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Tina Kotek

Tina Kotek

Governor of Oregon since 2021

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  • 3h ago

    Shooting at Bend elementary school in Oregon kills several, gunman dead

    Police say the gunman was shot dead inside Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, 15 October. Media reports give death tolls ranging from at least three to at least five, but no official count has been published.

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A Peshawar school roof collapses

Zelensky resumes refinery strikes as Peshawar school collapse kills dozens of children

Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine has resumed strikes on Russian refineries after a roughly three-day US-requested pause, as Kyiv counted more than 850 Shahed drones between midnight and 9am on 15 October. In Peshawar, a private-school roof collapsed onto classrooms, killing at least 32 children and a teacher in the latest hospital count.

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  • Oregon elementary school shooting

    Officials tell The Associated Press the preliminary death toll is five, unclear if it includes the shooter. The toll could change.

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China and the West: decoupling

Summit drafts and UK signals of alignment add to the expected playbook without a new adopted measure.

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