Today's Headlines: Federal Agents Unleash Militarized Crackdown on Portland

John Lewis, Towering Figure of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 80
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Federal Agents Unleash Militarized Crackdown on Portland

Federal Agents Unleash Militarized Crackdown on Portland

By Sergio Olmos, Mike Baker and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Federal authorities said they would bring order to Portland, Ore., after weeks of protests there. Local leaders believe the federal presence is making things worse.

John Lewis, Towering Figure of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 80

John Lewis, Towering Figure of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 80

By Katharine Q. Seelye

Images of his beating at Selma shocked the nation and led to swift passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. He was later called the conscience of the Congress.

Jamaal Bowman Proves Ocasio-Cortez Was No Fluke

Jamaal Bowman Proves Ocasio-Cortez Was No Fluke

By Jesse McKinley

Mr. Bowman beat Representative Eliot Engel, a 16-term incumbent, in a race that pitted the Democratic Party's progressive wing against the establishment.

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Hackers Tell the Story of the Twitter Attack From the Inside

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Hackers Tell the Story of the Twitter Attack From the Inside

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Several people involved in the events that took down Twitter this week spoke with The Times, giving the first account of what happened as a pursuit of Bitcoin spun out of control.

The Radical Resistance of John Lewis

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The Radical Resistance of John Lewis

By The Editorial Board

Willingness to risk his life for civil rights was essential to the quest for justice.

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