‘I am not the most in need’: Harvard-bound graduate turns down $40k scholarship from Fitchburg High
Click here for updates on this story FITCHBURG, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Fitchburg High School graduate is heading to…
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NJ superintendent placed on leave after refusing to make school masks optional
Click here for updates on this story MANALAPAN, New Jersey (WABC) — A New Jersey superintendent was placed on…
Continue ReadingUS has bought and will donate 500 million doses of Pfizer’s vaccine worldwide
The US has purchased and will donate 500 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine worldwide as it seeks to be a key player in getting other…
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Bend Cultural Tourism Fund announces nearly $320,000 in grants
The Bend Cultural Tourism Commission announced Wednesday 20 grants for Bend cultural tourism-focused activities taking place September 2021 through…
Continue ReadingJoint Base San Antonio-Lackland on ‘active shooter lockdown’
Texas’ Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is on “active shooter lockdown,” according to the base’s Facebook page. “All…
Continue ReadingNBA player’s brother reportedly robbed at gunpoint in downtown Atlanta
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Atlanta police released the frantic 911 call involving the…
Continue ReadingCampbell Soup is getting squeezed by higher costs
Campbell Soup is raising the prices it charges stores for its products in response to rising supply chain costs. The maker of namesake soup brands…
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Wyden co-sponsors bill to require equal pay for US women’s, men’s soccer teams
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., co-sponsored legislation Wednesday that would require the U.S. Soccer Federation to agree to providing equitable pay to both…
Continue ReadingExclusive: US businesses warn crumbling infrastructure is hurting the economy
As infrastructure negotiations between the White House and a GOP Senate group broke down this week, business executives are warning that aging…
Continue ReadingHe flew to India to see his parents sick with Covid. Now, this Arizona man is unable to get back to his pregnant wife
At the end of April, both of Pallav Jha’s parents contracted Covid-19 in India. When his mom called to deliver the news of his dad’s…
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Oregon issues warning about ‘Death Row,’ other illegal ‘gifting club’ pyramid schemes
The pyramid scheme has a new look, and the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation is warning consumers to steer clear. Gifting clubs, such as Death…
Continue ReadingLawmakers pass $46 billion budget; recreational marijuana remains in limbo
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Lawmakers hammered out the state budget with less…
Continue ReadingHit-and-run driver kills 3 California girls, injures a fourth; officials searching for driver
Three girls were killed and a fourth is in critical condition after a hit-and-run driver struck the group, two of whom were in wheelchairs, as they…
Continue ReadingCan there ever be too much Marvel? We’re about to find out
For the past decade, movie theaters have counted on a big, buzzy Marvel hit to kick off a lucrative summer season. But this year, the superhero of…
Continue ReadingMany North American birds bear names with racist roots. That’s beginning to change
As the US continues to reassess its relationship to racism, offensive sports team and school names have changed. Up next? Bird names. Bird Names for…
Continue ReadingMilwaukee woman accused of setting husband on fire as he slept
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A 29-year-old Milwaukee woman is accused of setting her husband…
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COCC set to reopen Bend campus August 23; half of fall classes will be in person, half virtual
Central Oregon Community College said Wednesday while it plans to fully reopen all campuses to students and the general public on Monday, August 23,…
Continue ReadingA Texas bakery lost customers after selling rainbow Pride cookies. Thanks to supporters, it has sold out of cookies every day since
The hateful reaction to an LGBTQ Pride-inspired sugar cookie threatened to tank a bakery in Lufkin, Texas. But when cookie lovers from Lufkin and…
Continue ReadingVaccination is important to protect against a spreading variant first identified in India, Fauci says
Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded with the public Tuesday to get vaccinated, saying the Delta coronavirus variant — the B.1.617.2 variant first…
Continue ReadingHis wife could give birth in Arizona any day now, but he’s stuck in India because of Covid-19 restrictions
At the end of April, both of Pallav Jha’s parents contracted Covid-19 in India. When his mom called to deliver the news of his dad’s…
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