Despite a devastating Covid-19 second wave killing thousands of people every day in India, the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament is playing on. The lucrative IPL, which runs until May 30, is a two month festival of cricket, attracting huge contracts for the world’s best players. International competition all but stops during the glitzy
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The City of Redmond will hold another free PPE drive-up and pick-up event in the rear parking lot of City Hall, 411 SE 9th Street, on Thursday, April 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Business owners or their representatives are encouraged to get supplies needed to keep staff and customers safe.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A debate over the future of a Murfreesboro park is underway between residents and city leaders. Murfreesboro residents says the city changed its original plan for Blackman Park, which sits between I-840 and Veterans Parkway. They tell News4 the city said the park would
Continue ReadingAfter surviving a fear-filled year of the Covid-19 pandemic, getting vaccinated is a cause for celebration. As Covid-19 vaccines become more readily available, companies want to reward Americans who’ve been vaccinated with special offers after getting their shots. CNN Business put together a list of companies that are providing freebies when you show proof of
Continue ReadingAfter a five-day losing streak, bitcoin was up about 8% Monday morning to $53,600. Last week, the cryptocurrency tumbled below $50,000 for the first time in a month — a steep decline from its all-time high above $64,000 that it reached in mid-April. And although the past couple of weeks have been a roller coaster
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The intersection of Butler Market Road and Purcell Boulevard in northeast Bend will be closed for 4-5 months for roundabout installation, starting Monday, May 3, city officials said Monday.
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The United States Census Bureau will announce updated state population totals on Monday, numbers that will be used to reapportion seats in the House of Representatives and are expected to shift more political power from states in the Midwest and Northeast to states in the South and West. The announcement, which will be made by
Continue ReadingThe European Union said Monday it is suing AstraZeneca over an alleged breach of its vaccine supply contract, a dramatic escalation of a months-long dispute over delivery delays that hampered the rollout of shots across the continent. The 27 nations of the European Union had ordered 300 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from the
Continue ReadingIranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif was heard criticizing the country’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the assassinated top general Qasem Soleimani in an audio tape leaked on Sunday across Iranian media. In the three-hour interview, recorded as part of a research project by Iranian journalist and economist Saeed Laylaz, Zarif said that the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Henderson County woman has waived her first court appearance after being charged with 2nd-degree murder in the stabbing death of her 5-year-old daughter. Penny Short Hartle, 50, was scheduled to appear in court Monday morning. On Sunday, April 25, at approximately
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The Supreme Court announced Monday it will consider the scope of the Second Amendment next term in a case concerning a New York law that restricts an individual from carrying a concealed handgun in public. It has been more than a decade since the justices have ruled on a significant case concerning the right to
Continue ReadingAfter a snow day today, the mountains will see some clearing for the rest of the week. Mt. Bachelor goes to spring skiing hours today, which means they will operate from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm. Mt. Hood Meadows will operate Friday and Saturday of this week, and then close for the season Sunday. Ski
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Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Eric Turmail lives in Grand Center in St. Louis City and woke up this morning to a brown paper bag on his doorstep. When he looked inside he found a guide to going vegan, a DVD called “Vaccine Nation: Hidden Truth” and flyers filled
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at notable cases in which US judges have been targets of lethal violence. Three federal judges were targeted and murdered from 1979 to present, Judge John Wood, Judge Richard Daronco and Judge Robert Vance, as well as several judges from lower courts. US Marshals Service The US Marshals Service is in charge
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at the US Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade. Case 1971 – The case is filed by Norma McCorvey, known in court documents as Jane Roe, against Henry Wade, the district attorney of Dallas County, who enforced a Texas law that prohibited abortion, except to save a woman’s life. Decision January 22,
Continue ReadingDomino’s Pizza is bringing back the Noid, its popular mascot from the 1980s — with a techy twist. For those who don’t remember the hair band decade, the Noid was a bunny-suited “antihero” that appeared in Domino’s commercials using antics like ice-shooting machines to try to prevent delivery of hot pizza. The commercials urged people
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — When the pandemic proved to be more than a two-week pause on life last year, Tracy Rainey and the Bay Area Women’s Center saw their numbers decline. “Everybody was just kind of staying at home. I think survivors were just kinda trying to do
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Apple is doubling down on its manufacturing presence in the United States. The company announced Monday it’s bolstering a previously announced investment by an additional 20% and adding another 20,000 new jobs. The company said that its investment — now increased to $430 billion — comes as its contributions have “significantly outpaced” its original 2018
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a case concerning Abu Zubaydah, an associate of Osama bin Laden, who is currently housed in Guantanamo Bay and whose lawyers are attempting to obtain classified information from former CIA contractors concerning his detention abroad. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals had rejected the US
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