BANGKOK (AP) — The authorities in Myanmar have destroyed more than $446 million worth of illegal drugs seized from around the county to mark an annual international anti-drug trafficking day. The drug burn on Monday came as U.N. experts warned of increases in the production of opium, heroin and methamphetamine in Myanmar, with exports threatening
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Taylor Swift hizo saber a su público de Eras Tour este sábado que aprecia las “hermosas interacciones” que ha presenciado en la gira, pero sólo tiene una pequeña petición antes del lanzamiento de “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)”. “Me gustaría pedirles que, mientras nos acercamos al lanzamiento de este álbum, me encantaría
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Lightning strikes across Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province killed at least 10 people, officials said Monday as heavy pre-monsoon rains lashed the region. The strikes on Sunday mainly took place in the Sialkot and Sheikhupura districts of Punjab. Lightning strikes are frequent across Pakistan, especially in Punjab’s mountainous areas and plains. The Pakistan
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — Aaron D’Souza is sure if he builds it they will come. Not ghostly baseball players but athletes of another sort. Those who compete with an edge. The Australia-born, London-based businessman is president of the Enhanced Games, a sort of Olympics without drug testing which he says “will obliterate all the world records”
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday blasted organizers of a weekend revolt, the gravest threat yet to his power, as traitors who played into the hands of Ukraine’s government and its allies. Speaking in a stern tone and looking tired in a five-minute TV address near midnight, Putin sought to project
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Tens of thousands of North Koreans marched in anti-U.S. rallies in the nation’s capital over the weekend, pledging “merciless” revenge against “U.S. imperialists,” as the country marked the 73rd anniversary of the start of the Korean War. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said
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Families checking out books at the downtown Bend Library got a special furry surprise Sunday morning — it was Parsley the rabbit. And Parsley is no ordinary bunny — he’s a therapy rabbit. The fluffy, spotted bunny is a 3-year-old rescue, certified through Pet Partners, a therapy animal program.
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June is International Pollinator Month, bringing attention to the importance of pollinators and plants. To celebrate, Pollinator Pathway Bend decided to host a pair of garden tours Sunday of their demonstration gardens. One was at the Al Moody Garden, the other at Franklin’s Corner.
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A jury will soon decide the fate of a Florida sheriff’s deputy accused of failing to protect students during the 2018 Parkland school massacre. Prosecutors and defense attorneys gave their closing arguments Monday in the trial of former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson. Prosecutors said
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Bend’s pioneering brewery, Deschutes, is celebrating a major milestone. At the Deschutes Brewery in downtown Bend, they are cheering and raising a glass to 35 years of making quality beer. There was live music, plenty of beers, including their Black Butte Porter ale.
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At a special meeting Monday evening, the Crook County School Board unanimously appointed Steve Holliday to fill the vacant at-large board position recently vacated by Gwen Carr’s resignation over health issues.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S. aircraft carrier and two guided missile cruisers are visiting Vietnam in a rare port call that comes as the United States and China increasingly vie for influence in Southeast Asia. The USS Ronald Reagan, along with the guided missile cruisers USS Antietam and USS Robert
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Las autoridades están investigando la muerte de un trabajador de tierra en el Aeropuerto Internacional de San Antonio que fue “ingerido por” el motor de un avión este viernes. “El viernes 23 de junio, el vuelo 1111 de Delta había llegado al Aeropuerto Internacional de San Antonio procedente de Los Ángeles
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER McDERMOTT, PATRICK WHITTLE and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press An international group of agencies is investigating what may have caused a submersible to implode while carrying five people to the Titanic wreckage. Working closely together on the probe of the June 18 accident are investigators from the U.S., Canada, France and the United Kingdom.
Continue ReadingBy SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The armed rebellion against the Russian military may have ended quickly, but the disarray within the enemy’s ranks was an unexpected gift and timely morale booster for Ukrainian troops. A video of a well-known Ukrainian drone commander watching the revolt while eating enormous amounts of popcorn
Continue ReadingBy RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Straw hats, cross-body bags, and collapsible chairs: These are just some of the essentials Muslims bring to the Hajj pilgrimage. Spiritually, the five-day Hajj is awe-inspiring for the faithful, an experience they say brings them closer to God and to the entire Muslim world. Physically,
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Author Haruki Murakami says he’s strongly opposed to the redevelopment of a Tokyo park district that would remove his favorite jogging path and tear down the baseball stadium where he was inspired to become a novelist. The plan to put skyscrapers and new stadiums in the Jingu
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Author Haruki Murakami says he’s strongly opposed to the redevelopment of a Tokyo park district that would remove his favorite jogging path and tear down the baseball stadium where he was inspired to become a novelist. The plan to put skyscrapers and new stadiums in the Jingu
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Sarah Ferguson, duquesa de York, se sometió a una operación tras ser diagnosticada de cáncer de mama, según reveló en un episodio de su podcast “Tea Talks” publicado este lunes. Durante el podcast, que fue grabado la semana pasada antes de su operación, Ferguson dijo: “Mañana voy a someterme a una
Continue ReadingCNN By Nouran Salahieh and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — A robot is combing the sea floor for debris from the fatal implosion of the Titan submersible as authorities in both the US and Canada turn their attention from search and rescue to investigating what led up to the maritime disaster and whether any laws
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