Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told a Jerusalem court he is not guilty of one charge of bribery and three charges of fraud and breach of trust. Monday’s appearance was Netanyahu’s second in court since his corruption trial formally began in May. Netanyahu, wearing a black mask, entered the court shortly after 9 a.m.
Continue ReadingA woman has contracted Ebola and died in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), marking the first case since the Central African country ended its last outbreak last year, the health ministry said on Sunday. The woman was found with symptoms of the virus in the town of Biena, near the city of Butembo, on
Continue ReadingTampa Bay Buccaneers assistant defensive line coach Lori Locust and assistant strength and conditioning coach Maral Javadifar made history Sunday night, becoming the first women to win the Super Bowl as coaches. Additionally, down judge Sarah Thomas became the first woman to officiate in a Super Bowl. Locust and Javadifar are part of one of
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Nearly six months have passed since two of Josh Pardee’s close friends were killed in what police quickly determined was a double-homicide inside their northeast Bend home — and still, no arrests.
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President Joe Biden lamented the lack of Black coaches in the NFL during a Super Bowl halftime interview Sunday evening, urging teams to emphasize diversity in their hiring process. “You’ve got to go out and look — there’s innumerous incredibly qualified African American coaches out there,” Biden told Westwood One during an interview that aired
Continue ReadingIt looks like Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, is filled to capacity for Super Bowl LV, but that’s not the case. Only about 25,000 fans are in attendance. The other 30,000 seats are filled with cardboard cutouts of familiar faces like Eminem, Billie Eilish and Drake. “So when you turn on the TV, you’ll
Continue ReadingA second senior leader of a vast drug syndicate has been arrested, a Thai narcotics official said, as a transnational dragnet tightens on the Sam Gor group, which police say dominates the $70 billion annual Asia Pacific drug trade. The October arrest of Hong Kong citizen Lee Chung Chak in Bangkok preceded last month’s high-profile
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When President George W. Bush addressed a joint session of Congress the week after the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, he told Americans that they’d come under attack because the terrorists “hate what they see right here in this chamber: a democratically elected government.” Every nation around the world now had to decide,
Continue ReadingThe bandages were back, but not on The Weeknd’s face this time. The Grammy-winning singer took to the stage for the Pepsi Super Bowl LV halftime performance with plenty of pyrotechnics, lights and men dressed like The Weeknd in all black with red jackets and bandaged faces. The Weeknd performed a medley of his hits,
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A Republican congressman is proposing removing four hydroelectric dams in the Northwest as part of a sweeping plan to address the decades-long problem of how to save salmon populations without upending a system that provides power to millions of people.
Continue ReadingFormer US Secretary of State George P. Shultz, who played a central role in helping to bring the Cold War to an end as President Ronald Reagan’s secretary of state, died Saturday at age 100, according to the Hoover Institution at Stanford University where he worked for over 30 years. Shultz, who was one of
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Nearly three weeks into office, President Joe Biden is trying to do what he knows how to do best — connect with average Americans, letting them know he understands their suffering and offering words of comfort. But instead of doing so quietly on the campaign trail, he’s now using those skills to win a different
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It is common that many politicians grow more popular once they leave office. That has not been the case for former President Donald Trump. On the eve of his impeachment trial in front of the Senate, new polling reveals that more Americans want him convicted than at any point during his first impeachment trial a
Continue ReadingThe Super Bowl this weekend brought fanfare and celebrities to Tampa, Florida, to the discomfort of city officials. Rapper 50 Cent and DJ Steve Aoki hosted their own parties, drawing many unmasked attendees in indoor settings. Aoki’s party took place at Tampa’s WTR Bar & Grill at The Godfrey Hotel, while 50 Cent’s was held
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Happy Super Bowl Sunday! Looks like are winds are still with us for a few more hours before laying down around sunset tonight. We should be seeing way more calm conditions for the first few days of this week. In addition our temperatures are going to remain around our seasonal average as well. That is,
Continue ReadingAn NYPD officer seen on social media wearing a pro-Trump patch while in uniform has received “an initial discipline,” New York Police Department spokeswoman Detective Sophia Mason said. The NYPD Sergeants Benevolent Association identified the officer as Sgt. Dana Martillo. CNN has made multiple attempts to reach Martillo for comment and has not yet heard
Continue ReadingAriana Grande keeps breaking records. The musician’s latest feat? Earning her 20th Guinness World Records title. Guinness World Records last week announced that Grande’s newest accolade is “most songs to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100,” with five of her songs topping the charts. “What makes her recent record achievement so extraordinary
Continue ReadingCovid-19 cases and hospitalizations are decreasing across much of the United States, but health experts warned that could change if fans gathered Sunday to watch the Super Bowl with people from outside their households. “When people get together in private residences in close proximity, that is one of the single most effective ways to spread
Continue ReadingFor Amanda Gorman, Inauguration Day was just the beginning. Now, she can cross the Super Bowl off her bucket list, too. Gorman, who performed her poetry at President Joe Biden’s inauguration last month, was back Sunday evening. This time, though, the youth poet laureate was honoring educator Trimaine Davis, ICU nurse manager Suzie Dorner and
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