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A new documentary explores Armstrong's experience as a Black American musician coming of age right along with the 20th century.
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Oregon voters are being asked to decide whether the state should be the first in the nation to amend its constitution to explicitly declare that affordable health care is a fundamental human right. -
Oregonians voted to legalize the use of the psychedelic drug psilocybin in supervised facilities in 2020. But 27 of the state’s 36 counties now have the issue on their ballots again. The vote will have implications for residents seeking treatment across the Pacific Northwest.
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A Washington state judge has fined Facebook parent company Meta nearly $25 million — the maximum allowed — for repeated, willful violations of campaign finance disclosure laws.
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Coffee chain giant Starbucks is facing a National Labor Relations Board judge this week in Seattle over allegations that it broke labor laws when it offered higher wages and other benefits exclusively to non-unionized workers.
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Parker Miles Blohm/KNKXJazz fusion pioneers The Headhunters celebrated Public Radio Music Day and their first album in 11 years with an exclusive performance in the KNKX studios. -
Doug Stephenson/Diachun hails from Nelson, British Columbia and is often heard performing in Vancouver, B.C. and Victoria, B.C. The new album features twelve songs by Sting and was recorded this earlier this year in Vancouver. "Russians," dating from the Cold War years, is included for its sense of timeliness again.
