By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Megan Moroney was awarded the new artist of the year trophy at the CMA Awards Wednesday night, and the country singer was doing her best to hold back the tears. While accepting her statuette, Moroney thanked her fans, saying they are “a large reason of why I am up
Continue ReadingCMA, ABC, CNN, CMA/ABC By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Megan Moroney was awarded the new artist of the year trophy at the CMA Awards Wednesday night, and the country singer was doing her best to hold back the tears. While accepting her statuette, Moroney thanked her fans, saying they are “a large reason of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jalen Williams scored 30 points, Isaiah Hartenstein had a double-double in his season debut, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 109-99 on Wednesday night. Hartenstein, a free agent pickup who played for the New York Knicks last season, had been out with a broken bone
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade. The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by the U.S.
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By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The US government formally proposed a partial breakup of Google on Wednesday, urging a federal judge to force a sale of the company’s Chrome web browser after a landmark ruling this year found that Google had violated US antitrust law with its search business. The request by the Justice
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(update: adding video; Bend City Councilor-Elect Steve Platt says current affordable housing plan won’t cover middle income residents at a 60% AMI level) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Bend City Council began the phase of site selection for the urban growth boundary expansion under Oregon’s Senate Bill 1537, which is a significant initiative aimed at addressing
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Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting across the US.
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GetYourGuide shares festive traditions and seasonal delights found in 14 of Europe’s most enchanting Christmas markets.
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Next City profiles Metro Mobility, a self-charging e-bike library in Massachusetts.
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The LA Post compares the differences between the once-popular helicopter parenting and the more measured approach, hummingbird parenting, as new research reveals the downsides of the former.
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Arbor provides an overview of household energy bills as winter makes its way across the U.S.
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Arbor provides an update on November 2024 electricity rates and expected usage patterns in Massachusetts, plus tips to reduce energy bills in this month.
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) –– El Pleno del Instituto Nacional de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales de México (INAI) consideró este miércoles que la reforma en discusión en la Cámara de Diputados que busca eliminar siete órganos autónomos ―incluido el INAI― atenta contra los derechos primordiales de la ciudadanía. A
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett’s “James,” a daring reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” has won the National Book Award for fiction. Jason De León’s “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling” won for nonfiction, where finalists included Salman Rushdie’s memoir about his brutal stabbing
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal water officials have made public what they call “necessary steps” for the seven states and multiple tribes that rely on the Colorado River to meet an August 2026 deadline for deciding how to manage the waterway in the future. Officials with the Bureau of Reclamation and the Biden
Continue ReadingAndrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — La red de policías desarticulada en la denominada Operación Pandora este domingo en República Dominicana creó presuntamente una organización criminal que traficó clandestinamente municiones de la institución y otros pertrechos, según la solicitud de medida de coerción del Ministerio Público a la que tuvo acceso CNN. Algunos de estos
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) –– El Senado de EE.UU. rechazó este miércoles un esfuerzo liderado por el senador independiente de Vermont Bernie Sanders para bloquear una serie de ventas planeadas de armas estadounidenses a Israel. El fracaso de este esfuerzo tan arriesgado pone de relieve que, pesar a las críticas de la izquierda de que la
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The death penalty will remain a possibility for a man charged with murder in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, a judge ruled Wednesday. Judge Steven Hippler was not swayed by legal arguments made by Bryan Kohberger’s defense team to remove it as an option if he is
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) — The death penalty will remain a possibility for a man charged with murder in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, a judge ruled Wednesday. Judge Steven Hippler was not swayed by legal arguments made by Bryan Kohberger’s defense team to remove it as an option if he is
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Strong winds caused a fire early Wednesday that burned a small chicken coop and a nearby storage building in northwest Prineville. But a neighbor alerted the home’s occupants, including several dogs and other pets, and all escaped unharmed – even the chickens. “All the chickens were happily running around the yard
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