Biden to sign executive order expanding voting access
President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order Sunday expanding voting access in what the White House calls “an initial step in…
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Wall Street Journal: Third female former staffer accuses New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of inappropriate conduct
A third female former staffer has come forward with accusations of inappropriate conduct by embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, according to…
Continue ReadingIt’s been a year since markets crashed. Is another reckoning around the corner?
It’s been nearly a year since the coronavirus pandemic ended the S&P 500’s longest-ever bull run and sent stocks everywhere into a…
Continue ReadingBritish-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has her ankle monitor removed but faces new court date
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian charity worker who has been jailed in Iran for almost five years, has had her ankle monitor removed,…
Continue Reading Top Biden advisers tell staff there’s ‘no room for complacency’ as Covid relief bill nears completion
The message to White House senior staff as President Joe Biden’s cornerstone legislative proposal nears completion is simple, if blunt: there…
Continue ReadingNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, British-Iranian charity worker jailed in Tehran, has her ankle monitor removed, British MP says
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian charity worker who has been jailed in Iran for almost five years, has had her ankle monitor removed,…
Continue ReadingItalian prosecutor asks for life sentence for two Americans charged with police murder
An Italian prosecutor on Saturday asked for life sentences for two American students charged with murdering a police officer in an alleged drug deal…
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There’s a dearth of Black players on the LPGA Tour. This woman wants that to change
Made redundant from her job at Lockheed Martin at the age of 55, Clemmie Perry started thinking she needed to find a hobby. She turned to golf, but…
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US is at a tipping point of another Covid-19 surge, expert says. That’s why safety measures remain crucial now
With each day and each vaccination, the US inches closer to the finish line of what has been a brutal battle against Covid-19. But it’s not…
Continue Reading‘Dripping in the blood of Jim Crow’: Voting rights groups say GOP-backed bills in Georgia target Black voters
Voting rights groups led bus tours, knocked on 1 million doors and gave out food at community events to achieve an unprecedented Black voter turnout…
Continue ReadingHundreds risked everything in Selma 56 years ago today. This group is trying to identify them
Debra Barnes Wilson was 8 on “Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Alabama. She and her grandmother, Julia Barnes, joined the voting rights marchers,…
Continue ReadingHow Merkel’s vaccine disaster dented Germany’s handling of the pandemic
The fridges are here but the shots are not. Doctor Sibylle Katzenstein spent thousands kitting out her Berlin practice so she could administer…
Continue ReadingHe adopted a dog that no one else wanted. It ended up saving his life
They say a dog is a man’s best friend. For one New Jersey man, his rescue dog has become much more than that. Sadie, a 100-pound German…
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New High Desert Museum exhibit displays beauty of ‘Cosmic Microscapes’
The High Desert Museum’s new ‘Cosmic Microscapes’ exhibit opened Saturday, displaying beautiful, detailed art images of rocks from outer space and in…
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As violence surges, some question Portland axing police unit
The city of Portland last year dissolved a special police unit designed to focus on gun-related violence during the national reckoning over racial…
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‘Relief is finally on the way’: Wyden, Merkley hail passage of COVID relief package
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., praised the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that Senate Democrats passed in a narrow, party-line vote…
Continue ReadingOne person killed in shooting at George Floyd memorial site in Minneapolis
One person was shot to death Saturday night in Minneapolis at the same intersection where George Floyd died last year — an area that has since…
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Protesters gather in Bend for Luke Wirkkala
The protesters met outside of the Deschutes County Courthouse just over a week before Luke Wirkkala’s murder…
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Redmond High takes down Bend High 35-0 to start their football season
The Redmond High Panthers (5A) beat the Bend High Lava Bears (6A) in both teams first game in over a…
Continue ReadingSaturday, March 6: Evening Snow Report
Willamette Pass got the most of our snow showers last night. We are expecting some winter weather over the next few days, so we may see the base…
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