By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s Pardons Board said Friday it has reduced ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak’s 12-year jail sentence by half and sharply cut a fine, less than two years into his sentence from a corruption case linked to the theft of billions of dollars from state coffers. With
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Malaysia has cut former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s 12-year prison sentence for corruption in half, according to authorities in the Southeast Asian country. Najib, who served as prime minister from 2009 to 2018, was found guilty of money laundering, abuse of power and other charges in
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Make sure to vote for your favorite top play! Brady Muilenburg secured last week’s top play with his contested three to help lift the Ravens over the Wolfpack. This week started with Jack Snyder and his monster block against Caldera. Avery Andrews also joined the block party and she swats a Storm shot away. And
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The White Buffaloes come back and beat the Crook County Cowboys, 66-60. The White Buffaloes lead the Tri Valley Conference. And we have other scores from around the league.
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The Redmond Panthers couldn’t miss from behind the arc as they beat the Caldera Wolfpack in the top 10 matchup, 66-63. Wyatt Horner led the team with 16 points and Jack Snyder had 14 of his own. The Summit girls were back in action after they forfeited to Caldera Monday. But they had no easy
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese markets have retreated despite a fresh flurry of measures to help prop up the ailing property sector. Shanghai’s Composite index dropped 1.5% after dipping sharply lower earlier in the afternoon. The retreat came after the International Monetary Fund forecast that China’s economy will expand at
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The Summit Storm continue to prove why they are the top ranked team in the state. They blow out the Cougars 65-39 behind Pearson Carmichaels 20 points and 14 rebounds and Collin Moore’s 16 points. With Jack Hertel’s 20 points and Brady Muilenburg’s 16 points, the Ravens bounce back in a big win against the
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Bao Fan, a star Chinese tech banker who disappeared a year ago amid Beijing’s anti-corruption crackdown, has formally resigned from the firm he founded, the company said. China Renaissance announced in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange on Friday that Bao was stepping down as
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says police have arrested seven people on suspicion of selling information to the Israeli intelligence service Mossad. The suspects, who allegedly passed details to Mossad via private detectives, were detained in a joint operation with Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization on Friday. The Anadolu news agency says police anti-terror
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Gravel cyclist Serena Bishop Gordon kicks off series; six more videos highlighting Central Oregonians to come BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon LandWatch has just released the first video in its new seven-part series, “Faces of Skyline Forest.” The video, featuring professional gravel cyclist Serena Bishop Gordon, marks the beginning of a captivating exploration of Skyline
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — ¿Por qué muchas personas comen en exceso patatas fritas, cereales, pasteles, pudines y otros alimentos ultraprocesados a pesar de saber que esos alimentos pueden no ser saludables? Según la ciencia emergente, puede deberse a procesos de fabricación que “predigieren” los ingredientes de los alimentos crudos, creando alimentos ultraprocesados que evitan
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Lionel Messi y el Inter de Miami, equipo de la Major League Soccer, llegaron a Hong Kong el viernes por la tarde para disputar un partido amistoso este fin de semana como parte de su primera gira internacional. Según un equipo de CNN que se encuentra en el aeropuerto, el
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — More than 100 Rohingya immigrants have escaped from a detention center in Malaysia after a protest. Immigration Department Director-General Ruslin Jusoh says one of the 131 detainees who escaped from a center in Perak state Thursday night was hit by a car and killed. He said nearly 400 people were
Continue ReadingCNN By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Concern is mounting for thousands of sheep and cattle stranded off the coast of Australia after authorities ordered the Israeli-owned ship transporting the live cargo to turn around over fears it could be targeted by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. More than 16,000 animals are aboard
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court says it has jurisdiction to rule on a request by Ukraine for a declaration that Kyiv is not responsible for genocide. The ruling Friday comes in the preliminary phase of a case filed by Ukraine alleging that Moscow used trumped-up
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Five years ago this week, Boy Scouts of America opened participation to include girls, locally and nationally. “Grit and perseverance were key as the young women who joined the 100-year old BSA program blazed their own trail to Eagle Scout. Lifelong friendships, the journey to leadership, and unimaginable adventures have only begun,” said
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Deschutes Children’s Foundation is excited to announce that they have office space available, to nonprofit organizations that specifically serve children and families, at the Becky Johnson Community Center in Redmond, located at 412 SW Eighth Street. Other campus partners in the building include NeighborImpact Head Start, Healthy Families of the High
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — La destrucción de un misil hutí por parte de un buque de guerra estadounidense en el mar Rojo esta semana marca la primera vez que se utiliza en este conflicto un avanzado sistema de armas apodado la “última línea de defensa” de la Armada. El destructor de la Armada USS
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(Update: Adding video) La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – La Pine Community Health Center has received $500,000 from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust toward construction of its new three-story, 27,000-square-foot Wellness Center – one of 30 grants to nonprofits serving the Oregon community that totaled more than $7.5 million. The $500,000 amount put LCHC among the
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Half of U.S. adults say Israel’s 15-week-old military campaign in Gaza has “gone too far,” a finding driven mainly by growing disapproval among Republicans and political independents, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Broadly, the poll
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