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Fat Bear Week Has A Champion: All Hail 480 Otis
They went pound for pound, gut to gut. Coming into the final round, both animals had fervent support online. But in the end, 480 Otis was crowned the winner of the Fat Bear Week tournament — a competition made all the more unique by the fact that none of its entrants have any idea it exists.
Supreme Court Justices Push Government On Allowing Guantanamo Inmate To Testify
Both liberal and conservative Supreme Court justices pressed the government’s lawyer about why a detainee at Guantanamo Bay couldn’t testify about his own torture at the hands of the CIA.
Snapchat is adding a feature to help young users run for political office
Young people in the U.S. made history in the 2020 elections, voting at a record high rate. And now the technology company behind a popular social media app is hoping to help some of those young voters become political candidates in their own right.
A landmark opioid trial puts spotlight on pharmacy chains CVS, Walmart and Walgreens
On Monday in a federal courtroom in Cleveland, Ohio, the nation’s legal reckoning over the opioid crisis shifts to four name-brand pharmacy chains: CVS, Giant Eagle, Walgreens, and Walmart.
A massive oil spill in the Pacific Ocean has reached the Southern California coast
More than 120,000 gallons of oil that spilled into the Pacific Ocean has reached the Southern California coastline, closing parts of the beach as officials warn residents to stay away from the slick.
What the ‘Pandora Papers’ show about how the powerful hide money from public view
A massive investigation from more than 600 journalists across the globe sheds new light into the shadowy world of offshore banking — and the high-powered elites who use the system to their benefit.
TSA Is Doubling Fines For Those Who Refuse To Wear A Mask While Flying
President Biden and the Transportation Security Administration are cracking down on those who defy mask mandates on airplanes with one simple message: “If you break the rules, be prepared to pay.”
Vancouver Expo ’86: Remembering Cascadia’s Last Great World’s Fair 35 Years Later
When Vancouver hosted a modern expo in 1986, it joined the Northwest’s other major cities, Portland (1905), Seattle (1909, 1962) and Spokane (1974) as exposition hosts. In the years since Expo ’86, Vancouver’s has also gained important symbolism as the last expo hosted in North America. It was a kind of golden moment.
Drug Overdoses Killed A Record Number Of Americans In 2020, Jumping By Nearly 30%
More than 93,000 people died of a drug overdose in the U.S. last year — a record number of cases that reflects a rise of nearly 30% from 2019, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Officials said the increase was driven by the lethal prevalence of fentanyl as well as pandemic-related stressors and problems in accessing care.
President Biden Makes A Push For Democrats To Unite Around $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan
President Biden heads to Capitol Hill Wednesday to begin the push to unite Democrats from both the progressive and moderate wings of his party around the $3.5 trillion budget blueprint unveiled late Tuesday by Democrats on the Senate budget panel.
Vice President Harris Hints That She Has Discussed Filibuster Changes With Senators
BY ASMA KHALID & ARNIE SEIPEL With voting rights legislation stalled in the Senate because of Republican opposition, Vice President Harris suggested that she has talked to senators about exceptions
A Woman Died Of COVID After Contracting 2 Variants At The Same Time, Researchers Say
BY BILL CHAPPELL The patient came to the hospital because she was repeatedly falling down. She was breathing fine, and her blood oxygen levels were good. But tests showed that
