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22/09/2017

Oregonians lose $2500 each under GOP health bill

Over 400,000 Oregonians will lose access to Medicaid. 😷😬

Oregonians would lose $2,500 per person every year if the Cassidy-Graham health care plan becomes law.

21/09/2017

Timbers sign five-year-old goalkeeper

Sorry Jeff Antinella, your services are no longer needed.

The Portland Timbers have made a bold front office move ahead of a crucial match this weekend.

20/09/2017

Spanish police try to stop Oct. 1 Catalan independence vote

Madrid sent police to raid Catalan government offices, arrest government officials, seize ballots, and even cutoff internet access to referendum-related websites.

The government of Spain is stepping up efforts to stop an October 1 independence referendum.

19/09/2017

Why Portland should offer free lunch to all students

We shouldn't be relying on GoFundMe campaigns to pay for kids' meals.

Portland is cutting free school lunch programs when it should be making meals free to all students.

17/09/2017

Uber used 'Greyball' to evade Portland officials

Uber ftw

Uber was able to operate illegally in Portland by using software to trick enforcement officials. The company won't be punished.

17/09/2017

Portland had the worst air quality in the country, yesterday

#1 never felt so bad 😷💨🔥

The Eagle Creek fire brought smoke to Portland, making it the city with the worst air quality in the country on Saturday. The pollution level even topped Beijing, China.

17/09/2017

From small Oregon paper to global hoax

Child trafficking is all to real, but this story about a "Massive child s*x ring" in Oregon is not.

A fake news mastermind has Oregonians raging about a fake child s*x ring.

16/09/2017

How to watch the Timbers, Ducks and Beavers games today

All the games...

The Timbers, Ducks and Beavers are all on the road this afternoon with big matches. Here's how you can watch or listen from the bar to your car.

14/09/2017

Merkley supports Sanders bill

One Oregon senator was out front supporting Medicare for All, and it's not the one who endorsed Bernie.

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley joined 15 other Democrats in co-sponsoring Bernie Sanders health care bill. Ron Wyden 's support has been noticeably absent.

12/09/2017

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17/11/2014

âMalala has brought us togetherâ

"Even if a small number of us share the same passion Malala does abt educ., the world would be a different place.” http://buff.ly/1qPuznh

BOSTON: Several Pakistani professional and community organisations based in New England hosted an event on Saturday night titled âCelebrate Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzaiâ. ...

25/09/2014

Graphic designer Brent Diskin channels passion for Portland Timbers and Thorns into art

Graphic designer Brent Diskin channels passion for Portland Timbers and Thorns into art | http://buff.ly/YaNgtp

Over the past five years, graphic designer Brent Diskin has created more than 900 posters in support of the Portland Timbers and Portland Thorns.

15/09/2014

500 days to global education: The IRC takes the pledge | International Rescue Committee (IRC)

"...at the current pace, it will be 2086 before every single girl on the planet is able to attend primary school" http://buff.ly/Zm71z6

We have 500 days left to get 58 million children back in school. The International Rescue Committee has joined the and pledged to make education for every child a priority by the end...

13/07/2014

Twitter / helenjung: Backpacks belonging to Reynolds ...

Simple and powerful photo from : MT Helen Jung: Backpacks belonging to Reynolds High students. http://buff.ly/1kN0ftP

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13/07/2014

The Global Citizen Festival

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Want to join thousands of others raising their voices for change? Register as a Global Citizen, and start taking action to fight extreme poverty today.

21/06/2014

Portland Vs. Brooklyn Venn Diagram

Portland Vs. Brooklyn Venn Diagram http://buff.ly/Tiw6Yy

Seriously, this is all Brooklyn has to offer. You'd really hate it. Please don't move here.

20/05/2014

Portland, Oregon Is First U.S. City To Divest Funds From Walmart

Meet the first city to divest from Walmart, Portland, Oregon.

Portland will divest $36 million in Walmart bonds by 2016.

19/05/2014

Why is the U.S. Going After Chinese Hackers? Jobs - NBC News

"Success in the international marketplace should be based solely on a company’s ability to innovate and compete, not on a sponsor government’s ability to spy and steal business secrets." - U.S. Attny. General, Eric Holder

The Obama administration is turning up the heat on Chinese government hackers over allegedly stealing trade secrets that cost U.S. companies billions of doll...

19/05/2014

Gay marriage ruling in Oregon at noon; plaintiffs plan immediate wedding

Gay marriage may come to Oregon today.
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A judge is expected to strike down Oregon's same-s*x marriage ban at noon today.

16/05/2014

PDX 3x3 INTERNATIONAL NEWS: India election results—a landslide for the BJP and crushing defeat for Congress

The BJP has achieved a record-breaking victory, based on provisional results from the Election Commission. The BJP has a pro-business agenda and is pushing out the Congress party, and its deep links to the Nehru-Gandhi family,who have been at the center of Indian politics for all but 10 years since the country won independence from British rule in 1947. With 1.2 billion people, India is the world's largest democracy and contains around one-sixth of the global population. More people voted in India's election — over 800 million — than there are in all of Europe (740 million).

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16/05/2014

PDX 3x3 NATIONAL NEWS: Wildfires Continue to Burn in California

The weekend before nine wildfires erupted in the San Diego area, scores of state firefighters were sent along with engines and aircraft to the region.
The good news: Temperatures and winds across scorched parts of southern California are starting to subside.
The bad news: Unruly wildfires keep barreling across the region, destroying homes and spawning "firenadoes" -- funnels of flames that look like tornadoes.
With 10,000 acres of land already devoured, thousands of homes are still in jeopardy as at least six fires rage in the San Diego area.

