Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 related deaths, 316 new cases
There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,367, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Biden administration announces extension of Affordable Care Act special enrollment by three months
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is extending the Affordable Care Act special enrollment period by three months to August 15, the…
Continue Reading7-Eleven is opening a taco drive-thru
7-Eleven wants to get in on the growing popularity of fast food drive-thrus. So it’s opening one for its taco restaurant. The convenience store…
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NY lawmakers promise wide-ranging and lengthy impeachment investigation into Cuomo
A New York State Assembly committee that is conducting an impeachment investigation into Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo publicly met with attorneys for…
Continue ReadingRobinhood files confidentially for IPO despite disastrous start to 2021
Robinhood filed confidentially for an IPO on Monday, a person familiar with the matter told CNN Business, a development that shows the trading…
Continue ReadingFrozen frogs ready to come back to life
Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, IA (WQAD) — Humans aren’t the only ones ready to say goodbye to…
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The police officer killed in the Boulder supermarket shooting was the father of 7
When the call came in about someone at a grocery store possibly armed with “a patrol rifle,” Officer Eric Talley headed straight toward…
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Pentagon says it has received HHS request to house migrant children at two bases
The Pentagon said Tuesday it has received a request from the Department of Health and Human Services to temporarily house unaccompanied migrant…
Continue ReadingExit polls suggest Netanyahu doing well but Israeli election too close to call
Exit polls following Israel’s fourth general election in under two years are pointing to another very close result, with Prime Minister…
Continue ReadingBiden’s moves on Obamacare attract new signups — and a second look from red states
President Joe Biden is wasting no time establishing his vision for the Affordable Care Act and reversing many Trump-era measures aimed at weakening…
Continue ReadingWill summer camp be safe in 2021? Here’s what you need to know
The thought of summer camp in the not-too-distant future will likely bring smiles to many parents’ faces. After all, splashing in a pool,…
Continue ReadingMiami Beach business owners, residents have had enough of Spring Break crowds
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI BEACH, Florida (WFOR) — Everyone who lives or works in Miami Beach is hoping…
Continue Reading444 guns turned in during LAPD anonymous gun buyback program
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — Over 400 guns were turned in during Los Angeles’…
Continue Reading Biden wrestles with Afghanistan troop dilemma as time to make a decision runs out
President Joe Biden, facing his first major decision about American troops abroad, has found himself weighing competing instincts: to wind down the…
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Gov. Brown orders public flags to half staff to honor Boulder shooting victims
Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Saturday to “honor and remember…
Continue ReadingAmericans spent the pandemic stocking up on booze. That may be changing
The bender appears to be over for booming booze sales sparked by the pandemic. For the first time in a year, since Covid-19 began spreading across…
Continue ReadingTexas Roadhouse CEO Kent Taylor’s death raises awareness about potential long-term effects of COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — The death of Texas Roadhouse Founder and CEO Kent Taylor is…
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Biden pushes House-passed gun reforms in the wake of Colorado mass shooting
President Joe Biden on Tuesday used the latest mass shooting to offer his most vocal push for gun control since taking office, saying the deaths of…
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Expanded federal relief aid available for Oregon youth who have been in foster care
The Higher Education Coordinating Commission’s Office on Student Access and Completion and the Oregon Department of Human Services Child Welfare…
Continue ReadingWoman deceased for over 5 years receives IDES debit card despite family not returning identity verification
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Last year the State of Illinois mailed him the social security…
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