What is a ‘heat dome’?
The “heat dome” weather phenomenon can trigger record breaking temperatures.
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Here’s how the heat is impacting residents of the Pacific Northwest
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN The heat wave in the Pacific Northwest is taking its toll in more ways than one. Across the region — including Portland, Oregon, and Seattle — the high temps have resulted in a pause on some normal activities. Portland reached 115 degrees on Monday afternoon, breaking Sunday’s all-time record of
Continue ReadingRussia says people can decline its vaccine. But for many, they’ll get fired if they do
By Zahra Ullah and Anna Chernova, CNN If you ask the Kremlin whether Covid-19 vaccination in Russia is voluntary, its officials will tell you it is. Yet authorities in Moscow have put together a policy that essentially gives people in public-facing roles little choice but to get their shots. Faced with stubbornly low vaccination rates,
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ODFW to host big game regulation meetings around the state beginning July 6
Join Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife district staff at one of 16 annual big game regulation meetings happening around the state in July.
Continue ReadingCondo owners were facing $15M in assessments for building repairs
Condo owners in the South Florida tower that collapsed last week were facing assessments for millions of dollars worth of repairs, according to documents obtained by CNN. CNN’s Drew Griffin reports.
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Assistance League of Bend begins free book giveaway for kids
The Assistance League of Bend, a 21 Cares for Kids partner, began giving away 1,200 free books to area youngsters on Monday. More information: https://ktvz.com/community/community-billboard/2021/06/17/assistance-league-of-bend-providing-1200-free-books-to-bend-la-pine-redmond-students/
Continue ReadingUn contratista le dijo al Miami Herald que había agua estancada y grietas en el concreto debajo de la plataforma de la piscina de Champlain Towers
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Un contratista de piscinas que prestaba servicio a la piscina en Champlain Towers 36 horas antes de su colapso le dijo al Miami Herald que cuando entró por primera vez al edificio, el área de la piscina y el vestíbulo superior se veían bien, pero cuando entró al garaje del
Continue ReadingLA Times’ strategy: Be a media platform, not just a newspaper
CNN’s Brian Stelter speaks with Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong and editor Kevin Merida as the publication expands its digital footprint in an effort to “redefine the modern American newspaper.”
Continue ReadingLA Times’ strategy: Be a media platform, not just a newspaper
CNN’s Brian Stelter speaks with Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong and editor Kevin Merida as the publication expands its digital footprint in an effort to “redefine the modern American newspaper.”
Continue ReadingFacebook recruits dozens of writers and jumps into newsletters with new Bulletin product
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Facebook is rolling out its new newsletter product, called Bulletin, on Tuesday, according to sources involved with the initiative. Bulletin is Facebook’s version of Substack: A way to create and
Continue ReadingPolice: Teen dead after vehicle crashes into apartment complex
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PHARR, Texas (KRGV) — A teenager is dead and a driver faces an intoxication manslaughter charge after a vehicle crashed into a Pharr apartment complex early Monday morning, according to a news release from the Pharr Police Department. Police responded to the crash on the
Continue ReadingMéxico se convierte en el segundo país en América Latina en aprobar el uso recreativo de la marihuana
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Este lunes, la Suprema Corte de Justicia de México aprobó con 8 votos a favor y 3 en contra, la anulación de la prohibición del uso lúdico de la marihuana, contenida en la Ley General de Salud. Antes de concluir la sesión, el ministro presidente de la Corte, Arturo Zaldívar,
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Bend soccer club raises funds to provide heat wave survival supplies to homeless
A Bend soccer club, FC Cascade, raised more than $400 to buy donations of key survival supplies for the homeless amid an extreme heat wave.
Continue ReadingNew photos show damage at condo taken 36 hours before collapse
Miami Herald reporter Sarah Blaskey shares photos taken by a contractor just 36 hours before the Champlain Towers condo building collapsed showing damage and standing water in the basement-level parking garage.
Continue ReadingCondo owners in Surfside building were facing assessments for $15 million worth of repairs
By Casey Tolan, CNN Condo owners in the South Florida tower that collapsed last week were facing assessments for millions of dollars worth of repairs — with payments set to begin a week after the building’s deadly fall. The Champlain Towers South condo association approved a $15 million assessment in April to complete repairs required
Continue Reading‘This is a moment like Katrina and like Andrew’: Surfside condo collapse raises questions beyond South Florida
By Eric Bradner, CNN A Florida condominium’s deadly collapse could force stunned engineers and architects, homeowners associations and local officials to address questions about whether they’ve done enough to maintain other decades-old buildings — and who should foot the bill for more frequent inspections and improvements. “I don’t think anyone in the structural engineering community
Continue ReadingThe junta overthrew the government they represented. What happens next for Myanmar’s diplomats in limbo?
By Caitlin Hu, Julia Hollingsworth, Eliza Mackintosh and Helen Regan, CNN In a beige stone townhouse on a leafy New York street, a political coup thousands of miles away has split an office in two. Downstairs in the dimly lit building, staffers at Myanmar’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations receive orders from the military
Continue ReadingEl ojo de la tormenta tropical Enrique se ubica frente a México
olivertapia (CNN Español) — El ojo de Enrique, que pasó a ser tormenta tropical tras tener fuerza de huracán, está a unos a 175 kilómetros al oeste-noroeste de Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, y a 365 km al sureste de Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur este lunes, según la Comisión Nacional del Agua de México. Se
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Bend hotel occupancy is on the rise, with tourism on the rebound
With the summer season here, many tourists have begun to return to Bend.
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State allows more self-serve gas amid heat wave; Bend gas station manager pleased
A Bend gas station manager, like many facing a hiring challenge, is glad the state is allowing broader self-service gas, if only during the heat wave.
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