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Last call, again. Laid off, again.
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Last call, again. Laid off, again.

Some of the first workers to lose jobs in the pandemic are losing them again in the “freeze.” As new business restrictions kicked in statewide this week, some workers and business owners experienced a gut-punching déjà vu. 

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Oregon Health Authority director Patrick Allen, at a press conference Monday, March 16, 2020.

Global pandemic

Oregon Health Authority: ‘We’re at a dire point in the pandemic in Oregon.’

Authorities say COVID-19 is spreading faster and they're changing the way they track it.

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COVID-19 surge

Oregon colleges and universities take precautions for Thanksgiving travel

Oregon postsecondary institutions are working to ensure students don't take coronavirus with them to Thanksgiving dinner, or bring it back with them when they return.

Politics

Oregon lawmakers unveil proposal to extend eviction ban and compensate landlords

The proposal would allow qualifying tenants to escape eviction for nonpayment until June 30. They'd be required to pay back rent the next day.

Science & Environment

Sage grouse meets lame duck

The Trump administration followed through on a promise to loosen restrictions on grazing, mining and drilling on public lands — perhaps to the detriment of an imperiled bird.

Oregon Health Authority reports 2nd consecutive day of record COVID-19 cases

The Oregon Health Authority reported a new record of 1,509 confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Oregon for the second consecutive day Saturday.

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Protester shot by US Marshals in Portland back in hospital 

The lawyer for a man who was hit in the face by a crowd control munition launched by a federal officer in Portland is back in the hospital for an infection related to his injury.

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COVID-19 surge

Oregon colleges and universities take precautions for Thanksgiving travel

Oregon postsecondary institutions are working to ensure students don't take coronavirus with them to Thanksgiving dinner, or bring it back with them when they return.

Michigan lawmakers to meet Trump amid efforts to overturn election results

Michigan, among the states where the Trump campaign has falsely alleged fraud, is scheduled to certify its results on Monday. GOP Sen. Mitt Romney and others have criticized the planned meeting.

G-20 summit kicks off with leaders urging united response to coronavirus pandemic

The Group of 20 summit opened on Saturday with appeals by the world’s most powerful leaders to collectively chart a way forward as the coronavirus pandemic overshadows this year’s gathering, transforming it from in-person meetings to a virtual gathering of speeches and declarations.


California announces curfew to curb coronavirus spread

Gov. Gavin Newsom said most people in most California counties should be off the streets between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., starting Saturday.


UK signs trade deal with Canada to prepare for Brexit

The U.K. signed an interim trade deal with Canada on Saturday, giving it more time to negotiate future trading rules as the British government prepares the country for business life outside the European Union.


How the U.S. fended off serious foreign Election Day cyberattacks

Officials feared the worst on Election Day: foreign-inspired disinformation and hacking. It didn't happen. Here's how government and private cyber sleuths helped keep the system safe.

The unlikely bond between an Oregon town and the man who bombed it

In 1962 the junior chamber of commerce in Brookings invited a Japanese fighter pilot to be an honored guest in the town's Azalea Festival. The pilot had tried to destroy the town 20 years earlier.

2 Oregon counties voted to look at joining Idaho. Now what?

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Voters in Union and Jefferson counties supported a petition to join Idaho. But there's a long way to go before "Greater Idaho" becomes a reality.

From Evel Knievel to ‘The Flying Angel’: Why Oregon beckoned daredevils

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In the 1970s, Oregon’s desert playas and vast canyons played host to daredevils near and far. Fearless thrill-seekers came to the state to make daring land speed attempts and perform outrageous stunts.

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