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Nazi flags and swastikas have been flying over parts of North Portland and the FBI is now investigating. Although investigators have not announced a suspect, one source says it was a racist action from the American Nazi Party....

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Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama's Oregon campaign says it will continue its push to sign up new voters for the November election, an effort that could help produce the largest number of voters ever registered for an Oregon election...


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What's happening for you in Portland this week? Read here a day-by-day diary of free community events to fill your spare time. For a full calendar please click on "Read the complete article" below.


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What's happening for you in Seattle this week? Read here a day-by-day diary of free community events to fill your spare time. For a full calendar please click on "Read the complete article" below.


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Obama Party...
Bone Marrow Benefit....
Start a Business Seminar...
Benny Wilson  Memorial Show....


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The African American Health Coalition received a $10,000 check from Safeway grocery after the coalition's African American Wellness Walk Saturday, Aug. 16. The Safeway Foundation for Safeway's Portland Division is made with funds from voluntary employee giving and the Safeway LPGA Classic...


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With school quickly approaching, families should check their children's immunizations: A new Oregon law requires that pre-K and kindergarten students have at least one dose of Hepatitis A, in addition to other required vaccines, before school begins. Also new this year, seventh-grade students must receive a Tdap vaccination. Students who do not receive this vaccine by Feb. 18 will be excluded....


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Health and wellness experts from Providence Hospital and Health Centers have a few guidelines for parents and guardians getting youngsters ready for school at summer's end....


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Does your family have a history of cardiac problems?  Are you wondering whether your teen athlete is at risk? Teen cardian screenings will be held Saturday, Aug. 23, from 8 a.m. to noon, at the Lorenzen Conference Center, Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital, at 2801 N. Gantenbein Ave....


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Two days after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his knee Portland Trail Blazers All-Star Brandon Roy held a basketball clinic at Rainier Beach Community Center. The former Garfield High School and University of Washington basketball star was joined by his friend and New York Knick Jamal Crawford at the event. The boys and girls at the camp learned basketball skills and had a chance to ask the basketball stars questions about their careers.

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  • President Joe Biden is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically Black, male-only institution in Atlanta. The speech on Sunday offers Biden an election-year appearance before a Black audience but could expose Biden to the anger that some Morehouse and other college students around the country have been expressing over his support for Israel in its war against Hamas militants in Gaza
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  • Two Democratic primaries for U.S. House seats in Oregon could help reveal whether the party’s voters are leaning more toward progressive or establishment factions in the state's 3rd and 5th Congressional Districts. Maxine Dexter in the 3rd District and Janelle Bynum in the 5th are highlighting their legislative experience. Meanwhile, Susheela Jayapal in the 3rd and Jamie McLeod-Skinner in the 5th are leaning into their progressive endorsements. The 3rd District is safe for Democrats, while the party is hoping to flip the Republican-held 5th
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  • Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, has finally made it to space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company. The 90-year-old Dwight blasted off from West Texas with five other passengers on Sunday. Dwight was an Air Force pilot when President John F. Kennedy championed him as a NASA astronaut candidate. But he wasn’t picked. The trip made Dwight the record-holder for being oldest person in space.
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  • The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Karim Khan said Monday that he believes Netayahu, his defense minister Yoav Gallant and three Hamas leaders are responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip and Israel. The prosecutor must request the warrants from a pre-trial panel of three judges, who take on average two months to consider the evidence and determine if the proceedings can move forward
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