The towns outsmarting Airbnb to make more homes available for residents
Reasons to be Cheerful reveals how U.S. communities are cracking down on the short-term housing market to make more homes available for…
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What makes a Westminster Best in Show winner, based on a century of data
Stacker used data from the Westminster Kennel Club dog show and the American Kennel Club to explore trends in Best in Show…
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Is your student loan helping you build a good credit history?
Experian explains ways student loan debt can impact a credit profile and other ways to build credit as a college…
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Kitten season is out of control. Are warmer winters to blame?
Grist reports that outdoor kitten counts are booming, which is bad news for shelters and…
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Survey finds more high schoolers put higher value on job training than a college degree
The 74 reports on the four things to know about why students are flocking to immediate employment instead of a college…
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10 U.S. cities where residents are happiest
SmartAsset evaluated 90 of the largest U.S. cities across 11 variables spanning personal finance, well-being and quality of…
Continue ReadingE-waste is overflowing landfills. At one sprawling Vietnam market, workers recycle some of it
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and JAE C. HONG Associated Press HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) — The world is producing more electronic waste than ever — 62…
Continue ReadingIndianapolis police fatally shoot male who pointed a weapon at others and threatened them
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis police have fatally shot a male pointing a weapon at other people and threatening to shoot them. Officer William…
Continue ReadingUn orangután es visto curando sus heridas con una planta medicinal por primera vez en el mundo
Belén Liotti (CNN) — Científicos que trabajan en Indonesia observaron a un orangután tratando intencionalmente una herida en su cara con una…
Continue ReadingMississippi Republicans revive bill to regulate transgender bathroom use in schools
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican-led Legislature has completed a…
Continue ReadingPolice detain driver who accelerated toward protesters at Portland State University in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police said Thursday they detained the driver of a white Toyota Camry who briefly accelerated toward a crowd of…
Continue ReadingComcast blacks out 15 regional sports networks in contract dispute with distributor
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Comcast has blacked out 15 regional sports networks offered by Bally Sports, escalating a contract dispute with their…
Continue Reading‘She’s pure evil’: Nurse gets life in prison after admitting she intentionally gave patients excess insulin, prosecutors say
By Brammhi Balarajan, Jillian Sykes, Caroll Alvarado and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A former nurse who killed at least three patients and tried to…
Continue ReadingSend us Patriots: Ukraine’s battered energy plants seek air defenses against Russian attacks
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At a Ukrainian power plant repeatedly hit by Russian aerial attacks, equipment department…
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Deschutes County primary election ballots hit the mail
Deschutes County’s May 21st primary mail ballots were sent out Wednesday and should arrive in mailboxes over the next few…
Continue ReadingMariska Hargitay addresses Harvey Weinstein’s overturned conviction in powerful speech about the power of women’s voices
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Actress and activist Mariska Hargitay is weighing in on the New York Court of Appeal’s decision to overturn…
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La Pine Elementary fourth-graders get special visit from Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies
A fourth-grade class at La Pine Elementary School got a special visit Thursday from Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies and some slushies as a reward…
Continue ReadingSe enamoró de un extraño que conoció en la playa y cambió Estados Unidos por la Riviera Francesa
Belén Liotti (CNN) — Ella había viajado a una isla paradisíaca durante unos meses para hacer introspección. Allí, Niki Benjamin, de…
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Police detain driver who accelerated toward protesters at Portland State University in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police said Thursday they detained the driver of a white Toyota Camry who briefly accelerated toward a crowd of…
Continue ReadingHere’s what we know about those arrested at NYC pro-Palestinian campus protests Tuesday night
KABC, CNN By Shimon Prokupecz, Mark Morales and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — At Tuesday’s pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University and…
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