Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: Digital defense against fake COVID-19 vaccine cards
This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense against fake COVID-19 vaccine ID cards.
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Gold star family reacts to Afghanistan tragedy after losing son in combat
By JASON SILLMAN, KIM POWELL Click here for updates on this story MESA, AZ (KTVK) — More than three-quarters of a million American service members have been deployed to Afghanistan in two decades. Now, many wonder if their sacrifices were wasted. It’s been so hard for everyone to watch what’s unfolding in Afghanistan. But for
Continue ReadingMarvel’s Kevin Feige calls Disney’s ‘Shang-Chi’ flare-up on social media a ‘misunderstanding’
By Brian Lowry, CNN Disney’s recent run-ins with talent have seemingly complicated life for Marvel, as Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige spent part of the premiere for “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” on Monday cleaning up a “misunderstanding” involving Disney CEO Bob Chapek and the movie’s star, Simu Liu. During an earnings
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Cloverdale Rural Fire District among 5 Oregon fire agencies receiving federal grants
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Tuesday that five Oregon fire districts, including the Cloverdale Rural Fire District, have earned a combined more than $465,000 in federal Assistance to Firefighters Grants.
Continue ReadingSusan B. Anthony photo, found in attic, now going to auction
GENEVA, N.Y. (AP) — A rare framed photograph of Susan B. Anthony is being auctioned with a starting price of $5,000. The 20-by-16-inch photo was found in an concealed attic space in a building in Geneva, New York, after the property was sold in December. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported Tuesday that the owner
Continue ReadingFormer Nevada attorney general Adam Laxalt launches Senate campaign
By Alex Rogers, CNN Former Nevada state Attorney General Adam Laxalt launched his campaign for US Senate on Tuesday, comparing his campaign against Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto to the Star Wars’ battles between the Rebels and the Empire. After images of his three children watching the movies, dressing up in costumes and playing with
Continue ReadingContinuity on offense boosts title hopes for No. 5 Georgia
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer Continuity on offense has given No. 5 Georgia momentum and reason to hope for big success in 2021. Offensive coordinator Todd Monken believes his unit is far ahead of last year’s unit as it enters its first full season with JT Daniels at quarterback. The offense thrived in the
Continue ReadingLa OMS recomienda que los más vulnerables se vacunen antes de que se ofrezcan de manera más amplia las vacunas de refuerzo
Sol Amaya (CNN) — Maria van Kerkhove, líder técnica de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) para el covid-19, le dijo a John Berman de CNN este martes que la OMS continúa recomendando que las personas con mayor riesgo de contraer covid deben vacunarse completamente antes de que grandes poblaciones en algunos países reciban
Continue ReadingDozens of Nazi-looted artworks are exhibiting in New York
Oscar Holland, CNN Dozens of artworks once stolen from Jewish collectors by the Nazis in the 1930s and ’40s will be exhibited in New York starting on Friday. Taken before and during World War II, the paintings being displayed at Manhattan’s Jewish Museum include works by European greats Pablo Picasso, Camille Pissarro and Paul Cézanne.
Continue ReadingThe heroines of ‘RushTok’ received their bids. Here’s why we were so invested in TikTok’s sorority recruitment saga
By Scottie Andrew, CNN It’s day two of philanthropy round. Will you be wearing the Pants Store skort with the Kendra Scott earrings, or the Shein shorts with the bangles from Amazon? As long as you don’t forget the heels your grandmother ordered and a statement necklace, you’ll have the perfect OOTD. If those sentences
Continue ReadingMan sentenced for attacking Black neighbors’ Michigan home
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) — A white neighbor who shot at a Black family’s Michigan home, slashed tires on a vehicle and wrote racist graffiti on a pickup truck, told a judge he did it because of a Black Lives Matter sign in the window. Michael Frederick Jr. said during his sentencing in Macomb County
Continue ReadingBlue Origin sues US government over NASA’s decision to award SpaceX lunar lander contract
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Blue Origin filed a federal lawsuit Friday to challenge a NASA moon landing contract awarded solely to rival company SpaceX, upping the ante in an already tense standoff over the multibillion-dollar lunar lander program. The protective order was first publicly posted Monday. Details of the lawsuit are not publicly available
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Girl Scouts add a new, ‘indulgent’ cookie to their lineup: Adventurefuls
Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington and Girl Scouts of the USA announced Tuesday that the new Adventurefuls cookie will join the nationwide lineup for the 2022 Girl Scout Cookie season.
Continue ReadingSuper Cruise vs. BlueCruise: GM and Ford slug it out in trademark dispute
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business As General Motors and Ford work to develop self-driving vehicles, their lawyers are busy battling over what they should be allowed to call the technology. Late last month, GM filed a trademark infringement case to block Ford from using the name “BlueCruise” for its soon-to-be-released hands-free driving feature. Ford says
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Family Access Network receives $2,000 grant from First Interstate Foundation
The Family Access Network met with First Interstate Bank’s Bend representatives recently to accept a $2,500 grant toward sustaining FAN services in Central Oregon.
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Cooler, sunny, hazy
GOOD TUESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… A NW flow of Arctic air will deliver a potential for daytime highs as much as 20 degrees below average. Unfortunately, many will not see much relief from the smoky haze. Skies will be sunny and highs will only reach the mid to upper 60’s. NW winds will pick up to
Continue ReadingUS to ship first of the 500 million Pfizer doses Biden pledged to donate globally
By Kate Sullivan, CNN The Biden administration on Tuesday is shipping the first of the 500 million Covid-19 doses that President Joe Biden pledged to share with countries around the world at the Group of Seven summit earlier this year. The US is sending 488,370 doses of Pfizer to Rwanda through the global vaccination program
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Oregon DEQ launches environmental podcast
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Tuesday launched a podcast called GreenState, creating a new information pathway for the agency and the public.
Continue ReadingUn muerto y al menos 21 personas lesionadas tras explosión en un edificio de la Ciudad de México
olivertapia (CNN Español) — Una persona murió y 21 resultaron lesionadas luego de una explosión en un edificio en la Ciudad de México ocurrida la mañana de este lunes. Cuatro personas tuvieron que ser trasladadas a un hospital, informó la jefa de gobierno capitalina, Claudia Sheinbaum. De acuerdo con informes preliminares, el accidente se habría
Continue ReadingBanged-up Broncos sign running back Adrian Killins
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos bolstered their banged-up backfield by signing free agent running back Adrian Killins on Tuesday when they made several moves to trim their roster to the 85-man limit. Killins, who is also a kickoff returner, is a former University of Central Florida standout who spent time rotating between the
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