Horner Cycling Foundation’s Thrilla Cyclocross Series free for riders this year
The Horner Cycling Foundation’s Thrilla Cyclocross Series starts today at the Bend Athletic Club.
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Bengals QB Joe Burrow becomes NFL’s highest-paid player with $275 million deal, AP source says
By ROB MAADDI and MITCH STACY AP Sports Writers CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow became the highest-paid player in the NFL when he agreed to a five-year, $275 million contract extension on Thursday. That’s according to a person familiar with the deal who spoke on condition of anonymity because it hadn’t been
Continue ReadingClimate protester glues feet to floor at US Open, interrupts Coco Gauff’s semifinal win over Muchova
By BRIAN MAHONEY and HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff’s U.S. Open semifinal victory over Karolina Muchova was delayed by 50 minutes because of a disruption by four environmental activists in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands Thursday night. One protester glued his bare feet to the concrete floor. Gauff was
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Oregon company CEO, executives get federal prison terms in $300 million fraud conspiracy
PORTLAND, Ore (KTVZ). — Following their conviction at trial, three former executives of Aequitas Management, LLC, and associated companies were sentenced to federal prison terms Thursday for their roles in a vast fraud conspiracy wherein the executives raised nearly $300 million from defrauded investors. Robert J. Jesenik, 63, former chief executive officer of Aequitas and
Continue ReadingExdirectivo de Odebrecht en Perú reitera en el juicio que financiaron campañas de alto perfil
Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Jorge Barata, exrepresentante de la empresa brasileña Odebrecht en Perú, dijo durante un juicio que entregó dinero a las campañas presidenciales de Ollanta Humala, Alan García y Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, así como a la de la excandidata presidencial Keiko Fujimori y la exalcaldesa de Lima, Susana Villarán. A excepción de
Continue ReadingWhite House says India rebuffed requests for more press access ahead of G20 summit
By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — Reporters traveling with President Joe Biden to India for this week’s G20 summit won’t get the opportunity to lob questions to Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi when the two leaders meet in New Delhi, despite multiple requests from the administration for more press access, the White House
Continue ReadingImmigrant girl on Chicago-bound bus from Texas died from infection, other factors, coroner says
MARION, Ill. (AP) — An autopsy shows a bacterial infection and other factors caused the death of a 3-year-old girl on a bus carrying immigrants from Texas to Chicago last month. Marion County Coroner Troy Cannon said Thursday the bacterial infection and aspiration pneumonia along with diarrhea and vomiting led to electrolyte problems, swelling of
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Show Us Your Garden: From pumpkins to colorful blooms, your gardens shine
Eric Oren stops by a colorful corner by the Box Factory to bring us this week’s fine examples of your local gardens. Share a photo of your great spot and enter our sweepstakes from the contest tab at: https://ktvz.com/play/2023/06/26/show-us-your-garden-2023/
Continue ReadingItaly’s government approves crackdown on juvenile crime after a spate of rapes and youth criminality
ROME (AP) — Italy’s right-wing government Thursday approved a decree to crack down on juvenile delinquency, broadening conditions under which minors aged 14 or above can be jailed. The decree follows a spate of high-profile “baby gang” crimes. The decree was adopted by the Cabinet a week after Premier Giorgia Meloni visited a Naples suburb
Continue ReadingUN goal of achieving gender equality by 2030 is impossible because of biases against women, UN says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says in a report that the U.N. goal of achieving gender equality by 2030 is impossible to achieve because of deeply rooted biases against women around the world in heath, education, employment and the halls of power. UN Women and the U.N.
Continue ReadingJimmy Fallon apologized to staff over allegations of difficult work environment on ‘Tonight Show’
By Alli Rosenbloom and Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Fallon has apologized to his colleagues over allegations outlined in a Rolling Stone story published Thursday about a difficult work environment at “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” CNN has learned. During a Zoom call with staff of “The Tonight Show” held after the story
Continue ReadingFederal appeals court says Texas’ floating barriers can remain in Rio Grande for now
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter (CNN) — The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals issued a temporary stay Thursday night allowing the state of Texas to keep floating barriers in the Rio Grande. A lower court judge had ordered Texas to take down the barriers by September 15 at its own expense.
Continue ReadingWynn Resorts to settle sexual harassment inaction claim from 9 female salon workers
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Wynn Resorts and nine unnamed women are settling a lawsuit alleging the casino company failed to investigate allegations that female employees had been sexually harassed by former company CEO Steve Wynn. That’s according to a document filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas. Financial
Continue ReadingMultiple structural problems caused Davenport, Iowa, apartment building collapse that killed 3 residents, investigation finds
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) — Multiple structural issues led to the partial collapse of an apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, in May, that killed three people, according to report released Thursday. Commissioned by the city and completed by Iowa engineering firms White Birch Group and SOCOTEC Engineering, the report identified improper support for an
Continue Reading“No es posible aplicar el sí”, dice Guillermo Lasso sobre la decisión electoral de no explotar petróleo en el Yasuní
Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Una polémica declaración ha puesto al presidente de Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, en aprietos, luego de que el pasado 20 de agosto los ciudadanos votaron a favor de que se frene la extracción de petróleo en el bloque 43 del Yasuní, una de las zonas más biodiversas del planeta. La noche
Continue ReadingNASA’s mega moon rocket is ‘unaffordable,’ according to accountability report
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Senior NASA officials say that the agency’s Space Launch System — the massive rocket designed to propel its ambitious Artemis program to establish a base on the moon — is “unaffordable,” according to a report Thursday from the US Government Accountability Office. The report, which breaks down SLS program expenditures,
Continue ReadingEbrard desafía la unidad en Morena y el liderazgo de López Obrador
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La decisión del excanciller de México Marcelo Ebrard de rechazar el proceso por el que Morena definió su candidatura presidencial, que fue otorgada a la exjefa de Gobierno de la Ciudad de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, representa un desafío tanto a la unidad de su partido como al liderazgo
Continue ReadingAlabama teen sentenced to life for killing 5 family members at 14
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama teenager convicted of killing five family members, including three younger siblings, when he was 14 years old has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. Circuit Judge Chadwick Wise handed down the sentence Thursday to Mason Sisk, now 18. Wise
Continue ReadingDisney drops part of its lawsuit against DeSantis to focus on free speech claims
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Walt Disney Parks and Resorts has amended its lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his hand-picked oversight board, dropping all of its claims except one. The lawsuit, filed in federal court, now focuses solely on the claim that DeSantis and his allies allegedly weaponized their political power to
Continue ReadingNorth Korea says its latest submarine can launch nuclear weapons, but there are doubts
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday its new submarine has nuclear attack capabilities after years of development. Leader Kim Jong Un described the milestone as crucial in his efforts to build a nuclear-armed navy to counter the United States and its Asian allies. The North’s official Korean
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