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04-17-2024 6:52 pm • PDX and SEA Weather
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Earth Day has its roots in growing concern over pollution in the 1960s. That's when author Rachel Carson’s 1962 book “Silent Spring,” about the pesticide DDT and its damaging effects on the food chain, hit bestseller lists and raised awareness about nature’s delicate balance. But it was a senator from Wisconsin, Democrat Gaylord Nelson, who had the idea that would become the first Earth Day in 1970.
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There are many old and unenforceable state laws that are left on the books because of inertia. It might seem unnecessary for a state legislature to repeal a law that is not enforced or has been superseded by a more recent law. But the recent Arizona abortion ban shows the consequences of assuming that old laws will always remain dormant.
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The Rev. Frederick D. Haynes III (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
The Rev. Frederick Haynes III tells The Associated Press that he submitted his resignation on Tuesday as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. He says the decision came “after a time of prayer and consultation.” Haynes mentioned “challenges that continue to exist,” but did not elaborate. Jackson announced in July that he would step down from the organization he founded more than 50 years ago and introduced Haynes as his successor.
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According to the survey, 53% of Black adults are “very” or “fairly concerned” about exposure to air pollution in their communities. The concern is significantly higher than that among Hispanic adults, at 46%, and white adults, at 35%.
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A homeless person near an elementary school in Fruitdale Park in Grants Pass, Ore. AP Photo/Jenny Kane
On April 22, 2024, the Supreme Court will hear a case that could radically change how cities respond to the growing problem of homelessness. It also could significantly worsen the nation’s racial justice gap.
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Baltimore Bridge Collapse (Photo: NNPA)
The FBI and the US Coast Guard are spearheading the inquiry to determine if the crew neglected to report a prior issue with the vessel, which could have contributed to the tragic incident.
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Alice Ball
Centuries prior to Alice Ball's discovery, sufferers had no remedy for leprosy’s debilitating symptoms or its social stigma.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (Elías Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News via AP, File)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law last year prohibiting DEI initiatives on campuses, such as special centers for minority students. Universities across the Lone Star State rushed to make changes to comply with the new law, which took effect on Jan. 1. . Texas is among five states that have banned DEI initiatives. At least 20 others are considering it.
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Victims in a police abuse case, Michael Corey Jenkins, left, and Eddie Terrell Parker walk toward the Thad Cochran United States Courthouse in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
A Rankin County judge on Wednesday gave the men yearslong state sentences that were shorter than the amount of time in federal prison that they'd already received. They admitted to subjecting the victims to numerous acts of racist torture in 2023 after a neighbor complained that the men were staying in a home with a white woman.
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Including the family in the patient’s treatment plan, also known as family-centered care, can help shorten a patient’s hospital stay and can even reduce hospital costs. However, caregivers carry heavy emotional burdens while supporting loved ones at the hospital. There are ways to help ease this emotional burden, and most of them come down to consistent and open communication between the patient, their caregivers and the medical team.
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