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Portland, OR

Joel Eisenberg

The development appears to have taken residents by surprise, and follows Walmart in the pulling of locations within the region. This article is based on corporate postings and accredited media reports. Linked information within this article is attributed to the following outlets:KATUNews.com, Reddit.com, and Facebook.com.

Cracker Barrel Permanently Closing All of its Restaurants in Major U.S. City

Washington, DC

President Joe Biden on Monday quietly signed into law a measure backed by conservatives in Congress that blocks local criminal justice reforms approved by Washington, D.C.'s city council. Because Washington, D.C., is not an independent state, all proposed laws in the district are subject to congressional and presidential approval. Biden's...

Biden quietly signs one of his term's most harmful and oppressive measures yet

Los Angeles, CA

Montebello, CA

NBC News

A teacher was sucked out of her classroom by the powerful winds of a tornado near downtown Los Angeles on March 22. The frightening moment was captured in a cell phone video, and involved a teacher at Vail High School in Montebello, California, according to NBC4 Los Angeles. The teacher...

Video shows moment teacher sucked out of classroom during rare California tornado

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Atlanta, GA

GPB News (Georgia Public Broadcasting)

LISTEN: GPB's Peter Biello speaks with the directors of the documentary film "Refuge." A new documentary film set in Georgia explores how racial hatred can be unlearned through empathy. Refuge tells the story of Heval Kelli, a cardiologist and Syrian Kurd who fled oppression in his country, and Chris Buckley, a man from northwest Georgia who joined and then left the Ku Klux Klan. Screenings at the Plaza Theatre in Atlanta begin Friday, March 24th. It's also available on-demand. Filmmakers Erin Bernhardt and Din Blankenship spoke with GPB’s Peter Biello.

In new documentary 'Refuge,' empathy overcomes racism

San Francisco, CA

This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team, about people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. In 2017, Laura Holmes Haddad was undergoing chemotherapy for stage four breast cancer. She was 37 and had two small children. One spring day in March, she went for an X-ray at a large hospital in San Francisco. She had already had so many that the routine was all too familiar.

An X-ray tech made Laura feel beautiful as she struggled with hair loss during chemo

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How Asia's ex-richest man lost nearly $50 billion in just over a week

NEW DELHI — On Wednesday, Indian businessman Gautam Adani lost the title of Asia's richest man. In early January, not only was he the richest in...

How Asia's ex-richest man lost nearly $50 billion in just over a week

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