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North Korea threatens to exercise self-defense as it slams US-South Korea military drills

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Friday threatened to exercise its right to self-defense in a statement that slammed the upcoming U.S.-South Korean military drills as a war rehearsal that ...
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James Beard Public Market lands construction permit, clearing major hurdle for food hall

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — With less than a year ahead of the projected debut of the James Beard Public Market, the effort to open the downtown food hall has cleared a major hurdle. The City of Portland ...
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Blue Angels return to Oregon for McMinnville air show

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (KOIN) — For the first time since 2023, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels are returning to Oregon. And they’re bringing their high-speed performance back to McMinnville this weekend. The ...
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Putin’s first trip to the Pacific island chain claimed by Japan draws a protest from Tokyo

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday made his first visit to the Kuril Islands, a Moscow-controlled Pacific ...
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Tropical Storm Lala forms in the Pacific and hurricane watch is issued for the Big Island of Hawaii

Tropical Storm Lala formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean and a hurricane watch has been issued for the Big Island of Hawaii, ...
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1,500 mink escape from Oregon farm after ‘deeply unsettling’ late night break-in

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — About 1,500 mink escaped from an Oregon farm overnight on Wednesday. The animals were intentionally let loose after a suspected intruder intentionally cut open a section of ...
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1 dead, 3 injured in ‘devastating’ I-84 crash involving ODOT worker

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One person died, and three others were injured in a Gilliam County crash when an Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) worker was helping a driver change a tire on Tuesday ...
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Higher-income families more likely to enroll kids in organized sports, an AP-Ipsos poll finds

Americans overwhelmingly see major benefits to children playing organized sports, a new poll finds, but higher-income ...
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Canadian wildfire that forced 20,000 to flee may signal ‘new normal’

A wildfire that forced more than 20,000 people from their homes in western Canada moved so quickly that crews had to abandon ...
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Alpine resorts’ snowmaking equipment may be put to work fighting summer forest fires

There’s barely any snow in sight above Adelboden in the intense August sunshine, never mind skiers. But the Swiss resort may ...
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LIVE BLOG: Oregon’s record-breaking wildfire season reaches 2.3M acres burned

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Wildfires continue to ravage the Pacific Northwest Thursday as Oregon experiences its worst fire season in state history. As of Thursday, the state is battling 68 fires ...
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US Attorney confirms no meth was found in van of Texas man shot by immigration officers

HOUSTON (AP) — A federal prosecutor says tests on “a white crystal-like substance” found inside the van of a man shot to death by immigration officers in Houston last month showed the material was not ...