Senators urge $32 billion in emergency spending on AI after finishing yearlong review
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of four senators led by Majority Leader Chuck…
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Young South Koreans are increasingly drawn to Buddhism via social media-savvy influencers
By JUWON PARK Associated Press SEOUL (AP) — South Korean young people are increasingly drawn to Buddhism due to social media-savvy influencers,…
Continue ReadingA fire at a marina in Croatia destroys 22 boats, causes huge damage but no injuries
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A fire at a marina in Croatia has destroyed 22 boats and caused huge damage but no injuries. An investigation is underway to…
Continue ReadingA third miner is declared dead in a cave-in in southern Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Rescuers in southern Poland have recovered the body of a third miner a day after a cave-in in which 12 other workers were…
Continue ReadingFrance imposes emergency in Pacific territory of New Caledonia as violent unrest turns deadly
By JOHN LEICESTER and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France has imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu fends off criticism at home and abroad over his lack of a postwar plan for Gaza
By TIA GOLDENBERG, WAFAA SHURAFA and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday fended…
Continue ReadingA Dutch anti-Islam party says it’s brokered a provisional coalition deal for a hard-right government
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders and three other Dutch party leaders say they have brokered a…
Continue ReadingUkrainian troops pull out of some areas and Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensive
By MATTHEW LEE and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces withdrew from some parts of the country’s northeast…
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Escaped debris burns are a top cause of wildfires; ODF has tips on doing so safely
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Forestry and other fire prevention experts urge the public to exercise caution when disposing of yard…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares advance after another round of Wall St records
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares advanced on Thursday after U.S. stocks rallied to records on hopes that inflation is heading…
Continue ReadingIndonesia seeds clouds to block rainfall after floods killed at least 67 people while 20 are missing
By KASPARMAN PILIANG and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press TANAH DATAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities have seeded clouds in a bid to…
Continue ReadingIndia’s parliament has fewer Muslims as strength of Modi’s party grows
By SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press MALAPPURAM, India (AP) — Preventing Muslim migrants from gaining citizenship. Revoking the…
Continue ReadingYoung Thai activist’s death in detention after 65-day hunger strike sparks calls for justice reform
By Helen Regan and Kocha Olarn, CNN (CNN) — A young activist jailed for insulting Thailand’s monarchy died on Tuesday following a prolonged…
Continue ReadingUnwieldy wildfires scorch Canada and threaten a community scarred by past catastrophe
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Joe Sutton, Sharif Paget, Mary Gilbert and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Improving winds and a storm moving into western Canada…
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Wyden, Merkley praise Senate passage of bill honoring Army ‘Operation Dustoff’ crews for their Vietnam War heroism
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley on Monday welcomed the Senate passage of legislation they cosponsored to award a…
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OSU researchers identify fastest rate of natural carbon dioxide rise in the last 50,000 years
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Today’s rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide increase is 10 times faster than at any other point in the past 50,000 years,…
Continue ReadingLawyer opens defense of US Sen. Bob Menendez in his corruption trial by blaming his wife
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is blaming the politician’s wife for…
Continue ReadingMorocco’s automotive industry shifts gears to prep for electric vehicle era
By SAM METZ Associated Press TANGIERS, Morocco (AP) — A train that travels from rural northern Morocco to a port on the Mediterranean Sea carries…
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State agencies plan open houses, first June 3 in Redmond, on community wildfire programs, revised draft hazard map
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — A series of six open houses about the state’s new community wildfire risk reduction programs are scheduled June 3 through…
Continue ReadingWhat is the celebrity ‘blockout’ over the war in Gaza?
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Some social media users are calling out celebrities for what they say is inaction in the face of…
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