The boredom scroll on socials may be making your problem worse, study says
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Puppies, dancing babies, celebrity soundbites: A common go-to salve for a bout of boredom is to swipe through…
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Who is Mike Lynch? A look at the British tech tycoon killed when his yacht sank off Sicily
AP Technology Writers Tech tycoon Mike Lynch, who died after his yacht sank off Sicily, had been trying to move past a Silicon Valley debacle that…
Continue ReadingBoston duck boat captains rescue toddler and father from Charles River
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Officials say a Boston “duck boat” rescued a father and son from the Charles River. The Boston Duck Tours boat was…
Continue ReadingCouple loses a couple hundred thousand dollars to fraudulent contractor
By Stephanie Maniche Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — Donna and Karl Reust hired Charles…
Continue ReadingBurgerFi is in big trouble and may go out of business
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — BurgerFi, the fast-casual burger chain and owner of Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, is running out of…
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Back-to-school time means more driver caution in school zones; speed limits to begin again in coming weeks
With summer break coming to a close in the next few weeks for schools in Bend and across the High Desert, the city is reminding folks of the…
Continue ReadingLibya’s powerful central bank governor is fired as country’s deep divisions persist
CAIRO (AP) — One of Libya’s dueling authorities unilaterally fired the country’s powerful central bank governor in an abrupt move that is…
Continue ReadingCongo says it will receive its first mpox vaccines next week to address new global emergency
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s health minister says the country will receive the first vaccine doses to address its mpox…
Continue ReadingFormer NFL player accused of urinating on passenger during Boston to Dublin flight
BOSTON (AP) — A former NFL player accused of drunkenly hitting one man and urinating on another during a flight from Boston to Dublin has been…
Continue ReadingBelarus sends more troops and aircraft to its border with Ukraine
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus has deployed aircraft and air defense troops to its border with Ukraine, a day after President…
Continue ReadingDemocrats seek to disqualify Kennedy and others from Georgia presidential ballots
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Challengers seeking to throw Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off Georgia’s presidential ballot say he must be disqualified…
Continue Reading‘Very Brazen’: Driveway attack of a woman shocks neighborhood
By Molly Hudson Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KMTV) — The three suspects were last seen in the…
Continue ReadingWisconsin woman who said she legally killed sex trafficker gets 11 years in prison
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Milwaukee woman who said she was legally allowed to a kill a man because he was sexually trafficking her has been sentenced…
Continue ReadingDC councilman arrested in alleged $156,000 bribery scheme to push violence prevention contracts for kickbacks
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Washington, DC, Councilman Trayon White allegedly engaged in a bribery scheme to use…
Continue ReadingCómo fue el paso de Vance y Walz, candidatos a la vicepresidencia, en las Fuerzas Armadas de EE.UU.
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El sargento primero retirado Ryan Marti se enlistó en la Guardia Nacional del Ejército antes incluso de graduarse…
Continue ReadingPolling data shows Trump campaign’s difficulty in framing the conversation around Kamala Harris
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Heading into the Democratic National Convention, new data suggests that the Trump campaign’s initial…
Continue ReadingCourt orders 4 Milwaukee men to stand trial in killing of man outside hotel lobby
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin court commissioner has ordered four Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man by pinning…
Continue ReadingWoman sentenced to 11 years in prison after arguing she was legally allowed to kill a man because he sexually trafficked her
By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — A Milwaukee woman who argued she was immune from prosecution because the man she fatally shot was sexually…
Continue ReadingAlabama says law cannot block people with certain felony convictions from voting in 2024 election
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama says a new state law expanding the list of felonies that cause a person to lose their right to vote will not be…
Continue ReadingWho was Mike Lynch, the tech entrepreneur among the missing after a superyacht sank?
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — The body of Mike Lynch, the 59-year-old British tech investor, has been recovered from the sunken…
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