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Columbian Newspaper
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179th Street project is in House budget
Funding for the long-awaited 179th Street interchange on Interstate 5 may not be in the proposed state Senate transportation budget for 2023-25, but it is in the House of Representatives’ version, contrary to previous reports. |
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Climate, coups risk African goals for peace
UNITED NATIONS — The goal of silencing the guns in Africa this decade is being challenged by climate change, terrorism, coups and the continent’s history, the head of the African Union initiative told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday. |
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Cleanup begins after fiery Minnesota ethanol derailment
Crews have started removing contaminated soil and damaged railcars left behind by Thursday’s fiery derailment in southwest Minnesota. |
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Fetterman leaves Walter Reed with depression ‘in remission’
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman has left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after six weeks of inpatient treatment for clinical depression, with plans to return to the Senate when the chamber resumes session in mid-April, his office said Friday. |
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Theater group sues to block Tennessee’s new anti-drag law
An LGBTQ+ theater company is suing to try to block Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law that placed strict limits on drag shows, saying it violates the First Amendment. |
Seattle Times Politics
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Federal judge allows deportation flights to resume at Boeing Field
King County's move to block the flights violated the terms of a 1948 deal between the county and the federal government, the court ruled. |
Portland Business News
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Restaurant Roundup: James Beard Awards; Goodbye wine greats; N. Portland taproom
The week brought news of openings, closings and other happenings in Portland food and drink.
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NYT Politics
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Agency Apologizes After Jan. 6 Panel Upload Exposes Personal Data
The Government Publishing Office sent letters to about 1,900 White House visitors from late in the Trump administration whose Social Security numbers were erroneously posted.
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Senator John Fetterman Checks Out of Hospital After Depression Treatment
In a statement, he announced his departure from Walter Reed Military Medical Center and urged those suffering from mental health challenges to seek help as he did.
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Trump Prepares to Surrender in New York as Police Brace for Protests
The former president is expected to answer charges with the Secret Service in tow before a judge in the often grimy and ill-lit criminal courthouse in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday.
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