Google and Microsoft are in a public feud
Google and Microsoft openly sparred on Friday as the latter prepared to testify at a Congressional hearing focusing on Big Tech’s impact on…
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Hiker escapes from group of rattlesnakes in national forest
Click here for updates on this story NATURAL DAM, Arkansas (KFSM) — A local man says he stumbled into a wooded area…
Continue ReadingTwo teens charged with setting fire at ‘Biden barn’
Click here for updates on this story MIFFLINTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Mifflin County Regional Police have charged two…
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Andy Murray pulls out of Dubai Open after arrival of fourth child
Andy Murray has pulled out of next week’s Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships after the birth of his fourth child. Matt Gentry, publicist for…
Continue ReadingStudents making prosthetic legs, plan to deliver them to people in need in Central America
Click here for updates on this story CHICKASAW, Alabama (WALA) — Students at Chickasaw High School are making…
Continue ReadingWhy the big numbers you’re hearing about the border are only part of the story
The new details emerging daily at the US-Mexico border are tough to track. It’s a fast-moving situation, described by the Biden administration…
Continue Reading‘Frustration in our future’: Democrats prepare for internal clashes that could slow Biden’s agenda
House and Senate Democrats are bracing for a clash over the next phase of President Joe Biden’s agenda, preparing for a long slog and intense…
Continue ReadingAfter Biden stimulus, US economic growth could rival China’s for the first time in decades
For decades, China’s economy has grown much faster than America’s. That trend is likely to be broken in 2021 as the US recovery from the…
Continue ReadingCDC updates its Covid-19 guidance for childcare programs
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday updated its guidance for childcare programs during the pandemic, emphasizing the…
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Fact check: No, not all undocumented immigrants will get relief checks. Yes, some of them probably will
Last weekend, a prominent Republican senator, Ted Cruz of Texas, and the second-ranking Democratic senator, Dick Durbin of Illinois, had an argument…
Continue ReadingCanadian-led team disproves ‘world’s oldest crater’ discovery in Greenland
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A Canadian-led international team of scientists have…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 survivors with prolonged symptoms at greater risk for depression: study
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A new study suggests that some COVID-19 patients who…
Continue Reading Biden’s coronavirus team outlines efforts to meet ambitious new goals
The White House’s coronavirus response team on Friday outlined the different ways the federal government will be working to implement President…
Continue ReadingSanders invites Bezos to testify before Senate Budget Committee
Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos has been asked to testify before the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday, in a hearing focused on income…
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Bend Park and Rec District now hiring for about 35 positions
The Bend Park and Recreation District is hiring for more than 35 positions, and interested applicants are invited to apply now. Open positions…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Prime Minister will be first foreign leader to visit US under Biden, administration official says
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan will be the first foreign leader to visit the United States since President Joe Biden took office and the…
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Mosaic Medical in Prineville to join health center COVID-19 vaccine program
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Friday that clinics in Portland, Oregon City, Grants Pass, Eugene, Tillamook, Prineville and Medford…
Continue ReadingGrandparents are getting to hug their grandkids for the first time after getting vaccinated
A granddaughter came to her grandmother’s apartment bearing a unique gift — it was a prescription for a hug. It had been a year since…
Continue ReadingStreets of blood in Myanmar town as UN fears ‘crimes against humanity’
Bloodshed continues in Myanmar after another violent day Thursday saw at least 12 people killed by the ruling junta, according to a watchdog group,…
Continue ReadingBiden administration rescinds Trump-era immigration policy to alleviate surge of unaccompanied minors
The Biden administration announced Friday it is terminating a Trump-era agreement that it said discouraged sponsors of unaccompanied migrant…
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