By CHRIS MEGERIAN, HANNAH FINGERHUT and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden persuaded Democrats in Congress to provide hundreds of billions of dollars to fight climate change. Now comes another formidable task: enticing Americans to buy millions of electric cars, heat pumps, solar panels and more efficient appliances. It’s a public
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, on the second leg of an African tour aimed at promoting American investment and ties, said on Monday it’s crucial to immediately address Zambia’s heavy debt burden with China. Yellen was in Lusaka, a capital city that’s visibly dominated by Chinese
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says on the second leg on her African tour it’s “critically important” to address Zambia’s debt crisis. Experts say a prolonged debt crisis could lead Zambia deeper into poverty and joblessness and exclude it from credit to rebuild in the future.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A survey of national economists says more businesses now expect job reductions at their firms and to spend less on expansions for the first time since the pandemic. The January survey by the National Association for Business Economics is a sign that the Federal Reserve’s push to raise interest rates is
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A survey of national economists says more businesses now expect job reductions at their firms and to spend less on expansions for the first time since the pandemic. The January survey by the National Association for Business Economics is a sign that the Federal Reserve’s push to raise interest rates is
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Bend entrepreneurs registered 3,625 new businesses with the state of Oregon last year, a 3% increase from 2021, which is only one-third the growth rate of the prior year, a report released this weekend said.
Continue ReadingCNN Rebecca Cairns and Kristie Lu Stout, CNN It’s Lunar New Year. Wearing their finest festive clothes, an 18th century family sits down to feast on a lavish banquet in a room adorned with auspicious signage. This scene will sound familiar to many of the families, across China and the globe, enjoying their own festivities,
Continue ReadingRebecca Cairns and Kristie Lu Stout, CNN It’s Lunar New Year. Wearing their finest festive clothes, an 18th century family sits down to feast on a lavish banquet in a room adorned with auspicious signage. This scene will sound familiar to many of the families, across China and the globe, enjoying their own festivities, traditions
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — LeBron James said the Lakers had a choice when trailing by 25 points at halftime against the Trail Blazers. “I guess it’s only one or two ways, you can either go out and you can lay down and get ready for the next game
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A great time was had by young competitors, friends and families on Saturday at the Redmond Cub Scout Pack 27 Pinewood Derby, hosted by Kendall of Toyota as part of their “Kendall Cares” program. “Cub Scouts put their ingenuity into action by designing and painting Pinewood Derby cars,” said Jennifer Stephens, the pack’s committee chair.
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks were higher in Asia on Tuesday after a tech-led rally on Wall Street as investors bet the Federal Reserve will trim its rate hikes to tamp down inflation. Many markets in the region were closed for Lunar New Year holidays. A preliminary reading for manufacturing
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks were higher in Asia on Tuesday after a tech-led rally on Wall Street as investors bet the Federal Reserve will trim its rate hikes to tamp down inflation. Many markets in the region were closed for Lunar New Year holidays. A preliminary reading for manufacturing
Continue ReadingBy CNN Staff When one by one, the friends of a young woman living in Beijing began disappearing — detained by the police after attending a vigil together weeks earlier — she felt sure that her time was nearing. “As I record this video, four of my friends have already been taken away,” the woman,
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Mediante un video difundido por medios de comunicación y redes sociales, el ex ministro de Interior y Justicia venezolano, Miguel Rodríguez Torres, confirmó que fue excarcelado tras casi cinco años en prisión luego de haber sido acusado de conspiración. En el audiovisual, quien fuera funcionario del gobierno del
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — The daughter of Massachusetts Democratic congresswoman Katherine Clark was arrested during a protest on Boston Common and later charged with assault after a police officer was injured. In a statement on its website, the Boston Police Department says the 23-year-old is expected to be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court. Clark has tweeted
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy rolled to his left and saw his first few options covered. At the last second, George Kittle broke free running deep, Purdy threw across his body and Kittle made a juggling catch that sparked San Francisco’s only touchdown drive. That one
Continue ReadingBy SIBI ARASU and MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — For six years, Pravinbhai Parmar’s farm in Gujarat state in western India has been lined with rice, wheat and solar panels. The 36-year-old is among a handful of farmers in his native Dhundi village who have been using solar power to irrigate
Continue ReadingBy SIBI ARASU and MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — For six years, Pravinbhai Parmar’s farm in Gujarat state in western India has been lined with rice, wheat and solar panels. The 36-year-old is among a handful of farmers in his native Dhundi village who have been using solar power to irrigate
Continue ReadingCNN, KCBS, KCAL, KABC By Nouran Salahieh, Jeffrey Winter, Casey Tolan, Ralph Ellis and Scott Glover, CNN The 72-year-old man suspected of killing 11 people and wounding nine others in a shooting at a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, Saturday had previously frequented the establishment, sources told CNN. The suspect, identified as Huu Can
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — A joyful kickoff to the first Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park since before the pandemic was marred by tragedy after a gunman opened fire inside a dance hall, killing 10 people in the majority Asian city near Los Angeles. After
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