Stocks give up gains after Fed rate hike
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Norman-led Saudi golf league announces schedule, no players
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — The Saudi-funded rival golf league run by Greg Norman has a schedule that pays $255 million in prize money for eight tournaments. What it still hasn’t announced is who will be playing. Norman and his LIV Golf Investments, backed by the Saudi Arabia sovereign
Continue ReadingNorman-led Saudi golf league announces schedule, no players
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — The Saudi-funded rival golf league run by Greg Norman has a schedule that pays $255 million in prize money for eight tournaments. What it still hasn’t announced is who will be playing. Norman and his LIV Golf Investments, backed by the Saudi Arabia sovereign
Continue ReadingMarch Madness: Wisconsin’s Johnny Davis rises to stardom
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin guard Johnny Davis drives to the basket with the same ferocity he used to show while escaping the pocket and running over defenders as a high school quarterback. Davis has emerged as one of college basketball’s biggest surprises this season. He is the Big
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Sisters Movie House joins C.O. in support of Ukraine with film fundraiser
Along with several other Central Oregon businesses and individuals, the Sisters Movie House is showing support of Ukraine with a fundraiser, in this case holding a film showing.
Continue ReadingMike Carey retires as West Virginia women’s basketball coach
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Mike Carey has retired after 21 seasons as women’s basketball coach at West Virginia. Carey guided the Mountaineers to 11 NCAA Tournaments. He is the program’s all-time winningest coach. Carey says he looks forward to spending time with his family, including five grandchildren. West Virginia went 15-15 in Carey’s final season.
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Growing list of big, traditional C.O. events set to return this year after 2-year COVID hiatus
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down many of the High Desert’s traditional yearly events for the foreseeable future in 2020, few if any people imagined it would take two full years for a return to normalcy.
Continue ReadingFed Chair Jerome Powell: We won’t hesitate to raise rates to tame inflation
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Hindsight is 20:20, even for the Federal Reserve. The US central bank is in the midst of a “whatever it takes” moment when it comes to inflation, but if Fed officials had known how high inflation would rise, they would have changed their course on policy earlier,
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‘Pretty special’: Bend Senior High Unified basketball team wins state Special Olympics championship
A big win for the Bend Senior High Unified Basketball team, claiming the title of state champions on Saturday. Unified Sports is a program that combines Special Olympic athletes with those who don’t have intellectual disabilities.
Continue ReadingHow higher interest rates will affect Americans’ finances
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans who have long enjoyed the benefits of historically low interest rates will have to adapt to a very different environment as the Federal Reserve embarks on a period of rate hikes to fight inflation. Record-low mortgage rates below 3%, reached last year, are already gone.
Continue ReadingHow higher interest rates will affect Americans’ finances
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans who have long enjoyed the benefits of historically low interest rates will have to adapt to a very different environment as the Federal Reserve embarks on a period of rate hikes to fight inflation. Record-low mortgage rates below 3%, reached last year, are already gone.
Continue ReadingTorres dice que Castillo dio marcha atrás y no anunció el adelanto de elecciones generales
Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Tras el discurso que el presidente de Perú, Pedro Castillo, pronunció ante el Congreso, el jefe de gabinete señaló que el primer mandatario decidió a último momento no anunciar el adelanto de elecciones generales. “Han existido muchos anuncios del presidente, ha faltado un anuncio que a última hora hemos decidido,
Continue ReadingLa Reserva Federal aumenta las tasas de interés por primera vez desde 2018
macamilarincon (CNN) –– La Reserva Federal, también conocida como Fed, decidió subir las tasas de interés por primera vez desde 2018. Así lo anunció el banco central este miércoles tras su muy esperada reunión de política monetaria. La medida marca el final de la política de dinero fácil de la era pandémica de la Reserva
Continue ReadingBuck, Aikman going from Fox to ESPN’s ‘Monday Night’ booth
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer On the first day of the new league year, one of the NFL’s top broadcasting teams is moving from Fox to ESPN. ESPN announced on Wednesday a move that has been in the works for nearly a month — Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will be broadcasting “Monday Night
Continue ReadingBuck, Aikman going from Fox to ESPN’s ‘Monday Night’ booth
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer On the first day of the new league year, one of the NFL’s top broadcasting teams is moving from Fox to ESPN. ESPN announced on Wednesday a move that has been in the works for nearly a month — Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will be broadcasting “Monday Night
Continue ReadingFed begins inflation fight with key rate hike, more to come
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve launched a high-risk effort to tame the worst inflation since the 1970s, raising its benchmark short-term interest rate and signaling potentially up to seven rate hikes this year. The Fed’s quarter-point hike in its key rate, which it pinned near zero since the
Continue ReadingFed begins inflation fight with key rate hike, more to come
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve launched a high-risk effort to tame the worst inflation since the 1970s, raising its benchmark short-term interest rate and signaling potentially up to seven rate hikes this year. The Fed’s quarter-point hike in its key rate, which it pinned near zero since the
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Bowman Museum, Crook County Library partner to present ‘Wild Wednesdays’ events
The Bowman Museum and the Crook County Library are excited to partner in bringing increased cultural programming to Crook County. “Wild Wednesdays,” a new weekly event series, will feature People from our Past’s exciting historical reenactments, as well as regular musical guests.
Continue ReadingWest Ham defender Zouma to be prosecuted for animal abuse
LONDON (AP) — West Ham defender Kurt Zouma is being prosecuted by an animal charity for kicking and slapping his cat in abuse caught on video. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals took Zouma’s two pet cats into care after footage of the abuse surfaced on social media last month. The
Continue ReadingHate crime charge for teen recorded whipping classmate
HOUMA, La. (AP) — Authorities in Louisiana charged a white high schooler with a hate crime after he was recorded throwing cotton balls at a Black student and then hitting him with his belt. Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet says the 15-year-old freshman at Vandebilt Catholic High School in Houma was arrested Tuesday. A video
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