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The radioactive legacy of the Hanford nuclear reservation will live on, even as plans for cleanup evolve
Anna King / Northwest News Network Eighty years ago this September, the first industrial nuclear reactor went online near Richland, Washington, on what would become known as the Hanford Nuclear ...
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PSU begins layoff process for nearly 100 faculty members, more expected
Barely three weeks into fall term at Portland State, faculty members are already receiving notice of possible layoffs. Nearly 100 non-tenure track faculty got notice Tuesday. And the union that ...
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A voice for Oregon’s college students goes quiet as student association shuts down
A leading institution among higher education student advocacy groups is closing its doors. The Oregon Student Association, a nonprofit advocacy group primarily run by college students in the state ...
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The war is in Gaza, but Palestinians in the West Bank are targeted with violence too
Your browser does not support the audio element. Suliman Mleihat, 32, and his nine-year-old son Obeida stand in front of Obeida's classroom, where he sheltered from ...
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Clark County whooping cough trend continues as school year starts
Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB There have been 288 cases of whooping cough in Clark County, Washington, this year. That’s more cases than in the last six years combined. So far, Clark County has ...
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States probed TikTok for years. Here are the documents the app tried to keep secret
For the first time, internal TikTok communications have been made public that show a company unconcerned with the harms the app poses for American teenagers. This is despite its own research ...
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Preserving the ‘grit and grind’ and ‘blood and guts’ glory of Portland’s early professional wrestling scene
As first reported in Slam Wrestling, two Portlanders have been preserving and archiving the history of professional wrestling to make sure their names aren’t forgotten, along with those of other ...
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The Cuyahoga River was so polluted, it used to catch fire. Now it's making a comeback
Firefighters stand on a bridge over the Cuyahoga River to spray water on the tug Arizona as a fire, started in an oil slick on the river, engulfs docks in Cleveland on Nov. 1, 1952. About a mile ...
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Oregon Millennial and Gen Z voters say homelessness is top issue in statewide poll
Editor’s note: Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Stay informed with OPB on the presidential race, key congressional battles and other local contests and ballot measures in Oregon and Southwest ...
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SpaceX wants to go to Mars. To get there, environmentalists say it’s trashing Texas
Your browser does not support the audio element. Starship is the largest rocket ever built. Elon Musk hopes it will one day fly humans and other species to Mars, but ...
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Administrator explains how Oregon DMV accidentally registered people to vote
Your browser does not support the audio element. Earlier this week, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek called for the state Driver and Motor Vehicles Division (DMV) to pause ...