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Hegseth must open Pentagon to reporters, judge rules

The Defense Department “cannot simply reinstate an unlawful policy,” the judge wrote

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Apr 10 • 10:40 AM EDT • Politics • theweek.com
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Oregon Health Authority says tattoo artists can’t use topical numbing creams, sprays

The Health Licensing Office issued a practice clarification affecting all tattoo artists in Oregon, stating that the use of topical anesthetics is prohibited and always has been.

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Apr 10 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • opb.org
Gravitational waves may be hidden in the light atoms emit

Scientists have proposed a surprising new way to detect gravitational waves—by observing how they change the light emitted by atoms. These waves can subtly shift photon frequencies in different directions, leaving behind a detectable signature. The effect doesn’t change how much light atoms emit, which is why it’s gone unnoticed until now. If confirmed, this approach could lead to ultra-compact detectors using cold-atom systems.

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Apr 10 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Peru's Dysfunctional Politics Are an Economic Time Bomb

Peru has gone through three presidents since October, yet markets have largely yawned: Country risk has edged up only marginally, credit default swaps remain well below their five-year average and the currency has even gained against the dollar.

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Apr 10 • 6:30 AM EDT • Politics • bloomberg.com
The US in Brief: The Pentagon’s battle against free speech

Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter

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Apr 10 • 6:25 AM EDT • Politics • economist.com
New business center aims to spark growth in Wagoner after decades without new development

A new business center in downtown Wagoner is bringing fresh momentum to a community that has not seen new commercial construction in more than two decades.

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Apr 10 • 6:00 AM EDT • Business • fox23.com
Democrats worry Schumer’s pick in Maine could imperil hopes of Senate control

Maine’s Democratic governor, Janet Mills, has gone negative against Graham Platner. The attacks have not worked, and Minority Leader Charles Schumer so far has declined to bail her out.

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Apr 10 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
As San Diego prepares for splashdown, scientists excited about Artemis II discoveries

But once the Orion has come and gone, interplanetary enthusiasts at Scripps and beyond will still have a place in San Diego — in fact, they've been here all along.

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Apr 10 • 1:28 AM EDT • Science • timesofsandiego.com
Umatilla to celebrate grand opening of new business center

UMATILLA — The city of Umatilla announced it will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening on May 8 for the new Umatilla Business Center. The event takes place 5:30-8:30 […]

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Apr 10 • 1:00 AM EDT • Business • eastoregonian.com
Federal judge finds Pentagon in violation of court order to restore reporters' access

A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Defense Department is violating his earlier order to restore access to the Pentagon for reporters, a setback in the administration's efforts to impede the work of journalists.

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Apr 9 • 8:38 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
What's really behind Phillies' recent offensive drought

The Phillies have gone cold again, but the numbers suggest the lineup isn’t entirely broken — it just isn’t clicking in its current order.

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Apr 9 • 7:00 PM EDT • Sports • nbcsportsphiladelphia.com
Judge blocks Pentagon’s latest bid to limit press access

A federal judge tore into the Department of Defense on Thursday for attempting an end-run around his decision voiding parts of a restrictive press policy rolled out by Secretary Pete Hegseth last year, saying the Pentagon had flouted his ruling when it quickly implemented a tighter policy.

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Apr 9 • 6:50 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Argonne Open House 2026

Argonne Open House 2026Saturday, June 27, 20269:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Lemont, Illinois Argonne National Laboratory, located just 15 miles west of Chicago, is one of the world’s leading scientific research laboratories. And for one day only, it’s open to the public. At Argonne’s Open House you can spend the day thinking and acting like a scientist and discover how science can answer the biggest questions facing humanity.

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Apr 9 • 6:17 PM EDT • Science • anl.gov
Nintendo just dropped a free Yoshi game on Switch and mobile

Hello, Yoshi recalls the face-pulling antics of Super Mario 64

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Apr 9 • 1:23 PM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
Manuel Figueroa To Direct 'Wild Ones' Drama Starring Annie Gonzalez

Manuel Figueroa is set to make his feature directorial debut with 'Wild Ones,' a coming-of-age drama starring Annie Gonzalez.

