Gonzalo Zegarra (CNN Español) –– Cuando la agencia de estadísticas de Canadá corrigió en 2023 su metodología para el conteo de migrantes temporales, registró un notorio salto: había casi el doble de los que estuvieron contabilizados en 2021, una diferencia de un millón de personas. Ello, sumado a las presiones y críticas que enfrenta el
Continue ReadingBy Fidel Gutiérrez, Heather Chen and David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — Mexico is breaking diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police raided its embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who had been seeking asylum there. Confirming the move in a statement to CNNE, a foreign ministry spokesperson said all Mexican diplomatic
Continue ReadingBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA and IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda is preparing to mark the 30th anniversary of the East African nation’s most horrific period in history — the genocide against its minority Tutsi. To this day, new mass graves are still being discovered across the country of 14 million people, a
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A sickening sense of deja vu flooded over Barb Handley and her siblings as news of the midflight blowout of an Alaska Airlines plug door – and the gaping hole it left behind – emerged in January. Images of the refrigerator-sized void conjured up heart-wrenching memories of the death
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – April Fool’s Day was no joke for Oregon angler Rebecca Jones when she caught a monkeyface prickleback weighing 4.8 pounds and 28 inches long, potentially the new world record. Jones dug sand shrimp early Monday morning, then headed to Barview Jetty near Garibaldi, hoping to catch rockfish for dinner. Instead, she
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Saturday that upcoming U.S.-China talks will tackle a top Biden administration complaint that Beijing’s economic model and trade practices put American companies and workers at an unfair competitive disadvantage. “I think the Chinese realize how concerned we
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Ward, CNN (CNN) — A storm system moving through the Western United States will move through the Rockies and into the Plains over the weekend, bringing intense winds stretching from the Southwest to the Upper Midwest. Wind alerts are in effect for nearly 18 million people from Texas to North Dakota. The greatest threat of 100
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The region will still be dealing with a much cooler air mass today as the cold pattern remains. There will be a flow of air from the northwest today and that should continue to usher in the chilly air. Look for snow to fall along the spine of the Cascades off and on and add
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Chang and Heather Chen, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Around 400 people are still stranded and awaiting rescue in Taiwan after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck this week, the island’s fire department said Saturday. Authorities have said those listed as stranded are considered safe, but are cut off by landslides and other blockages
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued a statement Friday after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule related to Medicare Advantage and Part D that included a number of policy changes recommended by Wyden: “This announcement is a big win for seniors because it strengthens protections
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — It’s Thursday, 11.00 p.m., and on a street in London’s Soho district, there’s a loud clatter. Staff are closing the windows in The French House, one of the city’s most popular pubs. Lesley Lewis, its owner of 35 years, says she would like to stay open later, but
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Zimmerman Rock Pit will be temporarily closed for public safety for up to a month, beginning Monday, April 8. The rock pit is located on the Sisters Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest off Highway 20 at mile marker 96.6. The Oregon Department of Transportation will be conducting rock-crushing
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited a new semiconductor plant for which his government has pledged more than $7 billion of support to secure a steady supply of chips. The new plant on the southwestern island of Kyushu, majority owned by the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., is
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The candidates for Deschutes County Commissioner Position #2 will participate in a community candidate forum in Bend on Thursday, April 11th from 6-8:00pm at the Larkspur Community Center in Bend. Voters are encouraged to attend in person or watch online. All four filed candidates scheduled to participate: Phil Chang (incumbent) Brian
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Redmond School District has scheduled two community listening sessions in April to provide updates on the November 2024 bond planning progress and solicit feedback about the possibility of consolidating high schools from community members. The first session is scheduled for Thursday, April 18, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Redmond High
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The now-aging hippies who took over a derelict naval base in Copenhagen more than 50 years ago and turned it into a freewheeling community known as Christiania want to boot out criminals who control the community’s lucrative market for hashish by ripping up the cobblestoned
Continue ReadingBy MARIAM FAM Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Muslims around the world will soon bid farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Eid is marked with congregational prayers and festivities that typically include family visits, gatherings and new clothes. This year, Eid will come just after
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Lynne from the Humane Society of Central Oregon brings by a very nice 3-month-old puppy, one of many fine animals waiting at the Bend shelter for a new home to call their own.
Continue ReadingBy LEE KEATH Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Two basic mistakes, according to the Israeli military. First, officers overlooked a message detailing the vehicles in the convoy. Second, a spotter saw someone boarding one car, carrying something – possibly a bag – that he thought was a weapon. Officials say the result was the series
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — It’s the last wish of a dying mother, to be with her daughter once more. But six months into Israel’s war against Hamas, time is running out for Liora Argamani, who hopes to stay alive long enough to see her kidnapped daughter come home. “I want to
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