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  • President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Calgary International Airport, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Calgary, Canada, ahead of the G7 Summit. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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    President Donald Trump has arrived for the G7, or Group of Seven, summit in Canada, a country he’s suggested should be annexed, as he wages a trade war with America’s longstanding allies. If there’s a shared mission at this year’s G7 summit, which begins Monday in the Rocky Mountains, it’s a desire to minimize any fireworks at a moment of combustible tensions Read More
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents detain a man outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs building during a protest Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

    Anti-Trump demonstrators crowd streets, parks and plazas across the US

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  • Pictured, clockwise from top left: Michael Alexander, Donovan Scribes, Intisar Abioto, Devin Boss will appear onstage during the Power of Place Roadshow for Juneteenth. (Image courtesy PAM)

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  • Trump Administration’s DEI Rollback Leaves Black Women in Federal Jobs Vulnerable

    Trump Administration’s DEI Rollback Leaves Black Women in Federal Jobs Vulnerable

    The Education Department previously had a staff that was majority nonwhite, with Black women making up about 28% of the workforce. Since the Trump administration’s return, the department’s staff has reportedly been reduced by 46%. Read More
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By The Skanner News | The Skanner News

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Midway through the fourth quarter against the Denver Nuggets, Portland's Greg Oden made a layup underneath and crowded basket and was fouled. He punctuated the play with a snarl, his fists clinched in determination.
Oden's see-what-I-can-do expression highlighted a comeback that saw the Trail Blazers erase a 12-point deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets 98-96 in a preseason game Sunday night.
The 7-foot center finished with 16 points and seven rebounds.
"He was making strong moves to the rim and then guys were just playing off the energy," guard Brandon Roy said.
Roy, who played just under 12 minutes in the first three quarters, combined with Oden for the comeback and finished with 12 points.
Oden's slam dunk and Roy's layup narrowed Denver's lead to 86-85. Roy added a pair of free throws to put Portland ahead, but Chauncey Billups answered with a 3-pointer to make it 89-87 for Denver.
Oden hit a pair of free throws to tie it, before a layup and another foul shot to make it 92-89 for Portland. He fouled out with 2:27 left but Roy's layup made it 94-89 and Portland led the rest of the way.
"We just went on a run," Oden said. "Shots started falling and when the shots started falling the intensity went up."
The Nuggets returned to exhibition play after a two-game series against the Pacers in Asia last week. Indiana won the first game 126-104 In Taipei, while Denver won the second 126-112 in Beijing last Sunday.
The Blazers were without forwards LaMarcus Aldridge, who has a knee contusion, and Rudy Fernandez, who has back spasms. Juwan Howard, acquired by the Blazers as a free agent in the offseason, started in Aldridge's place.
Carmelo Anthony was handed a technical foul early when he kicked a ball after being called for an offensive foul against Steve Blake.
But Anthony appeared ready for the regular season from the start, with 16 of his points in the first half. He finished with 21, sitting out the third quarter.
"Time to probably polish up our act and start the season," Denver coach George Karl said.
The Blazers, still tinkering with lineups, got energy from guard Jerryd Bayless, who drove for a layup that gave Portland an early 26-23 lead.
The Blazers stretched the lead to 44-33 on Joel Przybilla's tip shot but the Nuggets narrowed it to 51-48 at the break.
Denver went up 58-57 on Nene's dunk midway through the third quarter, and traded the lead with Portland until Billups and Anthony made consecutive layups to give the Nuggets a 67-62 lead.
Arron Afflalo's 3-pointer made it 84-72 for Denver in the fourth quarter.
But the Blazers closed the gap when Greg Oden made a layup over two defenders and added a free throw to make it 84-79. And there was the look.
Oden and Roy had been played sparingly through the first three quarters after both collected early fouls.
"It definitely felt good," Oden said.

 

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