New era for pot regulation leaves old problem: Many cannabis companies can’t find a bank
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Biden administration’s move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous but still…
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Sentencing postponed for Minnesota man who regrets joining Islamic State group
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man who once fought for the Islamic State group in Syria but now expresses…
Continue Reading The unexpected announcement of a prime minister divides Haiti’s newly created transitional council
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A surprise announcement that revealed Haiti’s new prime minister is threatening to…
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Tornado hits a Kansas town, leaving at least 1 dead and several hurt
By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — One person was killed and three other people were injured when a tornado hit the northeastern Kansas town of…
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ODOT’s sixth, likely last blasting operation on Bend’s new Highway 97 route was a two-section shot
Connect Central Oregon used two drones and a camera on the ground to capture the two-section blast Tuesday night on Highway 97’s new Bend North…
Continue ReadingNoboa decreta un nuevo estado de excepción para cinco provincias de Ecuador por la situación de inseguridad
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El presidente de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, decretó este martes un nuevo estado de excepción para…
Continue Reading ‘A step back in time’: America’s Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways
By TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It was the music that changed first. Or maybe that’s just when many people at the pale…
Continue Reading Australian PM Albanese vows new funding to help women escape domestic violence after homicides rise
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced new funding to help women…
Continue Reading Prosecutors seek September retrial for Harvey Weinstein after rape conviction was tossed
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors have asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein, who was back in a New York…
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Deschutes Brewery wins big at 2024 World Beer Cup, including Gold for Black Butte Non-Alcoholic
Bend’s Deschutes Brewery took home three gold medals and a silver from the 2024 World Beer Cup, most notably for the Black Butte Non-Alcoholic…
Continue Reading Phones, Islamic books and currency exchange. Some businesses are making money out of Taliban rule
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban takeover three years ago has sent Afghanistan’s economy into a…
Continue Reading Florida’s 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care
By DAVID FISCHER and STEPHANY MATAT Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy,…
Continue Reading Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest
By DAKE KANG BEIJING (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China says he has been allowed back into his lab…
Continue Reading Greece boosts special firefighting units to cope with its growing heat risk
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press KRYO PIGADI, Greece (AP) — Under pressure to cope with the impact of rising temperatures, Greece’s…
Continue Reading Trump calls judge ‘crooked’ after facing a warning of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, MICHELLE L. PRICE and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press FREELAND, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump returned briefly to the campaign…
Continue Reading Court case over fatal car crash raises issues of mental health and criminal liability
By KENYA HUNTER and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — No one disputes that Michelle Wierson crashed her SUV into a car stopped at a…
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Rising Hindu nationalism leaves Muslims fearful in India’s holy city
By Rhea Mogul, Aishwarya S. Iyer, Kunal Sehgal and Will Ripley, CNN Varanasi, India (CNN) — The sun glistens on the Ganges as Hindu devotees…
Continue Reading Trump’s comparison of student protests to Jan. 6 is part of effort to downplay Capitol attack
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is lamenting the possibility that Columbia University’s…
Continue Reading Google and Apple now threatened by the US antitrust laws that helped build their technology empires
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has launched a double-barreled antitrust attack on…
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Blinken met Netanyahu in Israel as US ramps up push for a ceasefire deal
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held another round of high-stakes talks in Israel on Wednesday as the US…
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