Report: Iran announces 1st case of omicron variant
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — State TV reports that Iran has detected its first case of infection by the omicron variant of the coronavirus. The report…
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German experts urge stricter virus measures, more boosters
By EMILY SCHULTHEIS Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Germany should implement stricter measures this week to slow the spread of the omicron variant.…
Continue ReadingOmicron ‘is going to take over’ this winter, and Fauci says Americans should brace for a ‘tough few weeks to months’
By Dakin Andone and Susannah Cullinane, CNN The United States is likely in for a hard winter as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 spreads rapidly, Dr.…
Continue ReadingOmicron ‘is going to take over’ this winter, and Fauci says Americans should brace for a ‘tough few weeks to months’
CNN By Dakin Andone and Susannah Cullinane, CNN The United States is likely in for a hard winter as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 spreads rapidly,…
Continue ReadingLauded modern British architect Richard Rogers dies at 88
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Richard Rogers, the lauded British architect who was one of the forces behind the Pompidou Center in…
Continue ReadingDeath toll in southern Pakistan sewer gas blast jumps to 17
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani police officer says the death toll from a sewer gas blast in the country’s largest city has jumped to…
Continue Reading‘It gets harder every day.’ For many in rural Kentucky, their Christmas gift is survival
By Eric Bradner, CNN As Johnny Stutzman surveyed the wreckage of what had been his house, all he could do was muster a laugh. “My front porch…
Continue ReadingMass anti-coup protests in Sudan mark uprising anniversary
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese have taken to the streets across the country in mass protests against a military takeover and…
Continue ReadingDJ David Guetta lauds Saudi reforms ahead of show in kingdom
By MALAK HARB Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Internationally-known DJ David Guetta has defended his participation in Saudi…
Continue Reading‘Lord of the Rings’ has always been beloved. The pandemic reminded us just how great it is
By Scottie Andrew, CNN They weren’t meant to be heroes. Frodo Baggins, his steadfast companion Samwise Gamgee and their accidental…
Continue ReadingFinland’s Christmas resorts in full swing but fear omicron
By JAMES BROOKS Associated Press ROVANIEMI, Finland (AP) — Christmas is in full swing in Finnish Lapland, where venue operators happily report that…
Continue ReadingFinland’s Christmas resorts in full swing but fear omicron
By JAMES BROOKS Associated Press ROVANIEMI, Finland (AP) — Christmas is in full swing in Finnish Lapland, where venue operators happily report that…
Continue ReadingRestaurants anxious as omicron, high food costs take toll
By DEE-ANN DURBIN, MAE ANDERSON and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — While restaurants in the U.S. and United Kingdom are open without…
Continue ReadingRestaurants anxious as omicron, high food costs take toll
By DEE-ANN DURBIN, MAE ANDERSON and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — While restaurants in the U.S. and United Kingdom are open without…
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Saturday’s Oregon prep basketball scores
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Baker 82, Klamath 49 Bandon 61, Bonanza 41 Camas Valley 40, Prospect 29 Catlin Gabel 46, Rainier 42 Central Christian 72,…
Continue ReadingIraq military: 2 rockets strike inside Green Zone
Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s military says two rockets have struck Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, home to the U.S.…
Continue ReadingCalifornia school system is sending every student and staff member home with a Covid-19 antigen test for the holidays
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN With the Omicron variant spreading quickly across the US, several school districts are sending Covid-19 antigen tests home…
Continue ReadingLight aircraft crash in Australia kills 2 children, 2 adults
SYDNEY (AP) — Four people including two children have died after a light aircraft crashed into the sea near the coast of Australia’s Queensland…
Continue ReadingRichard Rogers, Pritzker Prize-winning British architect, dies aged 88
Hilary Clarke, CNN | Jonny Hallam, CNN Pritzker Prize-winning architect Richard Rogers, whose landmark buildings include the Centre Pompidou in…
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Holiday Lights: Colors aglow on Lamoine Lane
A home on northeast Bend’s Lamoine Lane sparkles with color. Share a photo of your special display on our Holiday Lights Sweepstakes photo album,…
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