Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar ruled out of Paris road race
Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar will not compete at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
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‘We are confident in Donald Trump and JD Vance’: C.O. GOP official, others react to Biden’s withdrawal
We’re less than 100 days away from the Nov. 5 election and less than a month from the Democratic National Convention. With this weekend’s historic decision by President Biden to step down from the presidential nomination, many are wondering if his and others’ endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris is enough to beat Donald Trump.
Continue ReadingCrowdStrike CEO called to testify to Congress over cybersecurity’s firm role in global tech outage
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. House leaders are calling on CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz to testify to Congress about the cybersecurity company’s role in sparking the widespread tech outage that grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and affected services around the world. CrowdStrike said this week a “significant number” of the millions of computers
Continue ReadingBiden’s withdrawal from the US presidential race spells new uncertainty for Ukraine
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to end his campaign for reelection brings a new element of uncertainty for Ukraine, which is struggling to fend off Russian military advances even as it worries about the future of American support. The prospect of victory for former President Donald Trump, the Republican
Continue ReadingMoroccan ex-minister who defended government critics sentenced to five years
Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Mohamed Ziane, a Moroccan former government minister, has been sentenced to five years in prison in a corruption case that his attorney described as retribution for outspokenness and work defending political prisoners. Ziane, who is 81 and served as Morocco’s human rights minister from 1996 to 1997, was long
Continue ReadingBlack voters feel excitement, hope and a lot of worry as Harris takes center stage in campaign
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Black voters are expressing a mix of hope and worry over Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race and the prospect of Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic nominee. Black voters are a key Democratic constituency who helped power Biden to the White House. But as much pride as
Continue ReadingACC’s Phillips touts financial gains, intent to fight lawsuits in assertive stance for the future
AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Commissioner Jim Phillips was eager to tout the financial gains of the Atlantic Coast Conference as it enters the 2024 season. He also said the league would fight “as long as it takes” against lawsuits from member schools Florida state and Clemson over the league’s ability to charge
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Governor Kotek tours Larch Creek Fire in Wasco County after holding briefing on ‘aggressive’ early fire season
DUFUR, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and her wife, Aimee Kotek Wilson, arrived in Tygh Valley on Sunday. The two women stood at a viewpoint on the side of the road, surveying the damage from the Larch Creek Fire, KGW reported. “You just have no sense until you’re out here and seeing it,” Kotek
Continue ReadingNo one hurt when CSX locomotive derails and strikes residential garage in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — CSX says one of its locomotives derailed and struck a residential garage in Niagara Falls. The railways says no one was injured in the incident Monday morning. In a statement, CSX said the impact caused a loss of diesel fuel, which was contained and did not impact any waterways. Photos
Continue ReadingCharli XCX called Kamala Harris ‘brat.’ Here’s why that’s a strong endorsement for the candidate whose meme stock is bullish
CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — While the Swifties and Bey Hive dream of a world where Taylor Swift and Beyoncé come together to jointly endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee, one singer is already getting the party started. British pop singer Charli XCX has entered the virtual chat,
Continue ReadingGOP threatened to sue over November ballot if Biden dropped out. Experts call that ‘ridiculous’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Even before President Joe Biden’s long-speculated withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race, allies of former President Donald Trump floated the possibility of suing to block Democrats from having anyone other than Biden on the ballot in November. But election administration and legal experts said the timing of Biden’s exit on
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the House hearing with Secret Service Director Cheatle on the Trump assassination attempt
CNN By Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Devan Cole and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced off Monday with angry lawmakers from both parties, who grilled her over the stunning security failures that led to the recent assassination attempt against Donald Trump. Cheatle acknowledged that there were “significant” problems at
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the House hearing with Secret Service Director Cheatle on the Trump assassination attempt
CNN By Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Devan Cole and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced off Monday with angry lawmakers from both parties, who grilled her over the stunning security failures that led to the recent assassination attempt against Donald Trump. Cheatle acknowledged that there were “significant” problems at
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the House hearing with Secret Service Director Cheatle on the Trump assassination attempt
By Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Devan Cole and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced off Monday with angry lawmakers from both parties, who grilled her over the stunning security failures that led to the recent assassination attempt against Donald Trump. Cheatle acknowledged that there were “significant” problems at Trump’s
Continue ReadingHarris has a daunting to-do list as she starts up a presidential campaign
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a daunting to-do list. Vice President Kamala Harris suddenly needs to whip up a presidential campaign nearly from scratch. It’s a process that usually takes months, even years. She does inherit parts of Joe Biden’s campaign. But she has only about two months before early voting starts. And, of
Continue ReadingThe leader of Myanmar’s army government is named acting president so he can renew state of emergency
BANGKOK (AP) — Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of Myanmar’s military-government, has also taken the position of acting president to replace the holder of that post, who was unable to perform his duties due to health problems. State media’s announcement of the declaration naming Min Aung Hlaing to replace Myint Swe came four
Continue ReadingUK’s scrapped Rwanda migrant plan a ‘shocking waste’ of $904 million in public funds, minister says
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s new home secretary says a scrapped plan by former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to send some migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda was the “most shocking waste of taxpayer money I have ever seen.” Yvette Cooper says the plan had cost 700 million pounds ($904 million)
Continue ReadingDefamation suit against Fox News by head of dismantled disinformation board tossed by federal judge
A defamation suit against Fox News by a government official who served on a short-lived U.S. government media disinformation board was dismissed Monday by a federal judge. The lawsuit from Nina Jankowicz alleged that Fox News had defamed her on numerous occasions, leading to waves of online attacks and threats of violence after the formation
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Oregon gas prices fall nearly a nickel a gallon in past week, to $3.90; down 12 cents for month, 65 cents in a year
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 4.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.90/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon. Prices in Oregon are 12.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 64.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
Continue ReadingSelf-professed ‘Wolf of Airbnb’ sentenced to over 4 years in prison for defrauding landlords
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida man who boasted that he was the “Wolf of Airbnb” was sentenced Monday to over four years in prison for defrauding New York City landlords and a federal pandemic-relief government program. Konrad Bicher, 32, of Hialeah, Florida, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court by Judge Lorna G.
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