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Apr 9 • 1:10 PM EDT • Entertainment • deadline.com
Jennifer Shepherd Named Dean of Gonzaga School of Engineering and Applied Science

Gonzaga University has named Jennifer Shepherd dean of its School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), following a competitive national search. Shepherd brings to the role a long-standing commitment to the University and a leadership style shaped by nearly three decades of service, scholarship, and mission-centered collaboration.

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Apr 9 • 4:03 AM EDT • Science • gonzaga.edu
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Oregonians tell Governor Kotek high costs, taxes are holding back business growth

A new statewide survey of Oregonians sends a clear and message: high costs, taxes and regulations are making it harder for businesses.

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Apr 8 • 3:22 PM EDT • Business • kval.com
Oregonians tell Governor Kotek high costs, taxes are holding back business growth

A new statewide survey of Oregonians sends a clear and message: high costs, taxes and regulations are making it harder for businesses.

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Apr 8 • 3:22 PM EDT • Business • katu.com
Sen. Cory Booker shouts out an Oregon high school science teacher

The New Jersey Democrat recorded a selfie video during his visit to a Southeast Portland high school.

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Apr 8 • 2:49 PM EDT • Science • oregonlive.com
Local teachers seek win for science, school funds

Brooklyn McElroy, a science teacher at Lebanon High School, Amber Arceo-Bigoni, an agriculture teacher at Sweet Home High…

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Apr 8 • 2:14 PM EDT • Science • lebanonlocalnews.com
Washington State Ousted This Health Insurance Lookalike. In Oregon, It Carries On.

From one vantage, the story of Zion HealthShare shows Washington to be an overzealous nanny state. From another perspective, Oregon might stand to learn from its consumer-protection-minded neighbor to the north.

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Apr 8 • 1:30 PM EDT • Health • wweek.com
Pentagon says US forces ready to resume combat operations if ordered
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Apr 8 • 9:15 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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Polygon Labs in Talks to Raise Up to $100 Million for Payments Business

Polygon Labs, developer of the blockchain that underpins prediction market Polymarket and other crypto platforms, is in early talks with investors to raise as much as $100 million to build a new stablecoin payments business, according to people familiar with the talks. The funding discussions ...

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Apr 8 • 9:00 AM EDT • Business • theinformation.com
More business openings than closings in Oregon in last decade, despite economic stigma

In 2023, following the end of the COVID pandemic, Oregon experienced more new business registrations than any other state in the nation.

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Apr 8 • 9:00 AM EDT • Business • currypilot.com
ASUS Resorts To Deceptive Practices, Raises The Prices Of Its Snapdragon X2 Elite Laptops Shortly After Reviews Go Live

Almost immediately after views of ASUS’ Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme and Snapdragon X2 Elite laptops went live, the company raised prices

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Apr 8 • 8:04 AM EDT • Technology • wccftech.com
How Argonne scientists are paving the way for faster, smarter electronics

In breakthrough research, Argonne scientists lay the groundwork for spintronic technologies that pave the way for next-generation electronics.

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Apr 8 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • anl.gov
What Oregonians told Gov. Tina Kotek's council to make business better

More than 1,000 people completed a survey for Gov. Tina Kotek's Prosperity Council. Here's what they said about building business in Oregon.

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Apr 8 • 7:02 AM EDT • Business • statesmanjournal.com
Dragons lose 2026 home opener

The Dayton Dragons hosted their 26th home opening night on Tuesday night.

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Apr 8 • 3:25 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Christian rhetoric at the Pentagon reignites praise and scrutiny
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Apr 7 • 7:15 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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Marine Science Day returns to Hatfield

Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center will host its annual Marine Science Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 11, in Newport.

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Apr 7 • 2:57 PM EDT • Science • today.oregonstate.edu
Entertainment this season with the Dayton Dragons

Working for You

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Apr 7 • 2:13 PM EDT • Entertainment • wdtn.com
Direct mail company to eliminate 106 Portland jobs

Direct Marketing Solutions said it’s expanding elsewhere. It also has operations in Illinois and Pennsylvania.

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Apr 7 • 2:11 PM EDT • Business • oregonlive.com
ASUS Zenbook A16 Undercuts Apple’s MacBook Pro Lineup With Its $1,600 Price That Includes Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme, Tons Of RAM & Adequate Storage

Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme notebooks are expected to be expensive, but the ASUS Zenbook A16 defies those practices with its $1,599.99 price tag

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Apr 7 • 1:43 PM EDT • Technology • wccftech.com
The Danger of a Political Pentagon

Sen. King issues a grave warning about converting the military "into an armed force with greater loyalty to the President than to the Constitution."

