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Saturday 26 May 2018

Trump tells grads 'you don't give up, you don't give in'

By ZEKE MILLER tenants, drawing applause
Associated Press and silence at times as
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — he emphasized his efforts
President Donald Trump to boost federal defense
stressed the United States' spending. Said Trump, "We
military might as he ad- have begun the great re-
dressed graduates at the building of the U.S. military."
United States Naval Acad- "We know that the best
emy Friday, saying the "best way to prevent war is to be
way to prevent war is to be fully prepared for war and
fully prepared for war." hopefully we never have to
Trump spoke to the 2018 use all of this beautiful new
graduating class in An- powerful new equipment,"
napolis, stressing American Trump said.
military preparedness a At the conclusion of his
day after he canceled a remarks, Trump said he
planned summit with North planned to remain at the
Korean leader Kim Jong graduation to shake each
Un. graduate's hand.
"Our country has regained Before leaving for the ad-
the respect that we used to dress, Trump said on Twitter
have long ago," said Trump, he looked "forward to be-
who did not mention North ing with some of the great-
Korea in his remarks. "Yes, est people on earth!"
they are respecting us This marked Trump's first
again. America is back." time speaking to the acad-
Trump drew a mixed re- emy's graduating class.
sponse as he spoke to Last year, Trump addressed
1,042 newly commissioned the Coast Guard Acad- President Donald Trump looks on as the Blue Angels fly over the graduation ceremony at the U.S.
Naval Academy, Friday, May 25, 2018, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
ensigns and second lieu- emy. q

Driver rams into women on

sidewalk, hurting 3, before arrest

By GILLIAN FLACCUS and The names of the suspect that a car had jumped the
STEVEN DUBOIS and victims have not been curb, struck the women
Associated Press released. and sped away.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Sgt. Chris Burley said one One of the women ap-
driver rammed into three victim was in critical condi- peared to have serious
women walking on a side- tion at a hospital and an- back injuries, Caputo said.
walk Friday in downtown other was in serious condi- "I'm still kind of in shock. If
Portland, critically injur- tion. The family of the third I were two minutes later,
Clothing is strewn on the sidewalk at a scene where pedestrians ing one of them, before woman asked that no up- that would have been me,
were hit by a motorist in Portland, Ore., Friday, May 25, 2018. speeding away and get- dates be given about her or if I had just walked that
ting arrested within hours of health. normal route, that would
the crash, authorities said. Police have not said how have been me," Caputo
Someone called 911 after fast the 2005 Mazda Tribute said. "A lot of people were
spotting a blue SUV that was traveling or how long it crying."
Paradise in the Caribbean matched the description of spent on the sidewalk be- Police cordoned off sev-
the vehicle that struck the fore speeding off. eral blocks around the
women near a light-rail sta- Witness Christopher Bond crash. A green sweater,
tion close to Portland State said he was standing on the a pair of sneakers, a pink
University, police Sgt. Pete sidewalk when he saw the slipper and one black bike
Simpson said. SUV hit at least two women. glove lay scattered on
Police have not yet deter- He estimated it was travel- the sidewalk near a small
mined a motive and know ing about 45 mph (72 kph). splash of blood. The crash
little about the man, who Bond said he turned to help, stunned the city on the Fri-
was cooperative during and the driver "gunned it," day before Memorial Day.
his arrest, Simpson said. nearly hitting him. On that Friday last year, a
Authorities said they were Kat Caputo was talking to passenger fatally stabbed
getting a search warrant a friend by the light-rail sta- two men and wounded a
to seize the car with a tion when she heard a com- third on a light-rail train as it
crumpled hood and have motion and turned around. pulled into a station. Police
yet to rule out intoxication, She saw two women lying said the passenger spewed
mental health problems or on the sidewalk and anoth- hateful comments at two
a medical incident as the er leaning against a brick black teenage girls shortly
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