By Yumi Asada, Hanako Montgomery, Junko Ogura and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced he will step down next month and will not run for a second term as leader of the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party, following a series of political scandals that fueled calls for him to
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar will beat back a primary challenge from former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels, CNN projects, all but guaranteeing that the four original members of the “squad” of progressive House Democrats will be on the ballot this November. First elected in 2018,
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Caring.com reveals that while seniors may often cut back on their home energy use to help make ends meet, there are federally funded programs to help keep them safe.
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OLBG curated a list of impressive and unique casino hotels that offer up to thousands of rooms for not only gamesters but non-gamesters and families.
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Grist reports on how economists are seeing a growing link between isolated climate shocks and supply chain disruptions that lead to higher food costs.
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Reasons to be Cheerful reports that, while New York’s gridlock-busting plans are being put on hold, the success of congestion pricing elsewhere proves it’s both smart and popular.
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The Hechinger Report examines how all Arkansas teachers earn more money under a new law, but now districts face another set of problems.
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Collabstr analyzed TikTok following data on Social Blade to rank the accounts with the most influence based on their following size as of mid-July.
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Pettable drew on advice from the American Kennel Club and veterinary experts to find out ways to stay active with your dog this summer.
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Truck Parking Club visualized data from the FMCSA to see how accident rates have changed since the electronic logging device mandate for truckers.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Rep. Celeste Maloy has narrowly won the Republican primary in Utah’s 2nd District. The state Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected her challenger’s lawsuit that asked justices to count a batch of ballots with late postmarks after Maloy won a recount by fewer than 200 votes. Maloy is
Continue ReadingBy Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — Most architects look to control nature; Kongjian Yu wants it to take over. Intense storms are on the rise and cities across the world are finding it difficult to cope with deluges of floodwater. But instead of using high-tech, concrete-based engineering solutions to defend against the vagaries of the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will not seek another term as his party’s leader, meaning Japan will get a new prime minister in September. Kishida was losing support because of corruption scandals within the Liberal Democratic Party. He said a new leader was a chance for the party to show
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Bend’s Shevlin Park has been a community landmark for over 100 years. It spans nearly 1,000 acres, making it the largest park in town, on the forested western edge of the city. It was also used in the 1975 film Rooster Cogburn. Jillian Fortner takes us there in this week’s Park Picks.
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the University of California, Los Angeles, cannot allow pro-Palestinian protesters to block Jewish students from accessing classes and other parts of campus. The preliminary injunction marks the first time a U.S. judge has ruled against a university over the demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war on
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s former mayor is the Democrats’ pick to succeed the late Texas congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on the November ballot. Sylvester Turner secured the nomination Tuesday during a party meeting in Houston. Jackson Lee died in July after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The 74-year-old longtime Texas congresswoman had already won the
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First Rate Automotive in Bend shares tips on how to avoid smoke in your car, and changing out the cabin’s air filter is key, as is sitting the A/C to recirculate the air.
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Following a happenstance case break, detectives in Southern California found the person responsible for an unsolved 1986 homicide of a 19-year-old woman – a serial killer already on death row, Los Angeles county sheriff’s officials said Tuesday. Cathy Small was working as a prostitute in February 1986 when
Continue ReadingBetiana Fernández Martino (CNN Español) — El domingo 4 de agosto Argentina amaneció conmocionada. Clarín, uno de los diarios más leídos del país, publicaba que la Justicia estaba investigando mensajes de presunta violencia doméstica del expresidente Alberto Fernández contra su entonces pareja Fabiola Yáñez. Los chats y fotografías a los que el periódico hacía referencia se
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, Alison Main and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Wisconsin Republicans will nominate businessman Eric Hovde to take on Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, CNN projects, in a contest seen as crucial to the battle for control of the narrowly divided Senate. Both Hovde and Baldwin are projected to advance in their respective primaries Tuesday – with Hovde overcoming nominal opposition from two little-known
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