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Oregon archdiocese ‘in shock’ after death of Pope Francis
Pope Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas and a transformative figure in the Roman Catholic Church, died ...
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Government shutdown delays, disrupts environmental studies
The rainwater collection system is broken at the environmental research station on a remote, rocky Pacific island off ...
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On the Record: Jan. 24, 2019
DUII • At 7:55 p.m. on Wednesday, Ravi Croak, 47, of Warrenton, was arrested by the Clatsop County ...
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World in Brief: Jan. 24, 2019
Ending showdown with Pelosi, Trump postpones State of Union WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he is postponing ...
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World in Brief: Jan. 23, 2019
Dueling Senate bills would end shutdown in different ways WASHINGTON — Senate leaders agreed to hold votes this ...
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Armed with affection, octogenarian is an ‘octopus whisperer’
BOSTON — Wilson Menashi palmed a squid in his left hand and extended his arm into an aquarium ...
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Travel industry fears damage from a long government shutdown
America’s busiest airport, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International, is a blur of activity on the best of days. But an ...
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Experts say world needs a new diet
NEW YORK — A hamburger a week, but no more — that’s about as much red meat people ...
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Saturn spent billions of years without rings
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Saturn may have flown solo for billions of years — almost its entire existence ...
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The best Rx for teens addicted to vaping? No one knows
WASHINGTON — The nation’s top health authorities agree: Teen vaping is an epidemic that now affects some 3.6 ...