Gun background checks soar to record in March following mass shootings and gun-control bills
The FBI conducted more background checks for firearms purchases in March — a month in which several prominent mass shootings reignited…
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How has anti-Asian racism affected you at work? Share your story
It’s not just on the streets, and it’s not just in America. Asians around the world are experiencing discrimination, and many of them say…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times owner says paper will announce its next top editor ‘soon’
The Los Angeles Times is getting closer to finding its next top editor and the newspaper’s owner said he has met with most of the candidates in…
Continue ReadingCompass CEO plans to double down on tech investment following IPO
Riding the tailwinds of months of red hot housing and IPO markets, real estate firm Compass made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday.…
Continue ReadingOPEC and allies to boost production after US calls Saudi Arabia
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allied producers have agreed to gradually increase their output over the next three months.…
Continue ReadingMission to clean up space junk with magnets set for launch
It’s invisible in the night sky, but above us there is a cloud of more than 9,000 tons of space junk — equivalent to the weight of 720…
Continue ReadingCoca-Cola CEO wants Congress to act after Georgia’s voting law
Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey is escalating his criticism against recently passed voting laws in Georgia, saying he wants to be “crystal clear…
Continue ReadingPeeps are back with a vengeance
Everything is coming up Peeps this Easter. Pepsi has launched a limited edition Peeps soda. 7-Eleven is serving a Peeps latte, convenience chain…
Continue ReadingMothers anxious to break out of ‘she-cession’ and get back to work
Nearly a year after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered her son’s school and her daughter’s day care, Diana Limongi hit a wall. “I…
Continue ReadingNew York legalizing weed could mean big things for the future of the cannabis industry
New York this week became the latest state to legalize recreational cannabis, and in doing so, it’s poised to become one of the nation’s…
Continue ReadingGeorgia-based companies face boycott calls over voting bill
Opponents of a law that changed voting rules in Georgia are calling for boycotts of high-profile Georgia based companies, including Delta, Coca-Cola…
Continue ReadingUS leans on Saudi Arabia over rising oil prices as OPEC meets
The United States has stressed the importance of “affordable” energy to Saudi Arabia ahead of a meeting of major oil producers, which…
Continue ReadingDelta CEO and Georgia governor get heated in voter law square-off
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp launched a counterattack on Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian Wednesday afternoon, just hours after Bastian said the voting bill…
Continue ReadingHong Kong court convicts media tycoon Jimmy Lai and other activists over peaceful protest
A Hong Kong court has convicted pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai and eight other prominent opposition activists over their roles in an…
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C.O. grocery workers finally eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
Many people across Central Oregon have been able to work remotely since the onset of the pandemic, but grocery store employees are one of the largest…
Continue ReadingHong Kong court convicts Jimmy Lai and other pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest
A Hong Kong court has convicted pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai and eight other prominent opposition activists over their roles in an…
Continue Reading‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ could be the biggest hit of the pandemic
Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, Hollywood has kept a close eye on any movie that could give some insights into the film…
Continue ReadingTucker Carlson livid after Rep. Matt Gaetz tries to rope him into controversy, source says
Fox News host Tucker Carlson was angered after Congressman Matt Gaetz attempted to rope him into a scandal involving allegations related to sex…
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School, ODOT offer women hands-on training in heavy construction
Ladies, get your hard hats…
Continue ReadingNickelodeon pulls virus-themed SpongeBob episode
Nickelodeon is pulling a virus-themed episode of “SpongeBob SquarePants” because of “sensitivities” linking it to the…
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