Monday snow report, warm conditions
We have just a few inches of snow hitting our mountains. 8” at Timberline 5″ at Skibowl 2″ at Willamette Pass Carry those chains and traction tires, and be mindful of road conditions.
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Zaghari-Ratcliffe seeks freedom for remaining Iran hostages
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former Iranian captive Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says that brushing her daughter’s hair is now one of her greatest joys upon returning home after almost six years of detention in Iran. On Monday, the dual British-Iranian citizen appealed for all of the remaining hostages in Iran to be reunited
Continue ReadingZaghari-Ratcliffe seeks freedom for remaining Iran hostages
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former Iranian captive Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says that brushing her daughter’s hair is now one of her greatest joys upon returning home after almost six years of detention in Iran. On Monday, the dual British-Iranian citizen appealed for all of the remaining hostages in Iran to be reunited
Continue ReadingMatch launches new dating app for single parents
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Match on Monday rolled out a new service called Stir that aims to remove some of the barriers around dating as a single parent. The dating services company said Stir focuses on meeting the specific dating needs of single parents that aren’t typically addressed on mainstream dating apps. With
Continue ReadingSeven key developments in the Ukraine conflict this weekend
By Jack Guy, CNN Civilian casualties continue to mount as a result of Russian attacks on Ukraine, and the besieged city of Mariupol has refused to surrender despite constant bombardment. Here are the key developments from the weekend. Ukrainian officials reject Russian request to surrender Mariupol Russian forces continued their assault on the southeastern city
Continue ReadingRachel Zegler, ‘West Side Story’ star, says she wasn’t invited to the Oscars
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Rachel Zegler’s movie is nominated for a best picture Academy Award, but she says she’ll be celebrating like the rest of us. The 20-year-old actress starred as Maria Vasquez in the musical drama “West Side Story,” which won her a Golden Globe for best actress in a motion picture comedy
Continue Reading7 tribes break ground on wellness center in eastern WA
By AMBER D. DODD Spokesman-Review SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations has hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on a wellness center in Spokane Valley, Washington, extending a mission of healing youth through practices grounded in Indigenous values. The Spokesman-Review reports Healing Lodge programs are embedded in healing practices of the Spokane,
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Spring brings a mixed forecast, Monday showers
Good Monday morning, Central Oregon! Sunday was the first day of spring, and we are looking at a mixed and warm week across the High Desert. Monday, you can expect a chance for rain and snow between 8 and 11a,m. It will be a mostly cloudy day across the region. The High Desert can expect
Continue ReadingNielsen ratings rejects $9B takeover bid and shares slide
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Nielsen is down 16% after the TV ratings company rejected a $9 billion takeover bid from private equity firms. Nielsen said that the offer “significantly undervalues” the company. Nielsen said that it had consulted with, among others, its third largest shareholder, WindAcre Partnership, which
Continue ReadingNielsen ratings rejects $9B takeover bid and shares slide
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Nielsen is down 16% after the TV ratings company rejected a $9 billion takeover bid from private equity firms. Nielsen said that the offer “significantly undervalues” the company. Nielsen said that it had consulted with, among others, its third largest shareholder, WindAcre Partnership, which
Continue ReadingWild land Fleury, Rangers add 3 players at trade deadline
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer Marc-Andre Fleury is back in the playoff picture after the Minnesota Wild acquired the three-time Stanley Cup-winner in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks. The New York Rangers were among the busiest teams in shoring up depth needs by acquiring forwards Andrew Copp and Tyler Motte and defenseman Justin
Continue ReadingWhy WhatsApp wants to convince Americans to stop sending text messages
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Since the start of this year, a series of advertisements have appeared on television screens and billboards across the United States, with ominous warnings to texters. “I think I left the car unlocked, can you check?” reads a text message displayed on one of the billboards. The consequence, outlined next
Continue ReadingSuspected militants kill 13 soldiers in eastern Burkina Faso
By ARSENE KABORE Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s army says at least 13 soldiers were killed and eight others wounded in the eastern Gourma province in attacks by suspected Islamic extremists. The army said in a statement that several of the attackers were killed in the incident. It said that with
Continue ReadingTrial opens into knife murder of British lawmaker Amess
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A prosecutor says a man who stabbed a veteran British lawmaker to death while he was meeting voters last year was a “committed Islamist terrorist” who had spent years researching and planning potential attacks on lawmakers. Ali Harbi Ali, 26, appeared in the dock Monday at London’s
Continue Reading‘Kill more’: Facebook fails to detect hate against Rohingya
By VICTORIA MILKO and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A new report has found that Facebook failed to detect blatant hate speech and calls to violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority in advertisements submitted to run on its platform. The report shared exclusively with The Associated Press showed the rights group Global
Continue Reading‘Kill more’: Facebook fails to detect hate against Rohingya
By VICTORIA MILKO and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A new report has found that Facebook failed to detect blatant hate speech and calls to violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority in advertisements submitted to run on its platform. The report shared exclusively with The Associated Press showed the rights group Global
Continue ReadingVirginian-Pilot reporter and former CNN news assistant Sierra Jenkins killed in shooting
CNN By Laura Studley, CNN Virginian-Pilot newspaper reporter and former CNN news assistant Sierra Jenkins was among the individuals shot and killed in an early Saturday morning shooting that left one more person dead and three others injured, Norfolk, Virginia, police said. She was 25. Jenkins was leaving a downtown Norfolk restaurant, Chicho’s Pizza Backstage,
Continue ReadingBrazilian justice lifts Telegram ban after orders met
By DEBORA ALVARES Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Less than 48 hours after suspending the messaging app Telegram in Brazil, a Supreme Court justice said it could resume operations because it had complied with a judicial order. Justice Alexandre de Moraes had ordered that platforms and internet providers block Telegram on Friday. On Saturday,
Continue ReadingTaco Bell workers are getting new uniforms. Here’s what they look like
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Taco Bell turns 60 this summer and its employees will have new outfits to mark the occasion. Employees will be given a new T-shirt that’s designed by Los Angeles-based streetwear creator Born X Raised that celebrates the chain’s Southern Californian heritage. The shirt, meant to “commemorate this milestone in the
Continue ReadingIndonesia set to lift quarantine rules for overseas tourists
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s tourism minister says the country will lift all quarantine requirements for overseas visitors entering the country, two years after it imposed border restrictions due to COVID-19. Tourism and Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno told reporters that foreign tourists will still be required to have a negative
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