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Good morning, Portland! Now that the tryptophan high's fading, it's time to get caught up on the news you missed while explaining to your great-aunt why you're still single. A lot of it (the news, not your single-ness, I hope) has to do with guns :/
Guns Rights in the SCOTUS: The Supreme Court will be hearing arguments today in a case about New York's gun carrying regulations. It'll be the first time the Supremes hear a case related to the Second Amendment in more than a decade.
Gun Fights in Mexico: A shootout between Mexican law enforcement officials and cartel members in a small Northern Mexico town have left more than 20 dead—the majority of which were with the cartel. It's still unclear what sparked the clash, but officials says armed military officers are remaining in the small village to "restore a sense of calm." Which sounds... not calming.
Puppet Show: Trump's lawyers have refused to testify in this week's impeachment proceedings, arguing that the hearings offer no "semblance of a fair process."
Famously, there is no violence in America for this reason. https://t.co/Gm9YKYZFu0
— Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) November 29, 2019
Bye, My Dudes: Two older white dudes you didn't know were vying to be the Democrat's Presidential candidate have dropped out of the race. I just looked them up and have already forgotten their names, sorry.
Mass Shooting of the Week: Ten people died in an early Sunday morning shooting on New Orleans' Canal Street. Officials have offered no information on suspected motive, but some have linked the massacre to the hubbub around the weekend's college football games. Shout out to toxic masculinity.
Bad Sea News: A sperm whale was found dead on the shores of Scotland with a massive 200-pound trash ball in its stomach.
Okay Sea News: Scientists are luring fish communities into dying sections of the Great Barrier Reef by playing audio recordings taken from healthy reefs. Their return could help counteract the reef's growing degradation. Now do humans, only lure us away from the environments we've ruined.
A must read 👇🏽 https://t.co/33aSczb6Oq
— Evelmyn Ivens (@eivenspo) November 28, 2019
Park Policy Pushback: Portland volunteers with groups that share food and clothing with the houseless community in city parks are suing the city for creating new limits to social service work in parks just before the region's coldest months. The plaintiffs argue that the city is violating volunteers’ rights to free speech and assembly.
New Data, Old News: New analysis shows that Portland cops are far more likely to pull over and arrest Black drivers than white ones.
ICYMI: Gordon "quid pro quo" Sondland, the EU Ambassador and Trump ally tied up in the impeachment inquiry, has been accused of rampant sexual harassment by at least three women. I wish this came as a surprise.
No Guns for Men: Mourners met yesterday to remember the life of Tiffany Hill, a woman who was killed in a domestic violence shooting in a Vancouver, Washington school parking lot last week. She leaves behind three young children, all of whom witnessed her murder.
Today's Saddest Headline: "The Belmont goats bleat for help."