Taliban compounds misery for women in Afghanistan with order to close all beauty salons
CNN, AFPTV, WOMEN’S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, TWITTER , @SHAKEELA3, TARANOM SEYEDI By Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) — Beauty salons in…
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Ransomware criminals are dumping kids’ private files online after school hacks
By FRANK BAJAK, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and LARRY FENN Associated Press The confidential documents stolen from schools and dumped online by ransomware…
Continue ReadingRansomware criminals are dumping kids’ private files online after school hacks
By FRANK BAJAK, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and LARRY FENN Associated Press The confidential documents stolen from schools and dumped online by ransomware…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia mass shooting suspect told police he did it to clean up the neighborhood, sources say
WPVI By Lauren Mascarenhas, Danny Freeman, David Williams, Sharif Paget, Kristina Sgueglia and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of…
Continue ReadingAs Israel ends 2-day West Bank offensive, Palestinian residents emerge to scenes of vast destruction
By MALAK HARB Associated Press JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian residents of the Jenin refugee camp encountered scenes of…
Continue ReadingHope and uncertainty linger as California turns the page on state-run youth prisons
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California has moved responsibility for youth prisons to the county level, the final step…
Continue Reading9 are injured in shooting in Washington, DC, police say
By Colin McCullough and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Nine people were injured – including a 9-year-old and a 17-year-old – in a shooting…
Continue ReadingEl Niño is here and the world must prepare for more extreme heat, UN weather agency warns
By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Governments must prepare for more extreme weather events and record temperatures in the coming months, the World…
Continue ReadingLuis Leon Sanchez ruled out of the Tour de France with a broken collarbone
PAU, France (AP) — Former Paris-Nice champion Luis Leon Sanchez has withdrawn from the Tour de France after a crash that left him with a broken…
Continue Reading15 killed by floods in southwestern China as seasonal torrents hit mountain areas
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities say floods have killed 15 people in southwestern China as seasonal torrents hit mountain areas. As of Wednesday, another…
Continue ReadingJapón verterá pronto agua radiactiva de Fukushima al océano. ¿Hasta qué punto debemos preocuparnos?
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Japón pronto comenzará a liberar agua radiactiva tratada en el océano tras la aprobación del organismo de control…
Continue ReadingA year of fighting between Israel and the Palestinians just escalated. Is this an uprising?
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s latest large-scale military raid into the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied…
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Bend’s dazzling Pilot Butte fireworks show lives up to colorful billing
The providers of Bend’s Pilot Butte Fourth of July fireworks show promised a bigger than ever display, and it definitely offered plenty to…
Continue ReadingSevere floods kill at least 15 in China’s Chongqing, state media reports
By Jessie Yeung, Wayne Chang and CNN’s Beijing bureau (CNN) — Torrential downpours and flooding have killed at least 15 people and four…
Continue ReadingSevere floods kill at least 15 in China’s Chongqing, state media reports
By Jessie Yeung, Wayne Chang and CNN’s Beijing bureau (CNN) — Torrential downpours and flooding have killed at least 15 people and four…
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2 months of preparation helped Bend crews knock down Pilot Butte’s Fourth of July fireworks fires
Some call it a tradition, and there’s plenty of work done by Bend Fire & Rescue and the fireworks providers to pre-position and prep the slopes…
Continue Reading16 abused children freed in Philippines after man’s arrest in Sydney
By Teele Rebane, CNN (CNN) — Sixteen children allegedly abused in the Philippines have been rescued after Australian police found sexually…
Continue ReadingChina accuses the US of turning Taiwan into a powder keg with its latest sales of military equipment
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Defense Ministry is accusing the United States of turning of Taiwan into a powder keg with its latest sales of…
Continue ReadingTwo months after Charles III’s coronation, Scotland hosts its own event to honor the new monarch
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It was Scotland on parade. Bagpipes, kilts, drums and a Shetland pony named Corporal Cruachan IV…
Continue ReadingUS citizenship test changes are coming, raising concerns for those with low English skills
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. citizenship test is changing, with rollout expected late next…
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