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Fires’ smoky impacts linger: Deschutes, Klamath counties in latest air quality advisory from Oregon DEQ

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued another air quality advisory Wednesday for Deschutes, Klamath and eastern Lane counties due to smoke from fires in Oregon. The agencies said they expect the air quality advisory to last until at least Friday afternoon. DEQ and partner

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US Visa Fast Facts

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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at visas, travel documents for individuals who are visiting or moving to the United States. Facts A visa is a travel document, affixed to a passport, granting citizens from foreign countries permission to enter the United States for a certain purpose, whether it’s a business trip, a

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Cloning Fast Facts

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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at cloning, a process of creating an identical copy of an original. Facts Reproductive Cloning is the process of making a full living copy of an organism. Reproductive cloning of animals transplants nuclei from body cells into eggs that have had their nucleus removed. That egg is

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The GOP and Kansas’ Democratic governor ousted targeted lawmakers in the state’s primary

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AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and her allies have unseated a fellow Democrat who consistently voted against her in the Legislature. GOP voters meanwhile ousted a lawmaker many Republicans blamed for Kelly’s narrow reelection two years ago. The losers in Tuesday’s primary included Democratic state Rep. Marvin Robinson, of

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State Dept calls for Israel to investigate allegations of ‘horrific’ sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees

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By Tara John and Michael Conte, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department called allegations of sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees by Israeli soldiers “horrific” and said Israel must investigate “swiftly” and “fully,” according to a State Department spokesperson. “There ought to be zero tolerance of any sexual abuse, rape, of any detainees, period,” said

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Addicted to the Olympics? A turnaround for the Peacock streaming service probably contributed

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AP Media Writer Three years ago in Tokyo, NBC’s Peacock streaming service was a laughingstock, riddled with glitches and unfulfilled promise. Paris is an entirely different experience. Peacock’s Olympics offering this year has been a marked success, and NBC has already streamed more Olympics moments from Paris than it has for all of the previous

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