The 5 most exciting cars of 2024, according to Edmunds
Edmunds presents the five cars that consumers will be looking forward to drive in 2024.
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Innovative apps help teachers communicate with families in their preferred language
Chalkbeat reports on apps that help non-English speaking families stay engaged with schools.
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Can Pennsylvania meet the new tighter federal deadline for certifying election results?
Votebeat reports on Pennsylvania’s uncertain ability to certify November’s election results.
Continue ReadingPaurova becomes eighth Oregon State player to enter the portal
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Freshman guard Dominika Paurova became the eighth Oregon State player to enter the transfer portal after the Beavers’ run to the Elite Eight at the NCAA Tournament. Paurova, a 6-foot-1 guard from Czech Republic, averaged 5.5 points this past season and became a crucial player for the Beavers during the second
Continue ReadingTribunal de Ecuador determina que la detención de Glas en la Embajada de México fue “arbitraria”, pero seguirá detenido
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Un tribunal de Ecuador determinó este viernes que la detención del exvicepresidente Jorge Glas, ocurrida hace una semana en una irrupción de la Policía en la Embajada de México, fue “arbitraria e ilegal”, pero también ordenó que Glas siga detenido para cumplir dos sentencias pendientes. Una sala de la Corte
Continue ReadingHeavy rain across Kauai prompts rescues from floodwater, but no immediate reports of injuries
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Several people on the Hawaiian island of Kauai needed to be rescued from floodwaters during heavy rain, but there were no immediate reports of injuries. Heavy rain beginning Thursday afternoon prompted the closure of public schools Friday across Kauai and the opening of shelters. Crews were
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Pet Pals: Harley and Graham are a fine, bonded pair of ferrets
Harley is a 3-year-old female and Graham is a 5-year-old male, a bonded pair of fun, active ferrets waiting for a new home to play in at the Humane Society of Central Oregon.
Continue ReadingLa Fuerza Aérea de Perú encuentra los restos de su avión que se cayó en Arequipa y donde un piloto murió
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La Fuerza Aérea de Perú informó que sus equipos de búsqueda y rescate localizaron este viernes los restos de su avión tipo Mirage 2000 que el jueves se extravió durante labores de entrenamiento en la zona de Arequipa. En su cuenta de X, la institución militar indicó que en
Continue ReadingTycoon’s death penalty in $12.5 billion fraud case highlights Vietnam’s corruption crisis
By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — The death sentence handed to a real estate tycoon in a $12.5 billion financial fraud case is the latest punishment meted out by Vietnam in the Southeast Asian country’s sweeping “blazing furnace” anti-corruption campaign. Thursday’s ruling against Truong My Lan, the former chairwoman of property developer Van Thinh Phat
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Pay it Forward: Sisters Community Foundation helps many with food, rent
This month, the $500 Pay it Forward gift from Mid Oregon Credit Union and Dutch Bros goes to the Sisters Community Foundation, a nonprofit founded in 2022 that donates to the food bank and helps people pay their rent and stay in their homes.
Continue ReadingArgentina’s populist president meets billionaire Elon Musk in Texas — and a bromance is born
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — One is an erratic billionaire entrepreneur and self-declared free-speech absolutist, prone to profanity-laden rants against “wokeness” and obsessed with making humanity a multi-planetary species. The other is an iconoclastic Latin American leader and self-declared anarcho-capitalist, prone to cloning his dead dogs and obsessed with destroying
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Wyden vows to ‘do everything in my power’ to stop bill expanding warrantless government surveillance
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., vowed Friday to “do everything in my power” to stop House-passed legislation that would reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and expand warrantless surveillance. “The House bill represents one of the most dramatic and terrifying expansions of government surveillance authority in history,” Wyden said. “It allows
Continue ReadingEnviados de Biden y Maduro se reunieron en México en vísperas del vencimiento de una suspensión de sanciones de Washington
Mauricio Torres (CNN Español) — Funcionarios de Estados Unidos se reunieron con representantes del Gobierno de Nicolas Maduro con el “propósito de expresar su preocupación acerca del proceso electoral de Venezuela”, le dijo a CNN en Español un portavoz del Consejo de Seguridad Nacional del país norteamericano. La reunión ocurrió en México, según reportó Reuters,
Continue Reading‘I feel like I got hit by a train’: Bruising winds blow a flurry of big names out of ‘borderline unplayable’ Masters
By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — One compared it to getting hit by a train, another to going 12 rounds against Mike Tyson. Believe it or not, these are both sound bites from a golf tournament. Whipping winds pummeled Augusta National during the second round of the Masters on Friday, whisking some of the game’s
Continue Reading1 dead after shuttle bus crashes at a Honolulu cruise ship terminal
HONOLULU (AP) — One person died and multiple people were injured when a shuttle bus collided with pedestrians and concrete barriers at a Honolulu cruise ship terminal. Honolulu police said the crash occurred Friday when the shuttle bus driver mistook the gas pedal for the brake. The driver had dropped off customers at Pier 2
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Mountain View star Kasey Booster takes her skills to the Northwest Shootout in Portland
NewsChannel 21’s Dylan Anderman talks with Mountain View basketball star Kasey Booster, who’s excited about a “really fun” weekend of competition at the Northwest Shootout in Portland.
Continue ReadingFederal judge rejects Hunter Biden’s attempts to throw out gun indictment in Delaware
By Marshall Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has rejected several attempts by Hunter Biden to throw out his felony gun indictment in Delaware. The trial — the first-ever against the child of a sitting US president — is scheduled to begin in early June, as his father, President Joe Biden, campaigns for reelection. Federal Judge
Continue ReadingColombia’s capital starts rationing water after reservoirs hit historically low levels
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A severe drought has pushed Colombia’s capital to start rationing tap water. Officials in Bogota moved to ration water starting this week after reservoirs hit historically low levels due to the combination of high temperatures and lack of rainfall prompted by the El Niño climate phenomenon. The rationing will affect neighborhoods
Continue ReadingJavier Milei y Elon Musk cara a cara: los intereses detrás el encuentro
mondemanola (CNN Español) — Javier Milei y Elon Musk tuvieron finalmente su selfie time en la fábrica de Tesla, en Austin, Texas, este viernes durante la gira del presidente argentino en Estados Unidos, donde también recibió la distinción de la comunidad judía de “Embajador internacional de la luz”. “¡Por un futuro apasionante e inspirador!”, tuiteó el
Continue ReadingMaine governor signs bill restricting paramilitary training in response to neo-Nazi’s plan
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law a bill restricting paramilitary training in response to a neo-Nazi who wanted to create a training center for a “blood tribe.” The measure allows the attorney general to file for a court injunction to stop paramilitary training that’s
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