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From the top parking lot up on the summit of Mary's peak overlooking the Willamette valley

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Entertainment Palace sheds some light on Kate's baby plans Palace sheds some light on Kate's baby plans (Photo Gallery)
With Prince William and the former Kate Middleton expecting their first child in mid-July - and much of the world interested in the birth of a future monarch - officials at Clarence House have released some of the couple's plans, although many details are still being kept private.
Entertainment Did a nurse leak Kim and Kanye's baby's name? Did a nurse leak Kim and Kanye's baby's name?
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have reportedly chosen a name for their baby girl -- but neither of the two have confirmed or denied the reports. According to the Mirror, the information leak is being pinned on a nurse at the hospital where Kardashian gave birth.

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Local & Regional (New) Crash slows traffic on I-105 near the downtown on-ramp
EUGENE, Ore. -- A crash is causing delays on Highway 105 near the downtown on-ramp Wednesday afternoon, the Oregon Department of Transportation said.

ODOT reported delays of around 20 minutes after a crash blocked westbound traffic after 5 p.m. Wednesday, just before the Delta Highway exit.

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Sports James helps Heat stave off elimination in Game 6
LeBron James shrugged off a poor start to get 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, Ray Allen hit a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds to play to force overtime and the Miami Heat staved off elimination with a 103-100 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.

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National & World San Francisco 'landlords from hell' plead guilty to felonies (New) San Francisco 'landlords from hell' plead guilty to felonies
A couple that prosecutors dubbed the "landlords from hell" for going to scary lengths to drive tenants from a San Francisco apartment building — including cutting holes in one tenant's floor with a power saw while he was still inside — have pleaded guilty to several felonies.
National & World Senator: IRS set to pay $70 million in employee bonuses
The Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts enacted this year, according to a GOP senator.
National & World Obama renews calls for nuclear reductions
Issuing an appeal for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles and to confront climate change, a danger he called "the global threat of our time."

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Technology Microsoft changes Xbox One policies after outcry Microsoft changes Xbox One policies after outcry
Microsoft is rolling back a much-criticized requirement that its upcoming Xbox One gaming console be regularly connected to the Internet and making clear that there will be no limitations on sharing games.
Health Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue
There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause.
Consumer Identity thieves now targeting your prescriptions Identity thieves now targeting your prescriptions
You know it's important to guard your Social Security and Medicare cards – you don't want an identity thief to find them. Well, you need to be just as careful with your prescriptions.

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Politics 14 mayors seek limits for soda buys with food stamps 14 mayors seek limits for soda buys with food stamps
Portland Mayor Charlie Hales has joined mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 14 other cities to revive a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.

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Technology Miss. official says he'll subpoena Google on illegal drug sales
Mississippi's attorney general says he still thinks Google has given inadequate responses to allegations that it's not doing enough to prevent illegal online sales of drugs without prescriptions, and says he's sending out subpoenas for company documents to further his investigation.
Technology U.S. video game retail sales fall 25 percent
U.S. retail sales of video games, hardware and accessories declined 25 percent in May as demand for aging game consoles continued to fade and fewer new games launched compared with last year, according to market researcher NPD Group.
Technology Google settles suit, clears way for stock split
Google has resolved a shareholder lawsuit blocking a long-delayed stock split, clearing the way for the Internet search leader to issue a new class of non-voting shares later this year.
Technology Scientists moving 15-ton magnet to Fermi lab (Photo Gallery)
Scientists on Long Island are preparing to move a 50-foot-wide electromagnet 3,200 miles over land and sea to its new home at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois. The trip is expected to take more than a month.

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Health Komen breast cancer charity names new CEO
The breast cancer charity named Judith A. Salerno to replace founder Nancy Brinker, whose promise to her dying sister begat a fundraising powerhouse that invested hundreds of millions of dollars in cancer research
Health To ease shortage of organs, grow them in a lab? (Photo Gallery)
Growing lungs and other organs for transplant is still in the future, but scientists are working toward that goal. In several labs, scientists study how to build on the internal scaffolding of hearts, lungs, livers and kidneys of people and pigs to make custom-made implants.

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Business Investors look for answers on economy from Fed
Worry and speculation have consumed investors since Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to Congress last month about the Federal Reserve's drive to keep long-term interest rates at record lows.
Business Men's Wearhouse ousts founder, pitchman Zimmer
In terse release issued Wednesday, Men's Wearhouse said it has fired the face of the company and its executive chairman, George Zimmer, who appeared in many of its TV commercials with the slogan "You're going to like the way you look. I guarantee it."
Business House to consider cuts to food stamps
A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program.
Business IMF calls for urgent steps on Spain's 27 pct. unemployment
Spain faces the prospect of of high unemployment and sluggish growth lasting years unless the country and Europe take "urgent action" to slash the nation's crippling 27 percent unemployment rate and free frozen credit to businesses so they can expand, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.
Business Dish won't submit revised bid for Sprint
Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday it would not submit a revised bid for Sprint, leaving the path open for the wireless carrier to accept what it already considers a superior offer from Japan's Softbank.

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Consumer Average wedding costs how much? Not in Eugene, it seems (Video)
When wedding bells ring, so do cash registers: a recent study pegged the average cost of an American wedding at $28,000. But wedding professionals in Eugene said the figure from the Association of Bridal Consultants doesn't hold true here, where they estimate a typical wedding costs between $2,000 and $15,000.