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‘I am the offspring’: A Portland son fulfills his mother’s final wish for justice Annette Benton fought for years to have the truth come out about her pregnancy and child. One year after her death, it's finally out.

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‘Superintelligence’ Will Create a New Era of Empowerment, Mark Zuckerberg Says

‘Superintelligence’ Will Create a New Era of Empowerment, Mark Zuckerberg Says

Yet:

"The A.I. will help Meta’s advertising business by improving its social media feed to keep users on its apps longer, which is already happening, he said."

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$51 baby formula.

This Is What Basic Food Costs in Gaza Now, if You Can Find It www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/w...

In Oregon’s busiest eviction court, hundreds face losing their homes each month Students, moms, people in health crisis go to court with no attorney guaranteed.

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Oregon embraced expanded Medicaid benefits. Federal cuts could put them on the chopping block Federal cuts could hit harder in states like Oregon that have embraced Medicaid expansion and added benefits to its safety-net health care program.

Important reporting from @kcd.bsky.social on how Republicans' Medicaid cuts could impact Oregonians, including a 6-year-old in Hood River:

“Without it, there’s no way Wylie would be at home with us. She’d be institutionalized,” Tiffany George said.

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Oregon Department of Corrections pledges to overhaul prison health care A consultant hired to review the system delivered 67 findings and key recommendations in a report released Tuesday.

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Famine unfolding across Gaza, says global hunger monitor The U.N.-developed panel, known as IPC, said conditions “worsened dramatically” in recent months, with food consumption at its lowest level since the conflict began.

U.N. officials welcomed the shift in Israeli policy, but they warned that if it is only enacted for one week, as Israeli military officials told them it would be, it would not be enough to reverse the tide of starvation-related deaths.

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This Oregon lawmaker fled Vietnam with just one suitcase at age 9. Now she’s telling her story on stage Oregon Rep. Thủy Trần’s “Belonging: A Memoir” portrays her journey from Vietnam to Portland.

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Agence France-Presse says it wants to pull its hunger-stricken journalists out of Gaza French news agency Agence France-Presse called on the Israeli government to allow its freelance journalists to leave the Gaza Strip because of worsening hunger.

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‘Mommy’s coming’: Video shows what happened before ICE arrested parent outside Oregon preschool Mahdi Khanbabazadeh, 38, was arrested by immigration authorities last week.

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Oregon’s pandemic kindergartners prepare for middle school with critical reading gaps Intensive reading help for middle and high school is far less common than it is for elementary schoolers, despite the toll the pandemic took on students who are now entering fifth, sixth, seventh and ...

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Justice Dept. Reaches Out to Ghislaine Maxwell, a Longtime Epstein Associate

“I can confirm that we are in discussions with the government and that Ghislaine will always testify truthfully,” Mr. Markus wrote on social media, omitting that one of the initial charges against Ms. Maxwell was perjury.
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House largely grinds to a halt over Epstein files Republicans on the House Rules Committee, fearing Democrats will introduce amendments related to Epstein, continue to oppose allowing any legislation to reach the floor.

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Their Water Taps Ran Dry When Meta Built Next Door

Their Water Taps Ran Dry When Meta Built Next Door www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/t...

Some Jewish teachers say they were harassed and threatened at national education convention in Portland They described being “vocally mocked, harassed and threatened in ways that dishonor our union,” in an open letter to National Education Association President Becky Pringle

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In Epstein Case, Follow the Money, Democratic Senator Says

In Epstein Case, Follow the Money, Democratic Senator Says www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/b...

"The confidential bank reports ... provide the most comprehensive look at the enormous financing machine behind Mr. Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation in Manhattan, Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands."

Oregon DOJ says public officials exploited nonprofit to cash in on Amazon data centers, reap millions for themselves “You have people in this situation who knew that this company was undervalued and sold it to themselves and misled folks for personal gain."

Incredible impact from the journalism of my colleague @rogoway.bsky.social .

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An Oregon lawmaker pushed to fix his road with wildfire recovery money. He says it’s his job “I would not want the fire survivors living in Highland Estates to be disadvantaged simply because a legislator also lives on the same street,” he said.

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US Sen. Jeff Merkley, Oregon Democrat, will run for reelection in 2026 “I’m asking Oregonians to be my partners once again," Merkley said.

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Drugmakers Notch a $5 Billion Win in Republicans’ Policy Bill

Drugmakers Notch a $5 Billion Win in Republicans’ Policy Bill

More medicines will be spared from Medicare price negotiations, a change that is projected to wipe out billions in savings for the federal government.

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Trump Vowed to Dismantle MS-13. His Deal With Bukele Threatens That Effort.

Trump Vowed to Dismantle MS-13. His Deal With Bukele Threatens That Effort. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/u...

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Lawmakers nix proposal to delay campaign finance limits for years after backlash Lawmakers have not made any changes to Oregon's campaign finance law this year.

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After Portland balks, another Northwest city bans rent-setting algorithms The new law bans any service that compiles rent prices, occupancy rates and other data from private or public sources and then uses an algorithm to recommend rent prices to more than one landlord.

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Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read and lawmakers from both parties waited until the final days of the legislative session to propose delaying limits on political money until 2031.

ICE detains Iranian man on his way to gym in Oregon Attorney cites "changed country conditions" after U.S. bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities and client's conversion to Christianity as need for relief.

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Good government advocates blast lawmakers for moving to delay campaign finance limits for years "How bad is this going to look to the public?" one advocate asked lawmakers.

“It’s telling that in these times of deep political polarization, lawmakers are still able to work across the aisle, but it’s to undermine reform."

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L.A. Homeowners Face Toxic Hazards After Wildfires After the fires clouded neighborhoods in smoke, residents whose homes were spared learned that danger was still lurking in the walls, the furniture and the air. But their insurers have doubts.

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New audit warns Portland Public Schools to avoid past errors in school modernization projects The audit suggests more oversight over the three major high school modernization projects that remain.

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Insider deal for Portland Ritz-Carlton penthouse prompts infighting — and a lawsuit Real estate developer Barclay Grayson is suing his employer to complete the purchase of a Ritz-Carlton-branded penthouse.

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