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1.19pm BST
There has been another night of trouble in Portland, where protesters for policing reform and against structural racism have been out every night since the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis at the end of May.
Once again, confrontations centered on the federal courthouse in downtown Portland, where agents sent in by Trump are based.
Ammunition and destructive devices recovered at Lownsdale Square Park (Photo) https://t.co/k4ZmvTzlh6 pic.twitter.com/xHaLZM8uWi
Related: Portland: protesters bring down fence as confrontation with Trump agents rises
1.07pm BST
…and welcome to another day of coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in the US, the election campaign, protests in Portland and other cities and a lot more besides.
According to Johns Hopkins University, the US has now recorded more than 4.2m cases of Covid-19 and nearly 147,000 people have died. According to the Covid Tracking Project at the Atlantic, the seven-day average for deaths across the US is back above 900, where it was in early June.
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Continue reading…Republicans are proposing $1tn while Democrats want closer to $4tnHow the global climate fight could be lost if Trump is re-electedInside the elite border patrol unit Trump sent to PortlandSign up to our First Thing newsletter 1.19pm BSTThere has been another night of trouble in Portland, where protesters for policing reform and against structural racism have been out every night since the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis at the end of May.Once again, confrontations centered on the federal courthouse in downtown Portland, where agents sent in by Trump are based.Ammunition and destructive devices recovered at Lownsdale Square Park (Photo) https://t.co/k4ZmvTzlh6 pic.twitter.com/xHaLZM8uWi Related: Portland: protesters bring down fence as confrontation with Trump agents rises 1.07pm BST…and welcome to another day of coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in the US, the election campaign, protests in Portland and other cities and a lot more besides.According to Johns Hopkins University, the US has now recorded more than 4.2m cases of Covid-19 and nearly 147,000 people have died. According to the Covid Tracking Project at the Atlantic, the seven-day average for deaths across the US is back above 900, where it was in early June. Related: ‘These are his people’: inside the elite border patrol unit Trump sent to Portland Related: How the global climate fight could be lost if Trump is re-elected Continue reading…