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Year: 2024

The world’s tallest teenager, 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux, plans to redshirt at Florida this season

AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The world’s tallest teenager might have to wait a year to become the world’s tallest college basketball player. Florida coach Todd Golden said Thursday that Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 freshman who owns a spot in the Guinness record book, is planning to redshirt. Had the popular Canadian played

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What are recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet?

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is considering recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for some of the most powerful positions in the U.S. government. Trump over the weekend demanded that Republican leaders in the Senate agree to allow recess appointments as he fills out his administration. It would be a significant

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‘Opportunity to leverage those tourism tax dollars’: Visit Bend seeks Sustainability Fund grant requests

(Update: adding video, comments from Visit Bend, past grantee) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Sustainability Fund, a Visit Bend project, has announced it will open its grant application window next Monday, accepting applications through January 12, 2025, with $500,000 available for organizations. Nate Wyeth, senior vice president of strategy at Visit Bend, said, “This

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S. Deschutes County health care, Parks & Rec, wildfire risk among issues discussed at Newberry Regional Summit

(Update: Adding video, comments from summit participants, consultants) SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Southern Deschutes County community members, nonprofits and government agencies met Thursday in Sunriver for the Newberry Regional Partnership’s Action Summit to discuss strategies and solutions to issues in an area they say is much different than most of the county. “It is a

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Oregon jobless rate holds steady at 4% in October as state gains 1,700 jobs; 2024 numbers revised upward

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment gained 1,700 jobs in October, following a revised increase of 900 jobs in September, the state Employment Department reported Thursday. October’s gains were largest in health care and social assistance (+2,400 jobs); government (+1,700); and financial activities (+1,200). Declines were largest in professional and business services (-2,400 jobs); manufacturing (-1,200); and transportation, warehousing, and utilities (-1,000). In

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