Dutch PM: Hungary has ‘no place in the EU’
Hungary “has no place” in the European Union after passing a controversial new bill banning LGBTQ content in schools, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte…
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Uyghurs in Xinjiang are being given long prison sentences. Their families say they have done nothing wrong
By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson and Ben Westcott, CNN Newlyweds Mehray Mezensof and Mirzat Taher were two days from leaving Xinjiang to start a new…
Continue ReadingNewlyweds ripped apart as husband detained by Chinese government
The Chinese government is accused of detaining Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in extralegal detention centers, which it claims are reeducation…
Continue ReadingAn investigation is underway into the arrest of two siblings in South Carolina that was caught on video
By Chris Boyette and Joe Sutton, CNN After a video was shared on social media showing the arrests Wednesday of two siblings by police in Rock Hill,…
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Fish with care during heat wave, ODFW urges
It’s going to be a scorcher out there, and fish will be feeling the heat,…
Continue ReadingAstronauts installed a giant solar panel outside the space station
By Ashley Strickland, Megan Marples and Sarah Molano, CNN It’s the summer of new solar power on the International Space Station. Astronauts…
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Three Redmond Proficiency Academy students win international theatre awards
Three Redmond Proficiency Academy students recently took home prestigious acting honors from the renowned International Thespian Festival, an annual…
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Rim Drive opens at Crater Lake National Park
The entire 33-mile Rim Drive around Crater Lake, along with the 7-mile Pinnacles Road, will open for the season on Friday. Below-average snowfall…
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US seeks ways to recruit, retain wildland firefighters; may move from seasonal to full-time jobs
U.S. wildfire managers are considering shifting from seasonal to full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a year-round wildfire…
Continue ReadingNYPD investigating vandalism of the George Floyd statue in Brooklyn as a hate crime
By Mark Morales and Lila Watts, CNN A statue of George Floyd that was unveiled in New York on Juneteenth by Floyd’s brother was vandalized…
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Rare early use restrictions taking effect on C.O. public lands
Public land use restrictions going into effect Friday on Central Oregon’s public lands mark only the fourth time that’s happened in…
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Record-breaking C.O. heat wave due: How to stay cool, and why it’s a struggle for some
A record heat wave incoming to Central Oregon is causing some to prepare for heat safety and search for spots to stay…
Continue ReadingMissouri becomes hot spot for Delta variant fueling hospitalizations while vaccination efforts lag
By Angela Barajas and Martin Savidge, CNN In June, Louie Michael and his wife, Patti, were admitted as Covid-19 patients at Springfield’s Mercy…
Continue ReadingOfficials blame Delta variant for Covid-19 surge in Missouri
Hospitalizations are up 225% since early June in Springfield, Missouri, which experts are blaming on the Covid-19 Delta variant. CNN’s Martin Savidge…
Continue ReadingUyghurs in Xinjiang are being given long prison sentences. Their families say they have done nothing wrong
By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson and Ben Westcott, CNN Newlyweds Mehray Mezensof and Mirzat Taher were two days from leaving Xinjiang to start a new…
Continue ReadingNewlyweds ripped apart as husband detained by Chinese government
The Chinese government is accused of detaining Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in extralegal detention centers, which it claims are reeducation…
Continue ReadingRescuers race to find survivors after Miami-Dade building collapse
Rescue crews are sifting through a mountain of rubble hoping to find those still missing after a residential building partially collapsed in…
Continue ReadingFlorida condo collapse: What witnesses say they saw
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN One man happened to be walking his dog. Another awoke to “an incredible bang” only to discover dust and debris…
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Cooling centers opening in Bend, Redmond, Madras for unhoused residents
With the National Weather Service issuing an excessive heat watch for Central Oregon, members of the Homeless Leadership Coalition are organizing…
Continue ReadingConservatorships explained: What they are and who they’re supposed to help
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN When Britney Spears asked a court this week to end her years-long conservatorship, she renewed attention on a little-understood…
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