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06-22-2025 2:20 pm • PDX and SEA Weather
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They’re reimagining what’s possible in transportation!
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The nation's capital city will remove the large painting of the words “Black Lives Matter” on a street one block from the White House. The move comes as Washington's Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser struggles to fend off threats of encroachment from President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress. Bowser said Tuesday the city can't afford to be distracted by congressional interference. She said the top concern should be the impacts of federal job cuts. The move is a change in tone for Bowser, who clashed with Trump in his first term. This time around, she has sought to avoid conflict. Trump has nonetheless said he wants a federal takeover of Washington, which would require a congressional vote
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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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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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