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Today’s stories

LUNG ILLNESS: A second person in Oregon has died from that vaping-related lung illness. That ups the nationwide death toll to 13, and the number of people sickened is closing in on a thousand. Doctors still haven’t figured out exactly what’s making people sick. The rash of deaths and illnesses, however, has been enough to send Oregon’s sales of vaping products into a tailspin. And a Bend lawmaker wants Gov. Kate Brown to put an immediate ban on sales of vaping products in Oregon.

TAINTED DIP: Here’s a story for all those people who refuse to take part in office potlucks because they don’t trust other people to prepare their food: An Oregon deli worker has been arrested after allegedly feeding her coworkers bean dip laced with meth. This happened at the Jefferson Thriftway in Marion County, and one person was hospitalized.

BEST BREWS: Beer writer Andre Meunier has made 30 stops so far on his Portland Breweries Series, and he’s ready to make some recommendations. Here are the best beers from his last 10 visits.

PUB CLOSING: Laurelwood Brewing is closing its Sellwood pub after a rent increase, the owner says. And it’s happening fast; the last day of service is Saturday.

WEEKEND FUN: It’s a great weekend to get outside. Saturday is National Public Lands Day, and that means a huge number of trails, parks and forests will be open free of charge.

GUNS SEIZED: The former Marine who said he’d “slaughter” antifa loses an appeal to restore his gun rights.

DAY CARE: A day care regulator is acquitted of failing to ensure an abusive day care closed.

HIRING DISCRIMINATION: A jury finds the city of Newberg didn’t hire a black man because of his race, and it awards him $283,500.

LOCAL ECONOMY: The Portland metro area makes gains against poverty as Oregon overtakes the U.S. in household income.

AIRPORT REVAMP: PDX is saying goodbye to the “windowless cave” of Concourse A, which is set to be demolished.

NO INTERPRETER: A jury awards $125,000 in damages to a former Multnomah County inmate who is deaf.

FIRST LOOK: We check out Mama Bird, a healthful grilled chicken restaurant from the Stacked Sandwiches team.

CHILD’S DEATH: “I was shocked at how skinny she was” -- wrenching trial testimony over an emaciated girl’s death.

PORTLAND TV: Did ABC’s “Stumptown” capture that Portland feeling? How to stream the show to catch up.

REAL ESTATE: This eco-friendly Lake Oswego house was designed to cut energy bills to zero.

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Ask Amy: Wife’s belittling of husband makes friends uncomfortable. Should they say something?

Carolyn Hax: The 'Billy Graham Rule’ can’t go extinct soon enoughFind more at oregonlive.com

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Today in history

AROUND THE WORLD: On September 27, 1964, the government publicly released the report of the Warren Commission, which concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone in assassinating President John F. Kennedy.