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Year: 2024

ODOT warns drivers extreme winter weather will make travel difficult this week: If you can, ‘sit this one out’

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The first severe winter storm of the season is about to hit, and it’s coming to many corners of Oregon. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting severe weather, including blizzard conditions with near zero visibility starting early Tuesday. Forecasters warn that travel could be difficult or impossible for heavy-hit

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Haley accuses Biden of giving ‘offensive’ speech at the church where racist mass shooting occurred

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is taking aim at the Democrat she’d like to face in the November election. She says it’s “offensive” that President Joe Biden gave “a political speech” Monday at the South Carolina church where nine Black parishioners were slain in a

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Pacific Power says it’s ready to respond to weather-related outages ahead of forecast winter storm 

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pacific Power is monitoring a winter storm approaching the Pacific Northwest regions in Oregon, California and Washington on Monday night. The forecast weather indicates strong winds could result in system interruptions, causing possible power outages through early Wednesday morning. Pacific Power’s meteorology team is closely monitoring the storm and crews are on

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Biden renominates Julie Su for labor secretary after Senate declined to confirm her for ten months

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says that President Joe Biden has renominated Julie Su to serve as labor secretary, whose confirmation languished in the Senate for more than 10 months. The decision to renominate was widely expected and was formally announced Monday. Biden announced Su as his pick to replace Marty Walsh last February.

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‘King of the NRA’: Civil trial scrutinizes lavish spending by gun rights group’s longtime leader

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The longtime head of National Rifle Association operated as the “King of the NRA,” spending lavishly on himself, punishing dissent and showering allies with country club memberships and no-show contracts, a lawyer for the New York attorney general’s office told jurors Monday. Wayne LaPierre’s methods

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Busy Washington state legislative session kicks off with a focus on the housing crisis

By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Democratic House Speaker Laurie Jinkins kicked off the Washington state legislative session on Monday determined to address the housing crisis, explaining that while lawmakers made strides last year, there is plenty of work left to do. “Across Washington, people are facing skyrocketing rents,” she told lawmakers.

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A Mississippi university proposes dropping ‘Women’ from its name after decades of also enrolling men

COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi University for Women has announced a proposal to change its name to Mississippi Brightwell University. Officials say the new name is supposed to reflect the diversity of the public institution has been enrolling men since 1982. About 22% of the 2,230 students at MUW are men. President Nora Miller announced

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At least 320 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after blocking traffic across New York City bridges to demand Gaza ceasefire

By Alaa Elassar and Emma Tucker, CNN New York, NY (CNN) — At least 320 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested after staging a demonstration across New York City on Monday, blocking traffic on several bridges for more than two hours during rush hour to demand a ceasefire in Gaza, according to city officials. More than 1,000

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