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Eastern Oregon is One Step Closer to Becoming Apart of Idaho At this point it's still considered a sort of far-fetched idea but it quite literally has Idaho lawmakers listening. Idaho lawmakers were pitched a plan by representatives of a group called Move Oregon’s Border For a Greater Idaho on Monday. The plan is to take a solid chunk of Oregon (about three-fourths of the state) and add it onto Idaho's southwestern border. This would take Idaho's border basically all the way up to the Pacific Ocean and would create the U.S.'s third-largest state geographically. Supporters say that rura...

Mike Chapman, Redding Record Searchlight, and Keith Ridler, Associated Press Conservative North State residents upset with the political climate in Sacramento sometimes might think they'd be better off in Idaho. If one group has its way, those frustrated far Northern Californians wouldn't have to move anywhere and instead let Idaho come to them. A grass-roots movement called Move Oregon’s Border For a Greater Idaho wants to see Idaho's boundary swallow three-fourths of like-minded Oregon and eventually encompass parts of the North State and southeastern Washington. "A lot of people call...

Defense expert says Chauvin was justified in pinning Floyd to the ground After nearly two weeks, the prosecution on Tuesday morning rested its case against former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, and the defense began calling its witnesses, including a former police trainer who said Chauvin was justified in using a prone restraint against George Floyd. Chauvin, a 45-year-old white man and 19-year police veteran, is facing murder and manslaughter charges in the death of Floyd, a 46-year-old unarmed Black man who died while being arrested on suspicion of using a fake $20 bill. A bystan...

Report: Gaetz associate has been cooperating with federal investigators since last year In late March, the Timesreported that Gaetz, 38, was the subject of a Department of Justice probe into whether he had sex with a 17-year-old girl and paid for her to travel out of state with him. The Times says the inquiry stemmed from an investigation into Greenberg, who has been charged with sex trafficking of a minor, stalking, and bribery. People familiar with the matter told the Times that once Greenberg realized how much evidence the government had on him, he determined that in order to get lenien...

Meghan Markle reportedly goes on maternity leave next month It's unclear exactly how Meghan Markle spends her days in sunny Montecito, California, when she isn't taking care of baby Archie, tending to her rescue chickens, and riling up the British royal family by simply existing. But according to "sources" who spoke with Page Six, the Duchess of Sussex is a "workaholic" who "doesn't stop." She'll finally be pumping the breaks, though, in May, when she reportedly plans to take "maternity leave" to give birth to her daughter. (Though Meghan and Harry have been private about their timeline, the...