How to talk like a true Oregonian? Guide to 33 local pronunciations

Here are correct pronunciations of Oregon, Willamette, Champoeg, Chemeketa, Deschutes, Grand Ronde, Idanha, Lebanon, Malheur, ...

The sound of droplets striking water: How cowbirds control two sound sources in the syrinx to create 'liquid notes'

Cowbirds are special among songbirds for the "watery" timbre of their singing, which resembles the sound of falling droplets ...

People Are Using Sora 2 to Make Disturbing Videos With AI-Generated Kids

Videos such as fake ads featuring AI children playing with vibrators or Jeffrey Epstein- and Diddy-themed play sets are being made with Sora 2 and posted to TikTok.

Fact Check: Cher Did NOT Read Karoline Leavitt's Bio Live On MSNBC -- Neither Did Other Celebrities

Did Cher tell Karoline Leavitt to "sit down, baby girl" after reading out her bio on MSNBC? No, that's not true: The viral ...

I tested ChatGPT apps and I love these 5 heavy-hitters to ease the daily grind

ChatGPT can has a built-in app store where you can interact with them and get work done using text-based prompts. It's an eye-opening experience and I have a few suggestions for you to try.
Kennebec Journal

Ageist op-ed calls for a reality check | Letter

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The Hill

What to know about Trump’s $2K tariff check proposal

President Trump announced on Sunday that most Americans will receive “at least” $2,000 from the tariff revenue collected by the Trump administration. Trump’s statement, made early Sunday on his Truth ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Letter: Trump must check Putin to be ‘peace’ president

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Stars and Stripes

Payroll system sends mistaken debt letters to DODEA teachers despite lack of pay in shutdown

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — Teachers at Defense Department schools had reason to check their leave and earnings statement this week, even though they still were not getting paid amid the longest federal ...
Variety

MPA Sends Meta Cease-and-Desist Letter Demanding Instagram Stop Using PG-13 Rating to Describe New Teen Accounts

Motion Picture Association sent a notice to Meta, ordering it to stop using the MPA‘s PG-13 movie rating to describe Instagram‘s framework for new teen settings in the app. The trade group called ...
Newsweek

Fact Check: Did Democrats Vote Against Funding SNAP Benefits?

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has accused Senate Democrats of voting “12 times to not fund” Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits as the multiweek government ...
Knoxville News Sentinel

Let kindness, not hate, define us | Letter

The shocking death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University underscores both the volatility of our public discourse and the humanity we often miss in the headlines. Kirk, ...