COVID case delays contentious redistricting in Oregon

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A broken power-sharing deal, the lingering possibility of a Republican walkout and a COVID-19 case are adding greater uncertainty to whether Oregon legislators will...

No charges for police who shot anti-fascist Portland suspect

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OLYMPIA, Wash. — A Washington state prosecutor has decided not to file criminal charges against police who shot and killed an antifascist fugitive wanted...

6 tribes sue Wisconsin to try to stop November wolf hunt

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Six Native American tribes sued the state of Wisconsin on Tuesday to try to stop its planned gray wolf hunt in November, asserting that...

“We were them:” Vietnamese Americans help Afghan refugees

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WESTMINSTER, Calif. — In the faces of Afghans desperate to leave their country after U.S. forces withdrew, Thuy Do sees her own family, decades...

SpaceX’s 1st tourists homeward bound after 3 days in orbit

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX capsule carrying four space tourists aimed for a splashdown off the Florida coast Saturday evening. ...

Use of OxyContin profits to fight opioids formally approved

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A judge formally approved a plan Friday to turn OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma into a new company no longer owned by members of the...

Land agency moving back to DC, reversing Trump-era decision

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WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is moving the national headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management, which oversees 245 million acres in Western...

EXPLAINER: What are ‘Crisis Standards of Care?’

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BOISE, Idaho — As the spread of the delta variant continues unabated in much of the U.S., public health leaders have approved health care...

Man sentenced to 12 years in $200 million phone-fraud scheme

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SEATTLE — A Pakistan resident has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a conspiracy to “unlock” phones from AT&T’s network, a scheme...

MacKenzie Scott dominates donations to racial equity

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Shock. That’s what Ruth Simmons, the president of a historically...