Asian shares gain after Fed chair signals slower rate hikes
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares advanced in Asia on Thursday after a rally on Wall Street spurred by the Federal…
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Frappart to make World Cup history as first woman referee
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — French referee Stéphanie Frappart will become the first woman to take charge of a men’s World Cup game. FIFA has picked her…
Continue ReadingPowell scores 32 as Clippers rally past Blazers 118-112
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Norman Powell scored 22 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat Anfernee Simons and the…
Continue ReadingChina’s security apparatus swings into action to smother Covid protests
CNN By Nectar Gan and Philip Wang, CNN China’s vast security apparatus has moved swiftly to smother mass protests that swept the country, with…
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Oregon College Savings Plan reduces administrative fee
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Driven by a record-setting year of contributions and a strong fiscal position, the Oregon College Savings Plan has reduced its…
Continue ReadingBeasts of East: All 8 NFL teams in East divisions above .500
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Two years after no team in the NFC East won more than seven games, all four have pulled off the trick with six…
Continue ReadingSenate passes bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriage in landmark vote
CNN By Ali Zaslav and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate on Tuesday passed legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriage, called the Respect for…
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Bend woman traveling to Poland to assist Ukraine refugees
Next month, Bend resident Sandra Kowalski says she will be traveling to Poland, near the Ukrainian border, to work with the charity All Hands and…
Continue ReadingOvechkin tops Gretzky for most road goals, Caps beat Canucks
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored twice, passing Wayne Gretzky for the most road goals in NHL history, and the Washington…
Continue Reading4 dead as bomber hits Pakistan police protecting polio teams
By ABDUL SATTAR and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber has killed a police officer and three civilians from the…
Continue ReadingRussia’s war in Ukraine
CNN By Heather Chen, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights…
Continue ReadingHolocaust survivors offered DNA tests to help find family
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, Jackie Young had been searching. Orphaned as an infant, he spent the first few years…
Continue ReadingSIUE wins fifth straight game, beats St. Ambrose 89-54
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Terrance Thompson scored a career-high 15 points to lead SIU Edwardsville 89-54 on Tuesday night for its fifth straight…
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Bend group sends direct assistance to Ukrainian soldiers, plans ‘Platoon 541’ fundraiser
A group of Bend residents, one from Ukraine, got together six months ago and created “Platoon 541,” to send supplies directly to soldiers in the…
Continue ReadingPowell scores 32 as Clippers rally past Blazers 118-112
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Norman Powell scored 22 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat Anfernee Simons and the…
Continue ReadingMorgan State defeats Virginia-Lynchburg 123-59
BALTIMORE (AP) — Malik Miller scored 26 points and Morgan State defeated Virginia University of Lynchburg on Tuesday night. Khalil Turner added 21…
Continue ReadingBruins extend NHL-record season-opening home win streak
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins extended their NHL-record streak of home victories to open a season to 13 games by…
Continue ReadingMother appears in New Zealand court over alleged suitcase murders
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN A mother of two children whose remains were found in suitcases earlier this year appeared in a New Zealand court Wednesday…
Continue ReadingGardner, No. 3 Virginia rally for 70-68 win at Michigan
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Jayden Gardner made a go-ahead jumper with 39.9 seconds left and blocked Jett Howard’s…
Continue ReadingWheeler nets hat trick, Hellebuyck and Jets blank Avs 5-0
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Blake Wheeler had three goals and an assist, Connor Hellebuyck made 40 saves and the Winnipeg Jets routed the reigning…
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