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KPCR NEWS 2026-09-15 · KPCR News

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  This is your KPCR News Update with Scott Puckett.
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  A significant east -west pipeline in Saudi Arabia
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  has been disabled by drones sent by Iran -backed
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  Houthi rebels. The pipeline was a crucial link,
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  drawing oil away from the Persian Gulf to the
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  Red Sea. Additionally, more islands have been
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  occupied along the Red Sea by the Houthis, further
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  weakening Saudi Arabia's control of shipping
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  in the region. Repairs are expected to take up
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  to five weeks. The attack has been cited as a
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  reason for a 2 % rise in oil prices over the
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  weekend. CalMatters is suing University of California
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  Berkeley to force the institution to release
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  financial data on how much its student -athletes
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  earn from name, image, and likeness deals. A
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  previous suit from last month against the University
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  of California Los Angeles was also filed by CalMatters
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  for the same concern over a lack of transparency
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  related to the income of student -athletes. The
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  complaint argues that the college athletes are
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  being paid from publicly sourced resources and
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  should therefore be subjected to public oversight.
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  According to Willamette Week, last week's Portland
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  City Council discussion about investment policy
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  digressed into a disagreement about Jewish identity
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  and support for Israel. The discussion began
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  with a disagreement over city funds being invested
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  into by certain industries related to oil and
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  gas production, small arms manufacturers, and
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  correctional facilities. The conversation turned
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  into one of speculation as to whether certain
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  council members were referring to the United
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  States' support of Israel in its war, and whether
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  some members had actual anti -Semitic viewpoints.
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  That was your KPCR News Update. I'm Scott Puckett.
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