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Neither Male Nor Female: Oregon Resident Legally Recognized As Third Gender

5:10am June 18, 2016

by Kristian Foden-Vencil

A judge in Oregon has allowed 52-year-old Jamie Shupe, a retired Army tank mechanic, to identify as "non-binary" instead of male or female. It's widely believed to be the first such case in the U.S.

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addresses the crowd during a campaign rally in Bowling Green, Ky., on Monday.

Sanders Wins Oregon; Clinton Appears To Eke Out A Victory In Kentucky

11:42pm May 17, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

With nearly all votes counted, Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders in the Kentucky Democratic primary by almost 1,800 votes.

The following photos show the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.

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PHOTOS: The Mess Occupiers Left At Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

4:03pm March 25, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

In January and February, armed anti-federalists occupied a wildlife refuge in Oregon for 41 days. They left behind detritus and damage, as shown in photos from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

This photo taken from an FBI video shows Robert

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Police 'Justified' In Shooting Oregon Militant; DOJ Reviewing FBI Conduct

6:29pm March 08, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Local authorities allege that FBI agents failed to disclose as many as two shots they fired at LaVoy Finicum, though neither shot hit him. The shots that killed Finicum were justified, officials say.

Media wait at a checkpoint about 4 miles from the Malheur Wildlife Refuge Headquarters near Burns, Ore., as the sun rises on Thursday. The FBI had surrounded the last four protesters holed up at a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon and were waiting for the

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Oregon Occupation Ends As Last Holdout Surrenders

3:34pm February 11, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Three of the last four armed occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge had surrendered earlier this morning. The last man has now given himself up, bringing an end to the 41-day occupation.

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FBI Arrests Cliven Bundy As Pressure Mounts On 4 Remaining Wildlife Refuge Occupiers

6:27am February 11, 2016

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

The FBI said it arrested Bundy in Portland late Wednesday night. Charges will be made public Thursday.

Police operate a checkpoint as part of a containment strategy around the Malheur Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore., on Wednesday. Although leaders of the group that occupied the federal site were arrested, armed militants remain at the refuge.

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4 Militants Remain In Oregon Wildlife Refuge, As FBI Negotiations Go On

3:31pm January 28, 2016

by Bill Chappell

"We all want to leave," says Sandy Anderson, a militant who's still in the refuge. "We're here, and we're worried we're going to die."

Ammon Bundy, left, approaches an FBI gate at the Burns Municipal Airport in Oregon on Friday. Bundy, the leader of an armed group occupying a national wildlife refuge to protest federal land policies, was among seven arrested on Tuesday. An eighth member

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Bundy, 6 Other Militants Arrested, 1 Killed Near Oregon Refuge

11:11pm January 26, 2016

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Ammon Bundy, leader of the group of militants that has occupied a federal wildlife refuge for weeks, has been arrested along with other members of the group, according to state and federal officials.

The armed individuals occupying part of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon include Ryan Bundy. On Thursday, he had a gun and a tape measure on his side. Bundy is the son of Cliven Bundy, whose 2014 armed standoff with the federal Bureau of Lan

Those Men In Oregon: Troublemakers, Terrorists Or Something Else?

4:02pm January 09, 2016

by Mark Memmott

Fans and foes want the news media to label the armed individuals who are occupying part of a national wildlife refuge. NPR is trying to describe, rather than characterize. Here's our thinking.

Jared Treadway, 26, a sales associate at Northwest Armory in Portland, shows a customer an AR-15 rifle Tuesday in the store's showroom.

At Portland, Ore., Gun Store, Strong Opinions And Stronger Sales

12:28pm January 07, 2016

by Rob Manning

Owner Karl Durkheimer says President Obama's gun policies, including this week's executive orders, motivate many of his customers' purchases.