New Oregon jobless benefit minimums, maximums set to rise by 9% in July
The Oregon Employment Department announced Monday the annual change to the minimum and maximum weekly benefit amounts for regular unemployment…
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ODOT Region 4 construction report: Week of May 10-16
Here is the Oregon Department of Transportation Region 4 weekly construction report for the week of May…
Continue ReadingHundreds of Palestinians injured in Israeli police clashes as tensions soar in Jerusalem
Hundreds of Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli police at one of Jerusalem’s holiest sites on Monday, as tensions in the city…
Continue Reading‘This is a real wake up call.’ Regulator urges CEOs to intensify cyber defenses after pipeline hack
Neil Chatterjee, a top federal energy regulator, is calling on energy CEOs to step up their cyber defenses following a ransomware attack that knocked…
Continue ReadingSpaceX claims it will accept dogecoin as payment for an upcoming moon mission
SpaceX is claiming it will accept dogecoin — the somewhat satirical but popular cryptocurrency — as payment for an upcoming mission. A Canadian…
Continue ReadingOfficers fatally shoot man who rammed his SUV into a Massachusetts police station, district attorney says
Police shot and killed a man who repeatedly rammed his SUV through the doors of the police department in Leicester, Massachusetts, early Sunday,…
Continue ReadingTeen Vogue has a new editor in chief, again: NowThis’ Versha Sharma named to role
Teen Vogue has appointed its second new editor in chief this year. Versha Sharma, managing editor of NowThis, is taking the helm of the Condé Nast…
Continue ReadingInterfaith leaders raising $100K for Tulsa Race Massacre reparations
Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Some Tulsa-area interfaith leaders hope their…
Continue ReadingThere were at least 9 mass shootings across the US this weekend
A gunman opened fire at a family birthday party in Colorado Springs on Sunday, leaving six people dead and a community in mourning. There were at…
Continue ReadingCompleted exhibit now awaits to be filled with stories
Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — The Greenwood Rising History Center building is…
Continue ReadingBill and Melinda Gates have been working on their divorce since 2019, WSJ reports
Bill and Melinda Gates have been in the process of getting divorced for two years, according to The Wall Street Journal. On Sunday, the Journal…
Continue ReadingVimeo is ready to be the next big Barry Diller spinoff
Expedia, LendingTree, Ticketmaster and Tinder owner Match were all once part of IAC, the sprawling media and e-commerce conglomerate controlled by…
Continue ReadingBiden administration says it will enforce federal transgender health care protections, undoing controversial Trump-era reversal
The Biden administration will work to protect transgender Americans from discrimination in health care, undoing a controversial Trump-era decision to…
Continue ReadingWidow not allowed to say goodbye to dying husband at hospital
Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A family from Greenwood is contemplating legal action after…
Continue ReadingMore than 1 million Honda Accords may have a steering problem. The US is investigating
Federal safety regulators are investigating reports that more than 1 million Honda Accords have a steering problem that can a cause a car to veer out…
Continue ReadingWendy’s is bringing its square burgers back to Britain after 20 years
Wendy’s is returning to the United Kingdom following a two-decade hiatus, judging now the right time to take advantage of Britons’…
Continue ReadingUS pipeline shutdown sparks worries of $3 gas
A cyberattack forced the largest US fuel pipeline to shut down Friday, and analysts are worried the disruption could result in a spike in gas prices.…
Continue ReadingNASA spacecraft carrying history-making asteroid sample will head toward Earth
After spending nearly two-and-a-half years together, a NASA spacecraft will bid farewell to its asteroid companion Monday and begin the long journey…
Continue ReadingLow pay and ‘toxic’ workplaces are driving workers away from restaurants
On a typical week in pre-pandemic times, about 15 people would walk into one of Patrick Whalen’s casual elegant restaurants seeking a job in…
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OSU College of Agricultural Sciences opens online store for cheeses, honey, beef jerky
The Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences has launched an online retail store to sell cheeses, honey and beef jerky made by its…
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