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Starbucks Asks Labor Board to Halt Union Votes Temporarily
A store in Overland Park, Kansas is one of 314 U.S. Starbucks locations where workers have petitioned the NLRB to hold union elections since late last year. More than 220 of those stores have voted to unionize.
Lottery Misses Mark on Minorities’ Fair Share
The Oregon Lottery’s most recent advertising slogan is “Together, we do good things”. But when we look at where the profits are coming from and where any potential benefit from lottery profits flow to, is this really true?
Court Sides With Governor Kate Brown Over Early Prison Releases
Two attorneys took particular issue with Brown’s decision to allow 73 people convicted of murder, assault, rape and manslaughter while they were younger than 18 to apply for early release.
Ballot Measure to Overhaul City Government Promises Minority Representation While Facing Controversy
The Portland Charter Commission aims to bring city in line with how other major U.S. cities do local governance.
The Regional Arts & Culture Council Rolls Out New Grant Program
The Arts3C grant program is designed to be fully responsive to what artists and art makers in the community need funding to support ...
OHA Introduces New Monkeypox (hMPXV) Website
As of Aug. 10, 95 people have tested positive for monkeypox in Oregon ...
“There are decades of research showing inaccurate results when pulse oximeters are used to monitor people of color” ...
Inslee Issues Directive Outlining Monkeypox Virus Response
As of Friday, Washington state had confirmed 265 monkeypox cases. ...
Seattle Hospital to Refuse Some Patients Due to Capacity
The hospital is caring for some 560 inpatients, more than 130% of its licensed capacity of 413 patients. ...
WA pays [scripts/homepage/home.php]M to workers assaulted at psychiatric hospital
A judge has ordered the state agency that operates Washington's largest psychiatric hospital to pay more than [scripts/homepage/home.php] million to four female health workers who were assaulted by a violent patient who targeted women. One of the nurses who filed the lawsuit, Bernia Garner, lost part of her...
Man who kidnapped woman sentenced to 10 years in prison
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man who kidnapped a Washington woman with whom he had previously been in a relationship has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and three years of supervised release. The U.S. Attorney’s Office — District of Oregon said James Cooley, 61,...
Hoosiers looking for a turnaround after dismal 2021 season
Indiana linebacker Cam Jones and quarterback Jack Tuttle took matters into their own hands this offseason. They called their teammates together to discuss the goals and aspirations of the program, the need to always play with an edge and to break down precisely why things went wrong...
No One Ever Told You About Black August?
Black America lives in a series of deserts. Many of us live in food deserts, financial deserts, employment deserts, and most of us live in information deserts. ...
Betsy Johnson Fails to Condemn Confederate Flags at Her Rally
The majority of Oregonians, including our rural communities, value inclusion and unity, not racism and bigotry. ...
Monkeypox, Covid, and Your Vote
We must start a voter registration drive right here where we live. This effort must become as important to us as putting food on the table and a roof over our heads. ...
To many Americans, “reparations” is a dirty word when applied to Black folks. ...
Honor or cultural appropriation? Hospital name spurs debate
ST. LOUIS (AP) — While segregation was still casting its ugly shadow over the U.S., the Homer G. Phillips Hospital was providing top-notch medical care to a predominantly African American part of St. Louis and training some of the world's best Black doctors and nurses. The 660-bed...
UK watchdog probes police stop of sprinter dos Santos
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s police watchdog is investigating after armed officers pulled over Portuguese sprinter Ricardo dos Santos' car in London two years after a traffic stop of the athlete led to accusations of racial profiling. The Metropolitan Police force said officers on a...
Oregon justice fires panel due to lack of public defenders
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's chief justice fired all the members of the Public Defense Services Commission on Monday, frustrated that hundreds of defendants charged with crimes and who cannot afford an attorney have been unable to obtain public defenders to represent them. The...
Nicholas Evans, 'The Horse Whisperer' author, dies at 72
LONDON (AP) — Nicholas Evans, the British author of the bestselling novel “The Horse Whisperer," has died at 72, his representatives said Monday. United Agents said Evans died “suddenly” on Aug. 9 following a heart attack. Published in 1995, “The Horse...
Medical investigator rules Baldwin set shooting an accident
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The fatal film-set shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin last year was an accident, according to a determination made by New Mexico's Office of the Medical Investigator following the completion of an autopsy and a review of law enforcement reports. ...
Review: Detective solves murder of a legendary Chicago cop
“Long Gone,” by Joanna Schaffhausen (Minotaur) Four veteran Chicago police detectives are known as The Fantastic Four for their long history of spectacular gang busts, so when one of them, Leo Hammond, is shot dead in his bed with his own gun, it’s a big case. At...
Companies facing 1st tax on stock buybacks in Biden bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have pulled off a quiet first in their just-passed legislation addressing climate...
How to take your garden and yard back from the mosquitoes
Life comes with lots of little annoyances, few of them littler or more annoying than mosquitoes. Just about...
Ezra Miller seeks treatment for 'mental health issues'
NEW YORK (AP) — After a string of arrests and erratic behavior that spanned Hawaii to Vermont, “Flash” actor...
Norway group wants to erect statue of euthanized walrus
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A private fundraising campaign is underway in Norway to erect a statue of a walrus...
South African miners mark 10th anniversary of killings
MARIKANA, South Africa (AP) — A somber gathering of about 5,000 people marked the 10th anniversary of what has...
Environmental groups sue US over Puerto Rico dredging plan
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the U.S...
