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Taxpayers funding Kate Brown’s campaign (Forbes)
Knight donates $1.5 million to Buehler (The Bulletin)
China imposes $60 billion in tariffs (The Hill)
Chef feeds people affected by Florence (CNN)
A California nurse learns she saved a doctor’s life 28 years ago
It was a blast from the past when Brandon Seminatore, a doctor, and nurse Vilma Wong reconnected. Wong, 54, has worked as a neonatal nurse for 32 years at the hospital in Palo Alto, California. One day, curiousity catapulted at her brain after she saw the name...
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A North Carolinan church gives 20,000 meals to those affected by flooding
A North Carolinan church gives 20,000 meals to those affected by flooding For seven hours, 125 volunteers aged 60, 70, and 80 works under the scorching sun giving 20,000 hot meals and water to those affected by Hurricane Florence. They work twice a day, sleeping on...
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Federal court upholds Missouri abortion restrictions
The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed Missouri to enforce laws which restrict abortion, reports The Hill. The court overturned a previous ruling which blocked the regulations. As a result, abortion doctors in Missouri must now maintain affiliations with...
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TriMet plans $500 million project to end diesal buses
Annually, TriMet uses an estimated 6 million gallons of diesel fuel every year in the Portland area, resulting in around 57,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide into the air, and while riders who opt for transit instead of cars do help lower the amount of pollution, the...
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State Officials Halt Abortions at Kansas City Planned Parenthood Clinic
Missouri officials have forced a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Kansas City to stop performing abortions, reports local NPR affiliate KCUR. The clinic attempted to renew its operating license before August 10, but state health officials could not conduct a...
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A California nurse learns she saved a doctor’s life 28 years ago
It was a blast from the past when Brandon Seminatore, a doctor, and nurse Vilma Wong reconnected. Wong, 54, has worked as a neonatal nurse for 32 years at the hospital in Palo Alto, California. One day, curiousity catapulted at her brain after she saw the name...
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Divided Opinions over a Swastika on a church bell
Out of all places in the world, I would not expect nazism to occur in Germany, another country I consider home. Afterall, Germany has outlawed the glorification of nazism. This leads me to question: is the engraved swastika on a church bell in Herxheim Am berg,...
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Late-term abortion at stake in North Dakota Senate race
Republican candidate Kevin Cramer and his Democratic opponent, Heidi Heitkamp, continue to clash over abortion in North Dakota's U.S. Senate race. Heitkamp's support for late-term abortion presents an easy target for Cramer, in a state where 56% of voters favor a...
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Non-profit camp welcomes youth affected by autism
Like many other summer camps, Oregon's Camp Odakoda features a swimming hole, a fire pit, and canoes. The camp's culture, however, is unique. "Here, no one judges you, not even a tiny bit," explains Zander Cloud, a 16-year-old camper. "There can be people who you have...
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Oregon Veteran Surprised with Gift
Local veteran, Charles Patrick, is a Purple Heart recipient who served in the Oregon Army National Guard for nearly six years. While deployed in Afghanistan in 2010, Charles hit an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) and suffered severe back problems that would lead to...
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Portland Syrian Refugee gets a full ride College Scholarship
At 12 years old, Rama Youssef fled her home in Damascus, Syria and faced bullying from American middle schoolers. At 16, she paved her way into De Salle North Catholic High School, in North Portland. In March 2012, Youssef, recalled an exploding bomb close to where...
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Rob Tibbets and aunt Billie Jo Calderwood against the hatred of the Hispanic community
On Jul. 18, 20-year-old, Mollie Tibbets thought it was the perfect evening for a run in Poweshiek County, Iowa. Then on Aug. 21, she was proclaimed dead. At no suprise her family was heart broken. “Our hearts are broken.” Her family then went on to express their...
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Cancer patient opposed euthanasia despite terminal diagnosis
When doctors diagnosed J.J. Hanson with terminal brain cancer, he considered sparing his family, and himself, needless pain and suffering. "I was done," Hanson recalled. "Would this be easier if I just gave up--if I just said, 'This is too much of a burden on my...
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