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Month: June 2023

Free ‘Lunch and Learn’ webinar series celebrates 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Disabilities Commission, Northwest ADA Center and Disability Rights Oregon are hosting a free Lunch and Learn webinar series in July in recognition and celebration of the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The series will launch on Tuesday, July 11.  “The anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities

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Mayo Clinic accused of ‘placing academic freedom in jeopardy’ after suspending physician who criticized US agency during pandemic

By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent (CNN) — Dozens of professors from Harvard, Yale, Columbia and other universities wrote a letter to the Mayo Clinic on Thursday protesting the suspension of a physician after he publicly criticized a federal agency. “Placing academic freedom in jeopardy is certain to tarnish Mayo’s reputation among the many

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Wyden, Merkley, colleagues introduce bill to expand Child Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Friday that they and Senate colleagues have introduced legislation that would cut taxes for working families in Oregon and nationwide by expanding the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit. “When Democrats expanded the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit

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Arlington National Cemetery Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Facts Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, contains the remains of more than 400,000 people from the United States and 11 other countries, buried there since the 1860s. More than three million people visit the cemetery annually. The Arlington estate was

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Putin touts Russian economy as Western investors steer clear of St. Petersburg event

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin is touting Russia’s prospects at the country’s main international economic forum despite heavy international sanctions imposed because of the war in Ukraine. Western officials and investors steered clear of this year’s St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which started Wednesday and runs through Saturday.

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