While Donald Trump has long championed himself as a master real estate tycoon, talk to anyone familiar with how he built his fortune and they will tell you that the key to his success wasn’t buying buildings. It was in agreeing to license his name — literally — to a variety of buildings, reality TV
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Kia is issuing a recall for nearly 380,000 Sportage SUVs and Cadenza sedans due to a problem that could cause them to catch fire. Until the problem has been fixed, Kia and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are warning owners to keep the vehicles parked outside and away from their homes and other buildings
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden’s signature will not appear on the stimulus checks expected to be sent to Americans once the Covid stimulus plan is passed, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday. Physical stimulus checks sent to American households last year included a note on the bottom left with then-President Donald Trump’s name. Individuals receiving
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KFSM) — Dekota Harvey pled guilty to two counts of capital murder and one count of attempted capital murder in court on Tuesday (March 9). Harvey, 24, was arrested for the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Elizabeth Dawson at a Fayetteville apartment complex in 2019. He’s also
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story GULF SHORES, Alabama (WALA) — A high risk of rip currents began along the Alabama and Northwest Florida coasts Tuesday night, with the dangerous surf conditions expected to continue through the week. Lifeguards tell FOX10 News they’ll likely put up single red flags Wednesday morning, warning people of
Continue ReadingBeyoncé is showing love for Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. The superstar singer on Tuesday posted to her website a message of support, writing, “Thank you Meghan for your courage and leadership. We are all strengthened and inspired by you.” Beyoncé’s message comes just days after Meghan and Prince Harry’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, in
Continue ReadingSecretary of Defense Lloyd Austin plans to speak with West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin after Colin Kahl, the Biden administration’s nominee for the top policy job at the Pentagon, came under fire from Republicans for tweets criticizing several Trump administration defense policy decisions. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Austin plans on calling Manchin, a
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden on Tuesday continued his string of pro-union actions since entering the White House by calling for the House to pass a bill to make it easier for employees to unionize. Biden strongly encouraged the House of Representatives to pass the so-called “PRO Act,” a bill that he said would encourage unions and
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Come on, man! The first shelter dog to live in the White House, Major the German Shepherd, has entered and exited as if through a revolving door. As someone in one of the nearly 60% (depending on who you ask) US households that own a pet, I’m not happy with President Joe Biden and first
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A Redmond woman says someone has vandalized the back of her pickup truck with a racial slur for the second time this year – leading police to declare it a hate crime.
Continue ReadingSome celebrated when the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention came out with its long-awaited guidelines for the fully vaccinated Monday. Others were hoping for more, especially about travel. With daily new cases hovering around the 60,000 mark and the threat of variants spreading, navigating the pandemic is admittedly tricky, even for the fully
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President Joe Biden, along with other Democrats, have voiced support for an increase in the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour. But recent attempts — including a Senate vote on Friday to include a minimum wage hike in the President’s Covid relief package — have all failed. Still, progressive lawmakers and activists
Continue ReadingThe leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia will meet in a virtual summit Friday, the US and Indian governments announced Tuesday. It will be the first time talks have been held between the heads of state of the four-member group, informally known as the “Quad,” and comes as all four countries see
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Former Bend-La Pine Schools deputy and assistant superintendent Jay Mathisen has been chosen as the new Jefferson County School District superintendent. Mathisen will begin in Jefferson County on July 1.
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved the request of the US Capitol Police to keep nearly 2,300 National Guard troops to support security efforts around the Capitol through May 23, the Defense Department said in a statement Tuesday evening. There are approximately 5,100 Guard members currently operating around the Capitol, so this level is nearly a
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Buckingham Palace broke its silence Tuesday evening over Harry and Meghan’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, saying in a statement on behalf of the Queen that allegations of racism made by the Sussexes were concerning and being “taken very seriously.” “The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last
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St. Charles Bend technicians and therapists continue to strike for better pay and benefits after walking off the job last Thursday. The hospital and union will meet with a federal mediator Wednesday.
Continue ReadingClearview AI, the controversial firm behind facial-recognition software used by law enforcement, is being sued in California by two immigrants’ rights groups to stop the company’s surveillance technology from proliferating in the state. The complaint, which was filed Tuesday in California Superior Court in Alameda County, alleges Clearview AI’s software is still used by state
Continue ReadingCoastal communities are experiencing sea level rise four times worse than global water rise, according to a new study released Monday. Groundwater pumping, extraction of materials from the ground and sediment production are all happening near the coasts and that is causing the land to actually sink — compounding the effects of a rising sea
Continue ReadingA third round of stimulus payments is expected to be on the way later this month. The payments are included in a sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid relief package and are worth up to $1,400 per person, including dependents. So a couple with two children could receive up to $5,600. Unlike prior rounds, families will now
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