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City of Bend holding Bend Bikeway Project open house to review possible designs, posts online info and survey

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The city of Bend is inviting community members to an open house from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, at Bend Municipal Court, 555 NE 15th Street, to learn about the Bend Bikeway Project, review potential design configurations and provide input. The same open house information and survey is available online at bendoregon.gov/bendbikeway. The

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Texas man eavesdropping on wife’s phone calls faces criminal charges — and divorce — after $1.76 million insider trading plot

By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — A Texas man is facing insider trading charges and jail time after he used information gleaned from eavesdropping on his wife’s work-from-home calls, netting him $1.76 million from an upcoming oil industry acquisition. The Securities and Exchange Commission on February 22 charged Houston-based Tyler Loudon after he

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Hamas has softened some demands as Gaza hostage and ceasefire negotiations progress, sources say

CNN, CBS, BENNY MESHY, GETTY IMAGES, ISRAELI GOVERNMENT PRESS OFFICE By Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Hamas has backed off some key demands in the negotiations for a hostage deal and pause in the fighting in Gaza following Israeli accusations that its position was “delusional,” bringing the negotiating parties closer to an initial agreement that could halt the fighting

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Ex-FBI informant Smirnov will remain in jail while he awaits trial, judge rules

By Cheri Mossburg and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A former FBI informant charged with falsely telling his handler that the Bidens accepted multimillion-dollar bribes will remain in jail while he awaits trial, a federal judge ruled Monday. US District Judge Otis Wright said that “there is nothing garden variety” about the criminal case involving former informant

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Primary apathy in Michigan: Democrats, GOP struggle as supporters mull whether to even vote

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Rev. Steve Bland Jr. remembers the massive get-out-the-vote effort he helped mobilize four years ago, when pastors and community leaders spread out across Detroit neighborhoods, made phone calls and worked around the clock to encourage people to vote. He’s not seeing that kind of enthusiasm this

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Officials honor Mississippi National Guardsmen killed in helicopter crash

BOONEVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Officials are honoring two Mississippi National Guardsmen who died Friday in a helicopter crash. A Monday procession ceremony began at a hospital in Booneville, Mississippi, near where the helicopter plummeted into a wooded area during a training flight. The procession continued south along Highway 45 to Pearl, where autopsies will be

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Majority of countries argue Israel violated international law in last historic hearing at UN court

By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE (AP) — The United Nations’ highest court on Monday wrapped up historic proceedings into the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of lands sought by Palestinians for a future state, with most voices at the hearing arguing against the Israeli government. Over six days, the International Court of Justice

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Warren Buffett: Berkshire’s boom days may be over as his company approaches $1 trillion in value

By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — Berkshire Hathaway neared a $1 trillion market valuation Monday after a record-breaking year, but CEO Warren Buffett warned in his annual letter to investors that more skyrocketing performances are likely a thing of the past. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) saw its shares jump nearly 2%, to $429, on Monday

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US sues to block merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying it could push prices higher

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The Federal Trade Commission sued to block a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying the $24.6 billion deal would eliminate competition and lead to higher prices for millions of Americans. The FTC filed an administrative complaint against the companies Monday, which will be considered by an

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