Julia Hernández (CNN) — Unos 20 minutos antes de la medianoche de este jueves, un avión que transportaba a tres ciudadanos estadounidenses liberados de la detención rusa aterrizó en suelo norteamericano, en un momento histórico y emotivo después de un esfuerzo de varios años en varios países que implicó reuniones secretas y complejas negociaciones. El
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — JD Vance’s Republican colleagues in the Senate say they’re largely sticking with the Ohio freshman – despite newly resurfaced comments facing criticism – warning that Vance represents where Republican see their voters moving. In the weeks since becoming Donald Trump’s chosen running mate, Vance has found himself caught in the middle of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A rights group says at least nine people have been killed by security forces in Nigeria during mass protests against the economic crisis gripping the country. Amnesty International’s Nigeria office cited accounts from witnesses in its statement Friday. Authorities said a police officer was also killed and others injured,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has asked Denmark to extradite anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, who was arrested in Greenland last month. Japan’s coast guard sought his arrest over an encounter with a Japanese whaling research ship in 2010 when he was accused of ordering someone to throw explosives at the whaling ship. Environmental activists
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The Netherlands crossed the line first, winning the gold medal in the rowing women’s pair final. It is the nation’s first ever gold in the event, in a race they dominated from start to finish.
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In the always thrilling mixed medley relay, the United States got off to a strong start, setting the top time in the prelims led by Caeleb Dressel and Regan Smith.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian investigation has found the Israeli military’s attack on an aid convoy in Gaza that killed seven people resulted from serious failures of defense procedures, mistaken identification, and bad decisions. Australian Zomi Frankcom was among those killed in the April 1 Israeli drone strikes on three World Central
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Salvation Army has partnered with Fred Meyer for its annual school supplies drive. Throughout the month of August, Fred Meyer will feature collection boxes in each store’s Customer Service Center where customers can deposit school supplies donations. At the end of August, The Salvation Army* will collect donations, which will
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Great Britain took home the gold in the women’s lightweight double sculls race, coming back from their Tokyo fourth-place finish. It was the lightweight category’s final race, as weight classes are set to be eliminated.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s communications authority has blocked access to the social media platform Instagram. The Information and Communication Technologies Authority, which regulates the internet, did not provide a reason for the move on Friday. Media reports suggest that the action was taken in response to Instagram’s removal of posts from Turkey
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Bruno Caboclo put up 33 points and 17 rebounds and Brazil kept its faint knockout-round hopes alive with a fast-paced 102-84 win over Japan.
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Team USA set the pace in the women’s 800m freestyle prelims as Katie Ledecky and Paige Madden secured middle lanes for the final.
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Here’s another group of young Central Oregonians excelling in a variety of sports at an early age. Who knows what lies ahead? Olympic gold? You can submit your own young athlete from the Contests tab at our website.
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Con la boca abierta de par en par, encerrada eternamente en lo que parece ser un grito, una antigua mujer egipcia cautivó la imaginación de los arqueólogos que descubrieron sus restos momificados en 1935 en una tumba cercana a Luxor. Un equipo diferente de científicos, que sigue fascinado por la “mujer
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Mexico’s Juan Celaya Hernandez and Osmar Olvera Ibara gave China’s Long Daoyi and Wang Zongyuan everything they had, but the Chinese divers were nearly perfect on their final dive to win the synchro 10m platform finals.
Continue ReadingMANILA, Philippiines (AP) — A fire swept through a part of a small building in Manila’s crowded Chinatown district Friday, leaving at least 11 people dead, police said, adding that an investigation was underway to determine the cause of the blaze. About 14 firetrucks battled for more than two hours to control the blaze in
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index has dropped nearly 6% after a broad retreat on Wall Street. The decline was the worst for Tokyo since the worst pandemic selloffs of 2020. The drop of more than 2,000 points left the index where it was in mid-January, erasing huge gains that had taken the
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Sha’Carri Richardson flew to victory in 10.94 seconds in her first-ever Olympic race, qualifying for the semifinal round of the women’s 100m at the Paris Olympic Games.
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Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Japanese stocks plunged Friday as global markets were rattled by worries about the US economy and as traders braced for further interest rate hikes from the Bank of Japan. The Nikkei 225 ended 5.8% lower, the index’s biggest daily drop since March 2020. It extended a global
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