September 22, 2026
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Anna’s hummingbirds were absent from Portland before 1968, but today they are among the city’s most common birds after expanding north

Anna’s hummingbirds were absent from Portland before 1968, but today they are among the city’s most common birds after expanding north | World News

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Anna’s hummingbirds have expanded their range across the Pacific Northwest, with a presence in cities such as Portland, Oregon. Once largely associated with California, the small, colourful birds gradually moved north and established populations in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Records show that numbers remained low for decades before rising rapidly from the late 1990s….

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Oregon student remains stuck in South Korea over mental health episode that caused damage worth $170; he is out of prison but country bans his exit

Oregon student remains stuck in South Korea over mental health episode that caused damage worth $170; he is out of prison but country bans his exit

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Oregon student who went to South Korea on an exchange program was jailed there on charges of theft. His family seeks his release as South Korea bars his exit. A 20-year-old engineering student from Portland, Oregon, remained stuck in South Korea months after he was arrested during what his family described as a mental health…

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Quote of the day by Ronald Reagan: "The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things"

Quote of the day by Ronald Reagan: “The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things” | World News

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Quote of the day by Ronald Reagan (AI-generated image) Two hundred rangers scaled a sheer French cliff face under gunfire on the sixth of June, 1944, to take out German gun positions above Omaha Beach. Forty years later, Ronald Reagan stood at that same cliff, Pointe du Hoc, to mark the anniversary, and it is…

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A four-month-old baby was buried without a marker in 1906; 120 years later her cemetery finally gave her a headstone

A four-month-old baby was buried without a marker in 1906; 120 years later her cemetery finally gave her a headstone | World News

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Inglewood Park Cemetery. Image Credit: CBS In 1906, a 4-month-old baby named ‘Maytie Raker’ became the first person to be buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery in California. Her death came at the beginning of the cemetery’s long history, yet for the next 120 years, there was no marker to identify where she lay. Generations passed…

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In 2002, a Detroit lawyer bought Berry Gordy’s 1917 Motown Mansion for $250,000, restored the 10,500-sq-ft landmark and sold it for $1.65 million in 2017

In 2002, a Detroit lawyer bought Berry Gordy’s 1917 Motown Mansion for $250,000, restored the 10,500-sq-ft landmark and sold it for $1.65 million in 2017

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Known as the Motown Mansion, the 10,500-square-foot residence at 918 W. Boston Blvd. was built in 1916-17 for lumberman Nels Michelson (Image Credit: Historic Detroit) A century-old Detroit mansion with deep ties to the city’s music and industrial history once changed hands for just $250,000 before a painstaking restoration helped it sell for $1.65 million….

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H-1B petitions denied, visas revoked: USCIS says a 'major IT consulting' company in Vermont was doing this fraud

H-1B petitions denied, visas revoked: USCIS says a ‘major IT consulting’ company in Vermont was doing this fraud

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USCIS says a major IT consulting firm was paying H-1B workers lower salaries. As the Donald Trump administration intensified its crackdown on H-1B visa fraud, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services cited a specific case of a major IT consulting company in Vermont that was giving lower salaries to H-1Bs. The agency said that it…

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US deports Indian national Jashandeep Singh after 'sexually motivated coercion’ conviction

US deports Indian national Jashandeep Singh after ‘sexually motivated coercion’ conviction | World News

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Indian man Jashandeep Singh deported from US on August 3/Image: DHS An Indian man, Jashandeep Singh, has been deported from the United States after criminal convictions for sexually motivated coercion involving force, burglary and theft, according to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).Singh was deported on August 3, DHS said, as part of a…

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A TikTok reviewer stopped at an overlooked Anime NYC booth; his video drew 1 million likes, gave indie creator Dare 25,000 followers and sold out his comics overnight

A TikTok reviewer stopped at an overlooked Anime NYC booth; his video drew 1 million likes, gave indie creator Dare 25,000 followers and sold out his comics overnight

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“Ori: Holder of the Heads” follows a world where people can speak to their ancestors and ask them for advice A TikTok reviewer who makes a habit of stopping at comic convention booths that attract little attention ended up giving an indie comic creator a major boost after visiting his stall at Anime NYC. The…

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A farmer turned 70 acres of his Oregon barley farm into a wetland; now it hosts 140 bird species and endangered fish

A farmer turned 70 acres of his Oregon barley farm into a wetland; now it hosts 140 bird species and endangered fish | World News

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A farmer in southern Oregon transformed 70 acres of his 400-acre barley farm into a wetland in 2021, creating an unexpected refuge for wildlife while helping address agricultural water pollution. Karl Wenner, a co-owner of Lakeside Farms near Klamath Falls, worked with conservation agencies and other partners to convert flood-prone farmland into a managed wetland….

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