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Apr 7 • 10:59 AM EDT • Politics • time.com
More business openings than closings in Oregon in last decade, despite economic stigma

In 2023, following the end of the COVID pandemic, Oregon experienced more new business registrations than any other state in the nation.

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Apr 7 • 10:06 AM EDT • Business • philomathnews.com
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Analysis, Benchmarks & Efficiency - Serious rival for Apple and a problem for AMD & Intel

Notebookcheck review/analysis of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite & X2 Elite Extreme mobile ARM processors.

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Apr 7 • 10:00 AM EDT • Technology • notebookcheck.net
More business openings than closings in Oregon in last decade, despite dour economic stigma

Far more businesses have opened than closed in Oregon during the last decade according to analysis from an Oregon State University economist.

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Apr 7 • 9:00 AM EDT • Business • oregoncapitalchronicle.com
The Pokemon Champions early download bonus has been enhanced

The Pokemon Company have revealed that those who download and play Pokemon Champions from 8th April through to 31st August will not only get a Dragonite but you will also get 100 Quick Coupons.

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Apr 7 • 6:58 AM EDT • Technology • mynintendonews.com
When I get abused just for dancing, it shows how far hatred of politicians has gone

Concern over MPs’ competence is one thing, but this is silencing opponents’ voices by character assassination, says Labour MP Stella Creasy

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Apr 7 • 3:00 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
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NuScale Power (SMR) Is a Science Project, Says Jim Cramer

NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR) is one of the 9 Stocks Jim Cramer Talked About & Commented On SpaceX’s IPO. NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR) is a small modular reactor technology company based in Oregon. Its shares are down by 28% over the past year and by 37% year-to-date. UBS discussed the firm on March 19th when it […]

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Apr 7 • 2:51 AM EDT • Science • finance.yahoo.com
007's softball team, based in Ascension Parish, wins spring title

A youth softball team based in Ascension Parish won a title at the Spring Showdown.

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Apr 6 • 9:09 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Overwatch's Anran redesign is a massive improvement from Blizzard

Though it still features an 'Ozempic chic' nose

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Apr 6 • 8:23 PM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 PCs reach retail, ASUS launches X2 Elite Extreme laptop with 48GB memory at $1,599

ASUS Zenbook A16 offers 48GB RAM for $1,599 Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 laptop rollout has now reached retail. Best Buy has listed ASUS’s Zenbook A16 with

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Apr 6 • 8:00 PM EDT • Technology • videocardz.com
WATCH LIVE: Hegseth and Caine hold Pentagon briefing as Trump threatens Iran's infrastructure
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Apr 6 • 7:47 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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Texas Congressman Accused of Pursuing a Second Subordinate With Lewd Texts

A news report linked Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas, who has admitted to an affair with an aide, to another series of sexual texts with a different aide, raising a dilemma for the House G.O.P.

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Apr 6 • 5:21 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
San Antonio Express-News: Rep. Gonzales allegedly sent lewd texts to campaign staffer in 2020

Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales is facing new allegations he sent a former campaign staffer lewd texts, just weeks after revelations of his affair with another former employee rocked and ultimately ended his reelection bid.

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Apr 6 • 4:45 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Yoshihisa Kishimoto, Creator of Double Dragon and Renegade, Dies at 64

Yoshihisa Kishimoto, the creator of the Double Dragon and River City (Kuno-kun) franchises, has died at the age of 64.

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Apr 6 • 4:15 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Oppo Pad Mini leak reveals 3:2 OLED display and 5.39 mm body

A new leak has revealed key details about the Oppo Pad Mini, an upcoming compact Android tablet. It is expected to feature an 8.8-inch OLED display and a high-end Snapdragon chipset.

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Apr 6 • 3:31 PM EDT • Technology • notebookcheck.net
Nicholas Singleton, Noah Whittington fits for Seahawks in draft

Penn State running back Nicholas Singleton as well as Oregon RB Noah Whittington offer much reason for the Seahawks to consider them in the draft.

