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State warned Portland General Electric about ‘serious deficiencies that are potentially system-wide’ in 2020 vegetation management report

Oregon’s Public Utility Commission is evaluating the historic February 2021 storm and power outages.

Past government reports, meanwhile, found utilities reduced outages by 25% to 30% after properly trimming trees they’re required to maintain near power lines.

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How bad was it? Oregon state climatologist discusses winter storm blamed for power outages

The records he says were and were not broken and whether climate change played a part.

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2020’s done but U.S. still trails developed countries in health care, income inequality, corruption indicators

The United States lags far behind several other developed nations in key quality of life measurements.

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Activist group’s double standard in justifying intimidation, blocking of journalists

The group cites safety concerns in demanding journalists and others obtain “explicit individual consent” before photographing people or broadcasting their images. But it hasn’t followed its own standards.

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No charges filed following ‘I hope they die’ protest arrests in L.A. County

The sheriff’s department said the protesters blocked the emergency entrance and exits to the hospital.
But nearly three months later no one arrested in the incident has been charged with a crime.
“We are not Black Lives Matter. …”

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N-word, racist posts abound on Parler (Warning: Offensive content)

The N-word and other racist terms abound on Parler, the social media site that became the most popular free app on Apple and Google’s app stores in the week following the U.S. presidential election. It’s difficult to say definitively how often the offensive terms are used by members throughout the site due to the limitations […]