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America Ferrera and Other Celebrities Join a Push to Mobilize Latino Voters
Gabriel Luna and Jessica Alba also joined a $5 million effort by the Voto Latino Foundation to encourage Latino voters to cast a ballot in November.
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Trump’s Proposal to End Taxes on Overtime Pay Could Cost Billions
The former president left many key details about the overtime plan unaddressed, including whether the exception would apply to the payroll taxes that fund Social Security and Medicare.
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Donald Trump Jr. Piles On With Racist Comments About Haitians
After former President Donald J. Trump spread debunked claims that immigrants from Haiti were eating pets, his son cast more aspersions on Haitian immigrants.
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Washington State News
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Portland St. cancels game amid whooping cough outbreak
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Saturday's home game against South Dakota was canceled due to an outbreak of whooping cough within Portland State's football program, the Vikings announced Saturday.
"A case of pertussis (whooping cough) got into the Viking team two days ago," Portland State's Saturday statement said. "Pertussis is a highly contagious disease that affects the lungs. As a result, many team memb
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Playoff-bound Storm out to avoid letdown vs. lowly Sparks
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Aiming to secure home-court advantage in the first round of the WNBA playoffs, the Seattle Storm begin their final three-game stretch of the regular season on Sunday against the visiting Los Angeles Sparks.
Seattle (23-14) sits in fifth, one game behind Las Vegas entering Sunday. The Storm and Aces are all but locked into facing each other in the opening round, but home court in the
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Behren Morton (5 total TDs), Texas Tech wallop North Texas
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Texas Tech took a week's worth of frustration out on in-state foe North Texas on Saturday in a 66-21 home romp that was decided by halftime.
Stung by a lopsided loss at Washington State the week before, the Red Raiders clicked on all fronts on the way to a 598-yard offensive explosion.
Ahead 17-7 after an efficient first quarter, Texas Tech (2-1) scored 35 points in the se
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Caitlin Clark, Fever close out home slate vs. Wings
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The Indiana Fever will take the court for their final regular-season home game of a franchise-changing campaign Sunday when they host the Dallas Wings.
Though the Fever are coming off a 78-74 loss to the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces on Friday, rookie Caitlin Clark made more history by setting the WNBA single-season record for assists by passing Alyssa Thomas's mark
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Reports: 49ers placing star RB Christian McCaffrey on IR
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The San Francisco 49ers are placing All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey on injured reserve because of calf tightness and Achilles tendinitis, according to multiple reports on Saturday.
McCaffrey had already missed the season opener and was scratched from Sunday's game against the host Minnesota Vikings. With the move to the IR, he is now required to miss at least the next fou
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Columbian Newspaper
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A cat named Drifter is safe after sneaking out and getting trapped in a sewer for nearly 8 weeks
DULUTH, Minn. — A cat aptly named Drifter is safe at home after sneaking outside and getting trapped in a sewer for nearly eight weeks. |
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New WA State Fair memorial honors Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWII
Over Labor Day weekend, the Washington State Fair opened to the public. Aside from carnival rides, live performances and fried treats, this year’s fair also offers visitors something they might not be expecting: an important history lesson. |
