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What Biden's Weed Plan Really Means

Plus: lawsuit targets Roblox and Discord, 24 million immigration cases in backlog, and more...

Reason · Oct 7, 2022

$80,000 and 5 ER visits: An ectopic pregnancy takes a toll

A New York woman seeking to end a dangerous ectopic pregnancy in a fallopian tube finds the procedure more complicated and expensive than expected — even in a state with liberal abortion laws.

WEKU · Oct 4, 2022

Oregon Shakespeare Festival focuses on expansion – but is not without its critics

After two years of pandemic closures, audiences are back at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, to find a season of diverse plays. But for many, change has come too soon.

WEKU · Sep 28, 2022

Manchin permitting bill faces difficult path forward

WASHINGTON — Legislation by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia that would overhaul the federal permitting process for energy and infrastructure projects received the endorsement on Thursday of his fellow Mountain State senator, Shelley Moore Capito, who had previously introduced a Republican bill to counter Manchin’s.

Tribune News Service · Sep 22, 2022

USA TODAY Sports Super 25 Week 2 recap: Shutout city for several teams

Here’s the complete scoreboard for Week 2’s top teams.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 12, 2022

Serena Williams forever changed how brands see female athletes

Serena Williams's US Open adventure is over, capping a glittering 27-year career that defined a new era of tennis and inspired sponsors to take female athletes more seriously.

Tribune News Service · Sep 3, 2022

Oregon Safeway shooting: 20-year-old suspected shooter Ethan Miller penned disturbing manifesto

Ethan Miller, 20, was found dead in a produce aisle of suspected self-inflicted gunshot wounds by responding officers

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022

Wildfire maps underscore risks — and costs — of climate change

PORTLAND, Ore. — Jennie Peters vividly remembers what it was like to evacuate with three children from a wildfire as fierce winds blew embers through the river canyon near her home two years ago.

Tribune News Service · Aug 30, 2022

A man is awarded a $4.4 million settlement after being racially profiled in Walmart

In a lawsuit filed against the company, Michael Mangum says he was followed around a Walmart in Wood Village, Ore., by one of the store's asset protection associates.

WEKU · Aug 25, 2022

Inflation makes recovery from California fires and other disasters more difficult

Extreme weather events made worse by climate change are hitting some of the poorest parts of the United States hard. Recovery will be extra difficult at a time of high inflation.

WEKU · Aug 18, 2022