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Chavez-DeRemer backs House-passed bill to protect Jewish students, decries ‘antisemitic protests,’ including PSU’s

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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) –The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R. 6090), which would help ensure antisemitic hate crimes on college campuses are properly investigated and prosecuted, with Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer in support. Here’s the news release her office issued after her vote: DeRemer (OR-05), who has been an outspoken advocate for Jewish students

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About 50 student protesters vacate Portland State University library after deal reached, but some remain

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — A group of pro-Palestinian protesters who are occupying Portland State University’s library rejected a deal early Wednesday morning that would have ended the occupation, KGW reported. PSU president Ann Cudd said in a letter sent Wednesday morning to the campus community that she had reached a deal with negotiators representing the protesters inside the library.

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‘The days of reefer madness are coming to an end’: Wyden applauds reports the DEA will reschedule cannabis

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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement Tuesday on reports that the Drug Enforcement Administration will reschedule cannabis as a Schedule III controlled substance: “After decades of the federal government being dug in on prohibition, moving cannabis to Schedule III would be a huge shift in policy and signal to the

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Portland State University closes campus after pro-Palestinian protesters broke into library

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Portland State University announced Tuesday morning that it has closed its campus downtown after pro-Palestinian protesters broke into the Millar Library Monday evening, KGW reported. Just after 6 a.m., the university said on social media that campus is closed “due to (the) ongoing incident at the library.” PSU did not say how long

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Interior Department proposes offshore wind energy sales off Oregon coast, in Gulf of Maine

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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — In what the Biden-Harris administration called “another step to support the growing momentum across America for a clean energy economy,” the Department of the Interior announced Tuesday two proposals for offshore wind energy auctions off the Oregon coast and in the Gulf of Maine. Here’s the full announcement: The two sales proposed by the

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Wyden, Markey say automakers provide detailed location info to police without a warrant, rarely tell car owners

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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Edward Markey, D-Mass., requested the Federal Trade Commission investigate major automakers for breaking a pledge to protect their customers’ location data, in a letter to Chair Lina Khan sent Tuesday. The lawmakers say the automakers had deceptively pledged that they would insist on warrants or other court orders

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As Wildfire Awareness Month arrives, ODF officials remind that 70% of blazes are started by people

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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – May is Wildfire Awareness Month. Oregon experiences its heaviest wildfire activity during the summer months, but fires occur all seasons of the year, including spring.  Keep Oregon Green, in partnership with federal, state, tribal and local fire agencies, will be spreading the word about the steps we all can take to prevent the start

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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentenced to 4 months for allowing money laundering

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By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, faces sentencing Tuesday in a Seattle courtroom, where U.S. prosecutors are asking a judge to give him a three-year prison term for allowing rampant money laundering on the platform. Zhao pleaded guilty and stepped down as

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Reminder: Tuesday is the deadline to register to vote in the May primary or to update your info, register with a party

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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Tuesday is the deadline to register to vote in the May 21 primary election. It’s also the deadline to register with a political party ahead of the closed primaries. Voters can register or update their registration online at OregonVotes.gov until 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday. The Republican and Democratic parties have chosen to hold

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Five freight train cars derail on Portland’s Steel Bridge, shutting vehicle traffic for five hours

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Five empty freight cars derailed on the lower deck of Portland’s Streel Bridge Monday morning, halting vehicle traffic for nearly five hours, KGW reported. The upper and lower decks of the Steel Bridge were shut down to all vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle traffic for nearly five hours and the closure impacted

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‘We need to treat this as an emergency’: Eastern Oregonians await action from state, feds on groundwater contamination

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BOARDMAN, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) – It’s been more than 30 years since it was first learned that there were problems with toxic chemicals called nitrates seeping into the drinking water in Morrow and Umatilla counties.  And since then, the problem has only gotten worse.  On Wednesday, high-level officials from the state and federal governments — Gov. Tina Kotek

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Oregon Housing and Community Services, partner announce $11.5 million for Individual Development Accounts

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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Housing and Community Services, in partnership with Neighborhood Partnerships, this week announced $11.5 million in funding to support the Individual Development Account Initiative statewide.  An Individual Development Account (IDA) is a matched savings account, where the money participants save is multiplied up to five times by the program. As Oregonians

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