Women hold four of Oregon’s five statewide elected offices – for now
By Eric Tegethoff, Oregon News Service PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon is in the upper echelon when it comes to the number of women in higher office.…
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Iraqi women fear rise in child marriages as lawmakers consider giving conservative clerics more say
Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Shaimaa Saadoun is haunted by her memory of being forced into an abusive marriage to a 39-year-old man just…
Continue ReadingCocaine trade in the rugged Micay Canyon threatens Colombia’s peace efforts
Associated Press EL PLATEADO, Colombia (AP) — In the rugged Micay Canyon of southwestern Colombia, rebel groups have beefed up their presence over…
Continue ReadingTimeline of events surrounding the 2017 fire at Grenfell Tower in West London that killed 72
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The inquiry into Britain’s worst residential fire since World War II is releasing its final report on failings…
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Deschutes County commissioners to hold series of joint meetings with cities, other governing boards
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners will meet this fall with governing boards from across the county to collaborate on a variety of topics…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street extends losses as technology and energy stocks fall
AP Business Writers U.S. stock indexes lost more ground Wednesday, with declines in the technology, energy and other sectors adding to Wall…
Continue ReadingGrenfell Tower was a ‘death trap’ after failures by UK government and industry, inquiry says
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A damning report on a deadly London high-rise fire concluded Wednesday that decades of failures by government,…
Continue ReadingIran summons Australian ambassador over post that ‘promoted homosexuality’
By Angus Watson, CNN Sydney, Australia (CNN) — A series of smiling Instagram photos of diplomats wearing purple and enjoying cupcakes has…
Continue ReadingThe pope urges Indonesia to live up to its promise of ‘harmony in diversity’
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of “harmony in diversity” and fight religious…
Continue ReadingHace más de una década un artista hizo esculturas provocativas de Mao. Ahora está detenido por difamar a los héroes de China
Belén Liotti Hong Kong (CNN) — Un destacado artista chino conocido por sus duras críticas políticas a Mao Zedong y la Revolución Cultural…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s president says world doesn’t have to put up with Elon Musk’s ‘far right’ ideology just because he’s rich
By Juliana Liu, CNN (CNN) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says the world isn’t obliged to put up with billionaire…
Continue ReadingIdentifican segundo avión vinculado al presidente de Venezuela Nicolás Maduro en República Dominicana
Sofía Barruti (CNN Español) — Un segundo avión vinculado al presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, fue identificado en República…
Continue ReadingDrought forces Kenya’s Maasai and other cattle herders to consider fish and camels
Associated Press KAJIADO, Kenya (AP) — The blood, milk and meat of cattle have long been staple foods for Maasai pastoralists in Kenya, perhaps the…
Continue ReadingHuman rights group implicates Venezuelan security forces in killings during post-election protests
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A global human rights watchdog on Wednesday implicated Venezuelan security forces and pro-government armed…
Continue ReadingHarris visits New Hampshire to tout her small business tax plan
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has used a New Hampshire campaign stop to propose an expansion of tax incentives…
Continue ReadingRaise taxes on the rich or cut them? Harris, Trump differ on how to boost the US economy
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is betting that Americans crave trillions of dollars in tax cuts — and that growth will be so…
Continue ReadingQué sanciones ha impuesto EE.UU. a Venezuela en los últimos años
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Estados Unidos mantiene sanciones sectoriales e individuales sobre Venezuela y…
Continue ReadingLady Gaga, Joaquin Phoenix bring ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ to Venice Film Festival
AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Five years after “Joker” won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, director Todd Phillips can’t help…
Continue ReadingA ‘blue wall’ victory is not complete without Omaha’s blue dot
By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Omaha, Nebraska (CNN) — The battlegrounds of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania may be pivotal in the race for the White…
Continue ReadingA ‘blue wall’ victory is not complete without Omaha’s blue dot
CNN By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Omaha, Nebraska (CNN) — The battlegrounds of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania may be pivotal in the race for the…
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