After a $1.8 billion verdict, the clock is ticking on the 6% real estate commission
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Using a travel agent to buy a plane ticket or a stockbroker to trade equities seem like relics of…
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Los significativos beneficios que tiene caminar hacia atrás para la salud
Ángela Reyes Haczek Nota del editor: antes de comenzar cualquier nuevo programa de ejercicios, consulta a su médico. Para inmediatamente si…
Continue ReadingChina Premier Li seeks to bolster his country’s economic outlook at Shanghai trade fair
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Seeking to generate excitement around a largely lackluster economy, Chinese Premier Li Qiang is pledging to continue…
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Oregon DHS offers $2.25 million for community organizations to support arrivals from Ukraine
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Human Services Refugee Program invites community agencies to apply for a portion of $2.25 million in…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s main opposition party elects Ozgur Ozel as new leader
By ANDREW WILKS ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s main opposition party has voted for fresh leadership, five months after a devastating election defeat…
Continue ReadingCOP28 conference looks set for conflict after tense negotiations on climate damage fund
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Negotiators on a climate-related loss and damages fund have agreed the World Bank will…
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Summit girls cross country wins 15th consecutive state title; playoff soccer update
The Summit cross country girls are state champions for the 15th consecutive…
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Sisters volleyball beats Pleasant Hill for 3A state title; Bend finishes in 2nd for second year in a row
Sisters is atop the 3A volleyball scene once…
Continue ReadingUkrainian war veterans with amputated limbs find freedom in the practice of jiu-jitsu
By HANNA ARHIROVA and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Nervous ahead of their first jiu-jitsu championship, the war…
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No. 16 Oregon State keeps Shedeur Sanders in check in 26-19 win over Colorado
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Despite shutting down Shedeur Sanders, No. 16 Oregon State was looking ripe for another…
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Families gather at the Powell Butte Christian Church for 77th annual Lord’s Acre Day
It was 77th annual Lord’s Acre Day at the Powell Butte Christian Church on Saturday. Families came ready to take part in 5K and a 10K race, grab…
Continue ReadingAfghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan farmers have lost income of more than $1 billion from opium sales after the Taliban outlawed poppy cultivation, according…
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Merkley introduces bill to ban Arctic drilling, backs Biden’s call for humanitarian pause in Gaza fighting
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced legislation Thursday to prohibit what he called “irresponsible and unacceptable drilling…
Continue ReadingGaza has lost telecom contact again, while Israel’s military says it has surrounded Gaza City
By WAFAA SHURAFA, NAJIB JOBAIN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza lost communications Sunday in its third…
Continue Reading‘The reaction is extreme’: Palestinians fear arrest if they voice sympathy for Gaza civilians
By Ivana Kottasová and Zeena Saifi, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Dua Abu Sneineh was shocked when a group of police officers – between 10 and 15,…
Continue ReadingObama dice que la gente tiene que reconocer la “complejidad” del conflicto palestino-israelí para que se pueda avanzar hacia una solución
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El expresidente Barack Obama afirmó que solo será posible avanzar en el conflicto palestino-israelí si se…
Continue ReadingCalifornians bet farming agave for spirits holds key to weathering drought and groundwater limits
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Leo Ortega started growing spiky blue agave plants on the arid hillsides around his Southern…
Continue ReadingGunmen kill 5 people in an apparent dispute over fuel theft in central Mexico, police say
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican police say gunmen on motorcycles fatally shot five men on the outskirts of the city of Puebla in an apparent dispute…
Continue ReadingSurvivors say trauma from abusive Native American boarding schools stretches across generations
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Survivors of government-backed Native American boarding schools and their descendants have…
Continue ReadingMaine considers electrifying proposal that would give the boot to corporate electric utilities
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Taking a page from the “throw-the-bums-out” script in politics, Mainers will vote on…
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