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Governor’s Proposed Budget and Policy Agenda (OPB)
House GOP Has a New Leader: Representative Carl Wilson (Willamette Week)
US, Canada, & Mexico Sign New Trade Agreement (CNBC)
Oregon Hunters Can Get License Electronically (Mail Tribune)
88-year-old mother Finally Reunited with her long-lost daughter
88-year-old Genevieve Purinton thought she had no family left in the world until she reunited with her biological daughter on December 3. Purinton resides in a retirement home in North Tampa. Her eight siblings died recently and had no other children after she gave...
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Stuck in airport for 8 months, Syrian refugee is finally given a home
A Syrian Refugee spent more than eight months living in the transit zone of a Malaysian airport. 37-year-old Hassan Al Kontar is one of many Syrians who fled the country after war in Syria broke out in 2011. Previously Kontar worked as an insurance marketing manager...
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Boy’s letter to dad in heaven recieves a heartwarming reply from Royal Mail
A little boy’s heart became glad after he mailed a birthday card to his dad in heaven; astonished to have gotten a response. 7-year-old Jade Hyndman from West Lothian, Scotland mailed this card as a way to say happy birthday to his father who died four years ago....
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Company Founder surprises employees with $20 million
There wasn’t a dry eye in sight when a company founder gave his employees the surprise of a lifetime this week. Mark Baiada, the chairman and founder of Bayada Home Health Care, a $1.4 billion private housing company in Philadelphia, announced his grand surprise over...
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Single Mom wins state’s largest ever lotto prize and starts a charitable organization
A single mom just won the largest lottery prize in her home state and announced she will be sharing the fortune with those who need it most. Last month, 51-year-old Lerynne West was celebrating the purchase of her first home. After she moved into the house in...
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Unexpected Pair became Friends and Touched Thousands of Hearts
Sometimes strangers can become friends. Last week, 28-year-old Eric Haralson went to McDonald’s in Noblesville, Indiana with the sole intention of eating breakfast alone. Little did he know that as soon as he sat down — he would obtain company. A 70-year-old woman...
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Thousand Oaks shooting witness credits God for survival
As Brendan Kelly danced to upbeat music at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, he heard a familiar sound: pop-pop-pop-pop. Kelly remembered hearing the same noise--the distinctive rattle of gunfire--at a country music concert in Las Vegas last...
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Texas seeks ban on fetal dismemberment
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will consider Texas' ban on fetal dismemberment, reports the Texas Tribune. In 2017, Texas legislators passed Senate Bill 8, which prohibited doctors from performing abortions via "dilation and evacuation"--grasping and extracting...
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Filmaker sits with Neo-Nazis and gets the experience of a lifetime
Emmy Award- winning filmmaker Deeyah Khan was scared for her life when she met with Neo-Nazis for the first time. Her fear perpetuated her. As Khan filmed members of the group, some of them followed her around, threatening to kill her if she made one wrong move. “In...
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A Millenial Rescues a Famous Missing Pup
There have been several alerts right after a Youtube-famous-kiteboarding dog went missing from his family last week. 16-year-old Cameroon Maramendies began posting videos of Zeus, a seven-year-old Jack Russell Terrier kateboarding. Maramendies, a kiteboarder who will...
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A Human Chain of Volunteers Offer to Move Thousands of Books
“Can you lend a hand?" was a question formulated by October Books, an independent bookstore, located in Southhampton, England. Volunteers were needed for “heavy manual work.” It was crucial for volunteers to lift and carry boxes and office supplies. Among the supplies...
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Muslims Raise significant funds for Pittsburgh Synagogue
Last Week, 11 Jews were shot outside of the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburg. Recently, two Muslim organizations, Celebrate Mercy and MPower Change have partnered to create a fundraising page for victims and families affected by the shooting. Within six hours, the...
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Support for abortion has declined, new poll shows
According to a recent poll sponsored by Ligonier Ministries, more than half of Americans believe abortion is a sin, reports PR Newswire. Fifty-two percent of respondents considered abortion to be sinful, up from 49% just two years ago. LifeWay Research interviewed...
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