Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Now to a consumer warning from a CBS 2 viewer who contacted us about a suspicious email that almost cost her big time. Morning Insider Tim McNicholas shows us the red flags so you can stay scam-free. “It scared me that I fell for it
Continue ReadingThe comedy film “Ice Age” humorously depicted a saber-toothed cat and a mammoth as misfit friends, but in prehistoric times the feline carnivore was a formidable predator that preyed on the young of the large mammal. The scimitar-toothed cat, or Homotherium serum, hunted 2-year-old mammoths, new research published mid-April in the journal Current Biology has
Continue ReadingThe Senate voted Wednesday to restore an Obama-era rule that cracked down on methane emissions from oil and gas industries as the Biden administration looks to combat climate change. The vote was 52-42. Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Rob Portman of Ohio voted with the Democrats to approve
Continue ReadingMt. Hood Meadows is open Friday and Saturday this week. Then they will be closed for the season.
Continue ReadingThere are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,490, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.
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The practice of judging a presidency during its first 100 days began almost a century ago during the first term of President Franklin Roosevelt as he attempted to pull the country out of the depths of the Great Depression. Facing a crisis of his own, before taking office President Joe Biden made some big promises
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Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will deliver the GOP rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday evening, spotlighting a unique voice in the party whose profile is on the rise as he leads congressional Republicans’ negotiations on police reform. Scott, the only Black Republican in the
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President Joe Biden has moved fast since his January 20 swearing-in, signing a $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill into law less than two months into his term and issuing more executive orders so far than his three predecessors. Those efforts have paid off, with the administration reaching the milestones of 200 million coronavirus shots delivered
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Deschutes National Forest fuel specialists will implement a prescribed burn on Thursday and Friday north of Camp Sherman along Forest Service Road 1420.
Continue ReadingFord posted a much better first quarter than Wall Street was expecting. But it warned that the computer chip shortage that has dogged automakers will get worse before it gets better. The chip shortage will likely reduce Ford’s 2021 production by about 1.1 million vehicles and cut its profit by about $2.5 billion, the upper
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Are you one of the growing numbers of Americans who are fully vaccinated? If so, you can now get more of your pre-Covid life back, according to new guidelines released Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Remember: You’re not considered “fully vaccinated” until two weeks after you got a single-dose of
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Five years have passed since Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City last met in the Champions League, but both teams’ quests for European silverware endures. That’s despite abundant success in their domestic leagues and the continued backing of wealthy owners — PSG’s from Qatar and City’s from the United Arab Emirates. The investment into both clubs
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Apple’s steady stream of hardware upgrades and new services launched throughout the pandemic has held the company in good stead going into 2021. The company on Wednesday reported revenues of $89.6 billion and a profit of $23.6 billion for the three months ending March 27, blowing past analyst forecasts. Apple shares surged more than 3%
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BUENA VISTA TWP., New Jersey (KYW) — The New Jersey attorney general has released dashcam video from a deadly police shooting in Buena Vista Township. It shows Roy Jackel, of Wildwood Crest, stealing a Franklin Township police vehicle. This happened after a crash at Tuckahoe and Cumberland roads
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — The clock is ticking. About 4,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are in danger of going to waste at FEMA’s mass vaccination site at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The line outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Wednesday was nothing compared to just a couple of
Continue ReadingThe internal debate in the Biden administration over sharing excess US vaccines doses with other countries has grown more intense in recent weeks as the Covid-19 crisis worsens globally and the situation in the US improves, according to sources familiar with the tensions. There has been a particularly aggressive push from some officials within the
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at the life of astronaut Michael Collins. Personal Birth date: October 31, 1930 Death date: April 28, 2021 Birth place: Rome, Italy Birth name: Michael Collins Father: James Lawton Collins, a US Army Major General Mother: Virginia (Stewart) Collins Marriage: Patricia M. (Finnegan) Collins (April 28, 1957-April 19, 2014, her death) Children:
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When President Joe Biden delivers his address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night, first lady Jill Biden will forgo the traditional set of guests in the first lady’s viewing box due to social distancing constraints in the House chamber amid the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, she will virtually host a group of guests, inviting
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CHURCHILL, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Out on the new Southern Beltway in a remote part of Findlay Township is Amazon’s new 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center. Stretching several football fields long, it is now the largest building in Allegheny County. As part of an extensive distribution network, the online retail
Continue ReadingWalmart is coming after Kanye West for releasing a proposed logo design that the retailer says too closely resembles the company’s own logo. The retail giant filed a notice of opposition on April 21 to the US Patent and Trademark Office, challenging a logo trademark application that was submitted by Kanye West’s apparel brand, Yeezy.
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