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Now complete $105M senior living Portland development earns 'passive house' distinction
Author: Jonathan Bach
Senior living community Terwilliger Plaza has finished its $105 million Parkview expansion, which began construction in 2021.
Portland Seed Fund backs AR startup
Author: Malia Spencer
Portland Seed Fund invested in an Ohio AR startup whose CTO is based in Portland.
Nike will bring back lettering larger, quality zippers to MLB uniforms, report says
Author: Demi Lawrence
According to The Athletic, an MLB Players Association memo indicated that Nike would bring back the larger letter on the jerseys and previous tailorings used in the pants such as higher seam stitch counts and better-quality zippers. The Athletic also reported that in the memo, the MLBPA specifically blamed Nike for what fans have called “toilet paper” pants and “horrible uniforms.”
Downtown Portland nightlife is helping drive economic recovery
Author: Joanne Drilling
Office-space vacancies are trending upward, but downtown recoveries are still gaining momentum. That's because the real key to post-pandemic city center success transcends the office.

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Stock market today: Wall Street rises to start a week full of earnings reports and a Fed meeting
Author: STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks ticked higher Monday to begin a week packed with potentially market-moving reports.

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Kraken fire coach Dave Hakstol after leading franchise for its first 3 seasons
Author: TIM BOOTH, AP Sports Writer

SEATTLE — A year removed from being honored as one of the top coaches in the NHL, Dave Hakstol ended up taking the fall for the underachievement of the Seattle Kraken.

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Millions of Afghans made Pakistan home to escape war. Now many are hiding to escape deportation
Author: RIAZAT BUTT and ADIL JAWAD, RIAZAT BUTT and ADIL JAWAD, Associated Press

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Born and raised in Pakistan to parents who fled neighboring Afghanistan half a century ago, an 18-year-old found himself at the mercy of police in Karachi who took his cash, phone and motorbike, and sent him to a deportation center.

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NYT Politics

Biden and Mexico’s President Vow Combined Action on Illegal Immigration
Author: Michael D. Shear and Hamed Aleaziz
President Biden is under intense political pressure, including from within his own party, to address migration before the election.
Jeffries’s Hint of a Lifeline Bolstered Johnson on Ukraine. Will He Need It?
Author: Carl Hulse
The House Democratic leader has suggested his members would protect Speaker Mike Johnson if right-wing Republicans tried to oust him over Ukraine aid, strengthening the speaker’s hand.
Where Third-Party and Independent Candidates Are On The Ballot
For presidential candidates who are not the Republican or Democratic Party nominee, getting on the ballot for the general election is a state-by-state, make-or-break scramble.

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