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US Border Patrol says 400+ miles of wall complete; additional 249 miles under construction

Massive gas pipeline explosion in Mexico leaves 6 dead, several injured, and caused extensive material damage.

Stealth bomber Cruising around Colorado this morning.

Thousands of Texas families hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic waited up to 12 hours to put food on the table this holiday season — as the state grapples with a surge in infections. The normally quiet grounds of Fair Park in Dallas was home to the North Texas Food Bank’s largest giveaway of food since coronavirus spread through the state, the Dallas Morning News reported. Saturday’s Thanksgiving-themed event handed out food to about 8,500 families facing financial stress from the growing crisis — 17 times more people than the annual event usually serves. Photos from the event showed traffic backed up for miles as people waited for hours in their cars for a package containing a frozen turkey, 20 pounds of canned goods and 15 pounds of fruits and vegetables along with bags of bread.

Portland's anarchists say they support racial justice. Black activists want nothing to do with them. The day after President-elect Joe Biden delivered his victory speech, telling the nation it was time to heal and unite, a clandestine Twitter account — @safePDXprotest — summoned Portland anarchists. Meet at Laurelhurst Park at 8 p.m. and “Wear Bloc & Be Water,” the message said, calling for black garb and vigilance to evade police for a protest “in solidarity with BLM”.

The 50 or so people who showed up — nearly all of them white — looked like ninjas as they put on balaclavas, hoods and scarves. Some carried gas masks. The call to action had declared “No Masters” — leaders, in the parlance of 19th century European anarchists — but the crowd huddled around one young man as he lambasted liberals for celebrating the defeat of President Trump while capitalism and the political system remained entrenched.

“They can show up to dance ’cause of Orange Man bad, but they can’t be out here fighting with us,” he said. “So that’s why we’re going. ... I’m tired of liberal complacency.”

Word spread through the group that the target tonight would be the local headquarters of the Democratic Party. Somebody started beating a drum as a chant broke out: “Fuck Joe Biden!” Then the anarchists marched into the upscale neighborhood, intent on destruction.

For months, Portland has been a significant face of the Black Lives Matter movement, in part because of the national attention that self-described anarchists brought to nightly protests throughout the summer. They set fires, launched fireworks at authorities and spat in their faces to draw them into violent confrontations that made headlines around the world. The election of Biden has only antagonized the anarchists — and exposed their differences with the Black activists they claim to support.

Black activists and community leaders, who generally view the defeat of Trump as an opportunity for change within the system, said the anarchists are hijacking the movement and undermining the push for racial justice by continuing to commit violence.

“When people set fire to a building, it really does not liberate me one bit,” said Mingus Mapps, a Black resident who won a seat on the Portland City Council this month. “It does the opposite. It fuels the political culture that makes racism possible.”

The former political science professor, who peacefully participated in several demonstrations, plans to advocate for police reform beyond budget cuts passed by the council and a measure approved by voters to create a police oversight board.

“We’re going to get out of the game of smoke bombs and rubber bullets and dressing cops up like they’re Marines as we stand outside public buildings and yell at each other,” he said.

The anarchists believe working within the system is futile and say the political order and capitalist economy must be torn down. Biden, as head of a party supporting the free-market system and private property rights, is no better than Trump, more than a dozen said in interviews.

Distrusting the media, all refused to give their names. But pamphlets distributed at a recent rally outline their far-left philosophies.

“Abolish All Mayors” — the title of one booklet — advocates “the complete democratization and community control of all city bureaus and the abolition of the police.”

“Why We Break Windows” advocates an end to private property and invokes the Boston Tea Party to explain the point of “political vandalism” during revolts. “Shop windows represent segregation,” it says. “To smash a shop window is to contest all the boundaries that cut through this society: black and white, rich and poor, included and excluded.”

The investigation continued after two women were shot and killed at a warehouse party in South Los Angeles over the weekend, police said. The Los Angeles Police Department said the two victims attended a large gathering at a warehouse located near the intersection of West 31st and Hill streets where a suspect or suspects opened fire. According to officials, LAPD officers discovered one victim on the sidewalk and the other victim inside the warehouse. One victim was identified by the Los Angeles County coroner's office as Shaterika Howard, 33, of Los Angeles. The second victim is believed to be in her 20s or 30s. Police do not have a motive or a description of a suspect or suspects. This investigation is ongoing.

Blink and you will miss it! Cuban fighter UlysseDiaz made history by knocking out his opponent Donelei Benedetto within three seconds after the opening bell rang at the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 1 in Miami, on Saturday.

The Philadelphia Police Department Homicide Unit is looking to identify the two vehicles and the individuals, depicted in the following surveillance video excerpts, as part of an ongoing investigation into a Homicide by shooting of a twenty-two year old male, that occurred on Thursday, September 17th, 2020,at about 5:31 PM, in the 2100 block of Scattergood Street.

A total of nine (9) male individuals exit two vehicles, that park on Brill Street. The males then walk through a connecting driveway to the 2100 block of Scattergood Street where they engage the victim and several other males in a physical altercation during which the victim was fatally shot. Some of the males from the attacking group then return to the two vehicles while others flee on foot.

SUSPECT & VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:
DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE #1: 2008 TO 2014 Dodge Avenger, white in color, dark tinted windows, a missing driver side rear hupcap and ducktape around the driver side rear view mirror.
DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE #2: 2014 to 2020 Acura MDX, black in color.
DESCRIPTION OF SUSPECT #1: Black Male, 16 to 18 years old, approximately 5'7" tall, dark brown complected, wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, black pants and "Airmax" athletic shoes.
DESCRIPTION OF SUSPECT #2: Black Male, 16 to 18 years old, short dreadlocks, black T-Shirt, black pants, grey athletic shoes.
DESCRIPTION OF SUSPECT #3: DRIVER OF VEHICLE #2: Latino Male, black hair, wearing a grey hooded "Nike" brand sweatshirt, black shorts, and dark athletic shoes.
DESCRIPTION OF SUSPECT #4: DRIVER OF VEHICLE #1: Male, race unknown, thin built, surgical type face covering, dark hooded jacked, dark blue denim pants.

If you see these suspects do not approach, contact 911 immediately.
To submit a tip via telephone, dial 215.686.TIPS (8477) or text a tip to PPD TIP or 773847.
All tips will be confidential.

If you have any information about this crime or these suspects please contact:
Homicide Unit:
215-686-3334/3335
Det. Martin #749
DC 20-15-074338

Supporters of President Donald Trump sit on the "Patriot Elk" formerly known as the"Nightmare NElk" during a "Stop the Steal" protest in Salem, Oregon. REUTERS/Alisha Jucevic

The interim president of Peru has resigned in the face of growing protests in less than a week. Congress is expected to choose a new president from the 19 lawmakers who voted against former President Martin Vizcarra’s impeachment over unproven bribery allegations.