bell sat out a full season while considering where he’d make his next playmak- ing moves. Well-rested, motivated and armed with a new con- tract, the star running back is joining Sam Darnold and the New York Jets. Bell agreed to a deal early Wednesday morning, a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press. The decision ended months of speculation about where he’d resume his playing ca- reer after six years with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The person spoke to the AP on condition of ano- nymity because teams can’t officially announce sign- ings until the start of the new league year Wednesday afternoon. ESPN first reported the signing, and said the deal is for four years and $52.5 million — includ- ing $35 million guaran- teed. Crash cont’d from pg 6 ber of House Finches, a Kestrel and an Ameri- can Robin. The sky was beautiful and the air fresh and crisp. It was a very awakening expe- rience. I encourage you to explore the beauti- ful land that the Pacific Northwest offers us and discover the avian residents who reside here. To learn more about conserving and preserving our wildlife in Portland, visit www. audubonportland.org or visit the Audubon Society nature sanctu- ary, nestled in the heart of Forest Park. Happy Birding! Dr. Jasmine Streeter is a licensed Veterinar- ian. In addition to pets, she writes about lifestyle and nature. Email her at drjasmine@theskanner. com MULTNOMAH COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR THIS WORK MATTERS Are you a Human Resources professional, with experi- ence in a unionized environment, who is looking for an exciting new opportunity? Do you have the ability to inte- grate diverse and competing interests? Do you have ex- perience building and maintaining effective relationships across multiple backgrounds, perspectives and cultures? If so, we have a great opportunity for you! APPLY ON- LINE @ https://multco.us/jobs 3-13-19 HIRING PT Weekly North Portland newspaper is seeking Part-time person- Perform odd jobs, clean up. Valid driver’s license, dependable $12.50 per hour. Contact 503-285.5555. AP Source: Jets Agree to Sign RB Le’Veon Bell Please re-use or recycle this newspaper. Advertising deadlines 12:00 Noon Monday then recovered to close at $377.14, up 0.5 per- cent for the day. It rose slightly in after-hours trading to $378. In making the deci- sion to ground the Max 8s in Canada, Transport Minister Marc Garneau said a comparison of vertical fluctuations found a “similar pro- file” between the Ethi- opian Airlines crash and the Lion Air crash. Garneau, a former as- tronaut who flew in the space shuttle, em- phasized that the data is not conclusive but crossed a threshold that prompted Canada to bar the Max 8. “This is not the proof that is the same root problem,” he said. “It could be something else.” Lebanon and Kosovo also barred the Boeing 737 Max 8 from their airspace Wednesday. 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