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Migrant barge ‘not a deathtrap’, Cabinet minister insists

Pictures showed a food delivery being unloaded at the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland, Dorset, on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm asylum barge is ‘potential deathtrap’, say firefighters

FBU to write to Home Office with overcrowding concerns after first group’s arrival delayed due to safety issues on Dorset-based vessel

The Guardian - UK

Hearst’s KQCA To Become The CW Affiliate in Sacramento

New affiliate agreement also covers Hearst stations in Orlando, Kansas City, Portland, Greensboro, Burlington and Fort Smith

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Withering heat is more common, but getting AC is still a struggle in public housing

Many people in public housing are especially vulnerable to extreme heat, and there's no federal requirement for air conditioning. That leaves some tenants struggling to pay for it on their own.

WEKU

‘No timeframe’ on delayed opening of Bibby Stockholm asylum barge

Transport minister says barge in Portland going through final checks amid row over safety concerns

The Guardian - UK

‘Final preparations’ taking place to house asylum seekers on barge

The Home Office had been expecting to send an initial group of people to the accommodation in Portland, Dorset, on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Voodoo Doughnut causes upset in NOLA

Practitioners and preservationists worry that the Portland-based company "bastardizes" local religion and culture

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First 50 people coming to Bibby Stockholm asylum barge despite safety worries

Fire safety concerns and lack of lifejackets noted on the 500-capacity barge, moored in Portland, Dorset

The Guardian - UK

How will Portland’s asylum barge be seen in 100 years?

Letters: Austen Lynch compares today’s story with a century-old one of Irish republicans detained on a ‘floating gulag’

The Guardian - UK

'Performative cruelty': the hostile architecture of the UK government's migrant barge

The arrival of the Bibby Stockholm barge at Portland Port, in Dorset, on July 18 2023, marks a new low in the UK government’s hostile immigration environment. The vessel is set to accommodate over 500 asylum seekers. This, the Home Office argues, will benefit British taxpayers and local residents.

The Conversation

Wyoming Football: First Look At The Portland State Vikings

The Cowboys will host FCS Portland State as part of its non-conference slate this fall. Here's a first look at the Viks.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ubco Opens New Bike Rental Hub In Portland, Oregon

Electric motorcycle brand Ubco has opened its first Bike Rental Hub in Portland, Oregon, offering its impressive 2x2 range for rent.

RideApart

A maternity ward in Oregon is the scene of fatal gunfire

Gunfire has erupted in a maternity unit of an Oregon hospital, fatally wounding an unarmed security guard and leading to renewed calls to protect health care workers from increasing violence

The Independent UK

Hospital security guard fatally shot while on the job by suspect later killed by Portland police

The unidentified suspect fled the scene before law enforcement traced his vehicle to a city 16 miles east of Portland

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Man linked to deaths of four women in Oregon reportedly assaulted one earlier, victim's father says

A man being investigated in the deaths of four women in Oregon had previously attacked and choked one of them, the woman's father told a newspaper reporter

The Independent UK

Migrant barge not a floating prison, Home Office says

Officials were keen to stress efforts the department had made to allay the concerns of people in Portland as they led a tour of the vessel.

The Independent UK

3,000 asylum seekers ‘could be living on barge and ex-military sites by autumn’

It is unclear exactly when the Bibby Stockholm barge will start being used in Portland, Dorset, as the Government aims to slash hotel bills.

The Independent UK

Portland ‘serial killer’: Ex-governor under fire over Jesse Calhoun’s early prison release as ‘girlfriend’ reveals ties to victims

Police connect career criminal to deaths of four women in Oregon but consider him only a ‘person of interest’

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The Independent UK

Ten deaths, two arrests and a person of interest: Multiple potential serial killers identified in one week

Only one suspect has been taken to court so far, where he pleaded not guilty

The Independent UK

Person of interest in Portland serial killer case fought his way through ‘10 officers’ before arrest, witness says

‘I don’t know how he made it through the 10 officers but he made it through and across traffic and down to the river and hopped in’

The Independent UK

Mothers of women in Portland ‘serial killer’ case cling to hope of accountability

‘I’m just really hoping that this is it. I don’t know – I guess I’m still kind of in shock by it all, but I’m just hoping that we got him,’ one grieving mother said

The Independent UK

Senior Japanese diplomat attacked by US woman in anti-Asian hate crime, court records say

Records say the suspect ‘jumped’ and ‘shoved’ the diplomat to the ground

The Independent UK

Portland ‘serial killer’ – live: Jesse Calhoun’s ‘girlfriend’ reveals his relationships to two of the victims

Police have person of interest Jesse Calhoun connected to the deaths of four women but have not described him as a serial killer

The Independent UK

An inmate was pardoned by Oregon’s governor. Two years on he’s a person of interest in four suspicious deaths

Police in Oregon say the deaths of four women whose bodies were found on roadsides may be linked, writes Ariana Baio

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Homeless woman hurts consul general in Portland

LOS ANGELES -- Yuzo Yoshioka, the consul general of Japan in Portland, Ore., in the United States, was pushed by a homeless person and sustained a head injury on a street last month, it has been revealed.

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