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Images of a saturated desert metropolis startled the world, prompting talk of cloud seeding, climate change and designing cities for intensified weather. The ruling African National Congress party ... Read More

Oregon Report: No Lessons Learned From Covid Rental Housing Fiasco

A recent report by the Oregon Audits Division made the “first adverse opinion issued in more than 25 years” on the rent relief program. It is a story ... the Covid crisis, the bad news is ... Read More

Oregon handling of Covid in prisons parsed at Ninth Circuit

The class action morphed into a complaint revolving around how Oregon ... rule. Sign up for new weekly newsletter Closing Arguments to get the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and hot ... Read More

COVID-19 Pandemic

Fewer people are now able to work remotely in other states, old people have quit dying at the extraordinary rate they were during the COVID-19 pandemic ... Do I have to wear a mask? Read More

Oregon school districts have fourth-highest chronic absenteeism rate nationwide

and entire school communities,” AEI wrote in its “Long COVID for Public Schools” report. The Oregon education department’s latest statewide assessment revealed that students’ test ... Read More

Finland Extends Russia Border Closure Indefinitely

HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland will indefinitely extend the closure of land border crossings with Russia and add several ports to a list where travel from its eastern neighbour is prohibited ... Read More

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April 18, 2024 • There are also reports of explosions in Iraq and Syria. The extent of Israel's strikes weren't yet clear. April 18, 2024 • The U.N. Security Council met Thursday to debate and ... Read More

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More than 960 million Indians are eligible to vote as the world’s most populous country elects a new Parliament in this general election. In Israel, officials described the strike as a limited ... Read More

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Syria’s state-run SANA news agency quotes a military statement as saying Israel carried out a missile strike targeting an air defense unit in its south, causing material damage An opposition war ... Read More

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ushering in an anti-smoking statute that will be among the toughest in the world, if the legislation becomes law. U.S. News // 19 hours ago U.S. to impose new sanctions on Iran over Israel attack ... Read More

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Israeli leaders are crediting an international military coalition with thwarting Iran’s direct attack and calling the coordinated response a starting point for a “strategic alliance” of ... Read More