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Ruling: Officer fired over racist posts entitled to back pay
An arbitrator ruled that an Oregon city was justified in firing a police officer accused of making racially biased comments on social media but must pay lost wRead Article
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Ruling: Officer fired for racist posts entitled to back pay
An arbitrator ruled that West Linn must pay at least $100,000 in lost wages to a police officer fired for racist Facebook posts because his colleagues knew abouRead Article
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New Mexico approves rules for industrial hemp cultivation
The New Mexico State University Board of Regents has approved a rule to govern the industrial cultivation of hemp starting next yearRead Article
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Portland tolling plan would cover downtown
Oregon transportation officials have unveiled a proposal to eventually toll two stretches along Portland-area freewaysRead Article
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Fear that uproar over gene-edited babies could block science
The uproar over the unproven report of gene-edited births in China has researchers elsewhere worried about a backlashRead Article
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Bruce helps Texas Southern win home opener
Derrick Bruce came off the bench to score a season-high 21 points and Texas Southern held off NAIA-member Huston-Tillotson in its home openerRead Article
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Lawmakers press for fingerprinting of detention camp staff
Lawmakers say detention camp holding thousands of teens in the Texas desert must start putting staff through rigorous background checks and provide adequate menRead Article
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California winery and Oregon meet to defuse labeling dispute
Oregon regulators and a California winery accused of misrepresenting the Oregon origins of its bestselling pinot noir say they're working to resolve the disputeRead Article
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Lawmakers call for detention camp reforms
Lawmakers say detention camp holding thousands of teens in the Texas desert must start putting staff through rigorous background checks and provide adequate menRead Article
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Oregon State student convicted of hate crime
An Oregon State University student with ties to white nationalists in the Pacific Northwest has been convicted for putting offensive stickers on the cars of memRead Article
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Oil and gas flow to Texas coast spawns building, tensions
For Texas ports, the rise in oil and gas exports is a windfall. For some communities, it's not so simple.Read Article
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Utah, Washington vie for Rose Bowl spot in Pac-12 title game
While the rest of the Power 5 conference title games have playoff implications, the Pac-12 game has a more traditional prize with the winner getting a berth inRead Article
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Da Silva, Sharma lead Stanford past Vikings, 79-67
Oscar da Silva scored 12 points, Bryce Wills added 10 and six others scored at least seven points in helping Stanford down Portland State 79-67 on Wednesday nigRead Article
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McConnell's year-end wish: Getting Congress to legalize hemp
The Senate's top leader has his own priority in Congress' lame-duck session: passing a farm bill that includes a full pardon for hemp, the non-intoxicating cousRead Article
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Tyree, Ole Miss hold off a San Diego comeback bid, 93-86
Breein Tyree scored 22 points as Mississippi placed five players in double figures to defeat San Diego 93-86Read Article
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California court reverses ruling against assisted suicide
A California appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling that found the state's assisted suicide law was unconstitutionalRead Article
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California winery and Oregon feud over pinot labeling rights
Officials in Oregon and at a U.S. government agency have told a California winery to back off its claims it makes an Oregon pinot noir from official wine regionRead Article
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Governor focuses on education, campaign finance reform
Gov. Kate Brown has unveiled her budget and policy proposals for the next biennium, saying she wants to boost education funding, campaign finance reform and ensRead Article
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Pinot feud pits California winery against Oregon vineyards
Officials in Oregon and at a U.S. government agency have told a California winery to back off its claims it makes an Oregon pinot noir from official wine regionRead Article
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Utah QB Jason Shelley embracing new role with confidence
After stepping in for injured starter Tyler Huntley, Utah QB Jason Shelley is embracing his expanded role with confidenceRead Article
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Ban on parents at school lunchrooms roils Connecticut town
A school system on the Connecticut shoreline has stirred strong emotions by banning parents from visiting with their young children at the town's elementary schRead Article
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Oregon seeing red in its dispute with California winery
Officials in Oregon and at a U.S. government agency have told a California winery to back off its claims it makes an Oregon pinot noir from official wine regionRead Article
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Groups demand end to info-sharing on asylum-seeking children
Civil-liberties, immigrant-rights groups demand immediate end to information-sharing that has turned agency tasked with welfare of unaccompanied children into aRead Article
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Wieskamp helps No. 14 Iowa hold off Pittsburgh 69-68
Freshman guard Joe Wieskamp had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Nicholas Baer scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and 14th-ranked Iowa held off PittsburghRead Article
