Financial markets are moving into a new era
What Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in staid tones on Wednesday may not have sounded momentous. It was. What’s happening: The US…
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‘This has been out of control.’ San Francisco’s chain drug stores have a shoplifting problem
A brazen daytime shoplifting incident captured on video at a Walgreens in San Francisco on Monday has highlighted what local officials say has become…
Continue ReadingThe shocking numbers behind the Lake Mead drought crisis
The United States’ largest reservoir is draining rapidly. Plagued by extreme, climate change-fueled drought and increasing demand for water,…
Continue ReadingJuneteenth 2021: How major companies are celebrating
Major corporations are celebrating Juneteenth in unique ways this week. The annual June 19 tradition, which falls on Saturday this year, commemorates…
Continue ReadingChina successfully launches mission sending astronauts to new space station
China successfully launched three astronauts into space on Thursday, bringing the country one step closer to completing its new space station. The…
Continue ReadingCHINESE ASTRONAUTS BLAST OFF TO NEW SPACE STATION
China successfully sends three astronauts into…
Continue Reading5 things to know for June 17: Biden trip, voting laws, coronavirus, Myanmar, climate
The first tropical system of the season could be headed our way by the end of the week. If the storm materializes, it will be named Claudette and is…
Continue ReadingWhy balloons strapped to explosives are the latest flashpoint in Israel-Hamas tensions
The Israeli military launched airstrikes against Hamas targets in Gaza overnight after militants floated dozens of so-called “incendiary…
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Downtown Bend Business Assn. pitches Minnesota Avenue pedestrian promenade to councilors
The Downtown Bend Business Association presented to city councilors Wednesday night early, conceptual plan for a pedestrian promenade that would…
Continue ReadingIndonesian officials give away live chickens to residents willing to get vaccinated
Live chickens are being given away by local authorities in rural Indonesia as an incentive for older residents to get vaccinated against Covid-19.…
Continue ReadingAlaska hiker reported missing was found alive after being charged by bears
A missing hiker in Alaska was found alive Wednesday after being charged by multiple bears, officials said. Fina Kiefer, 55, was reported missing…
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Bend councilors OK budget, water and sewer fee hikes, purchase of 2 shelter sites
Bend city councilors Wednesday night approved new fees for the coming year as part of the biennial budget adoption and also approved two planned…
Continue ReadingThree weeks after a mass shooting, San Jose leaders unanimously pass new gun law
Three weeks after a gunman opened fire at a San Jose public transit rail yard and killed nine people, officials in the Northern California city…
Continue ReadingHong Kong police arrest Apple Daily editors and executives under national security law
Hong Kong police have arrested executives and top editors working for the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily under the city’s national…
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Redmond’s Jericho Road gets $5,000 grant for needed new shower, laundry truck
A $5,000 grant has been received by Jericho Road of Redmond for the purchase and operation of a shower and laundry vehicle for use around Central…
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Bend couple arrested on drug charges; raids on home, warehouse find psilocybin, marijuana grow
Drug agents arrested a northeast Bend couple and conducted a pair of raids Wednesday on their home and large commercial warehouse in the Spring River…
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‘Vaxxmerch’ apparel available online to ID vaccinated people
The Central Oregon creator of a site that offers apparel to state one has been vaccinated says she does not want to start a conflict with those who…
Continue ReadingFamilies mourn the loss of loved ones who hesitated on the Covid-19 vaccine
Mike Lewis Jr. was on a call with the doctor last month when he heard the sudden and frantic beeping of machines. His father, also named Mike Lewis,…
Continue ReadingNew images help solve celestial mystery of Betelgeuse’s great dimming
Betelgeuse, a bright star visible in the Orion constellation in the night sky, has beguiled and puzzled space scientists since late 2019. The red…
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Oregon adds ‘human compost’ natural option for disposing of bodies
Gov. Kate Brown has signed House Bill 2574, making Oregon the third state in the nation to give Oregonians additional options on disposing of…
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