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Donald Trump · United States

Trump names Strait, Stallone and KISS for Kennedy Center Honors and says he’ll host the awards show

47% Center coverage: 245 sources

President Donald Trump on Wednesday named country music star George Strait, “Rocky” actor Sylvester Stallone, singer Gloria Gaynor, the rock band KISS and actor-singer Michael Crawford among the first batch of Kennedy Center Honors nominees under his leadership as the center’s chairman and said he’ll host the awards program.See the Story

UFC · Washington

Suspect Shot and Killed by Police After Stabbing 2 Springfield Officers, Authorities Say

100% of Sources are High Factuality

Portland, Oregon, to pay $3.75M to estate of unarmed man fatally shot by police — PortlandCityHall2025 (cropped) by Wikipedia Photo - Own work (By: PortlandSaint) / CC-BY-4.0

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Portland, Oregon, to pay $3.75M to estate of unarmed man fatally shot by police

100% of Sources are High Factuality

Average Rate on a 30-Year Mortgage Drops to Lowest Level Since October

53% Center coverage: 17 sources

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell this week to its lowest level in nearly 10 months, giving prospective homebuyers a sorely needed boost in purchasing power that could help inject life into a stagnant housing market.Housing · United States See the Story

Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon strikes tentative deal to buy the Portland Trail Blazers

49% Center coverage: 63 sources

A group led by Carolina Hurricanes owner Don Dundon has reached a tentative agreement with Paul Allen’s estate to buy the Trail Blazers and keep the team in Portland.Trail Blazers · United States See the Story

Stop Using These Ladders Sold at Home Depot, Recalled because of Collapse Risk

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

Werner on Thursday said it is recalling more than 100,000 faulty ladders due to a locking mechanism that can fail, potentially causing users to fall and injure themselves.Money See the Story

He came to the U.S. to support his sick child. He was detained. Then he disappeared.

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

Reporting by Melissa Sanchez/ProPublica, Mica Rosenberg/ProPublica, Ronna Rísquez/Alianza Rebelde Investiga, Perla Trevizo/ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, Jeff Ernsthausen/ProPublica & Adrián González/Cazadores de Fake NewsJosé Manuel Ramos Bastidas never set foot in the U.S. — at least not as a free man. He left Venezuela in January 2024, hoping to earn enough money to pay for his newborn son’s medical needs. Born with a respiratory condition…United States · United States See the Story

Enable: The Disability Podcast, episode 1: Focus on what you can do, not what you can’t

100% Center coverage: 4 sources

“Enable: The Disability Podcast” is a new podcast featuring stories of amazing people with disabilities and different abilities.Syracuse, New York · Syracuse See the Story

Asking Eric: Older Brother Isolates Himself and Siblings Are Concerned

100% Center coverage: 3 sources

We discovered that he has gone back to a nursing home and didn’t let us know. He told the director that we weren’t to be notified.See the Story

Dear Abby: My in-laws’ untrained dogs are driving me nuts

75% Center coverage: 4 sources

DEAR ABBY: I am an animal person. I love all kinds, but when it comes to dogs, I don’t like the smell, the mess, the fur, the jumping, the slobbering and the general mayhem of an untrained dog. My spouse’s family has many dogs, big and small. They’re not trained -- the family prefers them that way. They think it’s “cute” when they jump or climb on a visitor’s lap. They believe it’s a way to “win people over.” Their dogs are allowed on the furnit…Animals See the Story

Harmful Algae Bloom Alert Expands to Most of Willamette River Through Portland

83% Center coverage: 6 sources

A state advisory warning of a harmful algal bloom expanded Wednesday to include much of the Willamette River running through Portland in what has become a common summer alert in the city.Portland, Oregon · Portland See the Story

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