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NORTHWEST BRIEFLY
Trump takes credit for 8,000 jobs
Portland glass
Bankrupt Hanjin
company sold;
selling Port of
production moves Seattle operations
PORTLAND (AP) —
One of two Portland-based
glass manufacturers that
sparked toxic air concerns
earlier this year has
been sold to a California
company and will have
production of its materials
moved to Mexico.
The Oregonian/
OregonLive reports that
Uroboros Glass founder
Eric Lovell had announced
plans in September to sell
the facility. At the time, his
reasons for selling included
increased costs associated
with new regulations.
Lovell said in a
statement Tuesday the
company has been sold to
Carlsbad-based Oceanside
Glasstile.
The Portland facility
will stop producing glass in
February and its equipment
will be moved to Tijuana,
Mexico for production in
May.
The move comes
after elevated levels of
toxic heavy metals were
discovered near Uroboros
and Bullseye Glass.
Bullseye Glass has since
installed newly-required
industrial filters to reduce
pollution.
By VIVIAN SALAMA
and JOSH BOAK
Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) —
Bankrupt shipper Hanjin
is selling its Port of Seattle
terminal operations to one
of the world’s largest cargo
firms.
The Seattle Times
reports Hanjin Shipping
Co. will sell its majority
stake in the terminal
operating companies at the
Seattle and Long Beach
ports for $78 million.
Hanjin, of South Korea,
owns 54 percent of Total
Terminals International,
the company that operates
the Port of Seattle’s
Terminal 46.
Bankruptcy court filings
say the new owner is
Luxembourg-based Terminal
Investment Limited, an
affiliate of Switzerland-based
Mediterranean Shipping. The
firm helps operate about 30
terminals around the world
and already owned the 46
percent of Total Terminals
International not owned by
Hanjin.
As part of the deal, the
new owner is forgiving a
$54.6 million outstanding
balance due from Hanjin
and taking on $202.9
million in debt.
PALM BEACH, Fla. — After weeks
of giving very little facetime to the media,
Donald Trump made a series of public
statements Wednesday, applauding
the return of 8,000 jobs to the U.S. and
hailing his discussions with President
Barack Obama.
In one of his cameos on the front
steps of his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm
Beach, Florida, Trump touted plans by
a Japanese mogul to bring those jobs
to the United States. They could be the
first of the 50,000 jobs tech billionaire
Masayoshi Son promised to create after
meeting with the president-elect earlier in
December.
In the grand scheme of the economy,
the jobs announcement is unlikely to
have a major impact. Still, it’s another
example of how Trump is trying to stoke
voters’ belief that he is actively fighting
for their well-being.
Later Wednesday, Trump appeared
yet again on those steps, this time
alongside legendary boxing entrepreneur
Don King. King carried about a dozen
flags, including those of the U.S. and
Israel; wore two big diamond necklaces,
one of the Star of David and one of the
American flag; and sported a large pin
featuring a picture of Trump.
With King by his side, Trump said he
and Obama had “a very, very good talk,”
dismissing days of tense remarks by the
outgoing and incoming presidents about
who would win if they were to hypothet-
ically run against each other.
“We talked about it and smiled about
it and nobody is ever going to know
because we are never going to be going
against each other,” Trump said.
Earlier, he had accused President
Barack Obama of throwing up “inflam-
matory” roadblocks during the transition
of power and said his administration was
treating Israel with “total disdain.”
Son is the founder and chief executive
of SoftBank, one of Japan’s largest
technology outfits. He owns the U.S.
mobile carrier Sprint, which Trump said
Wednesday would be moving 5,000 jobs
“back” to the United States. Son also
controls OneWeb, which Trump said
would hire 3,000 workers.
It was unclear whether the presi-
dent-elect was referencing the Dec. 6
commitment by Son to invest $50 billion
in the United States and create 50,000
jobs.
Trump said the addition of 8,000 jobs
was “because of what’s happening and
the spirit and the hope.”
Still, the U.S. job market has been
robust for much of 2016. Employers
have added more than 2.2 million jobs
over the past 12 months — a sign of
economic health that pre-dates Trump’s
presidential victory.
Memorial
unveiled for
Umpqua tragedy
Coal train
partially derails
in Washington
GREEN (AP) — A
memorial honoring how the
community came together
after the mass shooting
at Umpqua Community
College has been unveiled
south of Roseburg.
The News-Review
reports the memorial is in
the community of Green, in
front of the Pacific Power
operations center.
A 70-foot-tall flagpole
that flies a large flag can be
seen from Interstate 5. Nine
concrete pillars stand behind
the flagpole, representing
those who lost their lives.
Each of the nine letters
in “UCC Strong” rest on
the front face of the pillars.
The flagpole and pillars
sit in front of a steel-cut
silhouette backdrop of four
adults and three children
holding hands. They
represent the community.
VANCOUVER,
Wash. (AP) — A single
car on a train carrying
coal from Montana to
British Columbia partially
derailed in southwestern
Washington state, but it
remained upright and none
of the coal spilled.
BNSF Railway
spokesman Gus Melonas
told The Columbian
newspaper the derailment
occurred at about 1 a.m.
Wednesday, about a mile east
of Vancouver’s Wintler Park
along Evergreen Highway.
A crew responded to
investigate the cause and
to replace damaged track.
Melonas said workers
were also inspecting other
crossings in the area.
The derailment blocked
several freight and Amtrak
trains through the area.
AP Photo/Evan Vucci
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago,
Wednesday, in Palm Beach, Fla.
Sprint has struggled since its 2013
acquisition by SoftBank. The carrier shed
roughly 9,000 workers between 2012
and 2016, reducing its staff to 30,000,
according to annual reports.
