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 records.
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Month: February 2023
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 Committee.
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 presidential nomination. “To put America first, we need to rediscover what America is. That’s why I am running for president,” Ramaswamy wrote in a Wall Street Journal editorial. “I am launching not only
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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 its own bathroom, kitchenette, and some have wheelchair accessibility. It’s a collaborative effort by the City of Bend and NeighborImpact.
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 el presidente Joe Biden visitó en Ucrania este lunes, según dos funcionarios estadounidenses familiarizados con el asunto. CNN reportó inicialmente que la prueba ocurrió mientras Biden estaba en Ucrania, según las fuentes. Después
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 the US West and North this week and has put more than 60 million people across 28 states under winter weather alerts Tuesday. At the same time,
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 West and North this week and has put more than 60 million people across 28 states under winter weather alerts Tuesday. At the same time, it
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 who they say killed six people in a tiny rural community in northern Mississippi on Friday. Police say 52-year-old Richard Dale Crum carried out a rampage at multiple locations that claimed the lives of six
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 Andy Warhol paintings. Daniel Elie Bouaziz, 69, pleaded to a single count of money laundering in Fort Pierce federal court, while prosecutors agreed to drop 16 other counts related
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 to 4.75% as it continues trying to wrestle down inflation. The increase, which can raise the borrowing costs for consumers on everything from credit cards to mortgages, comes despite the economic pain
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 to 4.75% as it continues trying to wrestle down inflation. The increase, which can raise the borrowing costs for consumers on everything from credit cards to mortgages, comes despite the economic pain
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 for president. In a video released Tuesday night, Ramaswamy, 37, formally launched his longshot bid by decrying what he called a “national identity crisis” that he claims is driven by a left-wing ideology
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 Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election told CNN on Tuesday that the panel is recommending multiple indictments and suggested “the big name” may be on the list. “Can you imagine doing this
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 científicos están alarmados porque las drásticas caídas representan una señal de que la crisis climática puede estar influyendo ahora más claramente en esta región vasta, compleja y aislada. El hielo marino que bordea
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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 Oregonians say learning that history — even uncomfortable parts of it — is crucial, to understand perspective and identity.
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 will become the first Black woman to represent the commonwealth in Congress, CNN projected Tuesday. McClellan will defeat Republican Leon Benjamin, a pastor and Navy veteran, to succeed the late Democratic Rep. Donald McEachin, who
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 profesor John Kelly Martínez, arrestado en el caso de la violación sexual violenta y homicidio de su alumna menor de edad en Higüey. De acuerdo con la investigación del Ministerio Público, lo que se
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 roadside bomb in Mali. The peacekeeping mission said the bomb struck a supply convoy near the village of Songobia on Tuesday. The head of the U.N. stability mission in Mali
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 for a toilet. Nicaraguan opposition prisoners have recounted the months, and sometimes years, they spent in the notorious prisons run by the regime of President Daniel Ortega. Water was in
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 extradición del expresidente peruano Alejando Toledo, sobre quien pesan acusaciones de corrupción en su país. A Toledo lo acusan en Perú de colusión y lavado de activos, indicó la Fiscalía en Twitter. En ese
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