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Lower courts ruled it's "cruel and unusual" to fine or jail people on public land if no shelter is available. An Oregon city says that's hamstrung efforts to keep public spaces safe and open to all.
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Scott Greenstone/KNKXThe Republican frontrunner, Dave Reichert, withdrew from the endorsement process calling it "deceptive" and the party "disjointed." -
AP/Auburn Police Dept. via Port of Seattle Police Dept.Auburn police officer Jeff Nelson shot and killed Jesse Sarey while trying to arrest him for disorderly conduct in an interaction that lasted just 67 seconds. Jury selection for Nelson's murder trial began Monday.
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Dirk Neven/CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsWith a unique, muscular sound on his tenor sax, Billy Harper broke into the 1970s New York jazz scene, launching a long and adventurous career. -
Elena Zhukova/UCLAThe versatile guitarist has played with celebrated and unsung jazz heroes from the mid-1950s onward. Burrell and many of his fellow Detroiters are some of the music’s most renowned leaders and sidemen.
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