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August 1, 2026 at 3:12 AM
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July 29, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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Trump Admin Targets Five of Oregon’s Seven Wonders for Destruction
In 2013, Travel Oregon named the seven places that define this state. Twelve years later, five of them are under direct federal attack.
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May 29, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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May 21, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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May 17, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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Jimmy Carter's solar farm is still powering his hometown and his legacy
Jimmy Carter was the first president to install solar on the White House. Now his solar farm provides his home town with half its energy.
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May 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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May 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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The Supreme Court Has Completed Its Quest to Kill the Voting Rights Act
In its 6–3 decision, the court gutted the legislation that ended apartheid in this country—and once again gave white people the ability to suppress Black political power.
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April 30, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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April 28, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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April 22, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Congress will vote to expand ‘God Squad’ reach and gut endangered species protections
The ESA has prevented the extinction of 99% of protected species
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April 21, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Data centers are expensive, unpopular — and could be a tipping point in the midterms
Anger over the data center boom has spilled into politics with voters unseating local politicians who support them. It's become an issue hard to ignore in the midterm elections.
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April 20, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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Book Bans in the U.S. Hit Record Levels - NewsBreak
Orlando Sentinel / TNS Book bans and attempted bans in U.S. libraries have reached record levels, with efforts to remove or restrict titles becoming increa
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April 20, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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April 7, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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April 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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Trump to revoke protections for endangered species in Gulf of Mexico
President is convening so-called ‘God squad’ to override provisions of Endangered Species Act for ‘national security’
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March 30, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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March 27, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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It's Equal Pay Day. Women have lost ground for the second year in a row
The annual observance marks how far into the new year women must work to make what men earned in the previous year. This year, it's March 26, a day later than it was in 2025.
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March 26, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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March 24, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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March 23, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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Trump Tries To Bribe Away His Offshore Wind Demons
US President Donald Trump has failed to stop the US offshore wind industry, but a billion-dollar bribe may tempt one firm to back off.
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March 19, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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March 17, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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March 17, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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March 16, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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