CNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Walmart, the largest private employer in the United States, will curb some diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. It’s the latest company to backtrack on diversity initiatives in the face of right-wing pressure, and its decisions will reverberate across corporate America. The company said Monday it
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — North Korea is expanding a weapons plant that manufactures missiles used by Russia against Ukraine, according to new research from a US-based think tank. The facility produces both KN-23 missiles (Hwasong-11A) and KN-24 missiles (Hwasong-11B), according to researchers at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El presidente electo Donald Trump anunció a Jamieson Greer como su elección para servir como el próximo representante comercial de Estados Unidos. Greer no es ajeno al papel, al haber sido jefe de personal del representante comercial durante el primer mandato de Trump, Robert Lighthizer. En ese momento, el Gobierno implementó
Continue ReadingAssociated Press President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health. Bhattacharya is a physician and professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, and is a critic of pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates. He promoted the idea of herd immunity during the pandemic, arguing that people at low risk
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — For years, U.S. authorities and fishermen have complained about illegal fishing for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico, and now it’s clear who is behind the lucrative trade: a Mexican drug cartel. The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions Tuesday against members of the Gulf drug cartel, based in the border
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers filed a legal claim Tuesday against New York City, alleging that he is receiving substandard medical treatment in unhygienic conditions while in custody at the notorious Rikers Island jail complex. The notice of claim, which is the first step in filing a lawsuit against the city, accuses the
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti Nueva York (CNN) –– La mayoría de los influencers de las redes sociales no verifican la información antes de compartirla con sus audiencias, según un estudio publicado este martes por el brazo científico y cultural de la ONU, lo que subraya las preocupaciones de que algunas de las mayores figuras digitales puedan difundir
Continue ReadingLAIE, Hawaii (AP) — Brooklyn Meyer had 19 points and eight rebounds, Paige Meyer added 16 points, six rebounds and four assists and South Dakota State beat No. 21 Oregon 75-70 on Tuesday in the Hawaii North Shore Showcase. Haleigh Timmer made a 3-pointer with 44 seconds left to give South Dakota State a 72-66
Continue ReadingAP National Writer The Southeastern Conference’s losses were almost everyone else’s gain in the College Football Playoff rankings, with SMU nudging its way into the top 12 and Indiana staying in the mix at No. 10 despite a lopsided loss of its own. The 12-team bracket released Tuesday placed undefeated Oregon on top for the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As awareness of climate change and water shortages grows, many of us are taking a second look at our landscape choices. What once seemed to be a reasonable balance of verdant green to hardy dryland plants now feels a bit extravagant. The City of Bend’s 2024 turf rebate demonstrated in two weeks
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A police officer who fatally shocked a 95-year-old woman with a Taser in an Australian nursing home has been found guilty of manslaughter after the jury found that the great-grandmother, who was holding a knife, did not pose an “imminent” threat. Senior Constable Kristian White was one
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Travelers to the Philippines can now book a room in the world’s largest building shaped like a chicken, located in the country’s remote highlands. No, you’re not expected to bed down on top of a pile of straw in a chicken coop. The towering six-story building stands nearly 35
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf and Katie Lobosco, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Jamieson Greer as his pick to serve as the next US trade representative. Greer is no stranger to the role, having served as chief of staff to the trade representative during Trump’s first term, Robert Lighthizer. At the time, the administration implemented
Continue ReadingMauricio Torres (CNN Español) — El Comando Nacional de Campaña del candidato presidencial venezolano Edmundo González Urrutia y de la líder opositora María Corina Machado denunció este martes el presunto robo de los fusibles eléctricos de la Embajada de Argentina en Caracas, que desde hace meses da asilo a seis opositores al Gobierno de Nicolás
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Runners are getting their bibs for the annual “I Like Pie” run. You can still sign up and get your “I Like Pie” beanie, up until Thanksgiving morning.
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — A brief campaign born in a political firestorm weeks before the party’s national convention. A news media that held Kamala Harris to a higher standard than Donald Trump. A hurricane that “f**ked up” two weeks of campaigning. The leaders of Harris’ presidential campaign in an interview
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — La promesa del presidente electo de EE.UU., Donald Trump, de imponer grandes aranceles fue un primer aviso para intentar obligar a aliados y adversarios a sentarse a la mesa de negociaciones sobre temas de inmigración y comercio, dijo un funcionario de transición a CNN. Trump prometió el lunes aumentar los impuestos
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)- Mountain View football is going toe to toe with Wilsonville this Friday for a rematch of last year’s state title game. The Cougars made the state championship game yet again after beating West Albany 40-17. Mountain View has a high-powered offense and has faced electric offenses all postseason long. Now they have
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — For the third year in a row, Partners In Care has been recognized with a prestigious five-star rating on the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Hospice Survey. The Home Health team at Partners In Care also achieved a five-star rating from the Home Health Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) –– En un pequeño espacio en el Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica (TSE), Stanley Babb y Yanil Zúñiga se casaron después de 14 años de vivir juntos y dos hijas, dicen que tenían pensado hacerlo en 2025, pero la entrada en vigor de la ley 9.747 el primero de
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