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BREAKING: Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez has been released. This is the moment he reunited with his mom.
April 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
BREAKING: Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez has been released. This is the moment he reunited with his mom.
palette cleanser #2: our lovage bush. going strong since 2008. will happily share.
April 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
palette cleanser #2: our lovage bush. going strong since 2008. will happily share.
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Millions of American renters are severely rent burdened, paying more than 50% of their annual income in rent. A fraction of those households receive Section 8 vouchers and may not even be able to use them. Here's where.
Low-Income Renters Can’t Get the Housing Vouchers They Need
A fraction of rent-burdened households receive Section 8 vouchers — and they may not even be able to use them.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Millions of American renters are severely rent burdened, paying more than 50% of their annual income in rent. A fraction of those households receive Section 8 vouchers and may not even be able to use them. Here's where.
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A new report by the National Women's Law Center shows the alarming overlap of abortion deserts, broadband deserts, and pregnancy care deserts, at a time shows abortion seekers, esp in abortion-banned states, rely on internet access to order medication abortion online:
Internet & Abortion 'Deserts' Are Converging, Denying Rural Women Access to Care
A new study explores the overlap of abortion deserts, broadband deserts, and pregnancy deserts—and the data is alarming.
www.jezebel.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
A new report by the National Women's Law Center shows the alarming overlap of abortion deserts, broadband deserts, and pregnancy care deserts, at a time shows abortion seekers, esp in abortion-banned states, rely on internet access to order medication abortion online:
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The student's visa was revoked for no reason, the lawsuit claims.
Trump Administration ‘chaotically’ revoked OSU doctoral student’s visa, lawsuit claims
The ACLU is suing the Trump Administration for allegedly violating the due process rights of Oregon State University doctoral student Aaron Ortega Gonzalez, who had his visa revoked without a legal…
www.koin.com
April 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The student's visa was revoked for no reason, the lawsuit claims.
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Study Finds Cats Only Meow When They Want To Alert Owner Of Neighbor’s Murder They Witnessed Through Window
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April 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Study Finds Cats Only Meow When They Want To Alert Owner Of Neighbor’s Murder They Witnessed Through Window
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All eyes are on Romania as the country heads to the polls on May 4 in the first round of a controversial presidential election.
Here’s what could happen in each of the runoff scenarios between the four candidates 👇
Here’s what could happen in each of the runoff scenarios between the four candidates 👇
The Romanian election scenarios scaring Brussels
POLITICO analyzes all the data on the most likely presidential runoff races ahead of next month’s existential vote.
www.politico.eu
April 16, 2025 at 7:27 AM
All eyes are on Romania as the country heads to the polls on May 4 in the first round of a controversial presidential election.
Here’s what could happen in each of the runoff scenarios between the four candidates 👇
Here’s what could happen in each of the runoff scenarios between the four candidates 👇
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Four Russian journalists have been convicted of extremism and jailed for working with an anti-corruption group founded by the opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, highlighting the perils of independent journalism amid an intensified Kremlin crackdown on freedom of expression.
Russia Jails 4 Journalists for Working With Navalny’s Organization
The case highlighted the perils of independent journalism amid an intensified Kremlin crackdown on freedom of expression.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Four Russian journalists have been convicted of extremism and jailed for working with an anti-corruption group founded by the opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, highlighting the perils of independent journalism amid an intensified Kremlin crackdown on freedom of expression.
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Find more info on eligibility, available properties and waitlists at homeforward.org/waitlists or by calling 503-415-8050 from 9a-5p weekdays during the open application period.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Home Forward will open housing voucher waitlist for first time in 2 years
The waiting list for the housing voucher program, funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, last opened June 2023. Before that it had been nearly seven years.
www.oregonlive.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Find more info on eligibility, available properties and waitlists at homeforward.org/waitlists or by calling 503-415-8050 from 9a-5p weekdays during the open application period.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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Oregon Black Pioneers will offer tours in Portland, Jacksonville, Oregon City, Astoria, Eugene and Salem from May through September.
6 Oregon cities you can explore to learn about the state’s Black history
Oregon Black Pioneers will offer tours in Portland, Jacksonville, Oregon City, Astoria, Eugene and Salem from May through September.
www.oregonlive.com
April 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Oregon Black Pioneers will offer tours in Portland, Jacksonville, Oregon City, Astoria, Eugene and Salem from May through September.
