Oregon Ducks earn 7-4 win over Boise State in Bend’s first college hockey game
A night full of hard hits, brilliant goals and a few fights here and there ended in an Oregon Ducks win.
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FDA warns against using throat swabs for home Covid-19 tests
By Jamie Gumbrecht, Naomi Thomas and Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is cautioning against using self-collected throat swabs for Covid-19 tests and says people should use the tests as instructed. “FACT: When it comes to at-home rapid antigen #COVID19 tests, those swabs are for your nose and not your throat,” it
Continue ReadingWestern Hockey League suspends activities for 15 teams
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Western Hockey League suspended activities for 15 teams Friday and postponed eight games because of COVID-19 concerns. The major junior league said Friday that the affected teams — the Calgary Hitmen, Edmonton Oil Kings, Everett Silvertips, Kamloops Blazers, Medicine Hat Tigers, Moose Jaw Warriors, Prince Albert Raiders, Prince George Cougars,
Continue ReadingWestern Hockey League suspends activities for 15 teams
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Western Hockey League suspended activities for 15 teams Friday and postponed eight games because of COVID-19 concerns. The major junior league said Friday that the affected teams — the Calgary Hitmen, Edmonton Oil Kings, Everett Silvertips, Kamloops Blazers, Medicine Hat Tigers, Moose Jaw Warriors, Prince Albert Raiders, Prince George Cougars,
Continue ReadingBroncos activate specialists McManus, Martin off virus list
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos activated kicker Brandon McManus and punter Sam Martin off the reserve/COVID-19 list on Friday, 24 hours before their season finale against the Kansas City Chiefs. They also placed starting cornerbacks Patrick Surtain II (calves) and Ronald Darby (shoulder) on IR and placed cornerback Nate Hairston on the reserve/COVID-19
Continue ReadingInslee rescinds state government affirmative action ban
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says he will roll back a long-standing directive that restricts affirmative action in state hiring, contracting and education and announced a new executive order to boost diversity in government contracting. The Seattle Times reported that the Democratic governor’s announcement comes as he and state officials try to
Continue ReadingSeahawks hope late offensive surge is springboard into ’22
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks are hoping the final month of the NFL season will become a launching point into the 2022 season. Seattle has moved closer toward fielding the type of offense everyone expected in offensive coordinator Shane Waldron’s first season going into Sunday’s finale in
Continue ReadingCómo es viajar en el vuelo más corto del mundo
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El piloto, que está a escasos centímetros de sus pasajeros, levanta la mano y acciona los interruptores metálicos que encienden los motores. Dos hélices, visibles a través de las ventanas de ambos lados, comienzan a funcionar ruidosamente. La pequeña aeronave corre por la grava durante unos cientos de metros. Luego, cuando
Continue ReadingGarrett lifts Northwestern St. over Incarnate Word 83-80
KATY, Texas — Cedric Garrett made the decisive three-point play and Northwestern State defeated Incarnate Word 83-80 in a second-round game of the Southland Conference Tip-Off. LaTerrance Read’s 3-pointer had given the Demons an 80-78 lead with 57 seconds remaining. After Incarnate Word tied it, Garrett made a layup and free throw with 18 seconds
Continue Reading2 Republicans to AP: Wisconsin Sen. Johnson to seek 3rd term
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, one of former President Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters, has decided to seek reelection to a third term. Two Republicans with knowledge of Johnson’s plan but who were not authorized to speak publicly about it confirmed to The Associated
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Where are the COVID-19 tests that Biden promised?
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced last month that the federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free to people to use at home. But despite the high public demand for tests, White House officials say it will still
Continue ReadingCompanies keep mum as vaccine mandate goes to Supreme Court
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO NEW YORK (AP) — Companies that would be affected by a Biden administration vaccine-or-testing requirement for workers have largely remained on the sidelines while the Supreme Court considers whether the rule can be enforced. The requirement has faced numerous court challenges and was upheld last month by a three-judge panel with the
Continue ReadingBell tops Chen to win first US figure skating championship
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mariah Bell had been to the U.S. Figure Skating Championships nine times without standing atop the podium. She’d finished second once. Third a couple times. A disappointing fifth four years ago, when the ever-smiling Bell arrived at nationals as one of the leading contenders for
Continue ReadingPixar’s ‘Turning Red’ to debut directly on Disney+
NEW YORK (AP) — The third straight Pixar feature film will go straight to Disney+, the Walt Disney Co. announced Friday. “Turning Red” will premiere exclusively on Disney+ on March 11, the studio said. Kareem Daniel, chairman of distribution for Disney, cited the pandemic and the slower recovery for family films at the box office.
Continue ReadingSidney Poitier changed movies, and changed lives
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sidney Poitier made history — on the screen and off. He opened up possibilities for generations of Black actors and for generations of Black audiences. Associated Press National Writer Hillel Italie writes in an appreciation that Poitier had as much impact as any performer and
Continue ReadingFBI warns cybercriminals have tried to hack US firms by mailing malicious USB drives
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A prolific Eastern European cybercriminal group has tried to hack US companies in the transportation, defense and insurance sectors by mailing those organizations malicious USB drives, the FBI warned US businesses this week in an advisory obtained by CNN. The unnamed companies received a series of fake letters via the US
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 pauses have teams working way back to ‘game shape’
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Men’s and women’s basketball coaches across the country are coping with the challenge of physical conditioning that comes with COVID-19 pauses. After a program is down because of virus protocols, it’s about players getting back into “game shape” after an abrupt halt to the schedule.
Continue Reading1 missing in Pacific Northwest flooding, slides
By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — At least one person was missing and presumed dead as snow turned to rain and deluged the Pacific Northwest, causing flooding, landslides and avalanche danger in the mountains. Authorities say a man was swept away by floodwaters Friday and presumed dead west of Olympia, Washington. Portions
Continue ReadingPixar’s ‘Turning Red’ to debut directly on Disney+
NEW YORK (AP) — The third straight Pixar feature film will go straight to Disney+, the Walt Disney Co. announced Friday. “Turning Red” will premiere exclusively on Disney+ on March 11, the studio said. Kareem Daniel, chairman of distribution for Disney, cited the pandemic and the slower recovery for family films at the box office.
Continue ReadingRex Rust, co-president of Rust Communications, dies
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Rex Dearmont Rust, co-president of the Missouri-based media company Rust Communications, has died. The company’s flagship newspaper, the Southeast Missourian in Cape Girardeau, reported that Rust died Thursday evening after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was 52. Rust grew up in Cape Girardeau and graduated from Harvard University in
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