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Oregon voters have moved one step closer this week to potentially banning hunting, fishing and animal agriculture.
On Thursday, activists submitted a final batch of signatures to state officials for a ballot measure that would effectively criminalize such practices.
The proposal, known as the People for the Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemptions (PEACE) Act, has not officially qualified for the ballot yet. State officials have until August to decide whether it goes to a popular vote in November elections.
The measure, Initiative Petition 28, would remove hunting, fishing and livestock husbandry exceptions from the state’s animal abuse law.
“We want to see the state of Oregon stop killing animals,” David Michelson, who is spearheading the campaign, told KGW of the effort, his third attempt to get such rules on the ballot.
open image in galleryA campaign that would effectively ban hunting and animal husbandry in Oregon now has enough signatures to qualify for the ballot (Getty)The in..

Part of stage falls and almost hits dancers at Donald Trump's Fourth of July rehearsalsPresident Donald Trump’s chaotic preparations for America’s 250th anniversary celebrations are continuing in the wake of another disaster that almost saw dancers hit by a piece of falling stage set during their rehearsals in Washington, D.C., Thursday.
Fortunately no one was injured in the accident, but the incident marks the latest in a series of mishaps surrounding the administration’s plans for the nation’s semiquincentennial celebrations, from the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turning green from algae to the “Great American State Fair” on the National Mall failing to draw crowds.
The president is heading to South Dakota Friday for the latest leg of the festivities at Mount Rushmore, where he will be greeted by Gov. Larry Rhoden and take in a fireworks display above the famous landmark, an event environmentalists have warned could spark wildfires.
The president will then..

President Donald Trump’s luxury Florida clubs saw a major spike in earnings last year, according to federal financial disclosures, part of the historic windfall the Republican has earned since returning to office.
Last year, Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, which also serves as his primary residence, earned him nearly $77.5 million, more than 50 percent more than in 2024.
The estate, which is sometimes called the “Winter White House,” has emerged as a key venue for getting access to the president. Donors and Silicon Valley executives have flocked to Palm Beach to court the president there, and Trump has regularly visited the property and held high-dollar fundraisers at Mar-a-Lago since taking office.
Fundraising events at the Florida club have hit $1 million-per-plate.
Shortly before Trump was reelected in 2024, Mar-a-Lago raised its initiation fee from $700,000 to $1 million. (The club hiked fees around the time of Trump’s first election, too.)
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Leer en EspañolPresident Trump has posted an A.I. video of himself as a doctor, diagnosing celebrities with ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’. ​
The clip features recreations of Hollywood actors and celebrities Trump has previously criticized, including Whoopi Goldberg, Robert De Niro, Julia Roberts and Rosie O’Donnell.
​“Have you or someone you know been diagnosed with TDS?” the A.I.-generated Trump asks at the start of the clip posted to Truth Social late Wednesday.
“The symptoms can be relentless.​ Fortunately, I’m Doctor Trump, and I have a treatment plan.”​
The A.I.-generated commander-in-chief then invites the viewer to hear from some of his “patients.”​
open image in galleryPresident Trump shared an AI-generated video of himself diagnosing celebrities with ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ (@realDonaldTrump/Truth Social)“I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t sleep, constantly angry…” the fake De Niro says. “I made everyone miserable around me.”​
“I feel like I’ve aged 20 years in the last two year..