How to watch Gretchen Walsh at the 2024 Paris Olympics
How to watch Gretchen Walsh at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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A neurological disorder stole her voice. Jennifer Wexton takes it back on the House floor.
Associated Press When Jennifer Wexton rose Thursday to speak on the House floor, something she has done countless times before, the congresswoman used a voice she thought was gone forever. After a rare neurological disorder robbed her of her ability to speak clearly, Wexton has been given her voice back with the help of a
Continue ReadingDemocratic convention planners are working to pull off a dramatic Biden-Harris role reversal
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Organizers of next month’s Democratic National Convention are tossing out their script. The Democratic Party will have a new nominee, a re-crafted program and less than a month to pull off what is normally planned over the course of a year. With President Joe Biden now out of the race
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats praise Biden’s speech passing the torch
By Annie Grayer, Haley Talbot and Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — House Democrats Wednesday night praised President Joe Biden for his speech explaining his decision to step aside from the 2024 presidential race, putting an end to a bitter chapter of Democratic infighting over Biden’s future where many Democratic lawmakers publicly and privately pressured the president to
Continue ReadingA plan to replenish the Colorado River could mean dry alfalfa fields. And many farmers are for it
Associated Press A plan to help shore up the Colorado River by cutting off water to alfalfa fields in California’s crop-rich Imperial Valley is finding support among water managers and farmers. The Imperial Irrigation District has offered to pay farmers to temporarily shut off irrigation to forage crops including alfalfa during the summer. District water
Continue ReadingAmid tensions with China, some US states are purging Chinese companies from their investments
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Some U.S. states are scrapping investments in Chinese companies amid tensions between countries with the world’s largest economies. Indiana, Florida and Missouri all have taken actions requiring their public retirement systems to divest from certain Chinese companies. A similar measure was vetoed this year in Arizona. The National
Continue ReadingUS economic growth increased last quarter to a healthy 2.8% annual rate
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s economy accelerated last quarter at a strong 2.8% annual pace, with consumers and businesses helping drive growth despite the pressure of continually high interest rates. Thursday’s report from the Commerce Department said the gross domestic product — the economy’s total output of goods and services — picked
Continue ReadingISIS-K’s online recruitment poses security threat to West ahead of Olympic Games
By Nick Paton Walsh, Muhammad Darwish, Saskya Vandoorne and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Nearly two-thirds of ISIS-linked arrests in Europe in the last nine months have been of teenagers, according to a landmark academic study, as concern grows among European security officials ahead of the Paris Olympics of the growing potency and reach in
Continue ReadingUS infant mortality increased in 2022 for the first time in decades, CDC report shows
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The infant mortality rate in the United States rose in 2022, the first jump in 20 years, according to data released Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 20,500 babies died in 2022 before the age of 1, final records show. Overall, there were
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New ‘Jolly’ app launches in Central Oregon, matching users not just with restaurants, but experiences
The new Jolly app is launching right here in Central Oregon. It aims to match its users with restaurants not just based on food – but on the experiences you want to have while dining out. Simply select the kind of experience you want, and the atmosphere you’re looking for, and the app generates a
Continue ReadingArgentina coach slams ‘circus’ as chaos descends on Olympic soccer opener
By Andrew McNicol and David Close, CNN (CNN) — Argentina thought it had leveled its Olympic soccer opener against Morocco in the dying seconds on Wednesday – before its goal was dramatically ruled out and a pitch invasion caused the final three minutes to be played in an empty stadium after a nearly two-hour delay.
Continue ReadingFierce storm topples tree at Cambodian Angkor temple complex, killing 1 and damaging statues
Story by AP (CNN) — One person was killed and three others were injured at Cambodia’s famed centuries-old Angkor temple complex when a large tree was blown down onto their vehicle during a fierce rainstorm, the government said Wednesday. The accident occurred late Tuesday afternoon at the southern gate to Angkor Thom, which is near the more
Continue ReadingPublisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense at Hong Kong national security trial, lawyer says
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A lawyer says activist publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense at his Hong Kong national security trial. He was charged under a Beijing-imposed law that has all but wiped out public dissent. The founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper is charged with colluding with foreign forces
Continue ReadingJapanese restaurants say they’re not charging tourists more – they’re just charging locals less
By Chris Lau and Rinka Tonsho, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Kudos to you if you can speak perfect Japanese and order food at a neighborhood sushi bar in Tokyo. If you can, chances are that on your next trip to Japan, you may be able to score a better deal by blending in as a
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Small brush fire stopped by Deschutes River in Bend; specific human cause unknown, but campers were told to move
Firefighters quickly put out a small brush fire along the Deschutes River Trail downstream from Bend’s First Street Rapids Wednesday afternoon. Officials said it was considered human-caused, but no specific cause was found. A park user told NewsChannel 21 it happened in an area where some homeless campers had previously been given 24 hours notice to leave.
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Junior Forecaster: Naomi enjoys the summer – and the winter, too
This week, NewsChannel 21 Junior Forecaster Naomi helped with the weather forecast. She enjoys not only the summer months, when she likes to float down the Deschutes, but also the winter months. Naomi heads up to Mt. Bachelor to ski and hits many of the much harder trails. She is heading into sixth grade at
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Bud forms in the Eastern Pacific, off the coast of Mexico
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Bud has formed in the Eastern Pacific, off the coast of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Wednesday the system was centered about 435 miles south-southwest of the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja peninsula. Maximum sustained winds were about 40 mph. Little change in strength is expected through
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Do safer cars mean cheaper insurance? The answer might surprise you
CheapInsurance.com explores the newest automobile safety features to understand how they make driving safer and how it might, or might not, influence your car insurance costs.
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How to stop catastrophizing
Rula shares tips for breaking the cycle of catastrophic thinking.
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Republicans double down on school vouchers by taking fight to rural members of their own party
The Daily Yonder reports that for years, rural Republican state legislators have bucked the party’s support for funneling public funds into private schools through education vouchers, but now Republican leaders are ramping up pressure on these holdouts.
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