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07-13-2025 5:02 pm • PDX and SEA Weather
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A historic first: the Confederate battle flag inside the U.S. Capitol. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Trump's clemency toward those convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection – including seditious conspiracy and assaults on police officers – was different in key ways from the two previous efforts, by Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Ulysses S. Grant in 1873.
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Alabama marked the 60th anniversary of a key event in the civil rights movement when voting rights marchers were attacked in Selma on March 7, 1965. The violence shocked the nation and galvanized support for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The annual commemoration pays homage to those who fought to secure voting rights for Black Americans. But many who built the movement are afraid that new voting restrictions and a clampdown on federal agencies that helped build America into a democracy for all will undo the gains of the past
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — CDA is the most widely recognized credential in early childhood education, and it is a key steppingstone on the path of career advancement in the sector.
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President Donald Trump’s senior aides and allies lashed out at Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Washington as he attended a European summit in London to rally international support for his military’s fight against the Russian invasion.
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After Trump's speech, Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin will give the Democrats' message in response. Democratic leaders say Slotkin will likely focus on economic issues. Rep. Adriano Espaillat of New York will give a Spanish-language response, coming days after Trump signed an executive order designating English as the official U.S. language
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Randi Weingarten (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
They say forcing schools to teach only the views supported by the federal government amounts to a violation of free speech, and the directive is so vague that schools don’t know what practices cross the line.
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Last week the Food and Drug Administration fired hundreds of staffers. This week it is asking some workers to come back, according to agency employees who spoke on condition of anonymity. The callbacks are the latest example of the chaos caused by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's sweeping staff cuts. Lobbyists for the medical device industry had warned that the cuts would hurt companies and patients. The FDA device program is heavily funded by companies that pay the agency to quickly review their products
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — The organizations involved, including the National Urban League (NUL), National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), and AIDS Foundation Chicago (AFC), argue that the orders “severely limit organizations’ ability to provide critical services” such as HIV treatment, fair housing support, and employment assistance.
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Students take pride in continuing the legacy of the influential record company where Otis Redding cut “(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay,” Sam and Dave worked on “Soul Man,” and The Staple Singers made “Respect Yourself.”
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Black retirees speaking from California, Florida and Georgia recall their own work in the federal civil service, getting hired or starting in the military at a time when few other career pathways existed for them.
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