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State Department Employee and Spouse Indicted for Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods from U.S. Embassy

Counterfeit merchandise was stored in the District of Oregon.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - 53-year old Leroy Thompson Jr. and 39-year old Guojiao “Becky” Zhang were indicted by a grand jury in Eugene, Oregon, and charged with conspiracy and trafficking in counterfeit goods.

From September 2017 through December 2019, Thompson Jr. and Zhang allegedly sold counterfeit Vera Bradley handbags from e-commerce accounts to persons throughout the United States.

Orrin Hatch`s Legacy Reveals Shameful Protection of Pharmaceutical Industry

Orrin Hatch, retired US Senator (UT) legacy will be as the evilest purveyor of addiction and death in the U.S.

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - Mr. Hatch, as a US Senator from Utah and the Chairman of the US Senate Finance Committee, you sealed a report investigating the opioid epidemic killing and addicting in the hundreds of thousands.

That will be your legacy for your family to live with -- as a disgraced elected official and Mormon.

Russia, not Ukraine, Interfered in Our 2016 Presidential Election

McConnell will not allow the Senate to vote on any election security legislation.

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - Dr. Fiona Hill, the White House’s former top expert on Russia, warned that Republicans loyal to Trump must stop pushing the “fictional narrative perpetrated and propagated by the Russian security services themselves that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 presidential election because it plays into Vladimir Putin’s hand.”

This claim that Ukraine not Russia interfered in our 2016 presidential election was reportedly started by Maria Zakharova, a top official in the Russian foreign ministry.

Was Massachusetts AG Healey Blind-sided by Grief Predators?

"Grief Predators" profit in bankruptcy against Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin.

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - A committee of unsecured creditors is calling for all money to be put into a fund for having all their lawsuits resolved.

The committee would support pausing litigation against members of the Sackler family (who own Purdue) in exchange for a $200 million fund from the company to help fight the opioid crisis. Why only $200 million from a company worth in the ballpark of $34 billion?

Persistent Human Rights Violations Ignored by MSM

It is up to each of us to challenge APARTHEID, wherever it may rear its ugly head.

(OCCUPIED PALESTINE) - The US administration has violated international law before, including use of agent orange in Vietnam and dozens of other actions. But it also funds and fully supports violators of international law and human rights.

Moving its embassy to illegally occupied Jerusalem was a violation of law.

Political Campaign Finance Law After Citizens United

The Citizens United decision means that corporations are natural persons within the meaning of Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution and, therefore, have First Amendment rights.

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - According to campaign finance watchdog Open Secrets, the final cost for the 2016 election was $6.5 billion for the presidential and congressional elections combined.

The cost of the presidential race, including campaign committee and outside spending, was $2.4 billion. Congressional races totaling more than $4 billion.

Keurig: Once-for-All-Time

This is good news for anyone who enjoys latte, cappuccino, and espresso coffee varieties.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Manufacturers are striving to improve the work of coffee machines in every way possible. Keurig Dr. Pepper has launched a new line of coffee makers under the name K-Duo, referring to its dual-function ability to brew a single cup, as well as a carafe of drip coffee.

It is one of the latest brewer innovations from Keurig.

Merkley Slams Trump`s Capitulation to Big Tobacco

"The FDA is ready to act— but President Trump has apparently ordered them to stand down" -Senator Jeff Merkley

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, the top Democrat on the Appropriations subcommittee overseeing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), today released the following statement regarding reports that President Trump blocked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from issuing a proposed ban on all flavored e-cigarettes.

The proposed ban was designed to protect children from vaping, as data from 2019 shows surging e-cigarette usage among middle and high school students.

Oregon`s Unemployment Rate Has Stayed Near 4 Percent for Three Years

However, prior to 2017, employment in Oregon grew much faster.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in September and October. The rate has been between 4.0 percent and 4.4 percent for an unprecedented 36 consecutive months dating back to November 2016. The U.S. unemployment rate ticked up from 3.5 percent in September to 3.6 percent in October.

Other measures of Oregon’s labor force also indicated a tight labor market in recent months.

Public Debt and Deficits be Damned

Cutting social safety nets will only widen the gap.

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - The public debt has surpassed $23 trillion for the first time in history, rising more than 100% in less than a decade and more than a trillion dollars this year alone.

The Fiscal Year 2019 (October 1, 2018-September 30, 2019) budget created a $1.09 trillion deficit. A budget deficit can cause concern when the economy is doing well.