Family Access Network receives $3K grant to assist Bear Creek students, families
The Family Access Network said Tuesday it has received a $3,000 grant from the Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation to support FAN advocate services at…
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Support for same-sex marriage reaches record high in US, poll shows
A record 70% of Americans support legal recognition of same-sex marriage, according to a new Gallup poll. That’s the highest level of support…
Continue ReadingMastercard Foundation and Africa CDC announce $1.3 billion vaccine initiative
The Mastercard Foundation and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will deploy $1.3 billion over the next three years as part…
Continue ReadingCharlottesville’s confederate statues coming down nearly four years after violent rally
In a unanimous vote late Monday night, the Charlottesville City Council voted to remove two Confederate statues from the city’s public parks,…
Continue ReadingRatko Mladic, the ‘butcher of Bosnia,’ loses appeal against genocide conviction
Former Bosnian Serb army leader Ratko Mladic, nicknamed “the butcher of Bosnia,” will have to serve his life sentence after an appeal…
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Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: Defense against drug scams targeting doctors
This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense against drug scams targeting doctors.…
Continue ReadingBiden to speak with GOP Sen. Capito as hopes for bipartisan infrastructure plan dim
President Joe Biden on Tuesday will speak with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, the lead Republican negotiator on infrastructure, as prospects appear to be…
Continue ReadingRatko Mladic Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Ratko Mladic, former leader of the Bosnian Serb army, sentenced to life in prison for genocide and other war crimes.…
Continue ReadingLongest serving teacher in school district retiring after 47 years
Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Ms. Frances “Annie” Wilson, currently the…
Continue ReadingBody recovered from lake
Click here for updates on this story WINCHESTER, Connecticut (WFSB) — A body was pulled from Winchester Lake Tuesday…
Continue ReadingStarbucks is letting people bring in their own mugs again
Starbucks will let customers bring their own mugs to US company-owned cafes again starting on June 22. Before the pandemic, the coffee chain…
Continue ReadingWant a job? America has a record number available
America is hiring like never before. Job openings in the United States soared by nearly a million in April, setting a record for the most openings…
Continue ReadingShannen Doherty goes makeup-less and is over Hollywood beauty standards
Bye bye, Botox. Actress and cancer survivor Shannen Doherty posted a makeup free selfie over the weekend with the caption, “Watching movies…
Continue ReadingColonial Pipeline CEO on Capitol Hill after ransomware attack crippled East Coast fuel pipeline
Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount told lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday it was the “right decision” to halt operations at one of the…
Continue ReadingCaitlyn Jenner Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Caitlyn Jenner, former Olympian and reality TV personality, and candidate for governor of California. Personal…
Continue ReadingUyghurs are being deported from Muslim countries, raising concerns about China’s growing reach
Amannisa Abdullah and her husband, Ahmad Talip, were on their way to shop for baby clothes in Dubai, when the message that changed both their lives…
Continue ReadingNYC’s Madison Square Garden to reopen with mega Foo Fighters concert
The Foo Fighters are hitting the stage at Madison Square Garden later this month to kick off the iconic venue’s reopening. The event will take…
Continue ReadingMassive internet outage: Websites and apps around the world go dark
Countless websites and apps around the world went down for about an hour Tuesday after Fastly, a major content delivery network, reported a…
Continue ReadingDemocrats confront reality of narrowly split Congress as Biden’s agenda faces major obstacles
President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda faces a critical month ahead as he and congressional Democrats work to secure agreements with…
Continue ReadingGoldman Sachs to clients: Don’t sweat the global minimum tax
The historic agreement from the world’s richest nations to impose a global minimum tax doesn’t pose much of a threat to Corporate…
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