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Apr 6 • 12:27 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Pacific Office Automation Acquires Western Business Products

Acquisiion of Ricoh dealer expands Pacific Office Automation's coverage across Northern California and Southern Oregon along the I-5 corridor.

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Apr 6 • 9:17 AM EDT • Business • thecannatareport.com
Windass lauded after 'top-class' strike

Phil Parkinson lauded the quality of Josh Windass after the forward's "top-class" goal in Wrexham's 2-2 draw with West Bromwich Albion. The 32-year-old netted his 12th goal of the campaign across all competitions as the Red Dragons came from 2-0 down to earn a point against the Baggies at The Hawthorns on Friday. "He's a player who can produce big moments and he's done that with a brilliant finish," Parkinson said of Windass.

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Apr 6 • 8:51 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Top 10 cornerback projected to Oregon Ducks

Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks are working to add on to their 2027 recruiting class, and they are now the favorites for cornerback Ai'King Hall.

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Apr 6 • 8:02 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Over 1,000 Super Mario Maker 2 levels have been deleted, and a cheater may be behind it all

Someone's got too much time on their hands

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Apr 6 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • gonintendo.com
Argonne National Laboratory kicks off 80th anniversary celebrations with first OutLoud Public Lecture of 2026

Argonne hosted its first OutLoud Public Lecture event of the year, kicking off 80th anniversary celebrations for the lab. The event featured presentations by researchers who work at the lab’s busiest user facilities, a quiz game involving audience members and giveaways.

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Apr 6 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • anl.gov
Double Dragon Creator Yoshihisa Kishimoto Has Passed Away

"I hope you will continue to enjoy my father's works"

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Apr 6 • 4:00 AM EDT • Technology • timeextension.com
Teresa Guidice's Full Face Transformation Is Wild To See

"The Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice has undergone a significant face transformation over the years, and it's a little jarring to see.

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Apr 5 • 8:00 PM EDT • Technology • glam.com
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro Disappoints In CPU Performance Despite Moving To 2nm Process; New GPU & AI Upgrades Could Make Up For It

A tipsterclaims that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro will offer lackluster CPU performance but its GPU and AI capabilities could cover up

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Apr 5 • 1:53 PM EDT • Technology • wccftech.com
Heartwarming scenes: youngster gets hero’s welcome after debut

The professional debut of 19-year-old Ibai Aguirre for Real Sociedad would probably have gone unnoticed in the news... If it weren’t for his friends.The 19-year-old midfielder played only the final ...

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Apr 5 • 11:33 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Eulogy for the CIA Factbook: The free standard for world facts, long an educational staple, is gone

a e iran-war military-and-defense politics washington-news general-news u-s-news entertainment world-news | Newsradio 1140 WRVA

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Apr 5 • 7:35 AM EDT • Entertainment • audacy.com
Inside the Pentagon, fears of a disrupted war effort after Army chief’s ouster

The forced departure of Randy George in the middle of a war created yet another blow to morale inside the Pentagon, where officials expressed dismay over the state of the department's leadership.

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Apr 5 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Hiryu no Ken Collection announced for PC

NihonGame has announced Hiryu no Ken Collection, a collection of four early games from the Hiryu no Ken series. It includes Hiryu no Ken, Hiryu no Ken II: Dragon no Tsubasa, Hiryu no Ken III: Gonin…

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Apr 4 • 9:40 PM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
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Your Odin 3 Might Not Actually Use the Snapdragon 8 Elite, but There’s More to the Story

The Odin 3’s chip story just got messier, as AYN replaces Snapdragon 8 Elite branding with Dragonwing Q8 across its official landing page.

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Apr 4 • 9:04 PM EDT • Technology • retrohandhelds.gg
Luca Langoni sparks Revolution to 3-0 victory over Montreal

Luca Langoni scored early before notching his league-high fifth assist on defender Mamadou Fofana's first career goal, and the New England Revolution beat CF Montreal 3-0 on Saturday. New England (2-3-0) has lost all three of its road matches under first-year coach Marko Mitrović, but the Revolution have won their two home matches by a combined 9-1 score. Montreal falls to 1-5-0 as ends a six-match road trip to begin the season.

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Apr 4 • 7:12 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Oregon gave millions in erroneous benefits for state health plan, audit says

A free Oregon health care program for adults who make too much money to qualify for Medicaid could have improperly given out $15 million in payments related to benefits for recipients, according to a recent audit of state-managed federal programs.

