Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El presidente de Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei, realizará una visita a Taiwán del 24 al 26 de abril, “donde se reafirmarán los lazos de amistad y cooperación bilateral entre ambas naciones”, tuiteó el Gobierno de Guatemala este viernes. Este anuncio de su viaje se produce después de que la presidenta
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Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools for sports in Oregon using data from Niche.
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer says Giannis Antetokounmpo’s status for Saturday’s Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series with the Miami Heat remains uncertain. Budenholzer says the two-time MVP did some individual work before the Bucks’ practice but not “team stuff.” Antetokounmpo left Game
Continue ReadingLAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (AP) — Mac Meissner is the latest Korn Ferry Tour player with golf’s magic number. Meissner made a 15-foot eagle putt on his final hole Friday for a 12-under 59. He’s the first Korn Ferry Tour player with a sub-60 round in six years. Meissner says he was just hoping to make
Continue ReadingBy David McKenzie and Nimi Princewill, CNN Ten members from the same family, including seven women and three men, were killed by gunmen Friday in the city of Pietermaritzburg, in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province of South Africa, police said Friday. “According to initial police reports, unknown gunmen stormed a Pietermaritzburg homestead and ambushed the family,” the South African Ministry of
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A group of local youth advocates came together in downtown Bend to voice their opinions on Friday afternoon as part of a statewide “Climate Strike” marking Earth Day.
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Lyft plans to “significantly reduce” its workforce, the company’s new CEO David Risher told employees on Friday, in another round of layoffs as it struggles to turn a profit and pull off a turnaround. In a company-wide memo, Risher said the cuts were aimed at making Lyft a “faster, flatter company
Continue ReadingCNN By Brian Fung, CNN Lyft plans to “significantly reduce” its workforce, the company’s new CEO David Risher told employees on Friday, in another round of layoffs as it struggles to turn a profit and pull off a turnaround. In a company-wide memo, Risher said the cuts were aimed at making Lyft a “faster, flatter
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El presidente de Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, informó este viernes con un mensaje en Twitter que fue dado de alta del Hospital Militar donde era atendido por una infección en las vías urinarias. “De regreso a Carondelet”, dijo Lasso en un mensaje en el que también agradeció al personal
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Smokey Robinson and The National, a live action take on the classic Peter Pan story with Jude Law as Captain Hook and the David Bowie documentary “Moonage Daydream,” which is described as a one-of-a-kind trip into the mind of the celebrated rock star.
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Three NFL players were suspended indefinitely Friday for betting on NFL games in the 2022 season, while two other players, including the 12th overall draft pick a year ago, received six-game suspensions for betting on non-NFL games at a league facility. Detroit Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus, Lions
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration is planning to roll out aggressive new rules to regulate planet-warming pollution from natural gas power plants, three sources familiar with the plan and who have been briefed on the rules told CNN, in a move that could face fierce legal challenges. President Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Boston captain Patrice Bergeron is not accompanying the Bruins on their trip to Florida for Games 3 and 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round series. Bergeron missed Games 1 and 2 of the matchup with the Panthers. Illness was cited for Game 1, then an
Continue ReadingBy Vasco Cotovio and Isa Soares, CNN A man dressed in the yellow and green of the Brazilian flag walks towards a glass table inside the Planalto Presidential Palace in Brasilia with a metal rod in his hand. In one decisive swoop he swings it towards the table, shattering it to pieces. The moment —
Continue ReadingCNN By Vasco Cotovio and Isa Soares, CNN A man dressed in the yellow and green of the Brazilian flag walks towards a glass table inside the Planalto Presidential Palace in Brasilia with a metal rod in his hand. In one decisive swoop he swings it towards the table, shattering it to pieces. The moment
Continue ReadingMORRISON, Colo. (AP) — Bandimere Speedway plans to close after the 2023 season. The longtime drag strip and stop on the NHRA circuit is in the foothills west of Denver. The speedway and the NHRA say the last NHRA race at so-called “Thunder Mountain” will be the Mile-High Nationals on July 14-16. The speedway opened
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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and local advocates say case numbers in Central Oregon have skyrocketed.
Continue ReadingBy JULIE WATSON Associated Press LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Engineering faculty at the University of California Los Angeles say they have developed a technique that can remove carbon dioxide from seawater and produce green hydrogen, a clean fuel, in the process. The project is the latest effort by scientists who are increasingly looking to
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The city of Bend recently updated its Water System Master Plan, including plans for a needed expansion of its Outback water filtration plant site. On Friday, it began the formal process of buying 50 acres from the U.S. Forest Service to provide space for those upgrades to cope with growing needs.
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Ukrainian and Russian troops fight conventional battles on the front lines, Europe’s first major war of the internet age has also sparked a war of technology as both sides vie for the advantage with their drones and satellite communications. While the two sides have kept
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