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Columbian Newspaper
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Work on Klineline Pond shelter to resume in October
Construction of a new picnic shelter at Klineline Pond will resume by early October. Clark County crews began working on the new shelter earlier this year but had to put the project on hold after a pair of bald eagles nested near the site. |
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Two ex-fire chiefs in New York City arrested in corruption scandal
NEW YORK — Two former New York City Fire Department chiefs were in custody Monday on charges that they solicited tens of thousands of dollars in bribes before ensuring the department’s fire-safety division gave preferential treatment to some individuals and companies. |
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Federal study finds climate change will boost Pacific Northwest hydropower
Climate change will cause existing hydroelectric dams to generate more power in the Pacific Northwest and around the lower 48 states in the coming decades. That’s according to projections from an August study by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Richland-based Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. |
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Trump rips Biden and Harris’ rhetoric against him despite his own history of going after rivals
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump on Monday blamed without evidence President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for inspiring another apparent attempt on his life, deriding their criticism of him as a threat to democracy despite his own long history of inflammatory campaign rhetoric and advocacy for jailing or prosecuting his political enemies. |
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Man accused of trying to kill Trump wrote a book urging Iran to assassinate the ex-president
KAAAWA, Hawaii — Ryan Wesley Routh portrayed himself online as a man who built housing for homeless people in Hawaii, tried to recruit fighters for Ukraine to defend itself against Russia, and described his support and then disdain for Donald Trump — even urging Iran to kill him. |
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Postal Service insists it’s ready for a flood of mail-in ballots
U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy assured state election officials in a letter released Monday that he’ll work with them to handle their warnings of problems with election mail delivery during the primary season, while insisting that the Postal Service will be ready for the flood of mail-in ballots ahead of the November election. |
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Ridgefield man connected to white supremacists gets 13 years in federal prison for drug, gun crimes
A Ridgefield man was sentenced Friday to 13 years in federal prison for drug and gun crimes in connection with a white supremacist prison gang. |
Clark County Talk
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2023 Pumpkin Patches in Vancouver, Washington and Throughout Clark County
School is back in session, which means Halloween and fall are just around the corner, and both of those mean pumpkins! Visiting a local farm makes picking out the perfect pumpkin fun, with plenty of family-friendly fall activities available as well. Here are the 2024 pumpkin patches in Vancouver, Washington, and throughout Clark County. Tips […] The post 2023 Pumpkin Patches in Vancouver, Washington and Throughout Clark County appeared first on ClarkCoTalk. |
NYT Politics
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Trump, Outrage and the Modern Era of Political Violence
The latest apparent assassination attempt against the former president indicates how much the American political landscape has been shaped by anger stirred by him and against him.
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Trump Plans to Keep Campaigning as Scheduled
Donald J. Trump’s travel schedule will not change in the aftermath of an apparent shooting attempt on Sunday, with trips this week planned to Michigan, New York and elsewhere.
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