US agents exit Portland, but federal charges linger

US agents exit Portland, but federal charges linger

More than 70 people have been charged with federal crimes and citations related to the nightly clashes between U.S. agents and Portland protesters, according to the Justice Department. Among them: two local lawyers, a middle-class mother from the suburbs, teenagers accused of lobbing explosive fireworks, a yoga instructor on a road-trip from Denver and a grocery store worker who allegedly wielded a laser pen as a weapon. The federal officers who battled for weeks with protesters in downtown Portland — firing tear gas and flash bangs as some protesters targeted them with fireworks and lasers — pulled back last week ...

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