The West is uniting to confront China. How worried should Beijing be?
Editor’s note: CNN will be launching the Meanwhile in China newsletter on June 21, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know…
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Two birds, one brain? Songbirds act as one when they sing duets, new study suggests
Singers performing a duet, jazz players riffing together effortlessly, paired-up dancers never skipping a step: great performers are so coordinated,…
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Transgender children and their parents struggle to cope with restrictive laws
The attacks on kids who identify as transgender keep coming. Arkansas in early April became the first state to ban gender-affirming care including…
Continue ReadingAnybody out there? Science and popular culture search the skies for UFOs and signs of alien life
If you’re ever studied astronomy, you’ve probably been exposed to something called the Drake equation. One side of the equation posits…
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A dangerous Covid-19 variant on the rise could cause outbreaks in US states with lower vaccination rates, expert says
The Delta variant is quickly on its way to becoming the dominant strain of Covid-19 in the US, raising concerns that outbreaks could hit vulnerable…
Continue ReadingG7 calls for new study into origins of Covid and voices concern on China
World leaders attending the Group of Seven summit on Sunday issued a call for a new study into the origins of Covid-19, including in China, after an…
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Thailand begins mass Covid-19 vaccine rollout using shots made by royal-owned company
Thailand began its mass Covid vaccination program Monday, following criticism of delays and concerns over health authorities relying on AstraZeneca…
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G7 leaders share a bold vision for a net zero future. But the devil is in the lack of detail
Climate change is rarely a main talking point at the G7 leaders’ summit, but as US President Joe Biden proclaimed that “America is back…
Continue ReadingCA: 1965 PLANE WRECK BELIEVED FOUND IN LAKE
Technicians in California believe they have found wreckage from a plane missing for five decades at the bottom of a…
Continue ReadingRestaurant tests out pizza topped with cicadas
Those aren’t olives… An Ohio restaurant seems to have found a use for the Brood X cicadas pestering parts of the Midwest. The Pizza…
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Heroes of laziness, a Hamas supporter and David Hasselhoff. The stars of Germany’s absurd Covid vaccination publicity campaign
Public awareness campaigns launched by governments are usually anodyne affairs. Not in Germany, where officials have managed to spark a number of…
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Actor Ned Beatty of ‘Deliverance’ and ‘Superman’ dies at 83
Ned Beatty, an Oscar-nominated character actor whose many films include “Deliverance” and “Superman,” has died at the age of…
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Attorney general will discuss Trump administration media probe with leaders of CNN, WaPo, NYT
Leaders from CNN, The New York Times and The Washington Post will meet with US Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday to discuss the Trump…
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E3 2021: Xbox and Bethesda finally unveil release date for ‘Starfield’
Square Enix, maker of the popular “Final Fantasy” franchise, got off to a rough start with its Sunday afternoon E3:2021 showcase of new…
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Mini neighborhood Olympics held by Bend family who postponed Tokyo Olympics trip
A neighborhood Olympics competition was held in Bend Sunday morning, in honor of the upcoming games in…
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Dedication event held in Bend for new Latinx mural
A new mural representing the Latinx community in Central Oregon had its dedication ceremony Sunday afternoon along the Franklin Avenue underpass in…
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OSU-Cascades celebrates Class of 2021 with drive-through ceremony
It was all smiles and cheers Sunday at the OSU-Cascades drive-through commencement ceremony and celebration for the Class of…
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Officers will be unarmed at Portland State University
Portland State University says its police officers will start patrolling campus unarmed by Sept.…
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Violence in Texas, Georgia and Illinois brings number of US mass shootings to 270 so far this year
As the nation marks the fifth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando on Saturday, it has a staggering and grim new statistic to…
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