As Americans faced high gas prices, big oil companies doubled their profits
As Americans felt the crunch of a tighter global oil supply both at home and at the pump, major oil companies set new profit…
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Oregon Parks and Rec seeks advisory panel members for Local Government Grant Program
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is seeking applications to fill four positions on the Local Government Grant Program Advisory…
Continue ReadingVivek Ramaswamy announces GOP bid for president in 2024
By Brian Rokus, Kit Maher and David Wright, CNN Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy announced on Tuesday that he’s running for the 2024 Republican…
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Bend’s new transitional shelter, Stepping Stone, opens
The former Value Inn on Division Street in Bend opened Tuesday as Stepping Stone, a low-barrier transitional shelter. Each unit of Stepping Stone has…
Continue ReadingEE.UU. cree que Rusia tuvo una prueba fallida de misiles balísticos intercontinentales cerca del momento en que Biden visitó Ucrania
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Rusia realizó la prueba de un misil balístico intercontinental, que parece haber fallado, cerca del momento en que…
Continue ReadingWinter storm set to impact millions stretching from the West Coast all the way to Maine this week
CNN By Aya Elamroussi and Rob Shackelford, CNN A massive winter storm bringing a mix of heavy snow, rain and gusty winds is poised to lash much of…
Continue ReadingWinter storm set to impact millions stretching from the West Coast all the way to Maine this week
By Aya Elamroussi and Rob Shackelford, CNN A massive winter storm bringing a mix of heavy snow, rain and gusty winds is poised to lash much of the US…
Continue ReadingAccused Mississippi mass shooter charged with capital murder
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities have announced an additional charge against the gunman…
Continue ReadingFlorida art dealer pleads guilty in Warhol forgery scheme
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida art dealer pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday in connection with a scheme involving the sale of fake…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand hikes key interest rate to 4.75% despite cyclone
By NICK PERRY Associated Press CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate by a half-point…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand hikes key interest rate to 4.75% despite cyclone
By NICK PERRY Associated Press CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate by a half-point…
Continue Reading‘Woke, Inc.’ author Vivek Ramaswamy enters White House race
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vivek Ramaswamy, a wealthy biotech entrepreneur and investor and the author of “Woke, Inc.,” has entered the Republican race…
Continue ReadingForeperson on Georgia grand jury investigating Trump and 2020 election: ‘I don’t think you will be shocked’ by indictments
CNN By Marshall Cohen, Katie Carver and Devan Cole, CNN The foreperson of the Atlanta-based grand jury that investigated former President Donald…
Continue ReadingEl hielo marino de la Antártida vuelve a alcanzar mínimos históricos: ¿es “el principio del fin”?, se preguntan los científicos
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El hielo marino de la Antártida alcanzó niveles mínimos históricos por segunda vez en dos años, y algunos…
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Oregon’s birthday falls during Black History Month, spotlighting a part of state’s history many unaware of
February is Black History Month, and it’s also the month (Feb. 14 to be exact) that Oregon officially became a state, back in 1859. Two Central…
Continue ReadingJennifer McClellan will win special election and become Virginia’s first Black congresswoman, CNN projects
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan will win the special election for Virginia’s 4th Congressional District and…
Continue ReadingDictan prisión preventiva a profesor por la muerte de la menor Esmeralda Richiez en República Dominicana
Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La jueza Francis Yojary Reyes Diloné de República Dominicana dictó un año de prisión preventiva al…
Continue Reading3 UN peacekeepers killed, 5 wounded by roadside bomb in Mali
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The United Nations says three of its peacekeepers were killed and five others wounded by a…
Continue ReadingOpponents describe hideous conditions in Nicaraguan prisons
By GISELA SALOMON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Constant fear. Threats. Screams. Darkness. Cells measuring 6 feet by 9, with a hole in the floor…
Continue ReadingEE.UU. concede la extradición del expresidente Alejandro Toledo, informa Fiscalía de Perú
macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La Fiscalía de Perú informó este martes que el Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos concedió la…
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