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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.

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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.

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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.

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Scorching summer tests states workplace heat rules

PORTLAND, Ore. — When a record-breaking heat wave settled over the Pacific Northwest in late July, it didn't take long for high temperatures to test the effectiveness of new state safety rules aimed at addressing the effects of climate change on both indoor and outdoor workers.

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Democrats race to prep sweeping budget bill for weekend votes

WASHINGTON — The Senate is expected to begin consideration of Democrats’ climate, tax and health care package on Saturday, leaving about two days for the party to shore up support for the bill.

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Five Senators to Reintroduce College Athlete Bill of Rights

The bill has proposals on transfer limits, NIL, the ability to return to school after a professional draft and more.

Sports Illustrated

Factory-built homes could help solve housing crisis

EUGENE, Ore. — As a boy in the late 1950s, Terry McDonald watched as workers built an 80,000 square-foot manufacturing plant in an industrial neighborhood on the west side of Eugene.

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The very '90s history of flavored lattes

Hint: Starbucks is only part of the answer

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Chuck Schumer Learned Nothing From the Failure of Pot Legalization in California

The Senate majority leader’s marijuana bill would pile on more taxes and regulations, despite years of complaints about the barriers they create.

Reason

House Democrats add child nutrition to legislative menu - Roll Call

Democrats say expanded school eligibility is needed to feed more children in communities with high poverty rates.

Roll Call

Here are 4 special moments from the World Athletics Championships in Oregon

The U.S. team finished with 33 medals, including 13 gold, in its best performance ever. The atmosphere in Eugene made it the most vibrant international track event in years.

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Allyson Felix goes from eating hot wings in retirement to running in 4x400 relay

EUGENE, Ore. — Allyson Felix was content to be retired. Days after winning her record 19th medal at a track and field world championship, she was back in Los Angeles indulging in what she called a cheat meal: hot wings and a root beer float at Hot Wings Café.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Norman races to 400-meter world track title, overcomes Olympic disappointment

EUGENE, Ore. — One year after his Olympic dreams faded along with his strength during the final meters in Tokyo, Michael Norman held off the world's best quarter-milers Friday night for the 400-meter gold medal at the world track and field championships, outrunning a tight pack of challengers over the…

Los Angeles Times

Jan. 6 committee set to examine Trump's connection to Capitol rioters – a militia expert explains this complex relationship

It’s not quite clear what, exactly, former President Donald Trump was doing and privately saying inside the White House during the five long, violent hours when more than 2,000 rioters invaded the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021.

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After mass shootings, strict gun-control measure gets enough signatures to make Oregon’s fall ballot

You’d have to qualify for a permit to buy a gun. Oregon appears to be the only state with a gun safety initiative on the ballot this year. Volunteers stepped up after mass shootings in Highland Park, Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo.

Los Angeles Times

Jake Wightman's stunning 1,500-meter win makes for surreal family moment

EUGENE, Ore. — In the uppermost row of Hayward Field's section 222, Geoff Wightman looked away from the men's 1,500-meter medal ceremony taking place on the track two decks of grandstands beneath him and allowed his gaze to drift into the Coburg Hills. He blinked twice, breathed deeply once and,…

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Mark Zeigler: Ban Russian athletes if want, but not because of Ukraine invasion

EUGENE, Ore. — In an interview four years ago, 16-year-old Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh was asked to name her sporting hero.

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R&D tax deduction back in play on ‘chips-plus’ bill in Senate

WASHINGTON — Senators are considering restoring a more generous tax break for companies’ research and development spending as part of a slimmed-down economic competitiveness bill focused on boosting domestic semiconductor manufacturing.

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Test vote on 'chips-plus' bill teed up in Senate - Roll Call

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer pledged to move ahead with a procedural vote Tuesday afternoon on the semiconductor bill.

Los Angeles Times

Jakob Ingebrigtsen's finger-wagging showmanship driven by his 'bad' urge to win

EUGENE, Ore. — After he'd crossed the finish line on a warm May evening in San Juan Capistrano, his index finger wagging lest anyone doubt his victory, distance-running sensation Jakob Ingebrigtsen spent the next 45 minutes posing for dozens of teenaged fans' requests for selfies.

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Yamanishi retains crown as world 20K walk champ

EUGENE, Ore. -- Toshikazu Yamanishi won the men's 20-kilometer race walk on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Friday in Eugene, Ore., making him the first Japanese in history to repeat as a world or Olympic champion in the sport.

Los Angeles Times

Starbucks says these LA stores are too unsafe to operate. Not everyone buys that

LOS ANGELES — Anna Gonzalez grabs a coffee at the Starbucks on 2nd Street in downtown Los Angeles across from her office most workdays, a favorite part of her morning routine.

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Manchin upends effort for a downsized 'Build Back Better’

WASHINGTON — West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin III is yet again upending his party’s priority economic package, jettisoning climate measures and tax increases he previously favored and leaving only provisions focused on lowering health care costs.

Tribune News Service

Mark Zeigler: Are the World Championships in Eugene a launching pad for U.S. track, or a burial?

EUGENE, Ore. — Newly renovated Hayward Field sits in the middle of the University of Oregon campus, its futuristic exoskeleton rising above the aging brick buildings like a spaceship. It cost Phil Knight and friends $300 million, and it includes a 5,000-square-foot video board, a 10-story tower with a hall…

Chicago Sun-Times

Spencer Webb, Oregon tight end and social media star, dies at age 22

Webb, who was expected to play his fifth football season for the Ducks this fall, was found about 100 yards down a steep trail Wednesday afternoon.

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