State grants available for historic cemetery projects
The Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries is offering grants for qualified historic cemeteries. The annual grants fund projects that preserve…
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UK condemns Iran’s execution of dual British-Iranian citizen Alireza Akbari
By Sahar Akbarzai, Artemis Moshtaghian and Niamh Kennedy, CNN A dual British-Iranian citizen was hanged by Iran on charges of espionage and…
Continue ReadingIran hangs Iranian-British ex-defense official for spy claim
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said Saturday it executed a former high-ranking defense ministry official…
Continue ReadingGermany plans to destroy this village for a coal mine. Thousands are gathering to stop it
By Laura Paddison, CNN It’s a stark image in 2023: Police in riot gear flooding a village, pulling people out of houses and tearing down…
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day offers many ways to give back, volunteer on High Desert
Connect Central Oregon and United Way of Central Oregon are partnering with more than 20 community organizations on a variety of volunteer…
Continue ReadingPaopao leads No. 21 Oregon women over Washington 65-58
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Te-Hina Paopao finished with 16 points and five assists and No. 21 Oregon beat Washington for the 10th straight time, 65-58 on…
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Newly chosen Bend City Council appointee Megan Norris shares thoughts
Four interviews of finalists, followed by a first-round unanimous pick means Megan Norris will be joining the Bend City Council next week. We talked…
Continue ReadingUS nears new cooperation deals with Pacific Island nations
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is nearing deals with two Pacific Island nations to extend ties that…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Supreme Court agrees to probe Bolsonaro for riot
By DAVID BILLER and CARLA BRIDI Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court has agreed to investigate whether former president…
Continue ReadingBiden welcomed back to Georgia after lying low in midterms
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — During the 2022 midterm campaign, President Joe Biden steered clear of Georgia as Sen. Raphael…
Continue Reading¿Qué impulsa la fortaleza del peso mexicano frente al dólar?
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El peso mexicano alcanzó este jueves su mejor cotización ante el dólar de los últimos dos…
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Winter has long way to go, but Crook County, still in ‘exceptional’ drought, issues emergency declaration
A fairly snowy, wet start to winter has not taken Crook County out of “extreme,” even “exceptional” drought categories, so county officials have…
Continue ReadingLa presidenta de Perú Dina Boluarte pide perdón por las muertes durante las protestas y dice que no renunciará a su cargo
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La presidenta de Perú, Dina Boluarte, pidió perdón por las muertes que se han registrado…
Continue ReadingHong Kong DJ who broadcast for 6 decades dies at 98
HONG KONG (AP) — Ray Cordeiro, who interviewed music acts including the Beatles during a six-decade career on Hong Kong radio that earned him the…
Continue ReadingIsraeli army kills 2 Palestinian gunmen, says shot at troops
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian medics say Israeli troops have shot and killed two Palestinian militants during a military raid in the…
Continue ReadingMaine gets 1st Mega Millions jackpot with $1.35B grand prize
By BRIAN P.D. HANNON Associated Press Maine scored its first Mega Millions jackpot — and someone beat the ill fortune of Friday the 13th — when a…
Continue ReadingMaine gets 1st Mega Millions jackpot with $1.35B grand prize
By BRIAN P.D. HANNON Associated Press Maine scored its first Mega Millions jackpot — and someone beat the ill fortune of Friday the 13th — when a…
Continue ReadingDelegación de la CIDH hace un llamado al diálogo y respeto a los derechos humanos tras visita a Perú
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La delegación de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) pidió investigar el…
Continue ReadingReport: California man’s guilt ‘conclusive’ in 1983 slayings
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An independent review into the conviction of death row inmate Kevin Cooper found that evidence of his guilt was “extensive and…
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Best places to retire in the Midwest
Using data from Niche, Stacker compiled a list of the 50 best places to retire in the…
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