Stock market today: Wall Street closes its best week of the year with even more gains
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street steamrolled even higher Friday as it closed out its best week in nearly a year. The…
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John Oliver’s ‘Last Week Tonight’ censored by UAE broadcaster over references to Khashoggi’s killing
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Dubai-based television network broadcasting across the Middle East cut…
Continue ReadingIsrael expels Gazan workers back to war-torn enclave
By Abeer Salman, Mariya Knight, Tamar Michaelis and Helen Regan, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Dozens of Palestinian workers in Israel returned to…
Continue ReadingJapan and Philippine leaders agree to negotiate defense pact and boost ties amid China’s aggression
By JIM GOMEZ and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The leaders of Japan and the Philippines have agreed to start…
Continue ReadingEarthquake rattles Greek island near Athens, but no injuries or serious damage reported
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattled a Greek island near Athens, but no injuries or serious damage were immediately reported.…
Continue ReadingInvestigators are being sent to US research base on Antarctica to look into sexual violence concerns
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The watchdog office overseeing the National Science Foundation is sending…
Continue ReadingIran puts the death toll from a fire at a drug rehabilitation center at 32
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A fire at a drug rehabilitation center in northern Iran has killed at least 32 people, according to Iranian state media. State…
Continue ReadingIsrael resists US pressure to pause the war to allow more aid to Gaza, wants hostages back first
By JOSEF FEDERMAN, BASSEM MROUE and LEE KEATH Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday pushed…
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Rise in avian flu expected during Oregon’s fall migration: ODFW says don’t handle sick or dead waterfowl
Hunters urged to take precautions SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been circulating in wild birds in North…
Continue ReadingAustralian woman faces 3 charges of murder after her guests died from eating poisonous mushrooms
MORWELL, Australia (AP) — A woman accused of serving her ex-husband’s parents and an aunt poisonous mushrooms with lunch has appeared in an…
Continue Reading‘There is no school for girls’: Afghans who fled to Pakistan sent back to a homeland that is foreign to many
By Sophia Saifi, Jessie Yeung and Asim Khan, CNN Torkham and Chaman, Pakistan (CNN) — Earlier this week Nasim was leaving the only home he’s…
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Deschutes County Special Election seeing low turnout, with less than a week to cast ballots
A Redmond Fire & Rescue levy and a road district money measure are the only two items on next Tuesday’s Special Election ballot in Deschutes…
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Bend state Sen. Tim Knopp reaffirms support of Israel’s defense against terrorists seeking to eliminate it
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Nearly one month since Hamas terrorists launched their attack on the innocent people of Israel, Senate Republican Leader Tim…
Continue ReadingAuthorities search for suspect they say killed a woman and boarded a flight to Kenya. Her body was found at a Boston airport garage
WBZ, WHITMAN POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The body of a missing Massachusetts woman was found this week in a garage at…
Continue ReadingNorth Korean art sells in China despite UN sanctions over nuclear program
By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A Beijing-based art dealer touts itself as China’s premier seller of North Korean art, despite…
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Red, White and Blue Celebration at Redmond’s VFW Post 4108 raises $12,000 for local veterans
The Leadership Redmond Class of 2023, along with the VFW Post 4108, organized the first annual Red, White and Blue Celebration. This benefit…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea is closing some diplomatic missions in what may be a sign of its economic troubles
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has confirmed that it’s closing some of its diplomatic missions abroad, a…
Continue ReadingChina supported sanctions on North Korea’s nuclear program. It’s also behind their failure
By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — International authorities say there’s growing evidence that shows Beijing is helping…
Continue ReadingBiden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war is a political test in South Florida’s Jewish community
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press SURFSIDE, Florida (AP) — U.S. support for Israel’s offensive against Hamas is being closely watched…
Continue ReadingAuthorities search for suspect they say killed a woman and boarded a flight to Kenya. Her body was found at a Boston airport garage
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The body of a missing Massachusetts woman was found this week in a garage at Boston’s Logan Airport, and a man…
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