By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 31 points, passing Elvin Hayes for 11th place all time, and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 120-107 in an In-Season Tournament game on Tuesday night. Durant, playing in his 1,000th NBA game, needed 14 points to pass Hayes, who had 27,313
Continue ReadingJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong, deep undersea earthquake shook the eastern side of Indonesia on Wednesday. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damages. The 6.0 magnitude quake hit an area 94 kilometers (58 miles) west of Tobelo in Indonesia’s North Maluku province at a depth of 116 kilometers (72 miles). Indonesia’s Meteorology,
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh and Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The chairman and CEO of Chinese video game live-streaming platform DouYu has been arrested, becoming the latest business leader to run afoul of authorities in the world’s second largest economy. DouYu (DOYU) said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that its chief, Chen Shaojie, had
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) — Todos los argentinos festejaban un triunfo histórico ante Brasil en el Maracaná. Probablemente muchos apagaron el televisor una vez finalizado el encuentro, porque en Argentina terminó alrededor de la medianoche. Otros se quedaron a mirar las declaraciones luego del partido, para seguir disfrutando. Sin embargo, el entrenador del equipo campeón del
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Republican Celeste Maloy will win the special election Tuesday for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District, CNN projects, filling the only remaining vacancy in the US House of Representatives. With Maloy’s victory, House Republicans will return to a 222-213 majority, giving Speaker Mike Johnson some breathing room as he faces a looming
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A major Iranian-backed militant group in Iraq has warned it may strike additional U.S. targets after U.S. warplanes killed multiple militants in response to the first use of a short-range ballistic missile against U.S. forces at Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq. Tensions in the
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Forest modeling by Oregon State University scientists shows that a site’s productivity – an indicator of how fast trees grow and how much biomass they accumulate – is the main factor that determines which time period between timber harvests allows for maximum above-ground carbon sequestration. The findings, published in the journal Forests,
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Using WhoSampled, Stacker found the Bollywood songs record producers have sampled most and revealed which songs they helped to go mainstream.
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Next City looks at how the new “Ghost Rivers” art installation is a reminder of Baltimore’s hidden streams — and the visible costs of trying to control urban waterways.
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SmartAsset examined U.S. Census Bureau data to calculate the housing vacancy rates in the 343 largest cities in the country and how they changed between 2017 and 2022.
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Lendio ranked the top states in which veterans are succeeding in business based on the veteran labor market and entrepreneurship.
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, Gawon Bae and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea on Wednesday said it had put its first spy satellite into orbit and vowed further launches to defend against what it called its “enemies’ dangerous military maneuvers.” Analysts said if the spacecraft works, it could provide significantly improve North
Continue ReadingBy SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press A report by Human Rights Watch says the Chinese government has expanded its campaign of closing mosques to regions other than Xinjiang, where for years it has been blamed for persecuting Muslim minorities. The report says authorities have closed mosques in the northern Ningxia region as well as Gansu province,
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has sided with Cristiano Ronaldo, rejecting an appeal by a woman trying to force the international soccer star to pay millions more than the $375,000 in hush money he paid her after she accused him of raping her in 2009. The woman’s
Continue ReadingCNN By MJ Lee, Betsy Klein and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Washington (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu grabbed Brett McGurk’s arm as he walked out of a tense meeting of the Israeli Cabinet over securing the release of hostages Hamas was holding in Gaza. “We need this deal,” Netanyahu told the White House Middle
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee, Betsy Klein and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Washington (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu grabbed Brett McGurk’s arm as he walked out of a tense meeting of the Israeli Cabinet over securing the release of hostages Hamas was holding in Gaza. “We need this deal,” Netanyahu told the White House Middle East
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) — Daniel Noboa Azin, de 35 años, tendrá solo un año y medio para gobernar y, de esa manera, cerrar el tiempo de mandato que dejó inconcluso al presidente saliente, Guillermo Lasso. Un lapso muy corto para resolver los problemas urgentes de un Ecuador martirizado por la violencia criminal y los
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — American Airlines said it is reviewing a video posted on TikTok that shows a baggage handler releasing a passenger’s wheelchair to slide down a jet bridge chute, where it crashed into a metal barrier, flipped over and tumbled onto an airport tarmac. The post, which has millions of views, has brought
Continue ReadingPLANO, Texas (AP) — A small plane has crashed and burned on the doorstep of a strip mall in Texas. The Tuesday crash killed the pilot and caused a nearby car to catch fire. Authorities say nobody on the ground was injured. The Federal Aviation Administration says the single-engine Mooney M20 went down at about
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Several Oregon and Oregon State players were recognized for their performances this week and thus far this season. Oregon’s Bo nix was named Pac-12 offensive player of the week for the second week in a row. His go-to wide receiver, Troy Franklin, was named a semifinalist for the 2023 Biletnikoff Award,
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