About 200 people join in Bend’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Saturday’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Bend’s Riverbend Park drew close to 200 participants and helped raise nearly $60,000 for Alzheimer’s care, support and research.
Continue ReadingMonth: September 2021
Asian shares trend lower after Wall St ends with weekly loss
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares are lower in most Asian markets after Wall Street benchmarks ended last week with a decline. Stocks fell in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul but rose modestly in Sydney and Shanghai. Japan reported its wholesale prices were near a 13-year high in August, adding to concerns over inflation
Continue ReadingStafford leads LA Rams past Bears 34-14 in dynamic debut
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Matthew Stafford passed for 321 yards and three touchdowns in a dynamic debut for the Los Angeles Rams. The veteran quarterback led LA past Andy Dalton and the Chicago Bears for a 34-14 victory Sunday night. Stafford found Van Jefferson for a 67-yard touchdown on
Continue ReadingOgwumike, Sparks beat Storm 81-53, keep playoff hopes alive
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Te’a Cooper scored 19 points, Nneka Ogwumike and Erica Wheeler added 17 points apiece, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Seattle Storm 81-53 to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Sparks (11-19) pulled into a tie with the New York Liberty, one game behind the Washington Mystics for the eighth
Continue ReadingTom Ford wraps NY Fashion Week with a show of disco glam
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Champagne was cold and the front row star studded Sunday night as Tom Ford closed New York Fashion Week at Lincoln Center with a spring-summer collection of sporty glam. His 120 guests — mandatory masks on — were seated on long, soft white couches at
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Horses transformed from wild to willing during ‘Reach Out To Horses’ training event
Three Sisters Equine Refuge partnered with an organization called Reach Out To Horses for an eighth year, spending the past week teaching people how to tame wild horses to be gentle in just a week, with the goal of preparing them for adoption.
Continue Reading‘SNL’ hosts Rudolph, Chappelle win guest actor Emmy honors
BY LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Claire Foy, Courtney B. Vance, Maya Rudolph and Dave Chappelle won guest actor Emmys at Sunday’s creative arts awards ceremony. On the drama series side, Foy was honored for “The Crown” and her reprisal of Queen Elizabeth II, the role that won her a lead
Continue ReadingIsraeli appears in Australian court on child abuse charges
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A former school principal extradited from Israel after a six-year legal battle has appeared in an Australian court to hear evidence behind child sex abuse charges against her. A committal hearing began in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Monday to decide whether there is sufficient evidence against Malka Leifer to warrant
Continue ReadingWhat we know so far about the Democrats’ big spending proposals
CNN By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN Democrats in Congress are pushing ahead with a sweeping multi-trillion-dollar 10-year spending plan that marks the latest step in their drive to expand education, health care and childcare support, tackle the climate crisis and make further investments in infrastructure. Thirteen House committees are crafting the legislation that
Continue ReadingAP source: Lattimore, Saints agree on 5-year extension
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore has agreed to a five-year extension worth in the range of $97 million. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday night because the agreement had not been announced. The
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Job Fair event held in effort to fill over 250 positions across Central Oregon
Express Employment Professionals hosted an employee appreciation event and job fair from noon to 4 p.m. in Bend Sunday. Franchise Manager Chris Petty said he plans to hold a similar job fair monthly.
Continue ReadingGiants vaunted D falters, fails to get off field vs. Broncos
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants’ vaunted defense was supposed to carry the team while Daniel Jones and his banged-up skill players on offense ironed things out after an training camp marked by injuries. In the opening game of the season, the defense just couldn’t get
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Big turnout for Street Dog Hero’s second annual fundraiser
Sunday’s Street Dog Heroes event at the Athletic Club of Bend was hosted by Bend Pet Express, featuring a variety of food vendors. People came with their furry friends and enjoyed live music, activities, and fun funs.
Continue ReadingLa tormenta tropical Nicholas se forma sobre el Golfo de México, con Texas en su camino
urielblanco (CNN) — Partes de la costa de Texas están bajo alerta de huracán, ya que se pronostica que la tormenta tropical Nicholas ganará fuerza, dijo el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés). Se pronostica que la tormenta obtendrá vientos máximos sostenidos de 104 km/h del lunes al lunes por la
Continue Reading227 people were killed defending the environment last year, a new report shows. That’s a record.
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Behind the veil of the Covid-19 pandemic, 227 people were killed last year protecting forests, water and other natural resources under increasing stress from climate change, making 2020 the deadliest year on record for environmental defenders according to a report published Monday. The environmental and human rights watchdog Global Witness gathered
Continue ReadingDemocrats look to hike taxes on the rich and corporations to pay for $3.5 trillion budget bill
By Tami Luhby and Lauren Fox, CNN House Democrats want to increase taxes on wealthy Americans and corporations to pay for their sweeping $3.5 trillion budget package. President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats have long made it clear that they intend to pay for their wish-list by raising taxes on the rich and big businesses.
Continue ReadingNFL Today, Week 1
By The Associated Press NFL Today, Week 1
Continue ReadingYanks’ Judge leaves in 3rd inning vs Mets with dizziness
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge left a game at the New York Mets in the middle of the third inning because of dizziness. Judge got assistance from an athletic trainer while batting in the first inning. He struck out in the first and third innings against Carlos Carrasco, dropping to 0 for
Continue ReadingBarrett concerned about public perception of Supreme Court
By PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is expressing concerns that the public may increasingly see the court as a partisan institution. Barrett was speaking at a lecture hosted by the University of Louisville’s McConnell Center. She says justices must be “hyper vigilant to make sure
Continue Reading4 injured after explosion at Atlanta-area apartment complex
By Alaa Elassar and Deanna Hackney, CNN Four people were injured Sunday after an explosion at an Atlanta-area apartment complex destroyed several floors of a building, fire officials said. The DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department completed its search and evacuation of the building and confirmed no one is trapped, the department said in a statement
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