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A Michigan multi-hyphenate whose artistic ambition suggests a drive for immortality, Olaniran stuffs his songs with ideas. "Symbol" is no different.

People in Miami-Dade County, Fla., are preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Irma this weekend. The storm was downgraded to a Category 4 storm on Friday at it ripped through the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The video captures a remarkable scene: dozens and dozens dolphins, breaking through the surface and plunging down again, under skies the same gray as the water.

Violence at political events in Bend earlier this month led to criminal charges against seven people today, far short what police officials recommended to the Deschutes County district attorney for prosecution. The cases reveal starkly different responses from two of Central Oregon’s largest law enforcement agencies. The charges stem from a confrontation between racial justice demonstrators, people at a pro-Trump rally, and police at Pilot Butte Neighborhood Park on Oct. 3.

Portland-based writer Vanessa Veselka is out with a new novel. “The Great Offshore Grounds” follows the misadventures of two half-sisters, their adopted brother, and the mother who raised them all. It’s two parts family tragicomedy and one part critique of capitalism.

For the last three years, Rachael Banks has served as public health director for Multnomah County. Now, she’s about to take her skills statewide at the Oregon Health Authority. We talk with Banks about her new role as director of OHA’s public health division, what she's planning to address in the pandemic,= and how she hopes to do that.

For the past few years, journalist Andrew Marantz has been embedded in the world of far-right extremists online. He explains how once-fringe conspiracy theories migrated into the national discourse.

Election Day is Tuesday, and for many voters, it's felt like a long time coming. For the last three and a half years, Donna Cohen has been holding a series of education classes focused on the fundamentals of the political process. We hear more about her work on the eve of Election day.

When coronavirus restrictions began to ease earlier this summer, some restaurants and bars were able to use Portland streets for outdoor dining. But as Oregonians brace for the winter, restaurants will have to adapt to the bad weather, or make do with limited indoor seating. We check in with Naomi Pomeroy, chef and owner of Beast and Expatriate, and Tom O’Leary, owner of T.C. O’Leary’s. They tell us how business has been so far, and what restaurants still need to survive.

Oregonians just reelected Sen. Jeff Merkley to his third term. We talk with Merkley about how he's feeling about the state of the nation and how he's approaching working across the aisle in the next session.