Pinduoduo’s founder leaves as his Chinese e-commerce giant grows bigger than ever
Pinduoduo’s founder stepped down suddenly this week, shaking investors who had watched him take the Chinese e-commerce company from nothing to…
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Covid-19 drove hundreds of Africans out of Guangzhou. A generation of mixed-race children is their legacy
When the coronavirus pandemic ground China to a near-halt in early February last year, Youssouf Dieng jetted back to Dakar for, he thought, a brief…
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5 things to know for March 18: Spa killings, Covid-19, China, Amazon, storm danger
All 68 teams in the men’s NCAA college basketball tournament have been cleared to play ahead of today’s First Four games. Here’s…
Continue ReadingFact check: Biden wrong on three statistics he cited in ABC interview
President Joe Biden sat for an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday. Biden was generally factual in the interview, much of…
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US could be on the cusp of Covid-19 infection surge officials have been dreading, expert warns
The US may be on the cusp of another Covid-19 case surge, one expert says — a surge that health officials have repeatedly warned about as state…
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Tanzania’s President John Magufuli who urged citizens ‘to pray coronavirus away’ has died after weeks unseen
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, the country’s vice president announced in a televised address…
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Olympic triple jumper and rapper Will Claye on why his music career is more than a hobby
When he pictures the sight of a triple jumper traveling through the air, Will Claye’s mind turns to music. “It looks like the person is…
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Billie Eilish’s green hair party is over
Billie Eilish is blonde and if her social media postings are any indication, it’s everything she wanted. The “Ocean Eyes” singer…
Continue ReadingVanessa Bryant names deputies who allegedly took photos of crash site
In a series of Instagram posts on Wednesday, Vanessa Bryant revealed the names of the four Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies who…
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‘Unplayable’ Bayern Munich cruises into record-breaking 19th Champions League quarterfinal
Lazio boss Simone Inzaghi called Bayern Munich “unplayable” after his side was comfortably beaten by the German powerhouse in the…
Continue Reading ‘Unplayable’ Bayern Munich cruise into record-breaking 19th Champions League quarterfinal
Lazio boss Simone Inzaghi called Bayern Munich “unplayable” after his side was comfortably beaten by the German powerhouse in the…
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San Francisco police increase patrols following recent assaults against Asian Americans
The San Francisco Police Department is increasing patrols in predominately Asian neighborhoods following an “alarming spike in brazen…
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Tanzania’s President John Magufuli dies after weeks unseen
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, the country’s vice president announced in a televised address…
Continue ReadingBoston Marathon icon Dick Hoyt has died at age 80
Boston Marathon icon Dick Hoyt died Wednesday morning at age 80, according to his son, Russ Hoyt. He passed peacefully in his sleep due to heart…
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Four arrests in pair of traffic stops targeting Crook County meth distribution ring
Central Oregon drug agents have arrested three Prineville residents and a Troutdale man in a pair of recent traffic stops targeting a drug ring…
Continue ReadingJackson, Mississippi, gets clearance to lift boil water notices weeks after brutal winter storms
All boil water notices in the city of Jackson, Mississippi — put in place after last month’s powerful winter storms — have been…
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Bend driver without headlights jumps from moving car, arrested; drugs found
When police tried to pull him over, a driver without headlights bailed out of his moving car and into the brush on Bend’s north end Tuesday night,…
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Bend vigil honors Asian American crime victims
In the wake of shootings in Atlanta that claimed 8 lives, TRACEs Central Oregon and Bend’s Asian community held a vigil at Pioneer Park Wednesday…
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Bend councilors work to word sixth emergency declaration amid changes
Bend city councilors wrestled with the shifting sands of COVID-19 state guidelines Wednesday evening as they worked to word the sixth version of the…
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The race between variants and vaccines in US will be a close call, expert warns, and eased restrictions aren’t helping
Experts say there’s a tough race between Covid-19 vaccinations and a contagious variant that’s rapidly spreading across the US,…
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