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Apr 4 • 4:10 PM EDT • Health • opb.org
These Republicans running for Oregon governor are raising the most money, readying TV ad blitz

The eventual winner can expect an uphill battle in the fall against incumbent Gov. Tina Kotek.

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Apr 4 • 9:00 AM EDT • Politics • oregonlive.com
Recurring fevers, mental fog left this father ‘praying for death’

Doctors were stumped by an Oregon man’s deterioration. Then an infectious disease specialist had an aha moment.

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Apr 4 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
Legacy, Regence Health split over rates; Oregon families scramble for healthcare

Melanie Bobbett was already facing mounting medical expenses when her partner received a notification that his insurance plan was ending on April 1.

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Apr 4 • 1:19 AM EDT • Health • kptv.com
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Oregon gave millions in erroneous benefits for state health plan, audit says

By Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. -- A free Oregon health care program for adults who make too much money to qualify for Medicaid could have improperly given out $15 million in payments related to benefits for recipients, according to a recent audit of state-managed federal programs. The “questioned” funds surfaced in an 124-page

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Apr 3 • 8:20 PM EDT • Health • ktvz.com
Oregon health officials warn measles cases could continue to rise

According to the Oregon Health Authority, the majority of those cases are due to people being unvaccinated or having an unknown vaccination status.

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Apr 3 • 7:53 PM EDT • Health • katu.com
Oregon health officials urge vaccination for measles amid high cases

Oregon health officials report 13 measles cases so far in 2026, urging unvaccinated residents to get immunized as national cases rise.

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Apr 3 • 7:42 PM EDT • Health • statesmanjournal.com
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Oregon rallies late to take down Michigan, snap losing skid

After a pair of shutout losses, Oregon bounced back to tie the series on the diamond in Ann Arbor against Michigan.

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Central Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor resort gets into the hotel business

"Right place, right time" led the resort to jump on a long-term lease on the road to its lifts.

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Apr 3 • 5:22 PM EDT • Business • opb.org
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Don't gift children chicks, ducklings for Easter. Here's why

Oregon health officials warn against gifting live poultry for Easter due to Salmonella risk, especially for young children.

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Apr 3 • 2:31 PM EDT • Health • statesmanjournal.com
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Oregon sees drop in largest foreign tourist group following Trump political tensions

Before Oregon could rebound to its pre-pandemic international tourism levels, the state experienced another setback in 2025.

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Apr 3 • 1:00 PM EDT • Politics • oregoncapitalchronicle.com
Gemma 4 and what makes an open model succeed

