Kristine de Leon
@deleonkrist
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reporter @Oregonian covering consumer health, the business of health care and data enterprise stories
Portland, OR
Joined September 2014
Appeals court clears way for Trump to send National Guard troops to Portland — @maxoregonian
https://t.co/Q9YtAbojlT
oregonlive.com
Dissenting judge in 2-1 ruling urges review by larger contingent of 9th Circuit court.
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Thanks to @deleonkrist for the great local coverage! OHSU researchers create human eggs from skin cells, pointing to new frontier in fertility treatment - https://t.co/gwLLpo0SuY
oregonlive.com
Scientists describe the technique as an early proof of concept and say it could take at least a decade of further research before clinical translation.
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OHSU, Legacy abandon merger plan after months of planning, reviews https://t.co/GyXdkbzi8j
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oregonlive.com
Oregon Health & Science University announced plans to absorb Legacy Health in 2023, setting off a long regulatory review that came to a sudden end Monday.
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Good to talk w/ @deleonkrist abt the proposed OHSU-Legacy hospital merger—the largest in state history. Serious market power concerns here, but the deal is immune from federal antitrust enforcement. This leaves Oregon’s HCMO program as the sole authority to block. Big test ahead.
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NEW: Albertsons files lawsuit against Kroger for breach of merger agreement https://t.co/T9k5Kvg2Uu
albertsonscompanies.com
Kroger refused to offer an adequate divesture package and repeatedly ignored regulators’ concerns, causing the merger with Albertsons to be blocked Seeks billions of dollars in damages to account for...
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Oregon judge blocks Kroger purchase of Albertsons, citing threat to competition https://t.co/ay6dLVq1pZ via @deleonkrist
oregonlive.com
Judge Adrienne Nelson sided with regulators who argued that the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history would hurt consumers.
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The @FTC previously ordered Epic Games to pay $245 million for tricking players into making unwanted purchases & letting kids rack up unauthorized charges. We are now sending the first round of refunds totaling more than $72 million to those harmed. https://t.co/e1m3OICXCv
ftc.gov
The Federal Trade Commission is sending refunds totaling more than $72 million to consumers who were tricked by Epic Games, maker of the popular video game Fortnite, into making unwanted purchases.
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🚨 DOJ announces a suit to block UnitedHealth's ( $UNH) proposed acquisition of Amedisys ( $AMED). @Capitol_Forum subs were the first to learn DOJ was leaning towards a challenge yesterday- a team effort with @jbliss1987
UnitedHealth/Amedisys: DOJ Leans Toward Suing to Block Deal as Early as This Week $AMED $UNH https://t.co/lQ9TrzQfLp h/t @saniya_rao & @jbliss1987
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🥳 James Beard Public Market announces new home in downtown Portland "The 38,000 SF space hopes to house a teaching kitchen, world-class cookbook store, restaurant, bakery, fish mkt, butcher/cheese shops, wine store, local farm stalls, events space..." https://t.co/g3bkRwUjLy
oregonlive.com
The long-gestating project is "a perfect bet for Portland’s bright future,” U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden said.
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A researcher with GPS equipment found Mount Rainier is about 10 feet shorter than previously thought.
seattletimes.com
A researcher with GPS equipment found Mount Rainier is now about 10 feet shorter than previously measured.
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Hurricane Milton is sucking water out of Tampa Bay. The effect is called a reverse storm surge, but it won’t last, and the water could come rushing back.
nytimes.com
The effect is called a reverse storm surge, but it won’t last, and the water could come rushing back.
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Florida Highway Patrol troopers said they rescued a dog tied to a pole on I-75 in Tampa Wednesday ahead of Hurricane Milton. The dog later received a “clean bill of health” after troopers brought him to a veterinarian, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety.
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1. It’s stunning that we’ve been unable to escape Visa’s stranglehold on debit payments — despite legislation mandating competition, despite disrupters like PayPal & Apple, despite loads of businesses eager to shed the crushing fees. The DOJ’s monopolization case explains why.
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This #JournalismJob comes with access to our work slack where I will pepper you with silly questions such as: - Do you have a favorite 80s song? - Where is the best burger in Portland? - Have you watched the latest episode of #XMen97 yet?
🚨 We're hiring a housing/real estate reporter to cover one of the most pressing issues in Oregon. You'll work with an incredible team (and also me) https://t.co/JvLbYI0r2E
#journalismjobs
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🚨 We're hiring a housing/real estate reporter to cover one of the most pressing issues in Oregon. You'll work with an incredible team (and also me) https://t.co/JvLbYI0r2E
#journalismjobs
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Calling all aspiring young journalists in Oregon and SW Washington: Applications are open now for High School Journalism Institute 2024. Students will learn reporting, news writing, photography and more from the pros https://t.co/P0ughZygxd
oregonlive.com
This year’s program will be held July 20-27, 2024, at the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis.
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Judge orders The Oregonian/OregonLive to return or destroy documents ‘inadvertently’ released in Nike sex discrimination lawsuit
oregonlive.com
The judge also ordered the media organization not to publish any information from the documents.
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When physics teacher Bob Sauer got to school on Monday, a gaggle of students were already at the door to his classroom. They wanted to know if he was THE "Bob" that everyone was talking about. He was, in fact, THE Bob who found the blown-out door plug from the Alaska Airlines
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In Oregon, 45% of kindergarteners missed AT LEAST three weeks of school last year. Most states improved school attendance, after the pandemic drop. Oregon's chronic absenteeism got worse. 🙏 @jrlsilverman for the national context + deep reporting. https://t.co/lT2IG33i6q
oregonlive.com
More than 38% of Oregon students missed at least three weeks of school in 2022-2023, new state data shows.
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