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‘Simpsons’ creator: Real Springfield is in Oregon

By NIGEL DUARATHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

April 10, 2012 - 1:26 pm

PORTLAND, Ore. -- One of the best-kept secrets in television history has been unmasked, with "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening revealing the Springfield in Oregon is the basis for the hometown of his characters.

The admission came in an interview with Smithsonian Magazine published online Tuesday.

Groening says he was inspired by the television show "Father Knows Best," which took place in a place called Springfield. Springfield, Ore., is 100 miles south of Groening's hometown of Portland.

Groening says he has long given fake answers when asked about the Simpsons' hometown.

The show has made a running joke of hiding the true Springfield's location. In one episode, daughter Lisa points to Springfield on a map, but the animated "camera view" is blocked by son Bart's head.

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Poll: Trump leads in Nevada by significant margin

By Jessica Hill / RJ

May 13, 2024 - 7:35 pm

A New York Times/Siena College poll published Monday shows Donald Trump leading by 12 points in the Silver State.

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After late-semester protests, Emory marks graduation ‘not in the quad’

By Cassidy Alexander and Josh Reyes The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

May 13, 2024 - 6:01 pm

Emory University held its undergraduate commencement at Gas South Arena Monday morning — breaking from the tradition of the ceremony at the quad at the school’s Druid Hills campus.

Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona, leads California’s Republican delegation in Congress. (Tom W ...

House poised to vote on Israel arms after mixed report on their use

By Rachel Oswald CQ-Roll Call

May 13, 2024 - 5:55 pm

House Republicans are planning a floor vote this week on draft legislation that would seek to force the administration into continuing weapons transfers to Israel.

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City planning commission to consider LDS temple plan

By Taylor R. Avery / RJ

May 13, 2024 - 5:45 pm

A controversial plan for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple proposed near Lone Mountain will come before the Las Vegas Planning Commission Tuesday evening.

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SAUNDERS: Marjorie Taylor Greene went after the speaker. Guess who lost?

By Debra J. Saunders / RJ

May 13, 2024 - 4:25 pm

The far-right Georgia congresswoman believes that results don’t matter as long as you fight for the sake of fighting. It has made her a cable news star.

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Punxsutawney Phil’s babies’ names play on weather-predicting tradition

Associated Press

May 13, 2024 - 2:40 pm

Punxsutawney Phil’s offspring now have names that just might help the famed weather-forecasting groundhog to predict when spring will begin.

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Which Nevada county has the highest average voter participation rate?

By Jessica Hill / RJ

May 13, 2024 - 3:56 pm

Out of the 17 counties in the Silver State, this one has the highest average voter participation rate.

Michael Cohen leaves his apartment building on his way to Manhattan criminal court, Monday, May ...

Takeaways from Cohen’s pivotal testimony in Trump hush money trial

By Michael R. Sisak, Jill Colvin, Lindsay Whitehurst and Alanna Durkin Richer The Associated Press

May 13, 2024 - 3:01 pm

Cohen provided jurors with an insider’s account of payments to silence women’s claims of sexual encounters with Trump, saying the payments were directed by Trump to fend off damage to his 2016 White House bid.

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U.N. blames ‘fog of war’ for overcounting deaths of women, children in Gaza

Jewish News Syndicate

May 13, 2024 - 7:52 pm

The United Nations now claims that “the fog of war” is to blame for a major overstatement of the number of Gazan children who have been killed in the war.

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Who knocked over this piece of Death Valley history?

By Paul Pearson / RJ

May 13, 2024 - 1:29 pm

The National Park Service wants to know who damaged a 113-year-old salt tram tower at Death Valley National Park.