Former Blackjewel coal miners, including some in Kentucky who blocked a coal train from moving, were finally paid on Friday after a layoff and months of protests. Around 1,700 coal miners received their money after a settlement for $5.1 million was reached with Blackjewel Sales and Marketing, according to attorney Joe Childers. Among those being
Continue ReadingThe Trump Organization is considering selling its three-year-old hotel in downtown Washington, DC, that’s been a focus of ongoing complaints that Donald Trump is profiting off his role as President. Eric Trump, the President’s son and executive vice president of The Trump Organization, said the company has hired real estate firm JLL to assist the
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Most of the year, the 1,000 square miles of the Black Rock Desert in northwest Nevada sit isolated, occupied by wildlife that has adapted to thrive in the harsh environment. Two nearby towns, Empire and Gerlach , are home to a population of less than 800 residents. Then in early August, a temporary city of
Continue ReadingActing Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan informed the House Homeland Security Committee on Friday that he won’t testify at a scheduled hearing next week, despite being issued a subpoena. In a testy letter to Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, McAleenan said he was “disappointed, and extremely surprised” to receive the subpoena. The Mississippi Democrat and the
Continue ReadingWith the death of Elijah Cummings, the United States lost a great statesman. At his funeral in Baltimore on Friday morning, great statesmanship — something that feels so distant in the age of Trump — was again on display. It was a fitting farewell for a man of such integrity and achievement. Cummings died at
Continue ReadingA Chicago judge ruled Friday that cross-country runners cannot compete in a Saturday meet while their educators are on strike. Fifteen parents filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Chicago Board of Education and the Illinois High School Association, which governs interscholastic sports. The lawsuit asked for a temporary restraining order that would let the athletes,
Continue Reading⚠️ Advertencia: imágenes perturbadoras (CNN) — Un oso de circo atacó a su domador durante un espectáculo en Rusia el miércoles, con espectadores horrorizados sentados cerca. El espectáculo itinerante tuvo lugar en la ciudad de Olonets en la República de Karelia, una región en el noroeste de Rusia, según la agencia estatal de noticias TASS.
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The Oregon Opioid Tapering Task Force on Friday completed clinical guidelines on opioid tapering it developed over the past several months. The guidelines build on the work of previous task forces that developed statewide opioid guidelines for chronic pain, acute pain, dentists and pregnant women. They draw from available evidence, other federal and state guidelines,
Continue ReadingA coalition of Inspectors General is urging the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel to withdraw or modify its opinion that the whistleblower complaint regarding President Donald Trump’s communications with Ukraine was not of “urgent concern,” a determination that initially blocked the allegations from reaching Congress. In a new letter sent to Assistant Attorney General
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Russian gun rights enthusiast Maria Butina was released from the Tallahassee Federal Correction Institution on Friday after having served more than 15 months behind bars, according to the US Federal Bureau of Prisons, and was immediately deported to Moscow. Butina, a Russian national who studied at American University in Washington, pleaded guilty last year to
Continue ReadingRobert Chelsea just got a new face, and with it, he is the latest milestone in the burgeoning world of facial transplant surgery. He is the first African American to receive a full facial transplant, with a successful surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. A black patient in Paris received a partial
Continue ReadingSecretary of State Mike Pompeo has been trying to have his cake and eat it too for quite a while now. And The Kansas City Star is sick of it. See, Pompeo is the nation’s top diplomat, yes. But he’s also Republicans’ top recruit for the open seat being vacated by Sen. Pat Roberts (R)
Continue ReadingLisa and Dave Gott and about 15 other neighbors rallied as the fast-moving Tick Fire descended upon their neighborhood near Santa Clarita, California. Firefighters were busy elsewhere and it was time for residents to do what they could to protect their homes north of Los Angeles late Thursday: They used garden hoses to lay down
Continue ReadingEs evidente por qué los diseñadores contemporáneos buscan evocar las artesanías tradicionales mexicanas y arte popular en sus colecciones. Los bordados de colores brillantes y los trabajados abalorios demuestran un oficio transmitido de generación en generación, mientras que las formas tienen un significado que va mucho más allá de los estampados modernos. En la reciente
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Here are Friday night’s Oregon high school football stores, compiled by The Associated Press: PREP FOOTBALL= Adrian/Jordan Valley def. Pine Eagle, forfeit Aloha 35, North Medford 33 Ashland 35, North Eugene 7 Bandon 56, Reedsport 6 Banks 45, Molalla 6 Beaverton 49, Southridge 14 Bend 34, Lakeridge 33 Burns 47, Ontario 19 Canby 35, Oregon
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — En una de las marchas de protesta en Chile apareció un joven sosteniendo un hombrecito verde que se suele asociar a los marcianos —o los alienígenas en general—, gracias a las numerosas películas de Hollywood. Si bien es cierto que la creatividad se destaca en las protestas del país, no dejó de
Continue Reading“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare” is out and hopes are high that video game publisher Activision Blizzard has scored another big hit. The first-person shooter is set in a fictitious Middle Eastern country and across Europe. The main narrative forces players to navigate the ambiguous moral choices of war, while a multiplayer mode pits teams
Continue ReadingYou don’t have to be a player for the New England Patriots to make an important interception. The Foxborough Police Department in Massachusetts arrested 33-year-old Zanini Cineus on Thursday and charged him with stealing memorabilia from an exhibit inside the Patriots’ Hall of Fame. Among the stolen goods was a game-worn Tom Brady jersey, which
Continue ReadingFormer NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal, 47, is in mourning after his sister, Ayesha Harrison-Jex, died after battling cancer. O’Neal was scheduled to host an event at Miles College in Fairfield, Alabama, but had to cancel due to the death of his sister, according to the school. O’Neal, who is a host on TNT’s “Inside the
Continue ReadingFlights to nine destinations in Cuba, not including Havana, will be suspended by the Department of Transportation. The department issued a notice on Friday suspending US commercial flights from flying to the Cuban destinations. The notice will take effect on December 10. The announcement is another step in the Trump administration’s attempt to tighten the
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