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Aug 06 2023
News
Oregon revokes 1951 gas station self-service ban
SALEM, Ore. -- For the first time in 72 years, Oregon motorists can grab a fuel nozzle and pump gas into their cars on their own, since a decades-old ban on self-serve gas stations has been revoked. Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill Friday allowing people across the state to choose between having an attendant pump gas or doing it themselves. The law takes immediate effect. That leaves New Jersey
Arkansas Democrat-GazetteMay 04 2024
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Gary man faces murder charge as accomplice helping to hunt down carjacker
When Leroy McCambry stole a Jeep from an East 5th Avenue gas station in Gary, he unwittingly interrupted a man reselling marijuana edibles inside, court records allege. McCambry ended up getting chased and shot on the road, flipping and wrecking a home’s garage on the city’s west side two miles away. Two men are implicated in connection with his April 2 death, according to an affidavit. One,
Chicago TribuneMay 04 2024
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Missing zebra captured after almost week on the loose in NW
A zebra that escaped from a trailer east of Seattle last weekend was captured late Friday, according to KIRO(TV) in Seattle. Authorities had closed off trailheads at a nature area in hopes of keeping people away and easing the adult female’s capture. The zebra was one of four that escaped as they were being transported from Washington to Montana last Sunday. The driver had taken the Interstate
The OregonianNov 21 2021
Opinion
Conservatives Are Wrong: There’s Nothing Natural About Hierarchy
When Roger Scruton died early last year at the age of seventy-five, right-wing outlets hailed him as “the most important conservative thinker of his era,” even “sacred.” The honorifics were understandable. The British philosopher possessed a rare combination of theoretical intelligence and expository panache that made him both a deep and accessible thinker. Whereas conservative figures like
JacobinNov 16 2021
News
CDC: No Record of Naturally Immune Transmitting COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that it has no record of people who are naturally immune transmitting the virus that causes COVID-19.
In the fall, the CDC received a request from an attorney on behalf of the Informed Consent Action Network for documents “reflecting any documented case of an individual who: (1) never received a COVID-19 vaccine; (2) was infected
The Epoch TimesSep 12 2023
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Georgia Suspends Gas Tax Amid Emergency Declaration Over Inflation
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency due to high inflation and negative economic conditions affecting Georgians "as a result of policies coming out of Washington," with the governor suspending taxes on diesel and gasoline to provide relief. "From runaway federal spending to policies that hamstring domestic energy production, all Bidenomics has done is take more money out
The Epoch TimesSep 10 2023
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Murder suspect dead after allegedly taking 3 hostages at gas station
A man is dead after a violent three-state crime spree that included a murder, kidnapping, carjacking and taking three hostages inside a gas station, authorities said. The situation began when David Maynard on Saturday allegedly killed his stepfather and tied up his ex-girlfriend in Ironton, Ohio, which borders Kentucky, Newsweek reported. Ironton police said in a Facebook post that Maynard
Law & CrimeMay 04 2024
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Royse City ISD student made ‘credible threat’ to high school on social media, police say
A Royse City ISD student was arrested earlier this week after he allegedly threatened the district’s high school in a social media post, police say. Police said the student is 17 years old but did not release his name. About 5:30 p.m. Thursday, the Royse City Police Department was notified that a student at Royse City High School “posted a credible threat” to the campus. Royse City is about 32
The Dallas Morning NewsAug 04 2023
News
Oregon to allow self-serve gas pumping starting on Friday
House Bill 2426, passed by the Legislature in June, had as of Friday morning been neither signed nor vetoed by Gov. Tina Kotek. Because Aug. 4 is her deadline to act, the legislation is expected to automatically take effect. She had not given any indication of opposing the bill. The legislation allows Oregon gas stations to open up half of their pumps for self-serve gas. Stations will not be
San Jose Mercury NewsMay 08 2023
News
Wildfires In Canada Force 30,000 To Flee, Slash Oil And Gas Production
Wildfires In Canada Force 30,000 To Flee, Slash Oil And Gas Production Canada's top oil-producing province, Alberta, declared a state of emergency on Saturday as more than 100 wildfires raged across the region. On Monday, there were 100 wildfires, 29 of which were classified as out of control. Evacuation orders have been posted for 30,000 residents in the province. Bloomberg said numerous
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