Oregon reports 46 more COVID-19 related deaths; weekly report shows surge may be easing
There are 46 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,536, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Angry and afraid, Afghanistan’s LGBTQ community say they’re being hunted down after Taliban takeover
CNN By Ben Westcott, CNN Growing up as a teenager in Afghanistan, Rabia Balkhi felt lucky. Despite being born in a country with a long history of…
Continue ReadingDutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag resigns over Afghanistan crisis
By Katharina Krebs and Majlie de Puy Kamp, CNN Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag announced her resignation on Thursday after a majority of the Dutch…
Continue ReadingFord adding 450 jobs to meet demand for new electric truck
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford plans to spend $250 million and add 450 jobs at three Michigan plants to meet…
Continue ReadingFord adding 450 jobs to meet demand for new electric truck
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford plans to spend $250 million and add 450 jobs at three Michigan plants to meet…
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue ReadingUN: Tens of thousands await help 1 month after Haiti quake
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.N. official says tens of thousands of Haitians are still awaiting help more than…
Continue ReadingLawyer: Arizona Senate’s 2020 election review out next week
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An attorney representing the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate says the long-delayed review of…
Continue ReadingMass shootings in the US increased during the coronavirus pandemic, study finds
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Mass shootings in the United States increased during the coronavirus pandemic, and even doubled in July 2020 compared to a…
Continue ReadingLouis Menand among nonfiction National Book Award nominees
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Louis Menand’s Cold War cultural history “The Free World” and Hanif Abdurraqib’s…
Continue ReadingWitnesses: Suspect in slayings of 4 met victim at bar
MENOMONIE, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say one of two men suspected in the shooting deaths of four people found in an abandoned SUV in Wisconsin was…
Continue ReadingBiden angers France, EU with new Australia, UK initiative
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision to form a strategic Indo-Pacific alliance with Australia and…
Continue ReadingGabby Petito’s family makes plea for information about missing daughter
By Melissa Alonso, Ray Sanchez and Taylor Romine, CNN The father of Gabby Petito, who was reported missing over the weekend, made a public plea…
Continue ReadingThe ozone hole over the South Pole is now bigger than Antarctica
CNN By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The hole in the ozone that forms every year over the South Pole is now larger than Antarctica, scientists from the…
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Hospitalized Burns couple with COVID-19 have to say their goodbyes over video call
Burns resident Carolyn Ellis is leaving Bend feeling…
Continue ReadingStudy: Childhood obesity in U.S. accelerated during pandemic
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new study ties the COVID-19 pandemic to an “alarming” increase in obesity in U.S. children…
Continue ReadingUS targets 5 al-Qaida operatives in Turkey with sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions Thursday against five men in Turkey suspected of providing financial and travel…
Continue ReadingUN rule may be hurdle for Brazil vaccine skeptic Bolsonaro
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s reluctance to get a vaccine is a rarity in his…
Continue ReadingOne of America’s oldest cities has only elected White men as mayors. In November, that changes
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Boston is poised to make history in November with two women of color competing for a mayor’s seat that has been won…
Continue ReadingHaiti PM, under fire, addresses evidence in leader’s slaying
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The office of Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry has issued its first…
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