BANGKOK (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has made his first official visit to neighboring Thailand since becoming his country’s leader last year. Hun Manet on Wednesday met with his Thai counterpart, Srettha Thavisin, and presided over the the signing of several documents on bilateral cooperation and was scheduled to have a royal audience
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — Results from the largest survey of transgender people in the United States were released Wednesday, revealing key insights into their lives and experiences at a time when trans rights have increasingly come under attack. The 2022 US Transgender Survey Early Insights report, conducted by the National Center for Transgender Equality,
Continue ReadingBy LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In British history, the secrecy of the monarch’s health has always reigned supreme. Buckingham Palace’s disclosure that King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer shattered that longstanding tradition. On the heels of the shock and well-wishing that followed the official statement Monday came the surprise that
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Missiles and drones are flying in the Red Sea, disrupting one of the world’s key trade arteries and a chokepoint for energy shipments headed for Europe. Attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over Israel’s war with Hamas are posing a new threat to the
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Continue ReadingBy David McElhinney, CNN Tokyo, Japan (CNN) — When art collective teamLab opened its flagship Tokyo venue, teamLab Borderless, in 2018, the group wanted it to fundamentally change the way we perceive and think about modern art. Whether it achieved this ambition is subjective, but it’s hard to argue with Borderless’ commercial success before it
Continue ReadingBy RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistanis are electing a new parliament Thursday in a race that essentially is concentrated on two parties. One party is that of the recently returned and absolved of all crimes former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The other is that of archrival Imran Khan. Khan is barred from
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press Voters have sided with abortion rights supporters every time the issue has been directly on the ballot since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the nationwide right to abortion. In 2024, the question could be put before voters in yet more states. It’s a lock to be on
Continue ReadingBy HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — For months, Andrea studied for her master’s degree in library sciences between dancing naked at clubs in Seattle. But then she was sexually assaulted at work and slapped by a customer — and nobody stepped in to help. Now, she and hundreds of other strippers in Washington
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, Hanako Montgomery, Junko Ogura and Saki Toi, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Long lines in snowy weather to buy merchandise days in advance. Hordes of fans, some from other countries, filling up the 55,000-seat Tokyo Dome, excitedly swapping homemade bracelets. People around the world feverishly calculating time zones and watching online flight trackers.
Continue ReadingCNN By Jessie Yeung, Hanako Montgomery, Junko Ogura and Saki Toi, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Long lines in snowy weather to buy merchandise days in advance. Hordes of fans, some from other countries, filling up the 55,000-seat Tokyo Dome, excitedly swapping homemade bracelets. People around the world feverishly calculating time zones and watching online flight
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Coke has a problem: People are increasingly seeking out water, seltzer and other flavored drinks and treating the 137-year-old soda as, well, a treat. To counteract the trend, Coca-Cola over the past few years has experimented with wacky limited-time offerings to persuade customers to try Coke again.
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Some of the very first signs of banking stress in the crisis that unfolded last year were reflected in Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank’s nosediving share prices. All of them eventually failed. So it’s no wonder why more people are questioning whether New
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the response from Hamas on a deal to free the remaining hostages and reach a sustained pause in fighting in Gaza “creates space for agreement to be reached,” despite containing what he called “some clear nonstarters.” “We will work at that relentlessly
Continue ReadingBy Maxime Tamsett, Isabel Rosales, Lauren Mascarenhas and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia couple is seeking justice for the death last year of their baby during delivery at a Georgia hospital. The baby, Treveon Isaiah Taylor Jr., died from a broken neck and his head was detached, according to the Clayton County, Georgia,
Continue ReadingCNN By Maxime Tamsett, Isabel Rosales, Lauren Mascarenhas and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia couple is seeking justice for the death last year of their baby during delivery at a Georgia hospital. The baby, Treveon Isaiah Taylor Jr., died from a broken neck and his head was detached, according to the Clayton County,
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Bend wildlife rescue Think Wild is offering special Valentine’s Day gift packages, with delivery, to benefit their organization.
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Repair crews responded Tuesday to a natural gas line hit by a contractor in NE Bend closing Studio Road for a time and prompting a nearby preschool to shelter in place.
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Next City visits a program in Toronto, Canada, that is embracing a non-coercive, person-centered approach to mental health.
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The 19th looks at how the hype over the popular Stanley tumblers demonstrates how influencer culture is driving waste on a planet with finite resources.
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