Global Covid-19 cases plateau after nearly two months of increase, WHO reports
By Lauren Mascarenhas and Nectar Gan, CNN The number of new Covid-19 cases reported globally “seems to be plateauing” after increasing…
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Global Covid-19 cases plateau after nearly two months of increase, WHO reports
CNN, WHITE HOUSE, JOHNSON AND JOHNSON, HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, MODERNA By Lauren Mascarenhas and Nectar Gan, CNN The number of new Covid-19…
Continue ReadingJapan further expands virus emergency areas as cases surge
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has expanded its coronavirus state of emergency for a second week in a row, adding eight more…
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On National Hydropower Day, BPA notes over half the region’s power comes from water
Hydropower generated in the Columbia River Basin provides about 55% of the energy needed to keep up with the demand for electricity in the Northwest.…
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Cascades Theatrical Company to hold ‘Tumalo Jam’
The Cascades Theatrical Company is holding its ‘Tumalo Jam’ fundraiser on Saturday, featuring live music, dancing, raffles, food trucks and more,…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court orders ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy reinstated
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says the Biden administration likely violated federal law in trying to end a…
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Ex-Klamath Falls PD officer pleads guilty to charges of stealing meth, fentanyl from evidence room
A former Klamath Falls police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to stealing methamphetamine and fentanyl from an evidence room,…
Continue ReadingEl cambio en el fin de la moratoria de desalojos es un “latigazo” para los arrendadores
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El propietario Matthew Haines dijo que, desde el comienzo de la pandemia, ha perdido un cuarto de millón de…
Continue ReadingReport details mishandling of police emergency system on 1/6
By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An inspector general’s report says U.S. Capitol Police did not properly…
Continue ReadingIsraeli leader meets with Biden as Mideast tensions grow
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will be meeting with President Joe Biden at a time of growing tensions in the Mideast.…
Continue ReadingCrews struggle to stop fire bearing down on Lake Tahoe
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of firefighters are trying to box in a California wildfire that is advancing toward Lake Tahoe and has…
Continue ReadingBrewers rally for 4 in 7th, beat Reds 7-4 to increase lead
By RICH ROVITO Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Omar Narváez hit a tiebreaking double in a four-run seventh inning, Kolten Wong added a two-run…
Continue ReadingNRA cancels its annual meeting in Houston over Covid-19 concerns
KTRK By Kay Jones and Nicole Williams, CNN The National Rifle Association (NRA) announced Tuesday it has canceled its 2021 annual meeting in Houston,…
Continue ReadingNRA cancels its annual meeting in Houston over Covid-19 concerns
By Kay Jones and Nicole Williams, CNN The National Rifle Association (NRA) announced Tuesday it has canceled its 2021 annual meeting in Houston,…
Continue ReadingThrough four wars, toll mounts on a Gaza neighborhood
By ADAM GELLER and FARES AKRAM Associated Press BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s story can be seen through the prism of Zaki and Jawaher…
Continue ReadingThe deepening costs of 4 Gaza wars in 13 years, in 4 charts
By HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press The latest conflict between Hamas and Israel brought a new wave of hardship to Gaza, where Palestinians have now…
Continue ReadingThrough four wars, toll mounts on a Gaza neighborhood
By ADAM GELLER and FARES AKRAM Associated Press BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s story can be seen through the prism of Zaki and Jawaher…
Continue ReadingKrispy Kreme is sweetening its free doughnut promotion for vaccinated people
CNN, STANFORD MEDICINE By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Krispy Kreme is doubling down on its popular free doughnut promotion for customers vaccinated…
Continue ReadingKrispy Kreme is sweetening its free doughnut promotion for vaccinated people
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Krispy Kreme is doubling down on its popular free doughnut promotion for customers vaccinated against Covid-19.…
Continue ReadingCleanup begins of Haiti town’s earthquake-crumbled homes
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and EVENS MARY Associated Press MANICHE, Haiti (AP) — At the edge of a pile of rubble Michael Jules plunges an iron bar over…
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