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The mayors of Boulder (Colorado), Minneapolis, Portland (Oregon), and Seattle will join counterparts from around the world at a Vatican workshop on human trafficking and climate change.
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Portland Mayor Charlie Hales is one of 16 mayors from around the world invited to meet with Pope Francis next month as part of a global summit to discuss climate change and human trafficking.
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Beaverton strip club Stars Cabaret could lose its liquor license due to sex trafficking allegations involving a 13-year-old girl, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission announced Thursday.
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Director Libby Spears filmed a lot of her documentary about child sex trafficking in the Portland area and helped develop a curriculum that teaches students about the scope and prevalence of the problem. Monday night, students from Madison High School and David Douglas High School will take part in a discussion with the Portland police, county commissioners, the district attorney and others about sex trafficking.
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The House approved long-awaited legislation on Tuesday to combat human trafficking, sending it to President Barack Obama for his signature.
The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act will expand law enforcement tools to target sex traffickers, create a new fund to help victims, and define child pornography production as a form of trafficking. Obama is expected to sign it.
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Washington state continued to be a pioneer in the fight to combat human trafficking today when Gov. Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5884, legislation creating a human trafficking information clearing house and activating the former Washington State Task Force on the Trafficking of Persons.
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Beaverton City Council did not oppose a liquor license renewal for Stars Cabaret and Steak House Tuesday night, May 12, despite having pursued a chronic nuisance action against the strip club.
Saying Stars, itself, was never charged with any wrongdoing after its former manager pled guilty to "conduct relating to exploitation of a minor," the city and the strip club forged an agreement that requires Stars to take an active stance against child sex trafficking.
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At the University of Oregon, student athletes and volunteers are strutting down the runway to raise awareness on human trafficking.
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The U.S. Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation increasing penalties for domestic human trafficking and exploitation of children.
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Senate Democrats and Republicans reached a compromise Tuesday (April 21) after a long-delayed legislation they all agreed is needed.
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A 28-year-old Oregon pimp who pushed underage girls into prostitution in at least five states was sentenced Monday to 12 years in federal prison for trafficking a minor on Portland's notorious Southeast 82nd Avenue.
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