She fled home to escape violence. Now she’s been lost at sea for two months
Noor Kayas fled the refugee camp without telling anyone at home. At sea the next morning, the teenager used a satellite phone to call her mother,…
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Israel accused of apartheid by Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch has accused the Israeli government of committing crimes of apartheid and persecution against Palestinians in a new report Tuesday,…
Continue ReadingTitanium bubbles discovered in supernova could help solve mystery of exploding stars
Titanium has been discovered in the beautiful remnants of the Cassiopeia A supernova about 11,000 light-years away. This discovery could help…
Continue ReadingSocial media algorithms to face scrutiny as lawmakers look to curb misinformation
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Continue ReadingBritain is sending a huge naval force through some of the most tense waters in Asia
The largest naval flotilla assembled by Britain in recent years will set sail in May on a months’ long voyage through the Pacific, the…
Continue ReadingKidnappers kill two more students abducted from Nigerian university
Two students who were kidnapped from a university in northern Nigeria last Tuesday have been killed, making it a total of five Greenfield University…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico wildfire has charred at least 4,000 acres and shows no sign of containment
The Three Rivers Fire has burned 4,000 acres in New Mexico and has not been contained, according to a press release on the New Mexico Fire…
Continue ReadingA Black electrician found a noose hanging in his workspace in New York’s Long Island, attorney says
Police in the New York suburb of Long Island are investigating a report of a noose found hanging in a storeroom at a local business, a Suffolk County…
Continue ReadingEmergency declared as Arizona wildfire grows to 1,400 acres following evacuation of about 200 homes
Officials declared a county emergency for the Flag Fire in Arizona after it grew from 600 to 1,400 acres Monday, according to the latest information…
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Oregon House approves 9 police reform bills
The Oregon House on Monday passed nine bills aimed at tackling police reform and holding law enforcement accountable. This slate of legislation was…
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Oregon House votes to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The Oregon House on Monday overwhelmingly passed HB 2526 A, which would make the second Monday of October Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the state.…
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Oregon State Treasury completes $610 million bond sale
Affordable housing, drinking water improvements, schools and earthquake readiness are just a few of the projects that will be funded through the…
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Attorney for Andrew Brown Jr.’s family says video of fatal police shooting shows ‘execution’
The family of a Black man who was fatally shot by deputies in North Carolina last week were shown Monday a short snippet of police body camera…
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Oregon lawmakers OK bill to keep deaf drivers safe during traffic stops
The Oregon Senate unanimously passed a bill Monday allowing a person who is deaf or hard of hearing to have that noted on their vehicle’s…
Continue ReadingChina targets foreign spies and ‘hostile forces’ with new anti-espionage rules
China is stepping up anti-espionage activities amid worsening ties with the United States and a renewed focus on national security ahead of a key…
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Hillsboro man arrested in US Capitol attack
A man authorities say is seen in videos circulated by the FBI attacking officers trying to protect the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has been identified as…
Continue ReadingSocial media algorithms to face scrutiny as lawmakers look to ‘curb the amplification of misinformation’
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Continue ReadingA vaccine maker ruined 15 million doses. Its CEO sold $11 million of stock before that was public
Emergent BioSolutions’ stock lost more than half of its value since the disclosure that it ruined as many as 15 million doses of Johnson &…
Continue ReadingTexas public defender’s office seeks posthumous pardon for George Floyd
An application for a posthumous pardon of George Floyd’s 2004 conviction in Texas was filed Monday on behalf of Floyd and his surviving family,…
Continue ReadingHe promised to turn dirt into gold. He got millions of dollars — and prison time
A Utah man promised investors his business could turn dirt into gold and swindled millions of dollars from them over several years, according to…
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