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Kidnapper leaves bloody trail in Oregon, hides under house

Police converged in force on the tiny, unincorporated community of Wolf Creek in southwest Oregon the night of Jan. 26 as they hunted for a suspect who was wanted for kidnapping and torturing a woman nearly to death

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Police: Oregon kidnap suspect killed 2 men before cornered

Police in Oregon say the suspect in a violent kidnapping killed two men before being cornered by officers and fatally shooting himself

The Independent UK

Man suspected of kidnapping and torturing woman has been found dead

Benjamin Foster, 36, died in hospital after the standoff in Grants Pass, Oregon

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‘A long shot’: Idaho Republican wants to talk to Oregon about movement that would absorb some of its counties

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Legislature may soon ask its neighbors to the west to join a conversation about absorbing some of its counties.

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Man who tortured and attempted to kill woman he met on dating app shoots himself dead

Suspect Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Tuesday night just hours after being taken into custody in Grants Pass, Oregon, US

Daily Mirror

Oregon kidnapping suspect dies of self-inflicted gunshot, police say

A suspect in a violent kidnapping in Oregon died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Tuesday night after being taken into custody following a standoff with law enforcement, a police spokesman said.

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Police: Man wanted in Oregon kidnapping spotted walking dog

Police say a man at the center of an intense police search in Oregon after a violent kidnapping last week was seen walking a dog in the same part of southern Oregon where the victim had been tortured

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GM conditionally OKs $650M Nevada lithium mine investment

General Motors has conditionally agreed to invest $650 million in Lithium Americas in a deal that will give GM exclusive access to the first phase of a mine planned near the Nevada-Oregon line with the largest known source of lithium in the U.S. The equity investment the companies announced jointly…

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Woman held captive in Oregon remains in critical condition

A woman who was held captive and tortured in Oregon remains in critical condition as police chase dozens of tips on the whereabouts of the felon charged in the attack

The Independent UK

A man accused of torturing women is using dating apps to look for victims, police say

Authorities are looking for Benjamin Obadiah Foster, who they accuse of kidnapping and assaulting a woman in Oregon — years after he was charged with holding his then-girlfriend captive in Las Vegas.

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Woman awarded $1million after racist petrol station worker refused to serve her

Rose Wakefield, 63, from Portland, US, tried to fill up her car at Jacksons Food Store in Beaverton, Oregon, US, in March, 2020 but was told by an employee "I don't serve black people"

Daily Mirror

Oregon man sought by police for kidnap may be using dating apps to find more victims, police warn

Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, is wanted by Oregon police for kidnapping, attempted murder and assault

The Independent UK

Oregon woman awarded $1m over racist discrimination at gas station

Attendant repeatedly dismissed Rose Wakefield as she attempted to get his service and told her, ‘I don’t serve Black people’

The Guardian - US

Woman awarded $1m after gas station worker told her: ‘I don’t serve Black people’

Rose Wakefield, 63, was refused service in 2020 by Oregon attendant who told her: ‘I don’t serve Black people’

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Suspect in Oregon torture case is using dating apps to find new victims, police warn

Benjamin Obadiah Foster is wanted for attempted murder, kidnapping and assault of a female found severely beaten and bound

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Housing activists clash with environmentalists over mass timber factory homes: ‘We have to do this’

Housing activists say mass timber uses less energy and emits less carbon than concrete and steel. Environmentalists say not so fast.

The Independent UK

Police warn that Oregon torture suspect is using dating apps

Police say a man accused of torturing a woman he held captive in Oregon, and who was convicted in Nevada of keeping another woman in captivity, is using dating apps to try to find unsuspecting people to help him escape a police manhunt or find new victims

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Police: Oregon fugitive kidnapped woman like 2019 Vegas case

Police in southern Oregon are searching for a man accused of torturing a woman he held captive less than two years after he was convicted in Nevada of critically injuring another woman he held captive for two weeks

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Oregon primate research facility under scrutiny after deaths

A state lawmaker in Oregon is using thousands of pages of redacted documents he sought for more than a year to launch legislation demanding more accountability and oversight of a primate research facility with a long history of complaints

The Guardian - AU

Oregon plan to ban sale of kangaroo products is ‘emotive misinformation’, industry says

Proposed bill takes aim at ‘unconscionable’ trade mainly in football boots but Australian producers say culling is necessary

WEKU

Oregon lawmaker introduces a bill that would ban the sale of kangaroo parts

A bill that would ban the sale of kangaroo parts has been introduced in the Oregon Legislature, taking aim at sports apparel manufacturers that use leather from the animals to make their products.

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New bill in Oregon aims to ban 'unconscionable' import and sale of kangaroo products being used by Nike and other companies

The bill takes aim at sports apparel manufacturers using kangaroo leather to make their products, despite Australian researchers previously calling a ban "an own goal".

The Independent UK

Bill banning sale of kangaroo parts introduced in Oregon

A bill that would ban the sale of kangaroo parts has been introduced in the Oregon Legislature

The Independent UK

Oregon launches abortion hotline offering free legal advice

Oregon is launching a hotline offering free legal advice on abortion

Tribune News Service

As pandemic rent relief ends, states struggle to prevent homelessness

PORTLAND, Ore. — For almost three years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, states have had an unwelcome but ideal laboratory to test potential solutions to slow eviction, one of the most persistent challenges in preventing homelessness.

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