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Month: June 2024

OLCC seeks advisory panel applicants to help draft cannabis rules and policies

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Are you interested in helping the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to draft cannabis rules and policies? The OLCC is looking to broaden and diversify its pool of prospective Advisory Committee participants. We are collecting information from interested individuals and industry representatives to lend their expertise to OLCC Advisory Committees. Throughout

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La Corte Constitucional de Ecuador declara inconstitucional el decreto de Noboa que declaró estado de excepción en 7 provincias y un cantón

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La Corte Constitucional de Ecuador declaró inconstitucional el decreto que el presidente Daniel Noboa emitió el 22 de mayo para declarar estado de excepción en siete provincias y un cantón del país, debido a su situación de inseguridad. Las provincias consideradas eran Guayas, El Oro, Santa Elena, Manabí, Sucumbíos,

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US Open: Exasperated Scottie Scheffler tosses and slams clubs but squeezes into weekend as Ludvig Aberg edges ahead

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Many have waxed lyrical about the might of Pinehurst No. 2 across its 117-year history, but on Friday the North Carolina course received perhaps its greatest appraisal yet: it made Scottie Scheffler look human. After exercising a vice-like grip over the golfing realm with an impassive coolness for months

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Así es la selección de Colombia para la Copa América: convocados, mejores jugadores, formación y trayectoria

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El único título continental que tiene la Selección Colombia masculina hasta el momento es la Copa América de 2001. De aquella plantilla que conquistó ese torneo bajo la dirección de Francisco Maturana ya no hay ningún jugador activo. Y muchos otros, ídolos como Radamel Falcao García o Juan

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Ecuadorian lawmakers block indictment of vice president whom authorities accuse of collusion

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian Vice President Verónica Abad, for now, will not be indicted in a corruption case against her son after lawmakers blocked the move Friday. Lawmakers denied authorizing Abad’s criminal prosecution in a vote prompted by an order from the country’s National Court to decide whether prosecutors could move forward. As a

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Independent report criticizes Cuomo’s ‘top-down’ management of New York’s COVID-19 response

NEW YORK (AP) — An investigation into New York’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic finds former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “top down” approach of dictating public health policy through his office sewed confusion during the crisis. However the independent probe commissioned by current Gov. Kathy Hochul and released Friday said the fatality rates at nursing homes

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Palestinian groups demand inspection of Israeli prisons as detainees are released with chronic health problems

By Kareem Khadder and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — The Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza has demanded international inspections of Israeli detention centers, after the release of a number of prisoners this week who appeared frail and thin after several months in detention. Among those released was the Council’s former Speaker, Aziz Dweik, who had

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Very busy Redmond HS graduate Jillian Bremont among six OnPoint Credit Union/OSAA scholarship recipients

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — OnPoint Community Credit Union and the Oregon School Activities Association announced Friday that six graduating seniors, including Jillian Bremont of Redmond High School, have won scholarships worth up to $10,000. The awards are part of the 2024 OnPoint Community Credit Union Scholar Program. The program recognizes graduating Scholar Athletes and Activity Scholars from

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McCarthy ally Garret Graves won’t seek reelection after new Louisiana map made his seat more Democratic

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Garret Graves of Louisiana announced Friday that he will not seek reelection, ending months of uncertainty after a new congressional map made his seat significantly Democratic. “Representing South Louisiana and serving in the United States Congress has been an incredible honor,” Graves said in a statement, before

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