Providence nurses at six Oregon hospitals set to strike for three days this week
Providence nurses across Oregon are going on strike on Tuesday. It could be one of the biggest nurse walkouts in state history.
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Japan reports record spike in potentially deadly bacterial infection
By Helen Regan, Junko Ogura and Rinka Tonsho, CNN (CNN) — Cases of a dangerous and highly fatal bacterial infection have reached record levels in Japan, official figures show, with experts so far unable to pinpoint the reason for the rise. As of June 2, Japan’s Health Ministry had recorded 977 cases of streptococcal toxic
Continue ReadingANÁLISIS | Biden y Trump libran un furioso duelo antes del debate presidencial
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las tensiones entre Joe Biden y Donald Trump sobre el tema racial y el futuro de la Corte Suprema de Justicia se intensifican a medida que se preparan para el debate presidencial más importante de los últimos años. Este fin de semana, la campaña para 2024 dejó de centrarse en
Continue ReadingTens of thousands of Marylanders receive pardons for marijuana convictions
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore ordered more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions on Monday, saying the “most sweeping state-level pardon in any state” will help reverse harms from the past caused by the war on drugs. During a news conference, Moore said the executive order will
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Sunday Sports Report: Bend Elks top Portland Pickles 1-0 on Father’s Day; U.S. Olympics Trial swimmers’ update
A challenging home stand ended well, as the Bend Elks defeated the Portland Pickles 1-0 in a pitchers’ duel that ends in 10th-inning walk-off fashion on Father’s Day, and we have an update on the two Central Oregon swimmers competing in the U.S. Olympic Trials.
Continue ReadingAt least 9 dead, dozens injured as trains collide in India’s Darjeeling district, a tourist hotspot
NEW DELHI (AP) — A cargo train has rammed into a passenger train in India’s eastern state of West Bengal, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens of others. Monday’s accident took place in the Darjeeling district, a tourist spot nestled in the Himalayan foothills. A spokesperson for the Northeast Frontier Railway says three
Continue ReadingTrain collision kills at least nine in eastern India, police say
By Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — At least nine people were killed and dozens of others injured after a cargo train collided with a passenger train in eastern India on Monday, according to authorities, as a top official ordered a major emergency response. The Kanchenjunga Express, which runs between the city of Kolkata
Continue ReadingOver 75 million people in the US are under heat alerts. Go indoors and hydrate
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Over 75 million people in the United States were under extreme heat alerts Monday as a heat wave moved eastward, and the mid-Atlantic and New England were likely to see highs in the 90s as the week progresses. Excessive humidity will make it feel even more oppressive.
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the AP investigation into the Palestinian families being decimated in Gaza
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — To a degree never seen before, Israel’s air and ground campaign in Gaza is killing entire Palestinian families. Entire bloodlines, sometimes four generations from the same family, have perished in single airstrikes or a series of airstrikes on members of the same family sheltering together from
Continue ReadingTormenta tropical podría formarse esta semana y generar inundaciones en partes de México y el sur de Estados Unidos
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés) está vigilando un gran sistema meteorológico con potencial para convertirse en la primera tormenta con nombre de este año de la cuenca atlántica. El NHC tiene esta zona con un 50% de probabilidades de formación tropical en las próximas
Continue ReadingNWSL rivals Reign and Thorns play to scoreless draw
By SUSIE RANTZ Associated Press Longtime rivals Seattle Reign and Portland Thorns played to a scoreless draw at Lumen Field on Sunday in the National Women’s Soccer League. The result snapped the Reign’s four-game losing streak, during which they gave up 15 goals. The Thorns (7-4-2) were without Sophia Smith, whose nine goals lead the
Continue ReadingThe war in Gaza is wiping out entire Palestinian families, one branch at a time. This is how
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israel’s air and ground campaign in Gaza has killed hundreds of family members from the same bloodline, an unprecedented toll on the small community mostly made up of refugees and their descendants. An Associated Press investigation analyzed 10 strikes across the Gaza Strip between October and
Continue ReadingDaniel Radcliffe gana su primer Tony y más momentos destacados de la noche más importante de Broadway
Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Los Premios Tony 2024 tuvieron lugar este domingo en Nueva York, y fue exactamente el tipo de espectáculo de canto y baile que los amantes del teatro de todo el mundo podrían haber esperado. Aunque hubo muchas actuaciones espectaculares y discursos memorables, hubo un par de momentos clave que destacaron. Desde
Continue ReadingThe war in Gaza has wiped out entire Palestinian families. AP documents 60 who lost dozens or more
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — He is among the very last survivors of his Gaza family, a clan so close they knew without thinking how blood and marriage bound them across generations and city blocks. Then, branch by branch, 173 of Youssef Salem’s relatives were killed in Israeli airstrikes in a
Continue ReadingUS aircraft carrier captain playfully counters Houthi’s false online claims of hitting his ship
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABOARD THE USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER IN THE RED SEA (AP) — The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower may be one of the oldest aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy, but it’s still fighting — despite repeated false claims by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The Houthis and online accounts supporting them repeatedly
Continue ReadingA heat wave not seen in decades is helping to send temperatures soaring for most Americans
By Mary Gilbert and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A record-breaking heat wave is sending temperatures soaring to dangerous levels in the Northeast and Midwest, but much of the US is suffering through sweltering heat. Around 270 million people in the US will experience temperatures at or above 90 degrees this week as an impressive
Continue Reading“Inside Out 2” sacude la apagada taquilla del verano
Belén Liotti (CNN) — Sin duda fue un fin de semana lleno de alegría para Disney. La última película animada del estudio, “Inside Out 2”, sacudió la descolorida taquilla del verano, y se convirtió en la primera película de 2024 en alcanzar los US$ 100 millones en ventas en Estados Unidos durante su primer fin
Continue ReadingIndian suspect in plot to kill Sikh separatist extradited to US
By Reuters Washington (Reuters) — An Indian man suspected by the U.S. of involvement in an unsuccessful plot to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil has been extradited to the United States from the Czech Republic, according to the federal Bureau of Prisons website and a source familiar with the matter. Nikhil Gupta has been accused by U.S.
Continue Reading1 in 4 parents say their young child has bedtime anxiety, new poll finds
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — When her daughter was 6 years old, Kelceymarie Warner began to notice her child’s hesitation before bedtime. “Her body would be a little more tense, and she would hyperventilate if you pushed the subject too soon, she really needed to be slowly moved into the cycle.” Warner, who is
Continue ReadingUn nuevo tren-cama de alta velocidad conecta Hong Kong con Beijing y Shanghai
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Hong Kong (CNN) — ¿Te gustaría rematar tu viaje a Hong Kong con un fin de semana largo en Beijing o Shanghai? Un nuevo servicio de trenes-cama de alta velocidad hace que esa posibilidad sea más fácil que nunca. El 15 de junio entraron en servicio dos nuevas rutas nocturnas que conectan
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