Labor, supply shortages affecting holiday grocery shoppers in Central Oregon
Food 4 Less is a locally owned grocery store preparing for the holiday season, but there are some items it’s prepared to run out of.
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Biden reacts to Rittenhouse verdict: ‘The jury system works, and we have to abide by it’
CNN By Nikki Carvajal President Joe Biden said Friday he stands by the not-guilty verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, saying the jury system of trial in the United States works and must be respected. “Look, I stand by what the jury has concluded,” he said. “The jury system works, and we have to abide
Continue ReadingNo. 20 Maryland edges Hofstra 69-67 on late free throws
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Ian Martinez made two free throws with 4.2 seconds remaining, and No. 20 Maryland avoided another loss this week by edging Hofstra 69-67. Hofstra had the ball with the score tied and the shot clock off, but Omar Silverio’s deep 3-pointer was blocked by
Continue ReadingRice, Carey spark Georgetown over Siena 83-65
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kaiden Rice had 23 points as Georgetown defeated Siena 83-65. Donald Carey added 20 points for the Hoyas. Jackson Stormo led the Saints on Friday night with a career-high 25 points.
Continue ReadingMueren tres colombianos durante los disturbios en las cárceles de Ecuador
Marlon Sorto (CNN Español) — Al menos tres colombianos perdieron la vida en “los recientes amotinamientos en las penitenciarías del Ecuador”, informó este viernes la Cancillería de Colombia. En una nota enviada por la vicepresidenta y ministra de Relaciones Exteriores, Marta Lucía Ramírez, al embajador colombiano ante Ecuador, Manuel Enrique Rosero —la cual fue compartida
Continue ReadingTigers add IF Kody Clemens, son of Roger, to 40-man roster
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers added infielder Kody Clemens to their 40-man roster. He is the youngest son of seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens. Detroit also put right-hander Angel De Jesus to the roster on Friday. Niko Goodrum cleared waivers and elected to be a free agent. The Tigers outrighted right-hander Nivaldo Rodriguez
Continue ReadingCanadiens GM Marc Bergevin tests positive for COVID-19
MONTREAL (AP) — Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin has tested positive for COVID-19. The Canadiens said the positive test was confirmed Friday morning, and that Bergevin is being monitored by the team’s’ medical staff. Bergevin is the latest high-profile case of COVID-19 in the Canadiens’ organization. Coach Dominique Ducharme tested positive during the 2020-21
Continue ReadingEastern Washington tops Cal State Northridge 67-64 in OT
LOS ANGELES — Linton Acliese III had 20 points as Eastern Washington defeated Cal State Northridge 67-64 in overtime. Elijah Hardy led the Matadors on Friday with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Continue ReadingEastern Washington tops Cal State Northridge 67-64 in OT
LOS ANGELES — Linton Acliese III had 20 points as Eastern Washington defeated Cal State Northridge 67-64 in overtime. Elijah Hardy led the Matadors on Friday with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Continue ReadingWalters scores 21 to carry Northeastern over Duquesne 71-55
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — Shaquille Walters had a career-high 21 points as Northeastern beat Duquesne 71-55 in the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam. Amir Spears led the Dukes on Friday night with 15 points.
Continue ReadingGoldin scores 18 to lift FAU past UT Martin 75-67
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Vladislav Goldin registered 18 points as Florida Atlantic topped UT Martin 75-67. KJ Simon led the Skyhawks with 19 points.
Continue ReadingUS OKs gold mine exploratory drilling in eastern Idaho
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Canadian mining company hoping to build an open-pit gold mine in Idaho west of Yellowstone National Park can resume exploratory drilling. The U.S. Forest Service on Friday announced it had approved Excellon Idaho Gold’s Kilgore Gold Exploration Project in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest in Clark
Continue ReadingUS OKs gold mine exploratory drilling in eastern Idaho
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Canadian mining company hoping to build an open-pit gold mine in Idaho west of Yellowstone National Park can resume exploratory drilling. The U.S. Forest Service on Friday announced it had approved Excellon Idaho Gold’s Kilgore Gold Exploration Project in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest in Clark
Continue ReadingArmored truck scatters cash on San Diego freeway
By Sarah Moon, CNN Money rained down on a San Diego freeway Friday morning, when one of the doors of an armored truck popped open and bags holding cash fell out. The resulting scramble by drivers to scoop up the bills completely shut down northbound Interstate 5, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). “There
Continue ReadingNuggets’ Jokic sits out vs. Bulls with sprained right wrist
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets were without reigning MVP Nikola Jokic on Friday night against the Chicago Bulls because of a sprained right wrist. Jokic appeared to hurt the wrist the night before in a home loss to Philadelphia. The Nuggets big man is averaging 26.4 points, 13.6 rebounds and 6.4 assists. Jokic missed
Continue ReadingA defining image: Rittenhouse nearly crumbles out of picture
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse, fighting back sobs, nearly collapsed out of the television camera’s sight as the last of five ‘not guilty’ verdicts was read in a Wisconsin courtroom. It instantly became the defining image of his murder trial’s climactic moment, which became the subject of such
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Oregon Health Authority: Expanded adult COVID-19 booster doses could be available by Saturday
On Friday, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel, recommended Moderna and Pfizer Comirnaty COVID-19 booster doses for all those 18 years and older.
Continue ReadingAustralian Open chief to Djokovic: no vaccine proof, no play
By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer Australian Open chief Craig Tiley has confirmed that everyone who attends the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of 2022 will need to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 — including all the players. That continues to leave the status of defending champion Novak Djokovic in question. Djokovic has refused to
Continue ReadingBlack Americans see biased system in Rittenhouse verdict
By KATHLEEN FOODY The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — For many Black Americans, Kyle Rittenhouse’s acquittal on all charges by a Wisconsin jury on Friday confirmed their belief in two justice systems: one for white people and another for Black people. Rittenhouse, the two men he killed and the man he wounded are all white,
Continue ReadingBiden deemed ‘fit to successfully execute the duties of the president’ after first physical in office
CNN By Kaitlan Collins, Betsy Klein, Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden underwent his annual physical Friday morning at Walter Reed Medical Center, his first such appointment since he was inaugurated as the oldest first-term president in US history. Afterward, his physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote in a memo Biden “remains fit
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