Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El feminicidio, también conocido como femicidio, es la forma más extrema de violencia de género y se define como el “asesinato intencional de mujeres por ser mujeres”. El término femicidio, acuñado en los años setenta por Diana Russell, surgió con el fin político de “reconocer y visibilizar la discriminación, opresión, la
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Mena, CNN The elections administrator in Harris County, Texas, announced Tuesday that she had submitted her resignation, amid a mail-in ballot counting discrepancy in election night results. Isabel Longoria, who since 2020 has overseen elections in Harris County, which includes Houston, said her resignation would be effective July 1. Longoria’s resignation comes amid
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Melody Kempton scored 15 points and Gonzaga defeated No. 15 BYU 71-59 in the championship game of the West Coast Conference tournament to earn its 13th NCAA Tournament berth. It was a big turnaround for second-seeded Gonzaga, which dropped two games to the top-seeded Cougars in the regular season, getting outscored
Continue ReadingBy Ali Zaslav and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Senate on Tuesday passed sweeping bipartisan legislation to overhaul the US Postal Service’s finances and allow the agency to modernize its operations. The final vote was overwhelmingly bipartisan 79-19. The bill now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature. The Postal Service Reform Act —
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has passed legislation that would shore up the U.S. Postal Service. The bill approved by the Senate on Tuesday would also require six-day-a-week mail delivery. It now goes to President Joe Biden, who is expected to sign it into law. The long-fought postal overhaul has
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has passed legislation that would shore up the U.S. Postal Service. The bill approved by the Senate on Tuesday would also require six-day-a-week mail delivery. It now goes to President Joe Biden, who is expected to sign it into law. The long-fought postal overhaul has
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon will be without senior guard Will Richardson for the upcoming Pac-12 tournament because of an illness. Richardson is averaging 14.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists a game. He will not travel with the team to Las Vegas for the tournament. Richardson did not play in the team’s regular-season finale
Continue ReadingEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon will be without senior guard Will Richardson for the upcoming Pac-12 tournament because of an illness. Richardson is averaging 14.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists a game. He will not travel with the team to Las Vegas for the tournament. Richardson did not play in the team’s regular-season finale
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Players Championship offers the richest prize in golf. It has the strongest field among the biggest events. And it remains the most unpredictable. No one has ever won in consecutive years at The Players. That’s the task awaiting Justin Thomas. He won
Continue ReadingBy ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — If this was a farewell to Indianapolis, the return to an in-person NFL scouting combine after a year’s hiatus was a successful sendoff complete with blazing 40-yard dashes, jaw-dropping athleticism and touching off-the-field moments. Or maybe it was a more of a strong closing argument
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer DETROIT (AP) — McDonald’s, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and General Electric all announced Tuesday they were suspending their business in Russia in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. McDonald’s is temporarily closing all of its 850 restaurants in Russia, but will continue paying its 62,000 employees there. Starbucks is
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Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN Just two weeks ago, residents of the Ukrainian capital were tending to their shops, teaching schoolchildren or parked at their office desks. The Russian invasion changed all that. Fighting literally for their lives, civilians, turned into volunteer soldiers, helped construct defenses with military precision — and they are now manning them.
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To kick off National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Tuesday released the Oregon Department of Justice’s list of 2021’s top 10 consumer complaints. For the second year in a row, auto sales and repairs, telecommunications and imposter scams took the top three spots.
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN The man came to the ER at Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata, Maryland, wide-eyed and scared. He couldn’t catch his breath. He was middle-aged, overweight and unvaccinated. He had also recently tested positive for Covid-19. Two weeks earlier, a doctor who had diagnosed the man during an urgent care
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Burger King is the latest fast food chain to pull corporate support from its businesses in Russia. Restaurant Brands International, which owns the burger chain, said Thursday it “has suspended all of its corporate support for the Russian market, including operations, marketing and supply chain.” The company is
Continue ReadingJOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Joplin police say one officer has died and a man suspected of shooting him also died after a confrontation in the southwest Missouri city. Assistant Police Chief Brian Lewis says two other officers injured in the Tuesday afternoon shooting remain hospitalized, one in critical condition and the other in serious but
Continue ReadingBy Ethan Sanabria, CNN In what would be a blockbuster trade, the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos have agreed on a deal that would send Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson to Denver. Multiple outlets, including ESPN and the NFL Network, say the two teams agreed in principle. CNN has reached out to the Seahawks
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Transparency is the latest buzz word on the PGA Tour in light of the challenge from various rival golf leagues. Now if players can agree on what that means. Patrick Cantlay says players can feel in the dark because it’s their responsibility to
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Central Oregon Community College is seeking individuals interested in serving on the college’s budget committee. There are three current vacancies representing three different zones, with opportunities for Crook, Jefferson and Deschutes County residents.
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