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Thailand counts votes in early election with 3 main parties vying for power
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (821+ words) Voters look at candidates listed on a display board before entering a voting station for the general election in Bangkok, on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. BANGKOK " Vote counting was underway in Thailand's early general election on Sunday, seen as a three-way race…...
Bend’s Hunter Hess, other US Olympians speaking up about politics at home face online backlash, including from Trump
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (744+ words) FILE - Hunter Hess, of the United States, executes a trick in the halfpipe finals during the World Cup U.S. Grand Prix freestyle skiing event in Copper Mountain, Colo., Dec. 17, 2022. Hugh Carey / AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said that it is…...
Pentagon says it’s cutting ties with ‘woke’ Harvard, ending military training
5+ hour, 41+ min ago (507+ words) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth leaves an oath of enlistment ceremony, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, held on the base of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. Kevin Wolf / AP The Pentagon said Friday it is cutting ties with Harvard University, ending all military training,…...
OPB’s First Look: Crespo-Gonzalez family to come home
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (454+ words) After weeks in detention in Texas, the Crespo-Gonzalez family of Gresham is expected to return to Oregon, according to an announcement made yesterday by U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter. OPB's Holly Bartholomew has the latest details and spoke with Dayanny Gonzalez, the…...
Japan’s first female prime minister stakes her future on snap elections
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (815+ words) Japan's Prime Minister and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Sanae Takaichi (R) waves to the people upon her arrival to deliver a campaign speech ahead of the House of Representatives election, at Rekisen Park in Tokyo on February 7, 2026. Polls…...
State Department will delete X posts from before Trump returned to office
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (636+ words) A sign for the State Department stands outside the Harry S. Truman Federal Building in Washington, D.C., on July 11, 2025. Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images The State Department is removing all posts on its public accounts on the social media platform X made before…...
DVDs and public transit: Boycott drives people to ditch Big Tech to protest ICE
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1158+ words) Demonstrators march in Minneapolis on Jan. 30, calling for an end to ICE operations in Minnesota. John Moore / Getty Images In Portland, Ore., Brittany Trahan started buying DVDs rather than paying for Netflix and Apple TV, while Lisa Shannon has been…...
Student-led protests against federal immigration actions continue in Portland
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (568+ words) Carrying whistles, Mexican flags and signs with creative slogans, David Douglas High School students took to the Southeast Portland streets Friday in a walkout against Immigration and Customs Enforcement. David Douglas High School is one of Oregon's largest schools, where…...
Portland now says roughly $106M in housing funds went unspent
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (590+ words) FILE: A man walks into Portland City Hall on Nov. 12, 2025 in Portland, Ore. Eli Imadali / OPB Portland has now discovered roughly $106 million of previously unidentified funding within the Portland Housing Bureau, city administrators said Friday. That's more than five times…...
Trump administration asks court to drop its appeal over Oregon National Guard deployment
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (593+ words) FILE - The James R. Browning United States Courthouse building, a courthouse for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, is seen in San Francisco on Jan. 8, 2020. Jeff Chiu / AP The Trump administration no longer wants to appeal the decision of a federal judge…...