Stock market today: Asian shares slip following technology selloff on Wall Street
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares fell Thursday after heavy selling of big-name tech stocks pushed benchmarks lower on…
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See the numbers through the smoke: DEQ tracks how wildfire has worsened High Desert air quality in recent years
A look out the window or a walk through a park or neighborhood on many smoky summer days in recent years tell Central Oregonians what the latest data…
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Still warm, mostly sunny, chance of stormy weather
GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… We’ll wake up today to some mild temperatures coming off overnight lows in the mid 50s. Today’s highs will be…
Continue ReadingCollapse of Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam an ‘ecological catastrophe’
By Josh Pennington, Jo Shelley, Olga Voitovych, Julia Kesaieva and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern…
Continue ReadingNorth Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum jumps into crowded Republican race for president
By JACK DURA and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum touted his small-town roots and business…
Continue ReadingIn Jerusalem’s contested Old City, shrinking Armenian community fears displacement after land deal
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A real estate deal in Jerusalem’s Old City, at the epicenter of the Israeli-Palestinian…
Continue ReadingThe 2 killed in mass shooting after Virginia high school graduation ceremony were an 18-year-old graduate and his stepfather
By Nouran Salahieh and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — An 18-year-old graduate, Shawn Jackson, and his 36-year-old stepfather, Renzo Smith,…
Continue Reading‘Home is like jail’: Afghan soldier who helped the US weathers injuries, uncertainty in asylum bid
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A former Afghan intelligence officer who fled the Taliban after sharing information with American…
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Redmond residents fill City Council meeting to show support in wake of apparent bias crime
Supporters of the Redmond City Council filled their City Hall meeting Tuesday evening in the wake of a disturbing crime, a dead raccoon and a message…
Continue ReadingLa enviada especial de EE.UU. se declara preocupada por el presunto envenenamiento de casi 80 estudiantes en Afganistán
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — La enviada especial de Estados Unidos para las mujeres, las niñas y los derechos humanos en Afganistán declaró este…
Continue ReadingTakeaways of AP investigation into a missing boat of 180 Rohingya refugees
By KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press TEKNAF, Bangladesh (AP) — On Dec. 1, 2022, a boat carrying around 180 Rohingya refugees set out from…
Continue ReadingVirginia regulators expected to vote on Youngkin plan to withdraw from climate initiative
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia regulators are expected to take a final vote on whether to advance Republican Gov.…
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Bend band Precious Byrd hit by guitar thieves in Portland
Three unique guitars used by the popular Bend-based band Precious Bird were stolen in a break-in of their rig while in Portland for a…
Continue ReadingLeaders gather in Paris to accelerate wringing more out of every ounce of fuel
By BRITTANY PETERSON and DREW COSTLEY Associated Press As 30 environment and trade ministers, and 50 CEOs gather in Paris for the 8th international…
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OSU joins alliance to give federal workers affordable learning options online
Federal government employees have access to more affordable learning opportunities online and enhanced career advancement pathways, thanks to a new…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty to assisting in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
By JOHN FLESHER Associated Press BELLAIRE, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors in Michigan have notched another conviction in a 2020 plot to kidnap Gov.…
Continue ReadingThe pause on student loan payments is ending. Can borrowers find room in their budgets?
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In a good month, Celina Chanthanouvong has about $200 left after rent, groceries and car…
Continue ReadingProtesters brawl as Southern California school district decides whether to recognize Pride Month
GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — Protesters briefly scuffled and punches flew Tuesday as a Southern California school district decided whether to recognize…
Continue ReadingHudson takes over at Qatari club a week after quitting American job
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Anthony Hudson has agreed a two-year deal to guide Al Markhiya in the Qatari soccer league a week after quitting as interim head…
Continue ReadingSubway plans to open nearly 4,000 stores in China in one of its biggest deals ever
By Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Subway is planning to add thousands of new sandwich shops in China, increasing its footprint in the…
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