Having written a lot of model release blog posts, there’s something much harder about reviewing open models when they drop relative to closed models, especially in 2026. In recent years, there were so few open models, so when Llama 3 was released most people were still doing research on Llama 2 and super happy to get an update. When Qwen 3 was released, the Llama 4 fiasco had just gone down, and a whole research community was emerging to study RL on Qwen 2.5 — it was a no brainer to upgrade. Today, when an open model releases, it’s competing with Qwen 3.5, Kimi K2.5, GLM 5, MiniMax M2.5, GPT-OSS, Arcee Large, Nemotron 3, Olmo 3, and others. The space is populated, but still feels full of hidden opportunity. The potential of open models feels like a dark matter, a potential we know is huge, but few clear recipes and examples for how to unlock it are out there. Agentic AI, OpenClaw, and everything brewing in that space is going to spur mass experimentation in open models to complement the likes of Claude and Codex, not replace them. Especially with open models, the benchmarks at release are an extremely incomplete story. In some ways this is exciting, as new open models have a much higher variance and ability to surprise, but it also points at some structural reasons that make building businesses and great AI experiences around open models harder than the closed alternatives. When a new Claude Opus or GPT drops, spending a few hours with them in my agentic workflows is genuinely a good vibe test. For open models, putting them through this test is a category error. Something else to be said about open models in the era of agents is that they get out of the debate of integration, harnesses, and tools and let us see close to the ground on what exactly is the ability of just a model. Of course, we can’t test some things like search abilities without some tool, but being able to measure exactly the pace of progress of the model alone is a welcome simplification to a systematically opaque AI space. Share The list of factors I’d use to assess a new open-weight model I’m considering investing in includes: Model performance (and size) — how this model performs on benchmarks I care about and how it compares to other models of a similar size. Country of origin — some businesses care deeply about provenance, and if a model was built in China or not. Model license — if a model needs legal approval for use, uptake will be slower at mid-sized and large companies. Tooling at release — many models release with half-broken, or at least substantially slower, implementations in popular software like vLLM, Transformers, SGLANG, etc due to pushing the envelope of architectures or tools. Model fine-tunability — how easy or hard it is to modify the given model to your use-case when you actually try and use it. The core problem is that some of these are immediately available at release, e.g. general performance, license, origin, etc. but others such as tooling take day(s) to week(s) to stabilize, and others are open research questions — with no group systematically monitoring fine-tunability. In the early era of open models, the days of Llama 2 or 3 and Qwen pre v3.5, the architectures were fairly simple and the models tended to work out of the box. Some of this was due to the extremely hard work of the Llama, Qwen, Mistral, etc. developer teams. Some is due to the new models being genuinely harder to work with. When it comes to something like Qwen 3.5 or Nemotron 3, with hybrid models (either gated delta net or mamba layers), the tooling is very rough at release. Things you would expect to “just work” often don’t. I’ve been following this area closely since we released Olmo Hybrid with a similar architecture, and Qwen 3.5 is just starting to work well in the various open-source tools that need to all play nice together for RL research. That’s 1.5 months after the release date! This is just to start really investing more into understanding the behavior of the models. Of course, others started working on these models sooner by investing more engineering resources or relying on partially closed software. The fully open and distributed ecosystem takes a long time to get going on some new models. All of this is lead-in for the most important question for open models — how easy is it to adapt to specific use-cases? This is a different problem for different model sizes. Large MoE open-weight models may be used by entities like Cursor who need complex capabilities in their domain, e.g. Composer 2 trained on Kimi K2.5. Other applications can be built on much smaller models, such as Chroma’s Context-1 model for agentic search, built on GPT-OSS 20B. The question of “which models are fine-tunable” is largely background knowledge known by engineers across the industry. There should be a thriving research area here to support the open ecosystem model. The first step is to understand characteristics of different base and post-trained models to understand what they look like. The second step is to tune pretraining recipes for open models so they’re more flexible. Interconnects AI is a reader-supported publication. Consider becoming a subscriber. Subscribe For The ATOM Project and other Interconnects endeavors, we’ve put in substantial effort to measuring adoption trends in the open ecosystem. Everything takes a long time to unfold after a model is first publicly available — and adaptability is why. What we know for sure now, when Qwen has been going from strength to strength with its releases, is that technical staff across the industry has gotten comfortable working with Qwen models. Countless research methods and datasets were made to work with Qwen. It’ll take patience for any other model family to get to this point — a patience I’m not sure many open model builders have. This takes us to Gemma 4, Google’s latest open models. Gemma 3 was released more than a year ago, in March of 2025, and is a bit underrated. Gemma 4 comes in 4 sizes for now, with a bigger, MoE model of over 100B total parameters rumored but not released yet. The models we have today come in sizes of ~5B dense, 8B dense, 26B total 4B active MoE, and 31B dense. I’m most excited that they’re finally adopting a standard Apache 2.0 open source license. This’ll massively boost adoption. The standard of better licenses for strong open-weight LLMs was set by mostly Chinese open model labs in the last 1-2 years, and now U.S. companies are following suit. I will personally be so happy if the horrible Llama licenses and Gemma terms of service were an ~18-month transient dynamic of the industry being nervous about releasing strong open models. The Gemma 4 scores look very solid, the small models have incredible benchmark scores (especially in general domains like LMArena) and the 31B model rivals the recent Qwen 3.5 27B, which is the leading member of that class. The ~30B size range is an important one, as it’s accessible both to researchers and to enterprises looking to deploy the model in real use-cases. Where the 7B model scale is the default for tinkering and research, a 30B model is the default for seeing if an open model can unlock substantial value in your specific workflow — a good mix of intelligence, low price, tractability for downstream training, etc. This takes us back to the above adoption criteria I mentioned for open models and the bigger question — do I think Gemma 4 will be an overwhelming success? Previous Gemma models have been plagued by tooling issues and poorer performance when being finetuned. Gemma 4’s success is going to be entirely determined by ease of use, to a point where a 5-10% swing on benchmarks wouldn’t matter at all. It’s strong enough, small enough, with the right license, and from the U.S., so many companies are going to slot it in. I’m cautiously optimistic that Gemma 4 is going to work better here. Winds are shifting for open models built in America. We saw GPT-OSS go through a bumpy launch to become an overwhelming success. There’s a collective energy around the likes of Reflection, Arcee, Nemotron, Gemma, Olmo, and peers that show substantial demand for building new stacks around open models. There’s capital to be spent on AI stacks across the economy by those who want more ownership of everything, including the model. After launching The ATOM Project 240 days ago, the conversation is shifting into the next stage. Summer of 2025 was a crisis moment where the U.S. AI scene realized it can’t wait and figure out open models after building AGI. The two markets will capture different areas and proceed in parallel. Now that more companies in the U.S. are releasing strong models, we need to improve the ecosystem so that these models are easy to use, understand, and build value around. It’s the hard work to build another inflection point in these adoption plots I’ve been updating consistently, but that’s the work to be done. Join me in it. More data coming soon! Here’s a sneak peek:

