The Portland City Council voted 6-3 to approve an 180-day moratorium on new theaters and performance halls, blocking Live Nation’s proposal to build a 3,300-seat venue. Over 100 people, mostly in favor of the moratorium, spoke during the meeting. The moratorium, retroactive to December 1, will delay the project for 30 days. Councilors Ben Grant and Sarah Michniewicz proposed a future measure to tax ticket sales. Live Nation, partnered with Mile Marker Investments, plans to proceed despite the moratorium. Critics argue the moratorium caters to a vocal minority, ignoring the broader community’s potential support for the venue.
The American job market continues to show surprising strength, shrugging off the high costs of the Iran war. Employers added 172,000 jobs in May – roughly double what forecasters had expected – and the unemployment rate remained at a low 4.3%.
A Colorado court reversed homicide convictions against two paramedics on Thursday in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was pinned down by police and injected with a fatal dose of ketamine.
The state of Florida filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman on Monday, claiming the company knowingly released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT to the public while concealing serious risks.
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