The top 10 highest-paying RN specialties today
Vivian Health reports on the top 10 highest-paying RN specialties to help prospects find positions offering above-average compensation.
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Just one-third of students say college is worth the cost
BestColleges surveyed college students in various programs to learn how they feel about the value of their college education.
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Forcing people back into the office is once again leading to increased carbon emissions
Grist looks at how return-to-office mandates could be getting in the way of companies’ climate goals.
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8 years into America's e-scooter experiment, what have we learned?
Grist reports on how the climate benefits of shared e-scooters depend on how they are deployed and managed and how riders are kept safe.
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Room scans and eye detectors: Robocops are watching your kids take online exams
The 74 reports on the use of remote proctoring tools in K-12 schools.
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Inside the private company Maricopa County depends on to power through the last-minute ballot slog
Votebeat reports on how a key Arizona county and an election service will be ready to count votes faster in November.
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Junior Forecaster: Wyatt
This week’s NewsChannel 21 Junior Forecaster, Wyatt, is a third-grade student at Trinity Lutheran School in Bend, and he enjoys the heat. The forecast has the region warming up into the 90s Friday, just the way he likes it. Wyatt likes to play baseball and will probably hit the pool this summer to beat the
Continue ReadingHow a humble Indian fabric became a symbol of luxury in 1960s America
By Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — On the cover of Lisa Birnbach’s “The Official Preppy Handbook,” a tongue-in-cheek 1980s guide to looking, acting and thinking like a US prep school elite, a pattern along the border depicts a fabric that has become synonymous with casual American luxury: madras. The colorful plaid cotton cloth has been
Continue ReadingPolitical consultant behind fake Biden AI robocall pleads not guilty to first six charges
By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The political consultant behind a robocall that used artificial intelligence to impersonate President Joe Biden pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the first six charges he faces in New Hampshire, according to a court spokesperson. Steven Kramer, who worked for Rep. Dean Phillips’ longshot Democratic primary campaign against Biden, previously admitted that he
Continue ReadingEl fiscal general de Venezuela dice que el asesinato del militar en retiro Ronald Ojeda en Chile buscaba enturbiar las relaciones bilaterales
Mauricio Torres (CNN) — El fiscal general de Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, aseguró este miércoles que el asesinato del militar retirado y expreso político venezolano Ronald Ojeda Moreno, ocurrido en Chile en febrero pasado, tiene un móvil político, con la finalidad de afectar las relaciones diplomáticas bilaterales. “Consideramos que el homicidio de Ojeda se trata
Continue ReadingPort of Baltimore shipping channel could fully reopen this weekend after the last piece of collapsed bridge is removed
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Sarah Dewberry and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The Port of Baltimore channel could fully reopen this weekend after nearly 11 weeks of painstaking operations to remove colossal pieces of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge that had been blocking much of the crucial shipping artery. The entire 700-foot wide channel is
Continue ReadingDetienen a un hombre por presuntas amenazas contra la directora de la cárcel La Modelo de Bogotá, cuyo antecesor fue asesinado
Mauricio Torres (CNN Español) — La Policía de Colombia detuvo este miércoles a un hombre al que acusó de difundir amenazas contra la directora de la cárcel La Modelo de Bogotá, Nancy del Socorro Pérez, quien asumió el cargo en mayo tras el asesinato de su antecesor, el coronel retirado Élmer Fernández. La Policía Metropolitana
Continue ReadingD-Day anniversary haunted by dwindling number of veterans and shadowed by Europe’s new war
By JOHN LEICESTER, SYLVIE CORBET and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — As young soldiers, they waded through breaking waves and gunfire to battle the Nazis. Now bent with age, the dwindling number of World War II veterans joined a new generation of leaders on Thursday to honor the dead, the living
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Viral TikTok video of Bend Police officer points to lack of state law against public nudity
A TikTok video that’s garnered overs a million views has a Bend Police officer being questioned about Oregon not having a state law against public indecency, even if a naked person is outside and visible to young children. In this case, police say the woman was experiencing a mental health crisis and faces a trespassing
Continue ReadingSouth Korean group flies propaganda leaflets across border following North’s trash-balloon launches
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean activists’ group has flown large balloons carrying propaganda leaflets toward North Korea, which has threatened to send more balloons with manure and trash across the border in response. The launches are escalating animosities, with South Korea suspending a tension-easing deal with North
Continue ReadingMuere pareja italiana de esquiadores expertos tras caer 700 metros de una montaña; rescatistas hallaron sus cuerpos juntos
Belén Liotti (CNN) — El esquiador de velocidad italiano Jean Daniel Pession y su novia, Elisa Arlian, fallecieron en un accidente de montaña en el noroeste de Italia, confirmó la Federación Italiana de Deportes de Invierno (FISI). “Una terrible tragedia azotó al mundo de los deportes de invierno y al esquí de velocidad en particular”,
Continue ReadingMiss Universo Ecuador tiene su primera candidata de 46 años y siete concursantes son madres
Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — El certamen de Miss Universo Ecuador está atravesando por un momento distinto desde que la organización internacional del Miss Universo modificó ciertas reglas con la finalidad de promover un concurso más inclusivo y diverso. En 2024 ya no existe un límite de edad para participar y, por esa razón, Miss
Continue ReadingAlito’s former neighbor says justice is ‘at best mistaken’ in flap over upside-down US flag
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — A former neighbor of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday disputed his account of a neighborhood spat that led to the hoisting of an upside-down US flag on his property in Virginia, saying that his timeline of what happened is wrong. “At best, he’s mistaken, but at worst, he’s just outright lying,”
Continue ReadingAlito’s former neighbor says justice is ‘at best mistaken’ in flap over upside-down US flag
CNN By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — A former neighbor of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday disputed his account of a neighborhood spat that led to the hoisting of an upside-down US flag on his property in Virginia, saying that his timeline of what happened is wrong. “At best, he’s mistaken, but at worst, he’s just outright
Continue ReadingAt least 4 people killed, 27 injured when trains collide in the Czech Republic, officials say
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Officials say a passenger train collided head-on with a freight train in the Czech Republic, killing at least four people and injuring 27 others. Interior Minister Vít Rakušan says the crash took place late Wednesday night in the city of Pardubice east of Prague. The high-speed passenger
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