World’s first carbon tax on livestock will cost farmers $100 per cow
By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Dairy farmers in Denmark face having to pay an annual tax of 672 krone ($96) per cow for the planet-heating…
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How an 80-year-old Judy Garland song became a Pride anthem
By Scottie Andrew and Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — It was 1944 when the trolley first started to clang. “The Trolley Song,” a second-act…
Continue ReadingER visits for heat-related illnesses spike — and hard-hit places aren’t always the hottest
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — As heat blankets much of the US, hospitals in many states are seeing extremely high rates of heat-related…
Continue ReadingWith ‘Strands,’ the New York Times has found its next hit game
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Following the success of Connections and Wordle, the pressure was on for the New York Times to find…
Continue ReadingChernobyl once brought tourists to Ukraine. They’re still coming but now to see scars of different terror
By Svitlana Vlasova and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Before Russia invaded Ukraine, visitors from abroad frequently travelled to see Chernobyl,…
Continue ReadingTwo Adidas employees out in China corruption probe
By Juliana Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Two employees have left Adidas as a result of an ongoing investigation by the German sportswear brand…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick reportedly denies using the N-word
By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — New Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick has reportedly denied an allegation that he called a woman the N-word…
Continue Reading‘This is the blood of my son’: While Israel hailed rescue of four hostages, Palestinians recall the horrors
By Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Tareq El Helou, Abeer Salman, Sana Noor Haq, Paula Hancocks, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Avery Schmitz and Florence Davey-Attlee,…
Continue Reading‘This is the blood of my son’: While Israel hailed rescue of four hostages, Palestinians recall the horrors
CNN By Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Tareq El Helou, Abeer Salman, Sana Noor Haq, Paula Hancocks, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Avery Schmitz and Florence…
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Warm today with a brief cool down tomorrow
Good morning! Expect widespread haze in parts of Deschutes County along with areas of smoke as we move through the morning. Some areas are still…
Continue ReadingA signature Biden law aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As he campaigned for the presidency, Joe Biden promised to spend billions of dollars to “save the world”…
Continue ReadingAt 71, Marissa Teijo is the oldest person to compete in Miss Texas USA. She says she hopes to inspire others
By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — Bejeweled and sequined with her hair teased high, Marissa Teijo, 71, made history last weekend when she donned…
Continue ReadingBiden and Trump seek to hold together fraying coalitions in battleground Georgia
By Jeff Zeleny, David Wright and Eric Bradner, CNN Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) — The headwinds facing President Joe Biden’s reelection bid are as…
Continue ReadingCéline Dion insisted on keeping muscle spasm footage in documentary, director says
By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Céline Dion insisted that graphic footage of herself having a violent muscle spasm should stay in a new…
Continue ReadingSnapchill canned coffee recalled in the US over botulism fears
By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — All Snapchill canned coffee products are being recalled across the United States because of fears they may…
Continue ReadingThis Golf Galaxy employee was so nervous he drank three beers before a crucial playoff. Here’s what happened next
By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — There are a variety of methods golfers can call upon to soothe their anxiety in the face of a dreaded playoff.…
Continue Reading‘This isn’t a trial’: Wall Street Journal rips Russia’s secretive Evan Gershkovich prosecution
By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Early Wednesday morning, at 2am ET, imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich’s trial…
Continue Reading5 things to know for June 26: CNN Debate, Immigration, Kenya protests, Truck recalls, Evan Gershkovich
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Fifty years ago today, the first official barcode was scanned at a grocery store in Troy, Ohio. The symbol of…
Continue ReadingMinnesota Lynx win Commissioner’s Cup with closely fought victory against New York Liberty
By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — The Minnesota Lynx held off a hard-fighting New York Liberty 94-89 to win the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup…
Continue ReadingSpencer Milligan, ‘Land of the Lost’ star, dead at 86
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Actor Spencer Milligan, best known for playing Rick Marshall in 1970s kids’ TV show “Land of the Lost,” has died…
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