Portland

• Breanna Stewart scored 22 points and the New York Liberty beat the Portland Fire 100-82 on Thursday night in Portland, avenging a 98-96 loss two days earlier. • Alex Fowler provided a key bench boost for New York, helping the Liberty pull away after the expansion Fire had earned their first win on Tuesday on Sarah Ashlee Barker’s buzzer-beating putback. • The result matters because it shows the Liberty responding quickly after an early setback, while Portland’s 1-2 start underscores the volatility of an expansion team’s opening stretch.

Sightline Intelligence sent AI-supported tool to company that provides drones to Israeli military, research group saysAnti-war activists in Portland, Oregon, are pushing city authorities to ensure no local resources, tax breaks or investments support a local company that appears to be supplying artificial intelligence software to the Israeli military.The company, Sightline Intelligence, manufactures AI-supported video technology that is used in drones to interpret target movements and make quick decisions based on the perceived threat level. Cargo documents appear to show Sightline has shipped its technology to Elbit Systems, an Israeli arms manufacturer that provides drones to that country’s military and exports to others. The activists argue that such sales violate the UN’s arms agreements. Continue reading...

Investigators find explosives in car, which crashed into Multnomah Athletic Club shortly before 3am SaturdayA person was found dead after a vehicle plowed into a health club in downtown Portland, Oregon, early Saturday morning, police said. Investigators later found explosives inside the car.Portland police and the Portland fire and rescue department responded to the Multnomah Athletic Club shortly before 3am after the vehicle crashed through the front entrance and caught fire. Once the blaze was brought under control, a person was found dead inside the vehicle, police said in a statement. Continue reading...