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KPCR NEWS 2026-09-23 · KPCR News

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  This is your KPCR News Update with Scott Puckett.
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  An agreement has been made between the United
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  States, Denmark and Greenland, which aims to
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  strengthen Arctic and North Atlantic security.
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  The details of the agreement have not been fully
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  disclosed, but sources indicate that the island
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  will see an increased presence of military stations
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  and personnel from the United States. Denmark
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  will continue to hold control over the semi -autonomous
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  nation, as it has for centuries. and for its
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  part, Greenland will retain its right to self
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  -governance and self -determination, including
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  its right to secede from the Kingdom of Denmark
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  if its people vote to do so. The San Jose Spotlight
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  reports that Los Gatos voters will have their
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  choice of six candidates for three city council
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  seats this November. Two current council members
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  will run as incumbents, including current mayor
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  Rob Moore. This is a major change since the last
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  election in 2024, when two candidates ran unopposed.
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  Local hot -button issues are housing permits
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  and new construction, wildfire safety, and managing
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  weekend traffic. According to Oregon Public Broadcasting,
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  the state's Employment Relations Board is considering
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  whether members of Oregon State University's
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  women's basketball team are school employees
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  with the power to unionize. It's the first time
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  a state -level employment board, rather than
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  the National Labor Relations Board with presidential
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  appointees, will consider whether college athletes
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  are employees with organizing rights. The decision
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  will be another step in defining the rights of
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  student -athletes in a national conversation,
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  which now allows for students to receive various
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  revenue streams beyond scholarships. That was
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  your KPCR News Update. I'm Scott Puckett. For
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