Oregon House passes bill to give overtime pay to farmworkers; heads to Senate next
A bill that would give overtime protections to Oregon farmworkers passed the House 37-23 Tuesday and will head next to the Senate for…
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Bears sign veteran LB Joe Thomas
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears have signed veteran inside linebacker Joe Thomas. Thomas has 16 starts over seven seasons with the Green Bay…
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Oil prices touch highest level since September 2008, when Lehman Brothers collapsed
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan US oil prices briefly spiked on Thursday to their highest level in nearly 14 years, as concerns about disruptions to…
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Parade goers catching, and ducking, goodies thrown at parades
By Ariel Mallory Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The good times rolling in full force…
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Quills and thrills as prodigious porcupine puppet unveiled
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was a quilling experience for all. Percy, a porcupine puppet of prodigious proportions, emerged from her giant stump home for…
Continue Reading Los Angeles Lakers sign D.J. Augustin, waive DeAndre Jordan
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have waived center DeAndre Jordan and signed veteran point guard D.J. Augustin and forward Wenyen…
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Oregon reports 26 more COVID-19 related deaths, one from Jefferson County; 741 new cases
There are 26 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, one from Jefferson County, raising the state’s death toll to 6,648, the Oregon…
Continue Reading Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sends news network ratings up
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent television viewers to the cable news networks for updates,…
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sends news network ratings up
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent television viewers to the cable news networks for updates,…
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Proposal to give overtime to Oregon farmworkers passes House
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A bill that would give overtime protections to Oregon farmworkers passed the House 37-23 Tuesday and will next head to the…
Continue Reading Arizona Supreme Court: Jeep can be sued over girl’s death
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The family of a little girl who was killed when her mother’s car was rear-ended by a Jeep on a…
Continue Reading Breonna Taylor neighbor: police raid “so scary and crazy”
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Breonna Taylor’s neighbor says she was jolted awake by the sound of a battering ram…
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GOP State of the Union response: Iowa governor says ‘enough is enough’
By Clare Foran, CNN Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds went after President Joe Biden over rising inflation, foreign policy and the Democratic Party’s…
Continue Reading Kansas woman wins traditional pancake race against England
LIBERAL, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman won a narrow victory over her counterpart in England in the traditional Pancake Day race. Whitney Hay of…
Continue Reading Mitch McConnell rebukes NRSC Chair Rick Scott’s plan ‘to rescue America’
By Alex Rogers and Steve Contorno, CNN Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday rebutted Florida Sen. Rick Scott’s plan “to rescue…
Continue Reading PA student disenrolled for ‘personally hurtful’ sign during women’s basketball game
By Amy Wadas Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A W&J student was disenrolled…
Continue Reading Stellantis plans to double revenues by 2030
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Stellantis, the company formed one year ago from the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and France’s PSA,…
Continue Reading Poll worker shortages and other glitches emerge as Texans kick off this year’s primary election season
By Kelly Mena and Fredreka Schouten, CNN The midterm election season kicked off Tuesday in Texas — with election workers, voters and voting…
Continue Reading Wheat futures are soaring. Food prices could be next
CNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Business Russia’s attack on Ukraine is causing wheat prices to spike, exacerbating…
Continue Reading Mexico sees 2nd major win for independent unions
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Employees at a U.S.-operated border assembly plant in the northern Mexico city of Matamoros have overwhelmingly voted to for an…
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