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Oregon sues to challenge Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting

If the order were to stand, it would have significant impacts on Oregon’s pioneering vote-by-mail system.

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Trump asks Congress to supersize military budget, slash domestic programs

The president’s fiscal 2027 budget request calls for Republicans to use a partisan process for enacting billions for the Pentagon.

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Legal docs reveal Miyamoto originally saw Donkey Kong as "a human in a gorilla costume," disclose other names considered for the game/character

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Oregon gave millions in erroneous benefits for state health plan, audit says

The findings come as Oregon is under pressure from the GOP’s 2025 federal tax and spending law to reduce miscalculations for benefits.

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Assistant Beamline Scientist Grace Luo is facilitating next-generation science at the Advanced Photon Source

At Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source (APS), Grace Luo helps scientists understand atomic‑scale dynamics in functional devices to discover ways of creating more robust and efficient technologies.

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Following CEO's AI Doubts, Take-Two's AI Team Is Shrinking

But we doubt the tech is gone for good

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Pam Bondi Wanted a Graceful Exit. But Trump Wanted Her Gone.

Pam Bondi had a feeling her days as attorney general were numbered. But she didn’t expect President Trump to drop the curtain quite so soon.

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Hegseth’s War on America’s Military

Someone needs to explain the Pentagon purges to the American people.

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Pam Bondi’s extreme political loyalty to Trump wasn’t enough to save her job

It’s not unusual for presidents to select attorneys general who share their views and policy preferences. But Trump has gone far beyond what is usually done.

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Measles confirmed at Safeway in Portland, health officials say

People who visited the Safeway at 2800 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd. within the last week may have been exposed to the measles, the Oregon Health Authority said.

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Apr 2 • 8:29 PM EDT • Health • katu.com
Target celebrates Mario's 40th anniversary with a $100 collectible gift card and poster

40 years, $100 bucks

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Iterative Health, US Heart & Vascular Partner to Advance Community-Based Cardiovascular Research

