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Columbian Newspaper
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Top world leaders talk of climate crisis at UN summit. They say they must act on fossil fuels, war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — International climate talks turned to a power game on Friday as dozens of world leaders took turns bemoaning the pain of an overheating planet, but two of the world’s most powerful men — President Joe Biden of the U.S. and China’s President Xi Jinping — were glaringly absent. |
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Israeli airstrikes on Gaza resume after weeklong truce with Hamas ends
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s war with Hamas resumed in full force Friday, as airstrikes hit houses and buildings in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired. Black smoke billowed from the besieged territory, where health authorities reported dozens of Palestinians killed and Israel dropped leaflets over Gaza City and southern parts of the enclave, urging civilians to flee to avoid the fighting. |
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New US rules, aimed at curbing China, could limit tax credits for electric vehicles
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration proposed new rules Friday that could make it harder for electric vehicles to qualify for a full $7,500 federal tax credit, complicating efforts to meet President Joe Biden’s goal that half of new passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. run on electricity by 2030. |
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Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93
WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, died Friday. She was 93. |
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Snowfall expected around Mount St. Helens through Friday
LONGVIEW — The National Weather Service in Portland has issued advisories for residents in northern Oregon and the Cascades, warning of expected heavy snowfall. |
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Congressmen ask DOJ to investigate water utility hack, warning it could happen anywhere
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Three members of Congress have asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate how foreign hackers breached a water authority near Pittsburgh, prompting the nation’s top cyberdefense agency to warn other water and sewage-treatment utilities that they may be vulnerable. |
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Franz says opportunity, not opportunism, driving her bid for WA seat in Congress
Hilary Franz issued an urgent proclamation in spring when she launched her bid for Washington governor. |
Portland Business News
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Oregon Covid rent assistance audit still in progress after nearly 2 years
Oregon's secretary of state called for an audit of the state's emergency rent aid in January 2022.
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Seattle Times Opinion
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The outlandish ruling that could eviscerate what’s left of the Voting Rights Act
The act has been remarkably effective in countering the myriad laws and practices the Southern states adopted to keep Black people from voting. |
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An electorate in revolt threatens Biden’s chances
Campaigning by spreadsheet is mind-numbing. How do people feel? What do they feel? That has to be the basis of any successful electoral appeal. |
