News
NYT Politics
RFK Jr.’s Running Mate, Nicole Shanahan, Ventures Onto the Stump
The Silicon Valley lawyer, chosen by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his running mate, made her first solo outing on the stump. She is to appear alongside him at a rally on Monday in Austin, Texas.
|
Trump Stays Calm in Court. His Emails Tell a Different Story.
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has sent supporters a steady stream of fund-raising solicitations featuring exaggerated portrayals of his days in court.
|
Portland Business News
Executive Insights: Perkins Coie LLP’s Julia Markley on career, mentorship and advancing women in law
Perkins Coie LLP Partner and 2024 Women of Influence award winner Julia Markley joins Portland Business Journal Market President and Publisher Candace Beeke to discuss the role of mentorship in her career, the importance of clarifying promotional tracks and the all-too-familiar experience of imposter syndrome for female leaders.
A widely respected pillar within Oregon’s legal community, Markley sits as the director of the Campaign for Equal Justice nonprofit, is the founding president of two affinity…
|
Executive Insights: Michael Cole of Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon and House Majority Leader Rep. Ben Bowman on health care affordability
Michael Cole, president of Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon, recently sat down with Rep. Ben Bowman. The two highlight their shared passion for health care and discuss ways to navigate the complexity of the health care space, emphasizing their shared values and goals in contributing to the health and wellness of our state.
|
Columbian Newspaper
Three Bob Fergusons now running for governor as race takes turn for the weird
The number of Bob Fergusons running to be Washington’s next governor grew to three on Friday. |
Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, 3 years after her divorce from Bill Gates
NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the nonprofit she and her ex-husband Bill Gates founded and built into one of the world’s largest philanthropic organizations over the past 20 years. |
US airlines are suing the Biden administration over a new rule to make certain fees easier to spot
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. airlines are suing to block the Biden administration from requiring greater transparency over fees that the carriers charge their passengers, saying that a new rule would confuse consumers by giving them too much information during the ticket-buying process. |
Russian assault opens new front, diverting Ukraine forces as Western aid trickles in
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops were locked in intense battles with Ukrainian soldiers around the embattled town of Vovchansk in northeast Ukraine on Monday, pushing ahead with a ground offensive that opened a new front and put more pressure on overstretched Ukrainian forces. |
Severe storms blitz the US South again after one of the most active tornado periods in history
ATLANTA (AP) — More than 15 million people from Texas to Florida were under threat of severe storms and the potential for more tornadoes Monday, many of them in areas previously hit during one of the most active periods for twisters on record. |
Canadian wildfire smoke chokes upper Midwest for second straight year
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the upper Midwest for the second straight year. |