Disney World changes mask requirements for guests
In a major moment for Disney parks, and the theme park industry overall, Walt Disney World changed its mask rules for guests following new guidance…
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Stimulus checks and pandemic aid make it even more important to file a 2020 tax return
Low-income Americans who aren’t usually required to file taxes could be leaving a lot of money on the table if they don’t file a 2020…
Continue Reading Stimulus checks and pandemic aid make it even more important to file a 2020 return
Low-income Americans who aren’t usually required to file taxes could be leaving a lot of money on the table if they don’t file a 2020…
Continue ReadingTop Japanese CEO says hosting the Olympics amounts to a ‘suicide mission’
The CEO of Japan’s top e-commerce company said Friday that it would be a “suicide mission” for the country to host the Olympic…
Continue Reading‘No regard for human safety’: Police chief says 7 people remain hospitalized from Rhode Island shooting
Seven of the nine people who were injured in Thursday’s shooting in Providence, Rhode Island, remained hospitalized Friday, the city’s…
Continue ReadingA fire on a capsized cargo ship off the Georgia coast has been extinguished using seawater
The fiery wreckage of a cargo ship off the Georgia coast has been extinguished, according to a press release from the St. Simons Sound Incident…
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Chelsea boss Emma Hayes says inspiring the new generation is as important as Champions League glory
Chelsea manager Emma Hayes says winning the club’s first Women’s Champions League would be an “incredible achievement,” but…
Continue ReadingJay Barbree, space journalist and ‘Moon Shot’ author, dies at 87
Pioneering space journalist Jay Barbree died Friday, according to his former employer, NBC News. He was 87. Barbree joined NBC News in 1958 and…
Continue ReadingThree Nashville police officers are suspended without pay over botched apartment raid in 2020
Three Nashville police officers who raided the wrong apartment last summer will be suspended without pay as well as face other disciplinary measures,…
Continue ReadingSecretary of State Fagan hosts talk on voting rights of formerly incarcerated Oregonians
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan met Friday with Multnomah County Elections Director Tim Scott, advocates from the Oregon Justice Resource…
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The outlook is brighter for the US on Covid-19. It’s why school life may return to almost-normal in the fall
Between the first 12-year-olds receiving their Covid-19 vaccines and new guidance that vaccinated people can remove their masks indoors, the outlook…
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Some states and retailers usher in return to normalcy for people vaccinated against Covid-19
Several state governors and big retailers signaled a return to normal on Friday, a day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said…
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Sisters Folk Festival announces summer creativity camps
Registration opens Wednesday, May 19 for Sisters Folk Festival’s in-person music and creativity camps for middle and high school-aged students…
Continue Reading Sabrina Ionescu honors Kobe Bryant, hits game-winning 3 to start the WNBA season
Sabrina Ionescu had a dream that this was coming. On Friday, her first game back since a sprained ankle sidelined her for most of her rookie season…
Continue ReadingTwo workers were killed in an explosion while doing maintenance on an Oklahoma dam
The bodies of two contract workers were recovered Friday after they died following an explosion in an Oklahoma dam that was undergoing maintenance,…
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Lawsuit seeks $103M from public utilities over wildfire
A lawsuit filed on behalf of 70 landowners in Oregon’s McKenzie River Valley seeks $103 million from Lane Electric Cooperative and Eugene Water and…
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Oregon Division of State Lands releases updated essential salmonid habitat map
The state of Oregon on Friday released a newly updated essential salmonid habitat map, which shows streams where activities like building docks or…
Continue ReadingNine people injured in shooting that Rhode Island police chief says was between feuding groups
Nine people in Rhode Island’s capital were injured in a shooting Thursday, Providence Police Chief Hugh Clements said during a news conference.…
Continue ReadingSeawater being used to put out fire on a cargo ship wreckage off the Georgia coast
The wreckage of a cargo ship off the Georgia coast caught fire during salvage operations on Friday and seawater is being used to extinguish the…
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