China’s economy suffers new blow as exports drop 14% in July
By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s exports suffered their biggest drop in more than three years in July as global demand slowed,…
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Sunriver Music Festival presents music education, other free events along with pops, classical concerts
SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) – Sunriver Music Festival presents a variety of music education and other free events open to the public. The 2023 festival…
Continue ReadingSearchers find black box of Australian army Taipan helicopter that crashed with the loss of 4 lives
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Divers have recovered the flight data recorder from an Australia army helicopter that crashed at sea during a military…
Continue ReadingTeenage cousin of Uvalde school shooter is arrested, accused of threatening to ‘do the same thing’ to a school
By Ed Lavandera and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — The teenage cousin of the gunman responsible for the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting was…
Continue ReadingIsrael demolishes home of alleged Palestinian attacker, fueling West Bank tensions
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli security forces say they demolished the West Bank home of a Palestinian man…
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New official Oregon State Map features Yaquina Head Lighthouse, drone shot of Smith Rock
150 years ago – on August 20, 1873 – the oil burning wicks of the Yaquina Head Lighthouse were lit for the first time, welcoming mariners and warning…
Continue ReadingArrestan a primo de 17 años del tirador de Uvalde, acusado de amenazar con “hacer lo mismo” a una escuela
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El primo adolescente del pistolero que disparó en la escuela de Uvalde fue arrestado este lunes por presuntamente…
Continue ReadingJapanese political leader Taro Aso calls for peace in the Taiwan Strait as Tokyo expands defense
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A senior Japanese politician is advocating for increasing his country’s deterrence ability…
Continue ReadingBursting ice dam in Alaska highlights risks of glacial flooding around the globe
By BECKY BOHRER and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The gray, two-story home with white trim toppled and slid, crashing into…
Continue ReadingTens of thousands still without power after deadly storms as a new wave of severe weather and flooding hits
By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — More than a 150,000 homes and businesses were still in the dark Tuesday night, more than 24 hours…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asia shares mostly decline after Wall Street slide on bank worries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly fell Wednesday after worries about the U.S. banking system set off a decline…
Continue ReadingColombia se suma a esfuerzos para proteger el 80% de la Amazonia al 2025
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Antes de la cumbre de presidentes de la Amazonia en Belem, Brasil, este martes y miércoles, la ministra de Medio…
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Bend’s median home sales price hits a record (again), reaches milestone $800K; Redmond rises to $500K, not a record
You might say that record-breaking home sales prices in Bend are getting to be … a broken record. Not every month, but often enough to fuel its…
Continue ReadingChina assures Russia it remains ‘impartial’ on Ukraine war after attending Saudi peace talks
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s top diplomat Wang Yi told his Russian counterpart that Beijing remains “impartial” on…
Continue ReadingIn Utah and Kansas, state courts flex power over new laws regulating abortion post-Roe
By JOHN HANNA and SAM METZ Associated Press OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Abortion providers faced off against attorneys for Utah and Kansas in state courts…
Continue ReadingHSBC exec apologizes after calling the UK ‘weak’ for following US lead over China
By Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A top executive at HSBC has apologized after reportedly calling the UK government “weak” for caving…
Continue ReadingBlack mom sues city of Detroit claiming she was falsely arrested while 8 months pregnant by officers using facial recognition technology
WXYZ, PORCHA WOODRUFF, CNN By Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — A Black mother is suing the city of Detroit and a Detroit Police Department…
Continue ReadingDozens arrested over alleged child sex abuse following murder of two FBI agents
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A total of 98 people have been arrested in connection with child sex abuse, and 13 children rescued from harm,…
Continue ReadingReportan casi 90 incendios forestales en EE.UU. en 12 estados, más de 10.000 bomberos trabajan en su extinción
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Estados Unidos continúa viendo un número creciente de incendios forestales que queman cientos de miles de hectáreas…
Continue ReadingOnce Colombia’s most-wanted drug lord, the kingpin known as Otoniel gets 45 years in prison in US
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Colombian man once seen as one of the world’s most dangerous drug lords has been sentenced…
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