April 2, 2026 — Iterative Health and US Heart & Vascular (USHV) have announced a strategic partnership to advance research through community-based innovation in cardiovascular care. "Clinical research is one of the most powerful ways we expand access, improve patient outcomes, and shape the future of cardiovascular care," said Robbie Allen, chief executive officer of US Heart & Vascular. "By partnering with Iterative Health, we are strengthening our ability to bring innovative therapies directly into the communities we serve. This collaboration ensures our physicians and patients have access to leading-edge trials while allowing US Heart & Vascular to remain focused on delivering exceptional, physician-led care." Under the agreement, USHV research sites will join Iterative Health’s global site network, which now spans over 100 sites across three continents. The companies share a commitment to advancing clinical research as a driver of care innovation, and this collaboration represents a major milestone for both organizations, strengthening USHV's leadership in community-based cardiovascular research and expanding Iterative Health's multispecialty focus beyond GI, hepatology, and obesity into cardiology. USHV clinical research sites will gain access to Iterative Health's centralized operational backbone, providing end-to-end support across clinical research operations, services, business development, technology innovation, and corporate functions. The strategic partnership reduces operational complexity and unlocks growth potential for USHV research sites while enabling all USHV physicians to expand access to cutting-edge therapies to the thousands of patients they serve annually. "Innovation in cardiovascular medicine shouldn't be limited to a few academic centers," said Thomas Waggoner, DO, MD, RPVI, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM, RPVI, Structural Cardiologist and Medical Director for Clinical Research at Pima Heart & Vascular, and USHV Physician Champion for Clinical Research. "By expanding community-based research across USHV, we're ensuring more patients have access to clinical trials and breakthrough therapies close to home, where trusted relationships with their physicians already exist." This alliance reinforces Iterative Health's standing as the definitive research partner across specialized therapeutic areas, now spanning GI, hepatology, obesity, and cardiovascular care. Trusted by many of the nation's leading provider organizations and biopharma sponsors, Iterative Health's global site network delivers industry-leading trial performance, accelerating life-changing therapies to market at scale. "Entering cardiology through our strategic partnership with US Heart & Vascular is a defining moment for Iterative Health and reflects the strength of our site-serving model," said Jonathan Ng, founder and CEO of Iterative Health. "Together, we are ensuring that thousands of patients have access to the newest available therapies, and that sponsors have a credible, high-performing partner to accelerate cardiovascular trial success." For more information, visit www.iterative.health and https://usheartandvascular.com/.

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How to turn a passion for photography into a successful business

Ashley Gonzalez, a business management major at the University of Memphis, shows how you can turn pain into profit. A love for photography has led Gonzalez to start a business to honor her father's legacy and create safe spaces for others.

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Super Mario Bros. players uncover huge new speedrun glitch

One random game crash led to the discovery of a history-making Mario exploit

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Jeffries: Americans would ‘furiously react’ to cutting health care to pay for Iran war

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Americans would “furiously react” if Congress cut federal health care funds in order to fulfill a pricey Pentagon budget request amid the U.S.’s …

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Potatoes on the moon? Oregon State University scientists show it could work

Researchers grew potatoes in soil that mimics the powdery sediment on the moon's service. With just a little added compost, the plants produced a decent haul of potatoes.

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Apr 2 • 9:00 AM EDT • Science • opb.org
Classic Conversations: Entertainment journalist raps with the stars

Luther Vandross once told Barry Krutchik the meaning behind his middle name: Ronzoni (yes, like the pasta). Vanilla Ice was the first cover story he ever wrote, and he was

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Gonzaga Reportedly Schedules Michigan State for Incoming Non-Conference

Gonzaga’s 2026-27 non-conference schedule is starting to stack up with high-level opponents across college basketball.

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Member of burglary ring targeting Asian business owners in Oregon pleads guilty

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon said conspirators ransacked homes in cities including Gresham and Salem.

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High gas and food prices won’t halt business for Fort Wayne food truck

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Between the rising cost of gas and food, a food truck in Fort Wayne is feeling the pinch. As the warmer months approach, the owners of the Paddywagon food truck won&…

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High Desert Stampede returns to Redmond with rodeo and entertainment

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- One of Central Oregon’s signature events has returned for another action-packed year at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center. The High Desert Stampede is gearing up to bring rodeo, live entertainment, and community traditions back to Redmond, drawing world-champion competitors and crowds from across the region. It's known for its

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Colorado leaders say Trump’s executive order targeting mail voting violates state election authority

Colorado leaders swiftly condemned President Donald Trump’s new executive order issued Tuesday, arguing that its creation of a national voter‑eligibility list and new limits on mail voting violate states’ constitutional authority to run their own elections. Jefferson County Clerk Amanda Gonzalez called the order another attack on Americans’ access to the ballot but was confident […]

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MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Chip To Feature 2 Ultra-Large ARM Cores For The First Time In A 2+3+3 Overall CPU Configuration

MediaTek Dimensity 9600 appears to be emulating the 2+3+3 CPU architecture of Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chip.

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Heartbreaking: New game reveal that sounds legit cool actually just one big joke

April Fools', you got me again!

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‘Numerous Systemic Issues’: Letter on Providence Health Insurance Mess Suggests Faulty Planning

In a letter a few weeks ago, the man who manages health care benefits for state employees and their families listed the many ways a major Oregon-based health insurance company was failing them.

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