By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The new government leader of Australia’s most populous state says he will stick with a timetable of starting to reopen New South Wales next week. Dominic Perrottet was treasurer in Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s government when she announced last week she was resigning because she was under
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The new government leader of Australia’s most populous state says he will stick with a timetable of starting to reopen New South Wales next week. Dominic Perrottet was treasurer in Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s government when she announced last week she was resigning because she was under
Continue ReadingGUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Authorities in Guatemala say anti-vaccine residents of a village seized and held a team of nurses who were trying to administer coronavirus shots. The team was held for about seven hours Monday in the village of Nahuila, in the province of Alta Verapaz, north of Guatemala City. The villagers said they
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Summit High custodian Kay Duncan was given a surprise award ceremony outside the school Monday morning as she was honored as Bend-La Pine Schools’ Support Staff Person of the Year. News release from Bend-La Pine Schools: Summit Building Engineer Named Outstanding Support Person of the YearKay Duncan received award during surprise ceremony Oct. 4 In
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN Medicaid expansion has finally begun in Missouri, nearly five months after Republican Gov. Mike Parson unsuccessfully tried to block it. Roughly 275,000 low-income adults in the state are now eligible for coverage. MO HealthNet, the state’s Medicaid program, has already received more than 17,000 applications since the sign up process started
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has held his first talks since taking office with President Joe Biden and confirmed they will work together to strengthen their alliance in regional security in the face of growing challenges from China and North Korea. Kishida, elected by parliament and
Continue ReadingCNN en Español (CNN Español) — En estos momentos, es muy probable que Mark Zuckerberg no esté teniendo su mejor lunes, pues su compañía se encuentra en turbulencia por distintas razones: desde la caída de Facebook, Instagram y Whatsapp, hasta Frances Haugen y su acusación sobre que la empresa esconde evidencia acerca de la desinformación,
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan is focusing on its neighbors in Asia as it hopes to take a leadership role in the growing push to reduce emissions, having earmarked $10 billion to help the region speed up the move away from fossil fuels. The economy and industry ministry hosted the
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Un derrame de petróleo fue reportado en la costa del sur de California poco después de las 9 de la mañana de este sábado. Esto es lo que sabemos. Aproximadamente unos 3.000 barriles de petróleo -o unos 126.000 galones de crudo de posproducción- fueron derramados en el Océano Pacífico. La
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Partes de playas populares en una franja del sur de California se cerraron después de que una ruptura de un oleoducto enviara miles de galones de petróleo al Océano Pacífico y ejemplares contaminados de la vida silvestre marítima comenzaran a aparecer en la costa. La ruptura, reportada este sábado, ocurrió a
Continue ReadingReuters Indonesia will reopen its tourist island Bali for some international travelers, including those from China, New Zealand, and Japan, among others, from October 14, senior cabinet minister Luhut Pandjaitan said on Monday, October 4. Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) in Denpasar will be open to foreign tourists from that date, with visitors required
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New York Jets safety Marcus Maye has been charged with drunken driving after a car crash in Florida in February. Broward County court records show the 28-year-old Maye was charged on Feb. 22 with three misdemeanors: driving under the influence, DUI/damage to property
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent A top State Department legal adviser leaving his post told his colleagues in a memo over the weekend that the Biden administration’s deportations of Haitians from the US-Mexico border are illegal and inhumane. Harold Koh, a senior adviser at State, sent the memo taking issue with the administration’s decision
Continue ReadingTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Officials say a female Sumatran tiger from Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma has died after another tiger attacked her during a breeding introduction. The News Tribune reports 6-year-old female tiger Kirana died Monday. The zoo’s head veterinarian Dr. Karen Wolf said a necropsy completed Monday confirmed Kirana died from
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CNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court — for the first time in more than a year — returned to its majestic courtroom on Monday to begin a new blockbuster term that will include a major Second Amendment dispute and a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade. The justices are
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court — for the first time in more than a year — returned to its majestic courtroom on Monday to begin a new blockbuster term that will include a major Second Amendment dispute and a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade. The justices are taking
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An initiative petition to ask voters whether Deschutes County commissioner seats should become non-partisan has been circulating since May, and it appears the vote won’t happen any sooner than next May.
Continue ReadingBy Caitlin Hu, CNN Until just a few weeks ago, Rockfeller Vincent was the ultimate insider in the investigation into the still-unsolved assassination of Haiti’s former president Jovenel Moise, who was brutally gunned down in his bedroom in July. Now he’s on the outside looking in — and it’s an ugly view. “The Haitian nation
Continue ReadingCNN, AFPTV, UNTV, FACEBOOK , @JOVENELMOISE, POLICE NATIONALE HAITI By Caitlin Hu, CNN Until just a few weeks ago, Rockfeller Vincent was the ultimate insider in the investigation into the still-unsolved assassination of Haiti’s former president Jovenel Moise, who was brutally gunned down in his bedroom in July. Now he’s on the outside looking in
Continue ReadingDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Toto Japan Classic is no longer part of the LPGA Tour schedule. The tour says health concerns and travel restrictions because of the pandemic were behind the decision. The Toto Japan Classic is Nov. 4-7 and remains part of the Japan LPGA schedule. That leaves only one event left
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