Sprint’s attempt to join with rival
T-Mobile failed in 2014 after regulators
objected to combining two of the four
largest mobile telecom companies in
the United States. Analysts say a Trump
administration would be more likely to
approve telecom mergers, including a
deal between Sprint and T-Mobile.
Sprint Chief Executive Marcelo
Claure said in a statement that the
company is “excited” to work with
Trump.
“We believe it is critical for business
and government to partner together to
create more job opportunities in the U.S.
and ensure prosperity for all Americans,”
Claure said.
The Sprint jobs announcement came
after tensions rose and fell Wednesday
between Trump and Obama. Trump has
made it clear that it didn’t sit well with
him when Obama recently boasted that
he would have won the election if he’d
been running.
“Doing my best to disregard the many
inflammatory President O statements and
roadblocks,” Trump tweeted Wednesday
morning. “Thought it was going to be a
smooth transition — NOT!”
White House spokesman Eric Schultz
said Obama phoned Trump. “Today’s
call, like the others since the election,
was positive and focused on continuing a
smooth and effective transition,” Schultz
said. “The president and president-elect
committed to staying in touch over the
next several weeks.”
Corrections
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REGIONAL CITIES
Forecast
TODAY
FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy
A bit of snow in
the morning
40° 30°
37° 22°
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny and
chilly
Clouds, a bit of
snow; cold
Very cold; a bit of
p.m. snow
PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
38° 28°
32° 16°
21°
4°
HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
40° 23°
35° 28°
PENDLETON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
LOW
44°
39°
64° (1917)
31°
25°
2° (1990)
PRECIPITATION
24 hours ending 3 p.m.
Month to date
Normal month to date
Year to date
Last year to date
Normal year to date
0.00"
2.12"
1.45"
13.42"
10.09"
12.96"
HERMISTON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
Yesterday
Normals
Records
LOW
47°
39°
67° (1937)
35°
27°
2° (1983)
PRECIPITATION
24 hours ending 3 p.m.
Month to date
Normal month to date
Year to date
Last year to date
Normal year to date
0.00"
1.23"
1.33"
9.13"
7.17"
9.83"
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today
Sunset tonight
Moonrise today
Moonset today
First
Full
Jan 5
Jan 12
Last
Jan 19
36° 20°
27° 11°
Seattle
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ALMANAC
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7:36 a.m.
4:19 p.m.
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New
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MONDAY
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Wenatchee
32/23
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Tacoma
Moses
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Lake
Pullman
Aberdeen Olympia
Yakima 32/23
32/26
47/35
44/33
34/23
Longview
Kennewick Walla Walla
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38/31 Lewiston
36/30
Astoria
37/30
50/40
Portland
Enterprise
Hermiston
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Pendleton 32/21
The Dalles 35/28
40/30
35/29
La Grande
Salem
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45/36
Albany
Corvallis 45/36
45/38
John Day
39/24
Ontario
Eugene
Bend
20/6
45/34
41/23
Caldwell
Burns
24/11
26/5
Astoria
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Burns
Enterprise
Eugene
Heppner
Hermiston
John Day
Klamath Falls
La Grande
Meacham
Medford
Newport
North Bend
Ontario
Pasco
Pendleton
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Boardman
Pendleton
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SSE 4-8
NNW 4-8
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UV INDEX TODAY
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REGIONAL FORECAST
Coastal Oregon: A little rain across the
north today; clouds and sun in central parts.
Sunny in the south.
Eastern and Central Oregon: Episodes of
sunshine today; colder in the south and
upper Treasure Valley.
Western Washington: Cloudy today; a little
rain, but dry across the south. A brief shower
or two tonight.
Eastern Washington: Cloudy today; a bit of
snow in the north.
Cascades: Intervals of clouds and sunshine
today.
Northern California: Plenty of sunshine
today. Mainly clear tonight. Mostly sunny
tomorrow.
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— Founded Oct. 16, 1875 —
Trump also took direct issue with the
Obama administration’s decision to let a
United Nations Security Council resolu-
tion critical of Israel pass.
“We cannot continue to let Israel be
treated with such total disdain and disre-
spect,” he said in a two-part tweet. “They
used to have a great friend in the U.S., but
... not anymore. The beginning of the end
was the horrible Iran deal, and now this
(U.N.)! Stay strong Israel, January 20th
is fast approaching!”
Trump later told reporters that Israel
is being treated “very, very unfairly,”
maintaining that countries that are
“horrible places” never get reprimanded.
He refused to directly answer a question
about whether Israel should stop building
settlements, saying he is “very, very
strong on Israel.”
Trump resumed his busy schedule of
meetings following a brief lull for the
holidays. He first met with David Ruben-
stein, head of the Carlyle Group invest-
ment firm. He also met former California
Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado and former
Texas A&M president Elsa Murano —
two candidates for agriculture secretary.
Trump also held meetings with a
number of medical executives, likely
for discussions about Obama’s signature
heath care plan, which Trump has called
a “total disaster.”
They include Mayo Clinic chief exec-
utive John Noseworthy; the head of Johns
Hopkins medical center, Paul Rothman;
the head of the Cleveland Clinic, Toby
Cosgrove; and Partners Healthcare chief
executive David Torchiana. Spicer said
Trump would also discuss Obamacare in
a meeting with former Wisconsin Gov.
Tommy Thompson.
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National Summary: Snow, ice and rain will arrive in the Northeast as rain soaks the south-
ern Atlantic and Gulf coasts today. Showers will dampen part of the Northwest coast. Snow
showers are in store for the Upper Midwest.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 88° in McAllen, Texas
Low -11° in Alamosa, Colo.
NATIONAL CITIES
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Atlanta
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Billings
Birmingham
Boise
Boston
Charleston, SC
Charleston, WV
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
El Paso
Fairbanks
Fargo
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Little Rock
Los Angeles
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