By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines and its treaty ally, the United States, have separately condemned a high-seas assault by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships that repeatedly blasted water cannons to block three Philippine fisheries vessels from a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. The noontime
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — Olive oil has been a staple of the Mediterranean diet and culture for millennia. Before it ever made it to the table, it was used for medicinal and religious practices, earning the moniker “liquid gold” in Homer’s “Iliad.” Throughout the centuries the olive branch has come to symbolize
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — McDonald’s anunció el miércoles que está poniendo a prueba un nuevo concepto de cafetería llamado CosMc’s, que venderá sobre todo bebidas con cafeína altamente personalizables con algo de comida. El primer CosMc’s ya está abierto en Illinois, y está prevista la apertura de nueve más en Texas en los próximos
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Sioux Center, Iowa (CNN) — Four Republican presidential candidates stuck to speaking about their faith and their families during a Saturday forum in western Iowa – a stark contrast from Wednesday’s contentious fourth GOP debate, when they spent much of the evening attacking one another. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former UN
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — McDonald’s announced on Wednesday that it is piloting a new cafe concept called CosMc’s, which will mostly sell indulgent, highly customizable caffeinated beverages with some food. The first CosMc’s location is now open in Illinois, and nine more are planned in Texas in the coming months. For
Continue ReadingWLS, MCDONALD’S, CNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — McDonald’s announced on Wednesday that it is piloting a new cafe concept called CosMc’s, which will mostly sell indulgent, highly customizable caffeinated beverages with some food. The first CosMc’s location is now open in Illinois, and nine more are planned in Texas in the
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Activists designated Saturday a day of protest at the COP28 summit in Dubai. But the rules of the game in the tightly controlled United Arab Emirates at the site supervised by the United Nations meant sharp restrictions on what demonstrators could say, where they
Continue ReadingBy Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — An ancient Chinese story tells of two court astronomers, Hsi and Ho, who got drunk and failed to predict an eclipse of the sun. This grave oversight led to them being executed, off-with-their-heads-style, by the Emperor Chung K’ang. Set sometime between 2159 and 1948 BC, the legend is thought
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Antiguos fósiles vegetales que desconcertaban a los científicos han resultado no ser plantas después de todo, según revela una nueva investigación. En su lugar, estas pequeñas formas redondeadas eran caparazones de tortugas bebé que vivieron en la época de los dinosaurios. Los científicos han bautizado a esta especie de tortuga
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — In good economic times and bad, people’s self-control to spend within their means on gifts during the holiday season flies out the window. For decades, credit cards bore the brunt of compulsive holiday spending habits. But increasingly, they’re sharing the spotlight with Buy Now, Pay Later companies.
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military pushed ahead with its punishing air and ground offensive in Gaza on Saturday, bolstered by a U.S. veto derailing U.N. Security Council efforts to end the war and word that an emergency sale of $106 million worth of tank
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A fire broke out in a hospital on Rome’s outskirts, killing at least three people and forcing the overnight evacuation of the smoke-filled facility and its nearly 200 patients, officials said Saturday. The blaze began in the ground floor emergency room of the St. John the Evangelist
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the ODOT Region 4 construction update for the week of December 8-15: Here at ODOT, we are committed to providing a safe and efficient transportation system for everyone. We invest in Oregon’s future through roadway improvement projects. The following projects are located within Region 4; Central Oregon from The
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Today there will be a mix of rain and snow move over the High Desert and snow on the Mountains. A band of rain mingled with some snow will cross over the Beaver State today with little to no accumulation of either rain or snow. The bulk of the precipitation will be north of the
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El primer ministro británico, Rishi Sunak, tiene un problema grave. Mientras su gobernante Partido Conservador se prepara para entrar en lo que probablemente será un año electoral en 2024, languidece semana tras semana por detrás del opositor Partido Laborista en las encuestas. Los conservadores están en el poder desde 2010,
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Trista Sutter, la primera “Bachelorette”, y su marido Ryan Sutter celebraron 20 años de matrimonio. La pareja, que se prometió en la serie y luego se casó en un especial televisado, es una de las pocas historias de éxito matrimonial de la franquicia. Ryan Sutter celebró su aniversario en Instagram,
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Redmond’s road and traffic report for the week of December 9-15. Wickiup Ave., between 49th & 47th St., 12/11 – 2/9, road closure, local access only, Please use detour, Capital Improvement Project www.redmondoregon.gov/ReservoirDriveProject, Taylor Northwest **Work schedules are dependent on weather conditions and other factors. Always exercise increased caution
Continue ReadingBy Dr. Neha Chaudhary, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Dr. Neha Chaudhary is a child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School and chief medical officer at Modern Health. As the holiday season approaches, many conjure up images of the perfect gathering: comforting aromas of home-cooked feasts, harmonious laughter between
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El Tribunal Supremo de Texas bloqueó temporalmente el acceso de una mujer embarazada a un aborto de urgencia en una sentencia emitida a última hora del viernes. El tribunal congeló la sentencia de un tribunal inferior que habría permitido a Kate Cox, que demandó al estado en busca de un
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press An agreement at the United Nations-led climate conference to transition away from fossil fuels brought a measure of relief for climate activists, even as many said it doesn’t go far enough. They also saw something to like in what the agreement said about carbon capture. That’s technology aimed at capturing
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