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Tens of thousands of California’s guest farmworkers and U.S. farmworkers will see pay increases in 2022, which advocates say comes thanks to their lawsuit to stop a Trump-era wage freeze.
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Farida Jhabvala Romero/KQEDPresident Joe Biden’s pick to lead the nation’s worker health and safety efforts largely failed in his previous job to enforce protections for California outdoor workers exposed to toxic wildfire smoke. That’s according to an investigation by KQED and The California Newsroom. -
Portland Art Museum/OPBKlamath tribal member Ka’ila Farrell-Smith is one of four contemporary Indigenous artists featured in the new show MESH at the Portland Art Museum. Her works in the exhibition are a part of a series of 27 paintings called Land Back, named after the contemporary movement advocating for Indigenous sovereignty.
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The Brooklyn singer-songwriter performed a few songs from her brand new album called Between Us.
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A group of sixth, seventh and eighth grade students realized there was no children's book about the composer Florence Price. So they wrote, illustrated and published their own.
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FrankRamspott/In another unpredictable year of ups and downs, music once again came to the rescue. As we near the end of 2021, we want to know what albums (or EPs) resonated the most with you.
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Renee Klahr/NPR's annual list of the year's best albums is full of work by musicians who hit career peaks, discovered their voices or willed something new into reality.
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Michele Abercromibe/After battling homelessness as single mothers, these four women strive to become advocates for other struggling families and create a better life for their children.
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There's a lot we don't know about the new COVID variant. Many people are wondering if they can fly and go to holiday parties and restaurants — or should just hide out. We asked doctors for answers.
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The animals, including an entire wolf pack, were found poisoned earlier this year. "All investigative leads have been exhausted," says Oregon State Police Capt. Stephanie Bigman. -
A lot could happen over the next couple of days, but one thing is clear: the fight over political lines is done for the next decade, but the political bruising is still raw.
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About a million Chinook Salmon could be released at a smaller than normal size next year. That’s after a power outage at Cole Rivers fish hatchery in Jackson County means that there are no warm incubation tanks for the winter.
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As the third confirmed case of the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus in the US is confirmed in Colorado, Oregon authorities have a message of reassurance.
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The project in southern Malheur County could eventually help supply a growing U.S. appetite for domestic lithium used to make batteries.
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As winter rains approach, the risk of flooding is increasing in California and Oregon.
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The unusually high and low tides will be affecting coastal communities over the weekend. Scientists are calling on residents and visitors to help document the phenomenon.
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California’s citizens redistricting commission is designed to be nonpartisan, but its final congressional and legislative maps could change party politics. This week, the commission is reviewing lots of public comments and considering potential changes.
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The individual returned from South Africa on Nov. 22 and had mild symptoms. Cases have been found in more than 20 countries, less than a week after the worrying new variant was first identified.
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President Joe Biden on Monday reassured Americans that the omicron variant “is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic” — raising questions about the strategy Gov. Gavin Newsom will employ to respond to a form of COVID-19 about which much remains unknown.
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The omicron variant has not yet entered the U.S., but California is already bracing for a surge in COVID cases.
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California will ban most new gas-powered lawn equipment starting in 2024, but landscapers and gardeners warn the transition will cost them money and jobs.
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