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Social affairsNov 30, 2022

Portland, Oregon settles lawsuit over police use of tear gas

The city of Portland, Oregon, has settled a federal lawsuit over its police bureau's use of tear gas and other crowd control devices during racial justice protests in 2020

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General newsNov 16, 2022

Thousands of Portland mayor's texts were missing for years

Thousands of text messages sent from Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s city-issued iPhone went missing from the public record

MediaNov 12, 2022

Oregon university plans to develop new rechargeable battery

A research team led by Oregon State University is planning to develop a new rechargeable battery that could accelerate the clean energy transition

TechnologyOct 31, 2022

Oregon voter registration program hit minor software glitch

Oregon’s pioneering motor voter program, in which residents who interact with the motor vehicle division are automatically registered to vote, hit a minor software speed bump

Climate and environmentOct 30, 2022

Correction: Electric Vehicles-Urban Living story

In a story published October 25, 2022, about electric vehicle chargers, The Associated Press erroneously reported the number of commercial chargers — ones not in private homes — that are publicly accessible in Los Angeles

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Government and politicsOct 25, 2022

Renters face charging dilemma as U.S. cities move toward EVs

Americans who live in apartments without private garages are stringing extension cords across sidewalks and waiting in line at public charging stations for hours to power up their electric vehicles

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Government and politicsSep 14, 2022

Money approved for states to build car-charging network

The Biden administration has approved plans submitted by 34 states and Puerto Rico for building an ambitious national electric vehicle charging network as the U.S. begins in earnest its transition away from gas-powered transportation

TechnologyAug 18, 2022

Russian brought to Oregon, faces trial in ransomware attacks

A Russian who allegedly laundered more than $400,000 from ransomware attacks in the United States and abroad was extradited from the Netherlands to face trial in federal court in Portland

TechnologyJun 8, 2022

Deaf job applicant wins $225K settlement over discrimination

A Portland, Oregon, software company and its staffing agency will each pay $112,500 to a deaf job applicant who said they refused to hire him because he requested a sign-language interpreter at a group job interview