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16/05/2014

PDX 3x3 LOCAL NEWS: Oregon activists announce GMO labeling campaign

Activists in Oregon have announced a signature gathering campaign to place a ballot measure requiring the labeling of genetically modified foods on the statewide ballot in November. If adopted, the initiative by Oregon GMO Right to Know would require food manufacturers, retailers and suppliers to label raw and packaged foods produced entirely or partially by genetic engineering. The measure would not apply to animal feed or food served in restaurants. It would be effective January 2016. More than 87,000 signatures are needed to qualify for the ballot. The group has until July 3 to collect signatures.

15/05/2014

PDX 3x3 INTERNATIONAL NEWS:

Ukraine Begins Peace Talks Without Separatists

European-backed peace talks on ending Ukraine's crisis began with little promise Wednesday when pro-Russian insurgents — who weren't even invited to the session — demanded that the Kiev government recognize their sovereignty. The talks lasted 2 1/2 hours and ended inconclusively, with only a vague plan to meet again in a few days.

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15/05/2014

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A report released from an advisory group of retired U.S. military leadership echoes the findings of other recent reports on climate change: It is real, it is already happening and it poses major threats to the U.S. and the rest of the world. The federally funded Center for Naval Analyses and its Military Advisory Board, a group of 16 retired three- and four-star generals and admirals, affirm in the report that climate events like flooding, prolonged drought and rising sea levels, and the subsequent population dislocation and food insecurity, will serve as "catalysts for instability and conflict" in vulnerable regions of the world. We could have told you that.

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15/05/2014

PDX 3x3 LOCAL NEWS:

With the next open enrollment for health coverage only months away, Oregon's decision to hook up to the federal insurance exchange for an estimated $5 million solves only part of the state's dilemma. There are many remaining tasks to get the system ready for the next enrollment and they might be tougher and more expensive than expected. The ballpark estimated cost for what Oregon still has to do is another $35 million, and officials acknowledge that figure could be conservative.

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12/05/2014

Steady Turnout of Early Voters in Eastern Ukraine

PDX 3x3 INTERNATIONAL NEWS:

Nearly 90% of voters in the Donetsk region voted in favor of independence from Ukraine, and 10% voted against it, an election official claimed today. Pro-Russian separatists eager to declare independence from Kiev held the vote yesterday, and acting Ukrainian President Oleksandr Turchynov slammed the results.

Separatists in Donetsk and Slovyansk cast early ballots in support of local autonomy, but the U.S. and Europe condemned the vote and said they would not recognize the results.

12/05/2014

Michael Sam Is The First Openly Gay Football Player Drafted Into The NFL

PDX 3x3 NATIONAL NEWS:

Michael Sam was selected in the 7th round by the St. Louis Rams. His new team is just two hours away from the University of Missouri, where Sam was an All-American and the Southeastern Conference's defensive player of the year. Expressing his raw joy on ESPN as he received the news, Michael Sam kissed his boyfriend. Some responses were less than tolerant, but NFL teams reacted quickly to chastise those players who publicly expressed homophobia, giving us some hope for Sam's likely future in the NFL.

Michael Sam has reached the NFL. The NFL has reached out to Michael Sam. Both milestones made American sports history. The first-team All-American defensive lineman from the University of Missouri became the first openly gay player ever drafted i...

12/05/2014

Portland Timbers 1, LA Galaxy 1 | MLS Match Recap

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PORTLAND NEWS:
After starting the month of April with two wins, the Galaxy are now winless in their last three games and remain in seventh place with nine points from seven games. The Timbers, meanwhile, weren’t able to build momentum after beating D.C. United last week and stay tied with the Galaxy on nine points but in eighth place after 10 games. The Timbers next play host to the Columbus Crew on Saturday.

PORTLAND, Ore. – Two Western Conference teams desperate to start putting wins together could only find a share of points, as the Portland Timbers and LA Galaxy played to a 1-1 draw on a bluebird

09/05/2014

Snake In A Locker Room!

In case you missed it last night - there was a snake in the Portland Trail Blazers's locker room.

Welcome to Texasssssssss. Thomas Robinson of the Portland Trail Blazers found a snake in his locker before Thursday's playoff game against the Spurs in San Antonio: Estimated to be between 3 and 4 feet long, the snake was photographed by t...

09/05/2014

Portland considering smoking ban in more than 200 public parks: Portland City Hall Roundup

Portland is considering a smoking ban in all city parks. Apparently, though, there are only about 20 park rangers to cover the more than 200 parks. So... enforcing could be difficult.

If Portland enacts a ban, the city would join San Jose, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Philadelphia as major cities that ban smoking in public parks. I guess we're trying to join the cool kids group?

Portland is considering a smoking ban in all city parks, according to Commissioner Amanda Fritz's office.

09/05/2014

Portland Trail Blazers struggling again. No fair weather fans in Portland though.

08/05/2014

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07/05/2014

The Mosquito Breeder: Breeding Bugs to Fight Malaria

And the winner for worst job in the world... The Mosquito Breeder - http://buff.ly/RqKixw

Malaria research needs a steady supply of mosquitoes, and breeding them involves extreme self-sacrifice from the Shoklo Unit’s carer.

06/05/2014

8 awesome things about the Portland Trail Blazers

Go Trail Blazers!

To gear up for the NBA playoffs, the For the Win staff is sharing our favorite things about all of the teams that made the postseason. Up next, the Portland Trail Blazers. 1. Damian Lillard He is a...