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Activists posted signs outside the White House earlier this week urging Biden to cancel the students’ debts. Biden today canceled student debt of $ 500 million. Paul Morigi / Getty
In local news:
• The last of our Pride essays are here! Make sure to check out Elanor Broker’s article on experiencing how a wave of anti-trans legislation swept the country out of Oregon’s progressive bubble, as well as Dahlia Belle’s guide – and revision – of LGBTQ + labels.
In this edition of Mercury’s Queer Beginnings guide, the brilliant / adorable @MxDahliaBelle suggests it is time to reevaluate the labels we are giving ourselves in the LGBTQ community. co / T5H9FogbE4
– Portland Mercury 🗞 (@portlandmercury) June 18, 2021
• An Oregon man pleaded guilty to stealing $ 3.5 million in coronavirus grant under the CARES Act. The man used several fraudulent company names and other people’s identities to seek financial assistance, which he then invested in stocks. When his accounts were confiscated, his investments were worth over $ 11 million.
• Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Congressman Earl Blumenauer sent a letter to Governor Brown yesterday offering to secure federal funding for the Rose Quarter Interstate 5 expansion project – but only if the project includes the highly controversial freeway boundaries . Albina Vision Trust, an organization that campaigns for highway covers inclusion, is “thrilled” with the support, while the Oregon Department of Transportation says incorporating the caps is more complicated than just finding funding.
• The Proud Boys are holding an “election registration” campaign in Oregon City this afternoon. Counter-demonstrators showed up at 4 p.m. and Oregon City police declared a riot:
Oregon City Police are in the process of declaring rioting
Chaotic fight as proud boys, Antifa clash near Portland pic.twitter.com/XuS5I2cP5j
– Zane Sparling (@PDXzane) June 18, 2021
• City guides in Lake Oswego and Tigard have urged residents to reduce their water usage due to a lack of chlorine, which is used in small doses to prevent bacterial growth in drinking water. The shortage that is occurring across the state is due to a power outage at a chemical plant in Westlake, Oregon’s main chlorine supplier. Oregon’s water is currently potable and residents will be notified if the status of the drinking water changes.
• It’s Friday so you know what time it is: PDX POP QUIZ time! Hop on and prove your superior intellect (or at least your ability to remember this week’s news)!
On the national news:
• President Biden has waived nearly $ 3 billion in student loan payments since he took office. That means that Biden … * flashes the calculator * canceled 0.17 percent of American student loan debt. Huhu!
• For all jet setters out there: The European Union has opened its borders to Americans. However, each individual country can set its own regulations for tourists. So do some research before buying your plane ticket.
• With the help of second-hand shopping apps like Depop, the youth turned frugality into a 28 billion dollar industry:
The hunt for something unique has turned frugality into a viable $ 28 billion industry that is expected to dwarf fast fashion by 2029. https://t.co/3Xb5oO8Ryq
– NPR (@NPR) June 18, 2021
• The coelacanth – a “human-sized fish” from the time of the dinosaurs – can live to be 100 years old, scientists have discovered. The fish is called a “living fossil” because it grows and moves so slowly. Feel free to toss this fun fact around at your next party!
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• From the makers of HUMP! and SPLIFF comes a new film festival with short documentaries from YOU! It’s called SHOVEL! and here you can find out more about it.
• Finally, my thoughts go with the HBO intern who accidentally sent an integration test email to some of the HBO Max subscribers. It happens to the best of us.
We mistakenly sent a blank test email to part of our HBO Max mailing list tonight. We apologize for the inconvenience and as the jokes pile up, yes it was the intern. Not really. And we help you with it. ️
– HBOMaxHelp (@HBOMaxHelp) June 18, 2021
source https://collegeeducationnewsllc.com/good-afternoon-news-some-oregon-cities-restrict-drinking-water-student-debt-baby-steps-and-hbo-blames-the-intern-blogtown/
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