UK and France send patrol ships to British island amid row over fishing rights
Britain and France have both sent naval vessels to the Channel island of Jersey amid an escalating row over fishing rights. The UK’s decision…
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5 things to know for May 6: Coronavirus, Facebook, economic relief, China, Colombia
Will we see a pandemic baby boom? Maybe not. The US birth rate fell more than 6% in the last quarter of 2020, which includes the first weeks babies…
Continue ReadingGary Vaynerchuk: NFT is the next Amazon
Serial entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk is selling a new use case for NFT: “Smart event” tokens that have real value rather than digital art.…
Continue ReadingFrench journalist kidnapped in Mali pleads for help in video
A French journalist who disappeared in Mali last month said in a video that emerged on social media Wednesday that he had been kidnapped by a…
Continue ReadingUK sends patrol ships to British island amid row with France over fishing rights
Two British offshore patrol vessels will be sent to the island of Jersey “as a precautionary measure” amid an escalating row over…
Continue ReadingCalifornia man who died in custody was restrained on his stomach for 5 minutes and lost consciousness, police body camera shows
A California man who died in police custody this month was restrained on his stomach on the ground for about five minutes before he became…
Continue ReadingNepal’s cases skyrocket, prompting concern the country’s outbreak could mimic India’s
In Nepal, a situation is unfolding that looks chillingly familiar. Covid-19 cases are skyrocketing, hospitals are overwhelmed, and the…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina may become the fourth state to allow executions by firing squad
The South Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that allows for firing squads to carry out death penalty sentences and makes…
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City of Bend to consider 2 NE Bend motels for converting into temporary transitional shelter
A month after the city of Bend called off plans to buy a Third Street motel to convert into a transitional shelter, city councilors Wednesday night…
Continue ReadingHong Kong court jails Joshua Wong and other activists over Tiananmen rally
A Hong Kong court has sentenced Joshua Wong and three other activists to between four and 10 months in prison for participating in an unauthorized…
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Florida pair fly Redmond-made plane coast to coast, non-stop
Leave it to RDD, manufacturers of the innovative LX7 personal aircraft, to make a virtually impossible feat like flying from coast to coast non-stop…
Continue ReadingThai court rules minister can keep job despite alleged heroin trafficking link
Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled that a prominent politician should keep his cabinet post, thwarting opposition moves to…
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Bend keeps on growing through pandemic — and so does city’s new, $919 million budget
Bend City Manager Eric King kicked off the city’s budget adoption process Wednesday evening by delivering a message to the Budget Committee and…
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Young Redmond man hailed as hero for helping save woman’s life
A young man in the Redmond School District’s StepUP program recently helped save a woman’s life in the Walmart parking lot. We got to talk to Cooper…
Continue ReadingGarrett Rolfe, former Atlanta officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks, was wrongly terminated, board says
Garrett Rolfe, the former Atlanta police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks in a Wendy’s parking lot, was wrongly…
Continue ReadingJoshua Duggar will be released from jail as he awaits trial for child pornography charges, federal judge rules
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that reality TV star Joshua Duggar can be released from jail as he awaits trial for child pornography charges. Duggar…
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Bend Farmers Market returns for the season
The weekly Bend Farmers Market returned Wednesday at its familiar spot on Brooks Street downtown, with some new options, like curbside…
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‘They’ve failed to act’: Family of woman killed in Hwy. 97-Bear Drive crash suing Jefferson County, state
Ron Adams of Portland is suing Jefferson County after his wife, Nadia Rankov Adams, was killed in a fatal car crash last August at the intersection…
Continue ReadingAmerican students convicted of murdering Italian police officer
Two American students have been convicted of murdering an Italian police officer in an alleged drug deal gone wrong. Late Wednesday, a jury in Rome…
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Bend-La Pine Schools trim high school in-person classes amid rising COVID-19 cases, quarantines
Bend-La Pine Schools have seen 130 COVID-19 cases in the past four weeks, including more than 20 each at Bend, Mountain View and Summit high schools,…
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