Counties with the warmest summers in Oregon
Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the warmest summers in Oregon.
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Here are all the AI updates Microsoft announced at its developers conference keynote
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business (CNN) — At its annual Microsoft Build developer conference in Seattle on Tuesday, the company announced a series of AI updates to make both Bing and ChatGPT smarter, more intuitive and potentially more ubiquitous. The efforts highlight how Microsoft is doubling down on a new crop of artificial intelligence
Continue ReadingReturn-to-office mandates won’t magically improve young employees’ career development
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — CEOs and other senior leaders very often want employees in the workplace for more days than employees who can do their jobs remotely would like. Many leaders assert more in-person experiences can, among other things, provide better career development for the youngest and newest employees. They have
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Wyden visits NE Bend seniors affordable apartment community, promotes expanding housing tax credit
The effort to create more affordable housing in Central Oregon got a boost from a visiting U.S. senator Tuesday.
Continue ReadingRon DeSantis to kick off 2024 presidential campaign in conversation with Twitter owner Elon Musk
By Gregory Krieg, Jessica Dean, Clare Duffy and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will share the virtual stage Wednesday night with Twitter owner Elon Musk when he kicks off his Republican presidential primary campaign, a spokesperson for the governor told CNN. The decision to make the announcement on the site’s audio
Continue ReadingUvalde victims’ families seek to hold gunmaker accountable, accuse it of marketing to youth
By ANDREA LUCIA Click here for updates on this story UVALDE, Texas (KTVT) — Everywhere you go in Uvalde, you’ll find the signs of heartbreak. There are murals on downtown buildings, memorials in the plaza, and signs outside local businesses offering community support for the victims’ families. One year after the school shooting that killed
Continue ReadingRon DeSantis anunciará su campaña presidencial de 2024 el miércoles en conversación con Elon Musk
Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, anunciará su campaña presidencial de 2024 el miércoles por la noche en una conversación con el propietario de Twitter, Elon Musk, le dijo a CNN un portavoz de su equipo político. El anuncio, que fue informado por primera vez por NBC News, tendrá lugar en
Continue Reading“Always maintain awareness”: String of robberies has Sacramento-area communities on edge
By ANDREW HAUBNER Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A string of robberies has local communities on edge. In Little Saigon, some residents are worried as police have a tightrope to balance. “We don’t want to stop people from doing what they love doing,” said Sgt. Amar Gandhi with the
Continue ReadingLakers hoping LeBron James decides to continue career after playoff elimination
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers hope LeBron James will decide to continue his career after he recovers from the difficult end to their season. James didn’t meet with the media on the day after the top scorer in NBA history said he needed time to think
Continue ReadingRick Hoyt, whose late father pushed him through decades of Boston Marathons and other races, has died at 61
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Rick Hoyt, the man who was pushed in a wheelchair by his father in 32 Boston Marathon races, died Monday morning. Hoyt, 61, died due to complications with his respiratory system, according to a family statement posted on The Hoyt Foundation’s Facebook. “It is with profound sadness that the
Continue ReadingNJ elementary school students become published authors for 2nd time
By JAN CARABEO Click here for updates on this story RUNNEMEADE, New Jersey (KYW) — What was your greatest accomplishment in first grade? For one group of students in Runnemede, it’s becoming a published author, twice. Students in Christina Ayusa’s first grade class at Bingham Elementary School researched, wrote and published the book titled “Down
Continue ReadingNo. 2 pick Stroud competing for starting job with Houston Texans
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans aren’t simply handing C.J. Stroud the starting job despite drafting the quarterback second overall in this year’s draft. The Ohio State star worked with the second-team offense Tuesday while last year’s starter Davis Mills ran with the starters. New coach DeMeco Ryans said
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‘Inspiration’: 85-year-old Bend woman returns from injury to run her 100th half-marathon
This past Saturday, Shar Tobin crossed the finish line of a half-marathon, for the 100th time in her life.
Continue ReadingMeet the Philadelphia native heading to Harvard on a full scholarship
By AZIZA SHULER Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — If you’re on TikTok, chances are you’ve seen lots of graduation videos lately. Well, a student from West Oak Lane also got in on the trend to share her rise from Philadelphia public school to Harvard University. As graduation-themed videos flood TikTok,
Continue ReadingProgram to help students return from long mental health absences expanding in high schools
By KATRINA KINCADE Click here for updates on this story WELLESLEY. Massachusetts (WBZ) — The BRYT (Bridge for Resilient Youth in Transition) program, or Bridge Program as they call it at Wellesley High School, has helped hundreds of students transition back to school after an extended mental health absence. “This program has become apart of
Continue ReadingOhio farmer behind viral ‘its honest work’ meme dies in Illinois crash
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A prominent Ohio farmer whose image was used in a popular social media meme touting the value of “hard work” has died after he was injured in a crash in Illinois. David Brandt was a nationally known proponent of no-till farming who traveled around the country discussing sustainable agriculture techniques and
Continue ReadingMillionaire’s elaborate jail escape plan foiled, Florida sheriff says
By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say they’ve foiled an elderly businessman’s plan to escape a Florida jail and return to France where he had previously fled in an attempt to avoid child pornography charges. A tip from outside the jail sparked a two-month investigation of John Manchec, 78, and
Continue ReadingBlack lawmakers in Texas criticize bill that seeks to ban DEI offices in higher education
By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — The Texas House passed a bill Monday aimed at banning diversity, equity and inclusion offices in public colleges and universities, a move that Black leaders say will halt progress and stifle future research funding. The legislation passed in an 83-62 vote and now heads back to the state Senate
Continue ReadingRussia extends arrest of US journalist Evan Gershkovich by 3 months, his parents barred from hearing
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Tuesday extended the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by three months in a closed-door hearing emblematic of the secrecy that has marked the case against the first U.S. correspondent since the Cold War to be detained in Russia on spying charges. Gershkovich, a 31-year-old American
Continue ReadingLawyer who spat on anti-racism protester picks jail over probation
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A white lawyer who spat on a Black high school student during an anti-racism march in suburban Milwaukee in 2020 has chosen jail over probation. Shorewood attorney Stephanie Rapkin was convicted of misdemeanor disorderly conduct in April in connection with the incident. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Milwaukee County Judge Laura
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