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The federal government plans to restore grizzly bears to the North Cascades region of Washington
Author: Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — The federal government plans to restore grizzly bears to an area of northwest and north-central Washington, where they were largely wiped out.

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The TikTok law kicks off a new showdown between Beijing and Washington. What’s coming next?
Author: DIDI TANG and HALELUYA HADERO, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok is gearing up for a legal fight against a U.S. law that would force the social media platform to break ties with its China-based parent company, a move almost certainly backed by Chinese authorities as the bitter U.S.-China rivalry threatens the future of a wildly popular way for young people in America to connect online.

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BNSF becomes 2nd major railroad to sign on to anonymous federal safety hotline for some workers
Author: JOSH FUNK, AP Business Writer

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — BNSF will become the second major freight railroad to allow some of its employees to report safety concerns anonymously through a federal system without fear of discipline.

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Stock market today: Wall Street falls on double dose of disappointing economic data, as Meta sinks
Author: STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Worries about a potentially toxic cocktail combining stubbornly high inflation with a flagging economy dragged U.S. stocks lower on Thursday. A sharp drop for Facebook’s parent company, one of Wall Street’s most influential stocks, also hurt the market.

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Fellow reservists who served with Maine killer before mass shootings say they warned of his decline
Author: DAVID SHARP and PATRICK WHITTLE, DAVID SHARP and PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — U.S. Army reservists who witnessed the mental and physical decline of a colleague who would commit Maine’s deadliest mass shooting told a commission investigating the killings Thursday that they tried to intervene before the tragedy.

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Some campuses call in police to break up pro-Palestinian demonstrations, while others wait it out
Author: JIM VERTUNO, ACACIA CORONADO and NICK PERRY, JIM VERTUNO, ACACIA CORONADO and NICK PERRY, Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) — Some U.S. universities called in police to break up demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war, resulting in ugly scuffles and dozens of arrests, while others appeared content to wait out student protests Thursday, as the final days of the semester ticked down and graduation ceremonies loomed.

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One person injured in two-alarm fire in Washougal
Author: William Seekamp

One person was injured early Thursday morning while trying to rescue pets from a two-alarm fire in a Washougal apartment building.

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Former tabloid publisher testifies about scheme to shield his old friend Trump from damaging stories
Author: JENNIFER PELTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK, COLLEEN LONG and JAKE OFFENHARTZ, Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — As Donald Trump was running for president in 2016, his old friend at the National Enquirer was scooping up potentially damaging stories about the candidate and paying out tens of thousands of dollars to keep them from the public eye.

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Clark County Talk

2024 Summer Camps in Vancouver and Throughout Clark County
Author: Kristina Lotz

It’s time to decide how your child is going to spend their summer! Dancing? Acting? Building? Exploring? Climbing? All these fun activities and more are waiting at summer camps in the Vancouver, Washington, area. Sign up early, as Clark County summer camps and programs tend to fill up fast! Here are 2024 Summer Camps in […]

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NYT Politics

Lisa Page, Ex-F.B.I. Lawyer Who Criticized Trump, Says Bureau Failed to Warn Her of Stalker
Author: Glenn Thrush and Adam Goldman
A man who pleaded guilty to stalking the lawyer, Lisa Page, had been discharged from the Marines after expressing an obsession with her as well as mass shootings, information that was shared with the F.B.I.

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