By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Deere executives say the company won’t return to the bargaining table with striking workers because it won’t offer a better contract than one they rejected that included immediate 10% raises. Marc Howze, the chief administrative officer of Deere & Co., said Wednesday that the deal the United Auto Workers
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Deere executives say the company won’t return to the bargaining table with striking workers because it won’t offer a better contract than one they rejected that included immediate 10% raises. Marc Howze, the chief administrative officer of Deere & Co., said Wednesday that the deal the United Auto Workers
Continue ReadingFLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets wide receiver Corey Davis will likely miss his second consecutive game because of a hip injury. Davis was listed by the team Wednesday as doubtful to play Thursday night against the Colts in Indianapolis. The veteran wide receiver injured his hip during a 1-on-1 drill at practice
Continue ReadingBy CARA ANNA and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Facebook says it has removed a post by Ethiopia’s prime minister that urged citizens to rise up and “bury” the rival Tigray forces who now threaten the capital as the country’s war reaches the one-year mark. A spokeswoman for parent company Meta tells
Continue ReadingBy CARA ANNA and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Facebook says it has removed a post by Ethiopia’s prime minister that urged citizens to rise up and “bury” the rival Tigray forces who now threaten the capital as the country’s war reaches the one-year mark. A spokeswoman for parent company Meta tells
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — El desierto de Atacama en Chile se ha usado para simular entornos extraterrestres, como Marte, en la Tierra. Ahora, investigadores creen que aquí un cometa explotó con la suficiente intensidad como para crear gigantescas placas de vidrio de silicato, según un nuevo estudio. La investigación se publicó el martes en la
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Voters in Texas have pushed back against pandemic restrictions on nursing home visits and worship services. A pair of constitutional amendments approved Tuesday would prohibit government officials from limiting religious services or preventing nursing home residents from having visitors. Both passed with significant support, about a year after some
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At the 2019 Boston Marathon, Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Daniel (Kul Wicasa Oyate) ran each mile in honor of a different missing or murdered Indigenous woman, girl, Two Spirit or relative. She can tell you all 26 stories.
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters Bolivia’s highlands city of La Paz has been hit by an unusual heatwave, with levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation soaring off the charts, exacerbated by unusually low levels of cloud cover some experts link to climate change. Levels of UV radiation have at times in recent weeks hit 21 on a scale
Continue ReadingBy ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — How do the Denver Broncos make sure Von Miller’s exit doesn’t extinguish their playoff prospects? It starts with everybody insisting they’ll be fine following the amicable divorce from the best defender in franchise history. “Nobody’s surrendering here,” coach Vic Fangio vowed before the team’s
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Left-handed pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is leaving the Seattle Mariners after the team declined a club option on the All-Star and Kikuchi opted for free agency. Kikuchi could have exercised a one-year player option, but instead is choosing a fresh start elsewhere after struggling over the second
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Left-handed pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is leaving the Seattle Mariners after the team declined a club option on the All-Star and Kikuchi opted for free agency. Kikuchi could have exercised a one-year player option, but instead is choosing a fresh start elsewhere after struggling over the second
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis is getting another big tournament. The PGA Tour says the Presidents Cup is headed to Bellerive in 2030. It will be the seventh American course to host the matches between Americans and international players from outside Europe. Bellerive most recently hosted the 2018 PGA Championship
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, Amy Cassidy, Ingrid Formanek, Angela Dewan and Charles Riley, CNN As world leaders left Glasgow, delegates at COP26 rolled up their sleeves to do the dirty work. National negotiators are now diving into the nitty-gritty of the talks, trying to reach agreements on everything from emissions reporting transparency to forest protection. Each
Continue ReadingCNN By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Vanessa Nakate was 21 when deadly floods inundated vast swaths of East Africa in 2018. She didn’t consider herself a climate activist at the time, but soon after that disaster she and her younger siblings and cousins decorated placards and started climate protests in her home city of Kampala, the
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen A New Jersey gym owner deserves more than 3.5 years in prison for punching a police officer while storming the US Capitol, the Justice Department said in a court filing on Wednesday, recommending the harshest punishment to date for one of the January 6 rioters. Scott Fairlamb was the first rioter to
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Housing Works is excited to announce the grand opening of a new mixed-use property in Bend. On Wednesday, Nov. 10, beginning at 3 PM, Housing Works staff will gather with partners, government representatives, service providers, and community members to celebrate the grand opening of Legacy Landing.
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Health officials in Oregon say they are expecting 180,000 initial doses of the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine, which is enough to cover nearly 53% of the state’s roughly 342,000 children ages 5 to 11. Following the final signoff to Pfizer’s kid-size COVID-19 shot on Tuesday,
Continue ReadingBy TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Dvon Ellies and Coziah Izzard starred for crosstown Maryland high school teams not long ago. They recently learned they can do more together. The Penn State defensive tackles have been asked to play bigger roles for the No. 23 Nittany Lions. Since hulking tackle PJ
Continue ReadingSEBRING, Fla. (AP) — The former lover and later informant against a Florida woman convicted of trying to hire a hit man to kill her newlywed husband has died. Police say 40-year-old Mohamed Shihadeh was found dead in his Sebring, Florida, apartment on Oct. 24. Police haven’t reported a cause of death, and the results
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