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Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, seen arriving for meetings in Brussels last fall, now says his country will not impose the death penalty in cases involving gay sex and adultery.

Brunei Won't Enforce Death-By-Stoning Law For Gay Sex, Sultan Says

After more than a month of criticism and a high-profile boycott, the sultan of Brunei says his country will extend its moratorium on the death penalty to include new Islamic laws.

Virtual Classroom Aims To Reduce Implicit Bias & Student Suspensions

A former educator is diving into the Eugene tech field to change how teachers address bias in classrooms. Her virtual reality program could help decrease…

Dr. Brian Chesebro (right), in Portland, Ore., has calculated that by simply using the anesthesia gas sevoflurane in most surgeries, instead of the similar gas desflurane, he can significantly cut the amount of global warming each procedure contributes to the environment.

Effects Of Surgery On A Warming Planet: Can Anesthesia Go Green?

Anesthesia revolutionized surgery by vanquishing patients' pain. But many of the chemicals are greenhouse gases. One Oregon doctor who has done the math says some are much less damaging to the planet.

"There's not a lot of heroic acts in middle school ..." says <em>PEN15</em> creator and star Maya Erskine (left, shown here with co-creator and co-star Anna Konkle). "It's all about survival and being accepted."

Return To Middle School In 'PEN15': Creators Say 'It's All About Survival'

"There's not a lot of heroic acts in middle school," Maya Erskine says. She and Anna Konkle play 13-year-old versions of themselves in the Hulu comedy series PEN15.

Hundreds of people rally in March at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, protesting a proposal to tighten school vaccine requirements Similar rallies were held in April.

Amid Measles Outbreaks, States Consider Revoking Religious Vaccine Exemptions

More than 10 states are considering tightening their vaccine laws in response to what health officials say is the worst year for measles in 25 years. The bills are spurring passionate opposition.

Ekrem Imamoglu spoke to supporters last month after he was declared the winner of the Istanbul mayor's race. The country's election authority has now announced that the race must be rerun, according to state media.

Opposition Candidate's Victory Tossed Out In Istanbul Mayor's Race

Turkish election authorities have canceled a major election victory for the country's main opposition party, according to Turkish state media. The Istanbul mayor's race will be rerun on June 23.

Prisoners stand in a crowded lunch line at Elmore Correctional Facility in Elmore, Ala. in June 2015. On Saturday, a U.S. District Court Judge determined the state's Department of Corrections had not adequately addressed a spike in prisoner suicides.

Judge Rules 'Systematic Inadequacies' Fueled Alabama Prison Suicides, Orders Monitor

The current prison system fails to protect inmates from killing themselves, a federal court ruled. The decision comes after 15 state inmates died by suicide in 15 months.

A South Korean woman has her head shaved in a photograph taken by Jeon Bora. Having short hair and no makeup is a common symbol of the "escape the corset" movement, which aims to reject South Korea's standards of beauty and social pressure to conform. Jeon's photographs document the women involved in this movement in stark black-and-white images.

South Korean Women 'Escape The Corset' And Reject Their Country's Beauty Ideals

Amid intense social pressure to conform, a photographer in Seoul aims "to destroy the socially defined idea of a woman." Women in her photos wear short hair and no makeup.

UO Budget Cuts Would Affect Labor Education Program

As it seeks to shore up its budget shortfall, the University of Oregon plans to cut funding to a 42 year old program that does labor education. UO…

U.S. To Deploy Carrier And Bomber Task Force After Concerns About Iran Threat

National Security Adviser John Bolton announced Sunday the U.S. is sending USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and land-based bombers to the Middle East in response to unspecified developments in Iran.

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