By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business You may think that store and restaurant workers in America who catch Covid-19 are staying home to recover and keep the public safe. But millions of frontline employees aren’t able to do that without missing a paycheck. So, many Americans, working precarious, low-wage jobs in the service industry, can’t stay
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Join Deschutes Public Library as we explore the all-American art form found in the Sunday funnies and on the big screen during “Know Comics” in February.
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Caleb Mills scored 21 points, freshman Matthew Cleveland added a season-high 21 points with 10 rebounds and Florida State beat North Florida 86-73 for its fifth straight victory. Mills scored eight of his 15 first-half points in the final five minutes to help Florida State go ahead by double figures. Cleveland
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — ¿Recuerdas a Cheech y Chong? Los clásicos que pasan sus días en una habitación (o auto) cubierta de marihuana, capaces de poco más que encontrar su próximo churro. Si no los recuerdas, no es de extrañar. A medida que más y más estados legalizan la marihuana, los efectos estereotipados de adormecimiento
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Año nuevo, perspectivas nuevas, planes de viaje nuevos. Ahora es el momento en el que mucha gente suele planear las escapadas del año en torno a los calendarios escolares y los eventos familiares y el buen tiempo y los grandes festivales y exposiciones y conciertos. Y, una vez más, el covid-19
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Peloton CEO John Foley acknowledged Thursday that the company is “considering all options” — including layoffs and production curbs — after a report that the fitness firm has stopped manufacturing its bikes and treadmills sent shares crashing. His statement did not reference any specific report, but said “rumors that we
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Dutch Bros in Bend, Redmond and Sisters partnered with customers to raise $17,830 for Oregon Adaptive Sports.
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Doug Pederson lasted five seasons in Philadelphia and Matt Nagy just four in Chicago before they ultimately were fired. That hasn’t diminished the interest teams have in Andy Reid’s offensive coordinators. Passed over several times for head coaching jobs over the past few seasons,
Continue ReadingTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The United States has taken the lead in the pairs and ice dance on the first day of the Four Continents figure skating championships. U.S. skaters Audrey Lu and Misha Mitrofanov placed first in the pairs short program with 68.35 points. Caroline Green and Michael Parsons lead the ice dance competition
Continue ReadingCésar López (CNN Español) — En el primer día de la primera fase de venta de boletos de cara al Mundial de Qatar 2022, las solicitudes alrededor del planeta para adquirir una entrada se dieron por millones. Así lo informó la FIFA en un comunicado, asegurando que en el primer día de venta recibió 1,2
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve released a highly anticipated report on central bank digital currencies that suggested it is leaning toward having banks and other financial firms, rather than the Fed itself, manage digital accounts for customers. A central bank digital currency would differ in some key ways
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High-quality, affordable and accessible child care has a significant impact on the economic growth and competitiveness of our companies and country.
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews and Nathan MacKinnon will not get to play at the Olympics for the first time since the NHL is not sending players to Beijing. The men’s hockey tournament instead could be a showcase of the next generation of hockey talent. Most recent top NHL draft
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Beginning Monday, Jan. 31 and extending through Sunday, Feb. 13, the Prineville Police Department, along with other law enforcement agencies throughout the state, will be using federally funded overtime to educate the public about safety belt and child seat laws.
Continue ReadingHELSINKI (AP) — Former NHL players Leo Komarov, Sami Vatanen, Valtteri Filppula and Markus Granlund were among those named to Finland’s men’s hockey roster for the Beijing Olympics. Komarov and Vatanen were part of Finland’s bronze medal-winning team in Sochi in 2014. Filppula won bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Games. Finland has 12 players with
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s is selling a dessert that fans haven’t seen in about five years. Roughly 6,800 of its 14,000 US restaurants have begun selling a blueberry and crème pie, which is a sweet pastry that’s filled with blueberries and a vanilla-flavored crème and baked in a pie crust. McDonald’s last sold
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The World Rugby Sevens Series has rescheduled its U.S. stop from March to August due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement was made jointly by World Rugby and USA Rugby. The Los Angeles Sevens were supposed to take place March 5-6 at Dignity Sports Park in Carson, California, but have been
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Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.1% in December, edging down from 4.2% in November, the Oregon Employment Department reported Thursday. It marked the 20th consecutive month of declines in Oregon’s unemployment rate.
Continue ReadingCNN By Sara Murray, Jason Morris and Zachary Cohen, CNN A district attorney in the Atlanta area investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state has requested a special grand jury to gather evidence and compel witnesses to testify in relation to her probe. The request to seat
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for cursing at a fan in Cleveland. Irving’s comments to the fan during the second quarter of Brooklyn’s 114-107 loss on Monday were captured on video. He used profanity in reminding the fan that he helped the Cavaliers win
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