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This week our quiz features portmanteaus, you know, words that are derived from two words smooshed together! Think of words like motel (motor and hotel), brunch (breakfast and lunch), and canola (Canada and oil). We've decided that Portland is the land of portmanteaus! Will Alese prove herself to be a real quizzard?
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What are the political stakes for President Trump ahead of a second round of planned negotiations to end the war with Iran?
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Shares of the shoe brand Allbirds soared this week after the company announced a surprising pivot to artificial intelligence.
All Things Considered, 3p-6p
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The two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran is set to expire Wednesday. And the two sides seem far from a resolution. President Trump says the US has taken custody of an Iranian vessel.
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This week on Oregon On The Record:
Monday 4/20 - OSU study suggest business doing well in Oregon
Tuesday 4/21 - Local teachers trying to break bike record from Canada to Mexico
Wednesday 4/22 - Protecting those with disabilities from housing discrimination
Thursday 4/23 - State Treasurer on Oregon investments in the environment
Have a topic or guest suggestion? We'd love to hear it: questions@klcc.org
Monday 4/20 - OSU study suggest business doing well in Oregon
Tuesday 4/21 - Local teachers trying to break bike record from Canada to Mexico
Wednesday 4/22 - Protecting those with disabilities from housing discrimination
Thursday 4/23 - State Treasurer on Oregon investments in the environment
Have a topic or guest suggestion? We'd love to hear it: questions@klcc.org
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The U.S. has taken custody of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz after firing on its engine room, President Trump said in a post on social media. -
With school choice programs ascendant not just in Iowa but across the U.S., Cedar Rapids offers a preview of who wins and who loses when education meets the free market. -
This week, NASA announced it had shut down one of that spacecraft's remaining science instruments — not because the mission has failed, but to keep it alive a little longer. -
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launches happened on Sunday morning from the North's eastern Sinpo area. -
The Mariana is a 145-foot dry cargo vessel registered in the U.S. It suffered engine failure Wednesday as a massive typhoon bore down on Saipan and nearby islands.
