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Oregon's attorney general will introduce a bill in the upcoming legislative session aimed at strengthening the state’s hate crimes laws.

Oregon’s Marine Mammal Institute is trying to introduce a new vehicle license plate — featuring whales.

Hurricane Matthew continues to travel up Florida's east coast toward Georgia and the Carolinas. More than a million people in Florida are without power after the storm's arrival in the U.S.

The state has issued recreational health advisories for Nye Beach and Sunset Bay State Park Beach on the Oregon coast.

"The Harbor District kind of blindsided everyone on Friday afternoon, announcing a special meeting on Monday at which they were going to eneter into a…

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports that Ecuadorian fishermen using crude equipment and no protective gear are trying to scoop up thousands of gallons of oil that spilled from a tanker ship in the Galapagos Islands. Since the accident on Sunday, currents have carried much of the fuel out to sea, away from the islands, one of the world's most fragile ecosystems. But conservationists worry that the currents will shift, endangering thousands of species of rare plants and animals, many found nowhere else in the world. The US Coast Guard is on the scene, trying to help right the ship and remove 10 thousand gallons of oil remaining in the tanker.

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports from Cherbourg that French officials are facing a potential environmental disaster in the English Channel. The Italian tanker Ievoli Sun took on water in rough seas Monday and sank yesterday as it was being towed to Cherbourg. The tanker carried thousands of tons of chemicals, including one called styrene -- which environmental groups say is highly toxic. The incident has raised alarm in the French government, coming less than a year after the oil tanker Erika sank, polluting large stretches of France's Atlantic coast.

The Port of Tyne on the northeastern coast of England used to be a world famous harbor where the biggest ships were built. But those industries have collapsed. "Now I think we are not quite sure who we are," says one resident. The port and the shipyards once provided apprenticeships and jobs, but no more. Boys and young men have little prospect of work, and all are hoping that plans for a massive wind farm in the North Sea will come to fruition and revitalize the economy.

In Scotland, which voted against leaving the European Union, Donald Trump praised the vote to leave. He predicted it's a sign of a populist revolution to come across Europe — and the United States.

Twelve years ago, a documentary showed Metallica close to imploding. Today, the band releases its 10th studio album — and its two main songwriters say they've learned a lesson in empathy.