Deschutes County first responders begin receiving COVID-19 vaccine
The next phase of COVID-19 vaccine distribution is underway in Deschutes County.
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Deschutes County Commissioner Phil Henderson says farewell
Wednesday was Phil Henderson’s last day on the Deschutes County County Board of Commissioners. He served as commissioner for the last four years.
Continue ReadingNew Year’s Eve fireworks are on in some places, but they’ll look a lot different this year
New Year’s Eve celebrations around the world will look very different this year as cities take precautions against the spread of Covid-19. The best view of most major cities is going to be from your couch. Most of the large traditional displays of fireworks and celebrations globally have been canceled and replaced with smaller televised
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Watch Boston Dynamics robots dance to ‘Do you love me’
Boston Dynamics’ robots are back to let you know they can really shake ’em down. In a stunning dance video that’s part celebration of an incredible engineering achievement and part advertisement for the robotics company, Boston Dynamics showed four of its robots performing fully choreographed dance moves to The Contours’ hit “Do you love me.”
Continue ReadingColorado officials suspect they’ve found a second case of UK coronavirus variant
Health officials in a Colorado county believe they’ve found a second local case of a coronavirus variant from the United Kingdom — one that experts have said may be especially contagious. That news Wednesday came a day after the first known case of the variant in the US was announced in Elbert County. Both the
Continue Reading‘Bridgerton’s’ Queen Charlotte latest to stir Black debate
Leave it to Shonda Rhimes to give us a Black queen. Rhimes’ production company, Shondaland, is behind the new hit period Netflix drama, “Bridgerton” which includes Black and White members of early 19th century British high society. The series was created by its showrunner Chris Van Dusen and is based on a Regency novel by
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Some think Moderna VIPS may cut the line to get scarce Covid-19 vaccine
When biotech company Moderna announced Tuesday that it planned to offer its workforce a chance to get vaccinated with its recently authorized Covid-19 vaccine, their decision raised some eyebrows. In addition to employees, the company said it would offer shots to its board members and the “adult household members of our team.” Moderna’s decision calls
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British lawmakers back post-Brexit UK-EU trade deal on eve of deadline
British lawmakers voted to back the United Kingdom’s post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Wednesday, on the eve of the December 31 deadline marking the end of the transition period. The bill passed comfortably, 521 to 73, following accelerated sittings in both Houses of Parliament. The deal, finalized last week, marks a significant
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Biden legal team asks senators for judicial nomination recommendations
President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team has sent a letter to Democratic senators seeking their recommendations for district court vacancies, a transition official confirmed to CNN. The letter, penned by incoming White House counsel Dana Remus, asks senators to provide diverse names based on race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, veteran status
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Continue ReadingCensus Bureau to miss December 31 deadline
The Census Bureau announced it will miss Thursday’s deadline to produce the population count used to divide seats in Congress between the states. The Wednesday announcement was expected, and the key question remains whether the Census Bureau and Commerce Department will present the tally to President Donald Trump prior to his departure from office on
Continue ReadingOregon Health Authority reports 19 COVID-19 deaths, 1,052 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed 19 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,468, along with 1,052 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.
Continue ReadingMindfulness expert Jon Kabat-Zinn leads Anderson Cooper in meditation
“You can’t figure it out by thinking,” Jon Kabat-Zinn advised Anderson Cooper on embracing the present moment through mindfulness. “It’s more of a way of being.” Kabat-Zinn, the founder of mindfulness-based stress reduction and professor of medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, joined “Full Circle” to share some simple strategies on how
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Oregon Marine Board urges stand-up paddleboarders to use quick-release leashes
The Oregon State Marine Board is urging stand-up paddleboard operators on moving water, primarily rivers, to always wear a life jacket — and never wear an ankle or leg leash that is designed for general flatwater use.
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URGENT – Trump was briefed that China sought to pay non-state actors to attack US forces in Afghanistan
(CNN) — President Donald Trump received information earlier this month that China sought to pay non-state actors to attack American forces in Afghanistan, a senior administration official said. The intelligence, which will be declassified by the Trump administration, was provided to the President in his daily brief on December 17, the official said. His national
Continue ReadingDoctor drives three hours to get Covid-19 vaccine to rural Michigan hospital
A Michigan doctor and his silver pickup truck are playing a key role in getting the Covid-19 vaccine to remote parts of the state. Dr. Richard Bates drove almost 150 miles earlier this month to take a cooler carrying 130 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine from the MidMichigan Medical Center in Midland to their hospital
Continue ReadingWhat we know about the 63-year-old Nashville bomber
The man who detonated an RV bomb in downtown Nashville early Christmas morning was a loner with no significant criminal record and as yet no signs of a political ideology. Anthony Quinn Warner, a 63-year-old from Antioch, Tennessee, died when his recreational vehicle exploded on 2nd Avenue North, damaging more than 40 buildings and injuring
Continue ReadingGirlfriend of Nashville bomber told police in 2019 he was building explosives in an RV, records show
A woman who said she was the girlfriend of the man who set off the Christmas Day explosion in Nashville told police last year he was making bombs in his recreational vehicle, according to a statement and documents the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department provided to CNN. On August 21, 2019, police received a call from
Continue ReadingTornado touches down in Corsicana, Texas, as storm system moves into Gulf Coast
Officials in Navarro County, Texas, said a tornado touched down in the town of Corsicana on Wednesday morning. The Office of Emergency Management posted on its Instagram page that the area affected is about 100 yards wide and 600 yards long. At least 13 mobile homes were damaged but there were no reports of any
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Corrected data moves Baker County from Extreme to High Risk
Gov. Kate Brown announced Wednesday that, due to a corrected oversight in the initial risk level calculations for Baker County, the county will improve its level from Extreme Risk to High Risk, effective Jan. 1.
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