By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — A Singaporean man has been ordered to repay more than 38 million Australian dollars ($25.7 million) after he lost big during a gambling spree at an Australian casino over the span of a few days. Queensland’s Supreme Court ruled Monday that Yew Choy Wong owed that amount to the
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Google lost its final legal challenge against a European Union penalty for giving its own shopping recommendations an illegal advantage over rivals in search results, ending a long-running antitrust case that came with a whopping fine. The European Union’s Court of Justice upheld a lower court’s decision on Tuesday.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top court has rejected Apple’s final legal challenge against an order from the bloc’s executive commission to repay 13 billion euros ($14.34 billion) in back taxes to Ireland, bringing an end to the long-running dispute. The European Court of Justice overruled a lower court’s earlier decision in
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — During its glossy product announcement event on Tuesday, Apple unveiled a new role for its latest AirPods Pro model: medical device. The company said the wireless headphones will double as clinical-grade over-the-counter hearing aids for those who need them. “We’re adding this groundbreaking capability to help more than 1
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris on Tuesday night faces a task unprecedented in modern political history. On the debate stage in Philadelphia, she will deliver both an opening argument – to the millions of voters who want to know more about her – and a closing argument – for her candidacy and
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer A new study says the amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, and it’s helping to turbocharge climate change. Scientists fear the extra potent gas is being ignored. Tuesday’s study finds that in 2020, the last year complete data is available, the
Continue ReadingBy Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — In the last two years, tennis has taken over our closets (court-appropriate garb can be found everywhere from Skims to Miu Miu), our screens (who could forget Zendaya’s turn as the tennis protogé-turned-elite-coach Tashi Duncan in “Challengers”) and now — our living rooms. At least that is the hope
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Bend man arrested in the fatal stabbing of his roommate early last month pleaded not guilty Monday to second-degree murder and other charges. Robert Carter Lawrence, 46, was arrested after police responded the night of August 1 to a report of a deceased person at a home in the 60800
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Wildfires have become an annual occurrence in the region, exacerbated by prolonged drought conditions, and this year has been especially challenging across the state and region. In recent weeks, intense wildfires raging across Oregon have not only devastated large swaths of forest and residential areas but have also led to significant
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Amazon is taking a page out of Aldi and Target’s playbook and launching a new line of budget-friendly food items in an attempt to attract price-conscious shoppers who are ditching name brands to save money. Amazon is rolling out a new “no-frills” private label brand called Amazon
Continue ReadingDALIAN, China (AP) — China’s Football Association says it has banned 43 people for life over allegations of match-fixing and other forms of corruption. The official Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday that Zhang Xiaopeng, a top police official, gave out details of a “two-year investigation that uncovered a series of online gambling, match-fixing and bribery
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Norway embassy is closing this week. The move comes months after the Taliban said they no longer recognize diplomatic missions set up by the former, Western-backed government, including the one in Norway. In a statement late on Monday, the embassy said the closure will take place on Thursday. The U.K. government
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — “Lo siento, mamá”. Esas fueron las palabras que Colt Gray le envió a su madre por mensaje de texto la mañana de este miércoles, antes de que ocurriera el tiroteo escolar más mortal en Estados Unidos en lo que va del año, en la escuela secundaria Apalachee en Winder, Georgia. Ese
Continue ReadingOver 140 Ukrainian drones targeted multiple Russian regions overnight, including Moscow and surrounding areas, killing at least one person and injuring eight, officials said Tuesday, in one of the biggest drone attacks on Russian soil in the 2 1/2-year war. A woman died in the town of Ramenskoye, just outside Moscow, where drones hit two
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Housing and Community Services is accepting final applications for the Homeowner Assistance Fund program, which has limited funds remaining. HAF offers federal temporary COVID-19 emergency mortgage relief, designed to help homeowners who have experienced severe financial hardship due to the pandemic. Homeowners are eligible if they are facing foreclosure, involved in a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Olympic sponsor Panasonic is terminating its contract with the IOC at the end of the year. Panasonic is one of 15 companies that are so-called TOP sponsors for the International Olympic Committee. The company made the announcement Tuesday. It’s not known the value of the Panasonic sponsorship but sponsors contribute
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) Oregon State Police and the Mobile, Alabama Police Department are seeking the public’s help to locate Adam Renk, 39 who is wanted in both states for sex crimes against child victims. On June 21, OSP detectives responded to a sexual abuse disclosure made by a minor. The minor disclosed Renk as the perpetrator,
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — La alegre campaña de Kamala Harris se verá golpeada este martes por la fuerza contundente de la realidad: un debate con Donald Trump, el enemigo político más amenazante de los tiempos modernos. La vicepresidenta transformó las elecciones de 2024 después de que el abyecto debate que mostró el presidente Joe Biden
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — American and Chinese military commanders spoke in a long-anticipated call Tuesday as the two powers seek to manage their intensifying rivalry in a contentious Asia-Pacific region – and repair lines of military communication severed more than two years ago. US Indo-Pacific Command Adm. Samuel Paparo and Gen.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Francine became a hurricane Tuesday evening as it barreled toward south Louisiana, strengthening over extremely warm Gulf waters as those in possible harm’s way rushed to complete storm preparations, filling sandbags, buying gas and stocking up on necessities for an expected landfall in the coming day. Residents, especially
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