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Two dogs die during 1,000-mile Iditarod, prompting call from PETA to end the race across Alaska

by MARK THIESSEN Associated Press March 11, 2024March 12, 2024

The dogs’ deaths on Sunday prompted People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, long the Iditarod’s biggest critic, to call for race’s end.

Life & Culture, Nation & World, Religion and Values

Victims of Catholic nuns feel overlooked in the clergy sex abuse crisis

by TIFFANY STANLEY Associated Press March 11, 2024March 11, 2024

‘It’s time to restore the balance,’ they say, in addressing sexual abuse by women in religious orders and positions.

Animals, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News

How a wandering white shark’s epic journey could provide clues for protecting them

by PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press March 11, 2024March 11, 2024

Scientists watched as LeeBeth made history in late February by traveling farther into the Gulf of Mexico than any previously tracked white shark.

Arts & Entertainment

‘Oppenheimer’ cleans up at Oscars, winning best picture, actor and director

by JAKE COYLE Associated Press March 10, 2024March 11, 2024

Meanwhile, Emma Stone won best actress for her performance in ‘Poor Things.’

Arts & Entertainment

At 83, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki earns historic Oscar for ‘The Boy and the Heron’

by RIO YAMAT Associated Press March 10, 2024March 11, 2024

He is the oldest director ever nominated for the category and the oldest winner by more than two decades.

Arts & Entertainment

See these new acquisitions by Portland Museum of Art, before they go back into storage

by Megan Gray March 10, 2024March 9, 2024

The museum has a collection of 19,000 objects and counting, and only a fraction are on display at any given time. We look at how these pieces get to the museum and where they go when they’re not on display.

Arts & Entertainment

Dancers get a turn as choreographers in Portland Ballet’s ‘New Works’

by Megan Gray March 10, 2024March 9, 2024

A favorite poem. A friend’s music. The interlocking gears of a machine. All provided inspiration to choreographers who will present pieces at Portland Ballet’s “New Works” on Friday. The annual show features experienced and emerging choreographers, including four current members of the professional dance company. Nell Shipman, executive and artistic director, feels strongly about giving […]