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Exciting things ahead for @oregoncapitalchronicle.com under our brilliant new(ish) editor-in-chief @jmshumway.bsky.social, who has survived Cyber Ninjas, election denialists and my grammar and lived to tell the tale ✨ (READ HERE) It's a fantastic one!
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Hello from the Capital Chronicle's new(ish) editor • Oregon Capital Chronicle
I put off writing this column for weeks, for a few reasons. As a rule, journalists are much more comfortable writing about other people than ourselves. It also felt a little silly to introduce myself...
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April 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Exciting things ahead for @oregoncapitalchronicle.com under our brilliant new(ish) editor-in-chief @jmshumway.bsky.social, who has survived Cyber Ninjas, election denialists and my grammar and lived to tell the tale ✨ (READ HERE) It's a fantastic one!
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This touches on how, during WW1, there was a similar program to bring Mexican workers to the US, but in the 30s, the US repatriated nearly 1/2mil Mexicans, many US citizens. Same thing happened after WW2 in 54 - US says it deported 1mil+ ppl - while the Bracero Program still existed in much of US!
‘The Evergreen’: The Mexican braceros who saved Northwest agriculture during World War II
Facing a dire agricultural labor shortage during World War II, the United States made an agreement with Mexico: a government-sponsored program to bring Mexican workers to the U.S. on temporary labor c...
www.opb.org
April 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This touches on how, during WW1, there was a similar program to bring Mexican workers to the US, but in the 30s, the US repatriated nearly 1/2mil Mexicans, many US citizens. Same thing happened after WW2 in 54 - US says it deported 1mil+ ppl - while the Bracero Program still existed in much of US!
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Meeting legendary conservationist Jane Goodall on Friday was inspiring to say the least. She's a great speaker. Here's her message, in a nutshell: www.oregonlive.com/environment/...
5 questions for Jane Goodall: On hope, the Oregon primate lab and Trump cuts
Renowned conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall, who visited Portland to speak with students from Oregon schools, answered questions about the Oregon Zoo, the OHSU primate lab and President Trump’s executiv...
www.oregonlive.com
April 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Meeting legendary conservationist Jane Goodall on Friday was inspiring to say the least. She's a great speaker. Here's her message, in a nutshell: www.oregonlive.com/environment/...
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Middle-aged and older adults who sought hospital or emergency room care because of cannabis use were almost twice as likely to develop dementia over the next five years, compared with similar people in the general population, a large Canadian study reported on Monday.
Older People Seeking Care for Cannabis Use at Greater Risk for Dementia, Study Finds
Users needing emergency care or hospitalization were more likely to later develop dementia, researchers reported. That does not prove cannabis was the cause.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Middle-aged and older adults who sought hospital or emergency room care because of cannabis use were almost twice as likely to develop dementia over the next five years, compared with similar people in the general population, a large Canadian study reported on Monday.
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I’ve heard from hundreds of Oregonians across the state who are concerned about their utility bills. Regulators can protect people from sky-high residential utility bills while working to help reach state climate goals. #orleg
Gov. Tina Kotek to utility regulators: Lower utility bills, reduce greenhouse gases
Gov. Tina Kotek wants to make sure state regulators do their part to lower residential electricity and natural gas bills while working to reach state climate targets.
www.oregonlive.com
April 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I’ve heard from hundreds of Oregonians across the state who are concerned about their utility bills. Regulators can protect people from sky-high residential utility bills while working to help reach state climate goals. #orleg
big ol dawgs 🐺
Pretty remarkable photo gallery of wolves, taken from ODFW webcams. See full gallery here: www.statesmanjournal.com/picture-gall...
April 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
big ol dawgs 🐺
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Oregon’s wolf population increased 15% to a minimum of 204 animals last year, the first meaningful increase in almost four years. Wolves also continued to expand into the western half of the state, with seven packs now established west of Hwy 97. Story: tinyurl.com/2zsu56r5
April 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Oregon’s wolf population increased 15% to a minimum of 204 animals last year, the first meaningful increase in almost four years. Wolves also continued to expand into the western half of the state, with seven packs now established west of Hwy 97. Story: tinyurl.com/2zsu56r5
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I’ve been working with a team at the University of Michigan on a study about survivors’ experiences with reporting intimate materials that were created or shared without their consent. We’re looking for participants! Please share far and wide!
