5 things to know for Dec. 1: Israel, Trump trial, Lead pipes, Climate, TikTok ban
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Many colleges and universities have struggled in recent weeks to balance free speech on the Israel-Hamas…
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5 things to know for Dec. 1: Israel, Trump trial, Lead pipes, Climate, TikTok ban
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Many colleges and universities have struggled in recent weeks to balance free speech on the Israel-Hamas war…
Continue ReadingThe resumption of the Israel-Hamas war casts long shadow over Dubai’s COP28 climate talks
By JON GAMBRELL and MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As world leaders gathered for the COP28 climate summit in Dubai,…
Continue ReadingGunfire erupts in Guinea-Bissau’s capital during reported clashes between security forces
By DARCICIO BARBOSA Associated Press BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Gunfire in Guinea-Bissau’s capital erupted late Thursday night and continued…
Continue ReadingLittle food, a beating and lice: What freed Israeli hostages are saying about being held by Hamas
By Rachel Clarke, CNN (CNN) — Kept in the dark. Forced to sit in silence. Fed only meager rations. These and even more chilling scraps of…
Continue ReadingMadagascar’s top court ratifies president’s reelection in vote boycotted by opposition
By SARAH TETAUD Associated Press ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar’s top court has ratified the victory of incumbent President Andry…
Continue ReadingUN court bars Venezuela from altering Guyana’s control over disputed territory
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court has ordered Venezuela not to take any action that…
Continue ReadingA blind mole that swims through sand has been rediscovered after nearly 100 years
By Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — A blind golden mole that glides through sand has been rediscovered in South Africa, 87 years after wildlife experts…
Continue ReadingJapan expresses concern about Ospreys continuing to fly as some crash details emerge
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s top government spokesperson expressed concern Friday that the U.S. military is…
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Bend Fire & Rescue’s Santa Express is again rolling through neighborhoods in food, clothing and toy drive
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Santa and Bend Fire & Rescue’s Santa Express are back spreading holiday cheer! “We will be driving through neighborhoods…
Continue ReadingKing Charles says world heading for ‘dangerous uncharted territory’ at global leaders summit
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — King Charles III told world leaders Friday that the warning signs of the climate crisis are being ignored and…
Continue ReadingThe Philippines opens a new monitoring base on a remote island in the disputed South China Sea
By JIM GOMEZ, AARON FAVILA and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press THITU ISLAND, South China Sea (AP) — The Philippines inaugurated a new coast guard…
Continue Reading11 civilians are killed in an attack by gunmen in Iraq’s eastern Diyala province
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Security officials say 11 people have been killed in an attack by a group armed with…
Continue ReadingKiwi birds born in New Zealand’s capital for first time in over a century
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Conservationists have discovered two kiwi chicks in Wellington, the first wild births recorded for…
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Bend Park & Rec winter program registration opens Dec. 4-6
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The new year is around the corner, and there are plenty of recreation offerings to welcome in 2024. Bend Park and Recreation…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street extends its rally and closes at highest level since March 2022
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers A broad rally on Wall Street closed out a fifth straight week of gains for the market Friday,…
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‘They need to be loved’: Prineville woman makes, donates nearly 1,000 pet blankets
A Prineville woman whose painful childhood memories led her to make nearly 1,000 pet blankets for area shelters over the past few years is moving on…
Continue ReadingTop world leaders talk of climate crisis at UN summit. They say they must act on fossil fuels, war
By SETH BORENSTEIN and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dozens of world leaders said they know the planet’s…
Continue ReadingNearly 2 months into the war, many Israelis have no idea if their relatives are dead or alive
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — There was no trace of Hanan Yablonka — not on the 42-year-old Israeli’s social media…
Continue Reading5 reasons why COP 28, the UN climate talks, are worth your attention
By PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ask most people what the annual U.N. climate talks are and the likely answer…
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