China’s trade accelerates in August despite coronavirus
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s import and export growth accelerated in August despite disruptions due to the spread of…
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Official: Wildfire near Lake Tahoe largely kept from towns
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — A huge California wildfire near the Lake Tahoe resort region is about half contained. The head of the state’s…
Continue ReadingUS-built databases a potential tool of Taliban repression
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Over two decades, the United States and its allies spent hundreds of millions of dollars building…
Continue ReadingNWHL rebrands to Premier Hockey Federation entering 7th year
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer The National Women’s Hockey League is changing its name to the Premier Hockey Federation. North America’s first…
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Volunteers donate care baskets for St. Charles caregivers
A group of volunteers donated gift baskets to St. Charles front-line workers to show their solidarity for health care workers during the…
Continue ReadingJill Biden heads back to classroom as a working first lady
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has gone back to her whiteboard. After months of teaching writing and English…
Continue ReadingLawmakers: Ida damage shows need for infrastructure upgrades
By MATTHEW DALY and HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers from both parties say haunting images of surging rivers, flooded roads…
Continue ReadingLawmakers: Ida damage shows need for infrastructure upgrades
By MATTHEW DALY and HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers from both parties say haunting images of surging rivers, flooded roads…
Continue ReadingAfter unrelenting summer, Biden looks to get agenda on track
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hoping to turn the page after a summer of unrelenting crises and refocus…
Continue ReadingIn NYC after Ida, Biden calls climate ‘everybody’s crisis’
By AAMER MADHANI and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Surveying storm damage, President Joe Biden has declared climate change…
Continue ReadingAndrea Constand writes of Cosby trial, #MeToo in new memoir
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby accuser Andrea Constand has penned a memoir out Tuesday that offers a view from…
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Unions’ annual Bend Labor Day picnic canceled due to pandemic
The Oregon State Federation of Labor, Central Oregon Chapter decided not to hold its annual Labor Day picnic this year due to the current COVID-19…
Continue ReadingWith Kiffin back home, Ole Miss romps past Louisville 43-24
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Corral threw for 381 yards and accounted for two touchdowns, Snoop Conner ran for a pair of…
Continue ReadingA.J. Alexy has 2nd phenomenal start, Rangers top Angels 4-0
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — A.J. Alexy allowed one hit over six innings in his second straight phenomenal start to…
Continue ReadingBolsonaro supporters force entry into Brazil capital’s mall
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have broken through police roadblocks that sought to prevent access to the…
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‘Reach Out to Horses’ wild horse training underway near Sisters
A program called Reach Out to Horses is holding a week of training at a ranch near Sisters this week, as students introduce wild yearlings to basic…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks rise ahead of central bank meetings
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have risen as investors watch for decisions from central banks in Europe and…
Continue ReadingVenezuela gov’t, opposition pledge to address people’s needs
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Representatives of Venezuela’s government and opposition say they have agreed to find ways to deal with the pressing needs of…
Continue ReadingActor Stanley Tucci reveals he had cancer but was successfully treated
By Alanne Orjoux, CNN Actor, author, director, food-lover, sexy bartender and dancer (see “Shall We Dance”) Stanley Tucci has revealed…
Continue ReadingNo. 9 Irish have plenty of work and short week for Toledo
By JOHN FINERAN Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — After a short rest and some film review following an early-morning arrival back from…
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