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In September of 2020, the Almeda Fire hit the town of Talent, Oregon. Spreading widely and rapidly, the fire destroyed homes, businesses, and many forms of wild and plant life. In total the fire destroyed 2,600 homes between Ashland, Talent, Phoenix and Medford. It was the most destructive wildfire in Oregon’s recorded history. More than 3,000 people were displaced during this tragedy, including residents of several mobile home parks, some of the area’s most vulnerable residents. The Talent Historical Society recently launched a new digital feature called “Talent: Town in Flames” that pursues the important mission of sharing the stories of the communities working…

Have the article read by OpenAI (Beta). Please note that AI translations may take some time to process. A heated political row erupted this week in Brussels, pitting groupings within the European Parliament’s centrist coalition against one another, after the European Commission threatened to withdraw new legislation targeting greenwashing. It marks another setback for the European Green Deal, following a shift to the right in last year’s European elections. What happened in the last week? The Green Claims Directive, which is proposing new rules requiring businesses to independently verify the environmental credentials of their products, is at the centre of…

So much for a manufacturing renaissance, post-“Liberation Day”. Figure 1: Manufacturing production (blue), value added in 2017$ (red), employment (tan), hours (light green) all in logs, 2024M04=0; and capacity utilization (NAICS), % (black, right scale). Aggregate hours of production workers calculated by multiplying average weekly hours by employees. Source: Federal Reserve, BEA, BLS, and author’s calculations. This entry was posted on June 26, 2025 by Menzie Kent.

Tottenham Hotspur are basking in their Europa League triumph – and they’ve chosen to celebrate it with a brilliant, not-so subtle dig at Manchester United. As part of their new Europa League Winners clothing line, Spurs have reclaimed one of football’s most iconic jibes: “Lads, it’s Tottenham.”The phrase, famously attributed to former United manager Sir Alex Fergusonwas reportedly said in the dressing room to motivate his team before matches against Spurs. It became shorthand for Tottenham’s perceived fragility during a 17-year trophy drought – until now.After defeating Manchester United four times last season, including in the Europa League final, Spurs…

Every basketball game is likely to have some fouls called during it, regardless of the skill level of the teams playing. Fouling is just part of the game.However, there is one type of foul that is typically under more scrutiny than most others because of the amount of judgment required by officials to make the call.That would be the blocking foul.This post is going to take a look at blocking fouls in basketball, what defenders do wrong to get called for them, some video explanations of them, and even some tips on how you can avoid being called for blocking…

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring the development of Invest 95E in the Eastern Pacific, and forecasters say it will likely strengthen into a tropical depression or Tropical Storm Flossie this weekend. FOX Weather Meteorologists Stephen Morgan and Marissa Torres have the latest on June 26, 2025.MIAMI – The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area of disturbed weather over Central America that is expected to briefly move over the Bay of Campeche in the coming days.While the odds of tropical development remain low so far, forecasters expect the area of showers and thunderstorms to bring beneficial rainfall to parts…

Salem, Oregon – Deb Schallert, a retired Portland General Electric cultural and historic resources and environmental compliance manager, has been appointed to the Oregon Cultural Trust Board of Directors by Governor Kate Brown. Her appointment was confirmed by the Oregon Senate in late September. Schallert’s work at PGE focused on hydroelectric and wind projects; her responsibilities included tribal consultation with Northwest tribes. Prior to 1995, Schallert held numerous positions throughout the state for the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. In 1990, as an OPRD employee, she was the first participant in the year-long Oregon-Toyama sister state employee exchange program, during…

During the first meeting of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recently downsized vaccine panel, the group voted to stop recommending flu vaccines containing thimerosal, a vaccine preservative. In a lengthy June 24 X post that preceded the meeting, Kennedy, who spent two decades as an antivaccine movement leader, described thimerosal using terms such as “toxic” and said hundreds of studies identify it as a carcinogenic “potent neurotoxin.” He also said there are high doses of mercury in flu shots recommended to pregnant women and children. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on…

by Calculated Risk on 6/26/2025 07:59:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.Friday:• At 8:30 AM ET: Personal Income and Outlays, May 2024. The consensus is for a 0.4% increase in personal income, and for a 0.3% increase in personal spending. And for the Core PCE price index to increase 0.1%.  PCE prices are expected to be up 2.2% YoY, and core PCE prices up 2.5% YoY.• At 10:00 AM: University of Michigan’s Consumer sentiment index (Final for June).• At 4:30 PM: Federal Reserve Board announces results from its annual bank stress test

Pep Guardiola hailed Rodri’s influence on his return to the Manchester City starting XI after they thrashed Juventus 5-2 at the Club World Cup.City clinched top spot in Group G with a 100 percent record as Jeremy Doku’s ninth-minute opener, an own goal from Pierre Kalulu and goals from Erling Haaland, Phil Foden and Savinho saw them ease to victory in Orlando.Rodri started for the first time since tearing his ACL in September, with the Ballon d’Or winner’s absence for most of 2024-25 seen as a key factor behind a trophyless campaign for City in which they did not confirm…