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At the center of Russia’s plague scare, residents ‘don’t trust’ officials – but have little other choice

By Zahra Ullah, Arina Porkhovnik, CNN Moscow (CNN) — When the Siberian town of Shelekhov found itself at the center of global headlines over a plague scare, residents might have hoped to be the best informed. But Russians have long been accustomed to living with unanswered questions and opaque governance. So, while the sudden death

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Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada speaks at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution on August 13 in Nashville

The lethal injection drug used in Christa Pike’s botched execution was just used in Texas. A look at the two cases

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Two scheduled executions a week apart have highlighted the ongoing debate over the practice of lethal injection in the US, with both using the same drug but yielding dramatically different outcomes. Texas on Wednesday executed 46-year-old Jamaal Howard, a man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk more than

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Airmen from the Texas Air National Guard conduct preflight and postflight inspections on an MQ-9 Reaper aircraft at Keflavík Air Base

US has lost or sustained damage to 81 military aircraft worth up to $3.3 billion in Iran war, congressional report says

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The United States military has had 81 aircraft destroyed or damaged in the war with Iran, a Congressional Research Service report released this week says. The number includes both airplanes and helicopters as well as drones, with the MQ-9 Reaper drone – used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, close

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Oregon meets tobacco reduction goals, but vaping and disparities persist

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon has made significant progress in reducing tobacco use, meeting or exceeding all three tobacco-reduction goals established for 2017–2025, according to a new report from the Oregon Health Authority. The report, Evaluating the Impact of Statewide Policies on Tobacco Use and Sales, examines tobacco-use and sales trends before and after Oregon

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New report finds supportive housing programs helped thousands of Oregonians remain housed

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A five-year report released by Oregon Housing and Community Services shows the state’s Permanent Supportive Housing program funded 1,136 units across 41 projects between 2020 and 2025. The review found that 87% of participating households remained in their supportive housing or moved into other permanent housing. The program pairs long-term affordable

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