COVID-19 increases emergency medical flights to, from Central Oregon hospitals
The need for air ambulance emergency flights has increased in Central Oregon, in large part due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Black women will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for the first time
By Scottie Andrew, CNN The National Inventors Hall of Fame lineup is full of familiar faces: Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, the Wright brothers and Eli Whitney, along with many other mostly White men. Joining them in the next class of inductees are two Black women inventors who changed the way we work and see.
Continue ReadingGOP enthusiasm for prosecuting Capitol rioters has fallen, Pew poll finds
By Marshall Cohen and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Republicans’ appetite for seeing January 6 rioters prosecuted has fallen sharply over the course of the year, according to a Pew Research Center survey released Tuesday. A sizable majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, 57%, still say it’s at least somewhat important that federal law enforcement agencies find
Continue ReadingGOP enthusiasm for prosecuting Capitol rioters has fallen, Pew poll finds
CNN By Marshall Cohen and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Republicans’ appetite for seeing January 6 rioters prosecuted has fallen sharply over the course of the year, according to a Pew Research Center survey released Tuesday. A sizable majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, 57%, still say it’s at least somewhat important that federal law enforcement agencies
Continue ReadingPeople near and far are delivering flowers to the Laundrie home in Gabby Petito’s memory
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN While the FBI is adjusting its sails in the search for Gabby Petito‘s fiancé, Brian Laundrie, people across the country are delivering flowers to the Laundrie home in North Port, Florida, in an effort to honor Petito’s life. Those within the community are hand-delivering flowers to the home, but those from
Continue ReadingPeople near and far are delivering flowers to the Laundrie home in Gabby Petito’s memory
CNN, WFTS, NOMADIC STATIK , YOUTUBE,MOAB POLICE DEPARTMENT, NORTH PORT POLICE DEPARTMENT,, CNN, CNN, WFTS, Nomadic Statik / YouTube,Moab Police Department, North Port Police Department, By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN While the FBI is adjusting its sails in the search for Gabby Petito‘s fiancé, Brian Laundrie, people across the country are delivering flowers to the Laundrie
Continue ReadingAcademy Museum of Motion Pictures is ready for its closeup
By Stephanie Elam, CNN Artifacts from icons like Spike Lee and Pedro Almodóvar, the iconic Dorothy ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz,” Okoye’s costume from “Black Panther, you’ll find them within the seven story, 300,000 square-foot Academy Museum of Motion Pictures which is finally ready for its closeup. But on this day, the icons
Continue ReadingDEA warns of sharp increase in fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl and meth
CNN By Nadia Kounang, CNN The US Drug Enforcement Administration on Monday issued a public safety alert about a sharp increase of fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl and methamphetamine. This is the first such alert issued by the DEA in six years. According to the agency, more than 9.5 million counterfeit pills have been
Continue ReadingDEA warns of sharp increase in fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl and meth
By Nadia Kounang, CNN The US Drug Enforcement Administration on Monday issued a public safety alert about a sharp increase of fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl and methamphetamine. This is the first such alert issued by the DEA in six years. According to the agency, more than 9.5 million counterfeit pills have been seized
Continue ReadingLa leyenda de la NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar pide que los jugadores no vacunados sean apartados de los equipos
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Si los jugadores de la NBA no están vacunados, no deberían estar en el equipo, dijo el miembro del Salón de la Fama del básquetbol Kareem Abdul-Jabbar a Rolling Stone. “La NBA debería insistir en que todos los jugadores y el personal estén vacunados o retirarlos del equipo”, dijo Abdul-Jabbar. “No
Continue ReadingPolice chief resigns as ‘inexcusable surge of violent crime’ grips Louisiana city
CNN, KSLA, WLS By Ryan Young, Emma Tucker and Pamela Kirkland, CNN The city is seeing a violent spike in crime, a troubling trend that experts say is largely due to socioeconomic issues exacerbated by the pandemic and one that led the police chief to resign from his position last month. Gun violence incidents in
Continue ReadingPolice chief resigns as ‘inexcusable surge of violent crime’ grips Louisiana city
By Ryan Young, Emma Tucker and Pamela Kirkland, CNN The city is seeing a violent spike in crime, a troubling trend that experts say is largely due to socioeconomic issues exacerbated by the pandemic and one that led the police chief to resign from his position last month. Gun violence incidents in Shreveport have increased
Continue ReadingLa cartera de criptomonedas de este hámster está batiendo al mercado
Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Un hámster alemán está ganándoles a los inversores en su propio juego. Desde junio, un hámster llamado Sr. Goxx ha estado gestionando una cartera independiente que negocia criptomonedas desde una jaula de alta tecnología llamada Goxx Box. Su cartera cuenta con una amplia gama de criptomonedas, incluyendo TRON,
Continue ReadingEstamos por quedarnos sin nombres para las tormentas, otra vez
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Es ese momento de la temporada de huracanes en el que a los meteorólogos como yo nos gusta ver la luz al final del túnel. Pero la realidad es que aún no está muy cerca. De hecho, este año no está nada cerca. “Todavía nos quedan dos meses en lo que
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Oregon FFA, Les Schwab Tire Centers partner in ‘Drive Away Hunger’ initiative
Oregon FFA and Les Schwab Tires Centers know the need to help fight hunger is greater than ever. Those affected by food insecurity are in need year-round, especially now as the holidays are fast approaching.
Continue ReadingPfizer envía datos iniciales sobre vacuna de covid-19 para niños de 5 a 11 años a la FDA, pero aún no solicita autorización de uso de emergencia
CNNEE (CNN) — Pfizer y BioNTech dijeron el martes que enviaron los datos de la vacuna de covid-19 en niños de 5 a 11 años a la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE. UU. para una revisión inicial. Se espera que se realice una presentación formal para solicitar la autorización de uso de emergencia
Continue ReadingDutch police arrest and release former far-right party member amid reports of possible plan to attack Prime Minister
By Manveena Suri, CNN Police in the Netherlands have arrested and released a former member of a far-right political party after Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s security detail suspected him of behaving suspiciously, according to the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Hague. Arnoud Van Doorn, who once served as a senior political adviser for populist Freedom
Continue ReadingRegional Fed chiefs step down after criticism over personal trades
By Anneken Tappe The heads of the Boston and Dallas Federal Reserve banks announced they would be retiring early amid backlash over personal investing decisions that raised conflict-of-interest concerns. Eric Rosengren, the Boston Fed chief, cited health concerns Monday in announcing he would step down about a year earlier than planned. He was set to
Continue ReadingWHO employees took part in Congo sex abuses in Ebola crisis, report says
Story by Reuters More than 80 aid workers including some employed by the World Health Organization (WHO) were involved in incidents of sexual abuse and exploitation during an Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an independent commission said on Tuesday. The probe was prompted by an investigation last year by the Thomson Reuters
Continue ReadingAutomakers’ problems are much worse than we thought
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Chris Isidore, CNN Business For a year and a half, a lack of computer chips has been plaguing the auto industry, forcing plants to shut down, delaying auto shipments and sending car prices through the roof. But that’s not the only problem automakers face. Industry experts say automakers are having trouble
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