2023's most hurricane-vulnerable counties
As climate experts forecast a “borderline hyperactive” hurricane season, Gutter Gnome compiled a ranking of the most hurricane-vulnerable counties in 2023.
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9 reasons auto insurance companies might raise your rates
TruckInfo.net compiled a list of reasons auto insurance companies might increase a driver’s rates.
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Bestselling bands of the '60s, then and now
Using data from the Recording Industry Association of America, Stacker spotlighted 25 of the bestselling bands of the 1960s, from both then and now.
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In with software, out with telecommunications: How employment in 6 tech industries has changed since 2013
Revelo analyzed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to track employment changes in the world of tech.
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Pay It Forward: Helpful La Pine retiree is honored this month
La Pine retiree Mark Donzelli goes above and beyond when it comes to taking care of his neighbors. The retired San Francisco police officer gets $500 from NewsChannel 21, Mid Oregon Credit Union and Dutch Bros.
Continue ReadingUN lifts last restriction on arms for Central African Republic government, but not for mercenaries
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has lifted a requirement that the Central African Republic get advance U.N. approval for arms purchases and transfers for its security forces. But it kept an arms embargo on mercenaries and all other armed groups despite vehement opposition from the country’s
Continue ReadingCollege Board responds to comparisons between its AP course and Florida’s Black history curriculum
By Nicole Chavez and Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — The College Board said Thursday it “resolutely” disagrees with any notion that enslavement was beneficial for African Americans – a statement coming after some people compared the contents of its Advanced Placement course on African American Studies with Florida’s recently approved Black history curriculum. “We resolutely
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Big Ol’ Fish: Garibaldi must be the place to be
Our anglers got some fine catches this week! Take a look. And please share yours from the Share tab at KTVZ.COM!
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Out & About: Gorgeous despite the smoky skies
Our great photographers captured some more great photos of Central Oregon again this week.
Continue ReadingBiden issues scathing rebuke of Tuberville’s hold on military promotions
By Donald Judd (CNN) — President Joe Biden delivered remarks in Washington, DC, Thursday, paying tribute to the nation’s 33rd president – who, 75 years ago this week, signed an executive order desegregating the US military – while issuing a scathing rebuke of Alabama GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who’s now blocked more than 270 military
Continue ReadingBiden issues scathing rebuke of Tuberville’s hold on military promotions
CNN, POOL, SENATE TV, U.S. SENATE, @SENSCHUMER By Donald Judd (CNN) — President Joe Biden delivered remarks in Washington, DC, Thursday, paying tribute to the nation’s 33rd president – who, 75 years ago this week, signed an executive order desegregating the US military – while issuing a scathing rebuke of Alabama GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville,
Continue ReadingJapan raises alarm over China’s military, Russia ties and Taiwan tensions in new defense paper
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government stepped up its alarm over Chinese assertiveness, warning in a report issued Friday that the country faces its worst security threats since World War II as it plans to implement a new strategy that calls for a major military buildup. The 2023 defense white
Continue ReadingDeSantis is defending new slavery teachings. Civil rights leaders see a pattern of ‘policy violence’
By STEVE PEOPLES, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and KAT STAFFORD Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Civil rights activists cheered when Ron DeSantis pardoned four Black men wrongfully convicted of rape as one of his first actions as Florida’s governor. But four years later, as DeSantis eyes the presidency, their hope that the Republican would be an
Continue ReadingArgentina empata 2-2 con Sudáfrica, mientras Inglaterra derrotó a Dinamarca en el Mundial Femenino
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Inglaterra venció 1-0 a Dinamarca en el segundo juego de la fase de grupos del Grupo D, en un partido intenso que dominaron las inglesas desde muy temprano. Sin embargo, la victoria de Inglaterra sobre Dinamarca en la Copa Mundial Femenina este viernes se vio ensombrecida por una lesión de aspecto
Continue ReadingBolivia is the latest South American nation to use China’s yuan for trade in challenge to the dollar
By CARLOS VALDEZ and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia is now using the yuan to pay for imports and exports, becoming the latest country in South America to regularly use the Chinese currency in a small but growing challenge to the hegemony of the U.S. dollar for international financial transactions
Continue ReadingDonald Trump faces new charges in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. Here’s what to know
By MEG KINNARD and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press New charges — and a new defendant — added to the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump underscore how the Mar-a-Lago investigation is still very much ongoing, even as the focus has been on an expected indictment in a separate case related to the
Continue ReadingDivisive Israeli minister visits key Jerusalem holy site, drawing condemnation
By Mick Krever and Kareem Khadder, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel’s minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, on Thursday joined a group of Jewish Israelis in visiting what is known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif, or the Noble Sanctuary, drawing condemnation from Palestinian authorities and Israel’s neighbors. “This
Continue ReadingAsia’s best bars for 2023 announced
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Asia comprises about 30% of the world’s land mass. But there seems to be one consensus about which spot is the best for drinking on this massive continent: Hong Kong’s Coa, which was crowned the Best Bar in Asia for a record third year in a row.
Continue ReadingCorea del Norte exhibe misiles balísticos durante desfile militar para conmemorar los 70 años del armisticio de la guerra de Corea
macamilarincon (CNN) –– Corea del Norte exhibió sus tropas y equipo militar durante un desfile en Pyongyang para conmemorar el aniversario número 70 del armisticio de la guerra de Corea, informó el medio estatal KCNA. Corea del Norte, China y Rusia conmemoran el “Día de la Victoria” de hace 70 años, mientras se alinean en
Continue ReadingUS Senate votes to expand radiation-exposure compensation, from Guam to original A-bomb test site
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Senate has endorsed a major expansion of a compensation program for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing and the mining of uranium during the Cold War, with a vote Thursday on a massive defense spending bill. Advancing on a
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