April 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I’ve been working with a team at the University of Michigan on a study about survivors’ experiences with reporting intimate materials that were created or shared without their consent. We’re looking for participants! Please share far and wide!
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23 Democratic attorneys general have sued the Trump admin more than a dozen times in the last 3 months. Oregon AG Rayfield and Arizona AG Mayes discussed progress and challenges at a Portland town hall Thurs. "The worst might be yet to come,” Mayes said.
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Nearly 200 attend Portland town hall to share concerns with Oregon and Arizona attorneys general • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Many who attended the “Safeguarding Oregon” forum were concerned about cuts to Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
23 Democratic attorneys general have sued the Trump admin more than a dozen times in the last 3 months. Oregon AG Rayfield and Arizona AG Mayes discussed progress and challenges at a Portland town hall Thurs. "The worst might be yet to come,” Mayes said.
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Top officials in Oregon are refusing to sign off on a demand from the U.S. Department of Education that requires states to abandon policies related to diversity, equity and inclusion if they want to keep receiving federal funding for schools.
Oregon rejects Trump administration’s school funding threat over DEI policies
Top officials in Oregon are refusing to sign off on a demand from the U.S. Department of Education that requires states to abandon policies related to diversity, equity and inclusion if they want to keep receiving federal funding for schools.
www.opb.org
April 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Top officials in Oregon are refusing to sign off on a demand from the U.S. Department of Education that requires states to abandon policies related to diversity, equity and inclusion if they want to keep receiving federal funding for schools.
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After Trump's newest exec order took aim at state & local climate/clean energy laws, Oregon says it won't back down. www.oregonlive.com/environment/...
Trump seeks to halt state, local climate laws, puts Oregon mandates at risk
President Donald Trump’s newest executive order takes aim at climate change laws and policies adopted by states and local jurisdictions and could put an array of Oregon programs at risk.
www.oregonlive.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
After Trump's newest exec order took aim at state & local climate/clean energy laws, Oregon says it won't back down. www.oregonlive.com/environment/...
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The Oregon Department of Education will not end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to fit the Trump administration’s interpretation of federal civil rights law, Gov. Tina Kotek and the state’s education director announced Thursday.
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Oregon governor, education director ‘hold the line’ against Trump funding threats over DEI • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon will not capitulate to Trump demands to end diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, state leaders said in a letter to officials.
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April 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The Oregon Department of Education will not end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to fit the Trump administration’s interpretation of federal civil rights law, Gov. Tina Kotek and the state’s education director announced Thursday.
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Climate tech companies are scrapping "net-zero" for "energy abundance," pitching themselves as defense tech and waiting patiently for news on critical federal funding. Still, VC funding in the sector is up.
A vibe check from me and @cocojournalist.bsky.social:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
A vibe check from me and @cocojournalist.bsky.social:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
How Climate Tech Investing Is Being Shaped by Trump’s Tariffs and Orders
The last six months have given the US climate tech sector an extreme case of whiplash, yet venture funding to the industry is on the rise.
www.bloomberg.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Climate tech companies are scrapping "net-zero" for "energy abundance," pitching themselves as defense tech and waiting patiently for news on critical federal funding. Still, VC funding in the sector is up.
A vibe check from me and @cocojournalist.bsky.social:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
A vibe check from me and @cocojournalist.bsky.social:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Romanian presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Victor Ponta is facing calls to withdraw from the race after revealing he allowed several local villages on the Danube to be flooded in 2014 to avoid flooding the Serbian capital of Belgrade.
Romanian presidential hopeful under fire after admitting role in village flooding
Victor Ponta, who is running on a nationalist platform, said he sacrificed local farmland to spare his Serbian neighbors.
www.politico.eu
April 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Romanian presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Victor Ponta is facing calls to withdraw from the race after revealing he allowed several local villages on the Danube to be flooded in 2014 to avoid flooding the Serbian capital of Belgrade.
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Skinny turns 50 this June! She's our oldest harbor seal and probably the easiest to identify. She has wide eyes and silver-grey fur--look for her during your next visit!
April 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Skinny turns 50 this June! She's our oldest harbor seal and probably the easiest to identify. She has wide eyes and silver-grey fur--look for her during your next visit!