Cybersecurity issue prompts computer shutdowns at MGM Resorts properties across US
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino and hotel giant MGM Resorts International says a cybersecurity issue led to the shutdown of computer systems at its…
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Elon Musk Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX. Personal Birth…
Continue ReadingSentencing delayed for a New Hampshire man convicted of running an unlicensed bitcoin business
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge has heard from multiple women who say they were victimized by a New Hampshire…
Continue ReadingSophia Loren Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of award-winning screen legend Sophia Loren. Personal Birth date: September 20, 1934…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota panel denies application for CO2 pipeline; Summit to refile for permit
By JACK DURA Associated Press South Dakota regulators have denied a permit application for a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline project. Monday’s…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of best-selling author Stephen King, who has written more than 50 books. He is best…
Continue ReadingUS sets record for billion-dollar weather disasters in a year — and there’s still 4 months to go
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The deadly firestorm in Hawaii and Hurricane Idalia’s watery storm surge helped push the United States to an…
Continue ReadingDraftKings apologizes for sports betting offer referencing 9/11 terror attacks
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Sports betting company DraftKings apologized Monday after using the Sept. 11, 2001,…
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Need help with your phone or broadband bill? Stay connected with Oregon Lifeline
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – In celebration of National Lifeline Awareness Week, the Oregon Public Utility Commission is reminding Oregonians…
Continue ReadingA hiker in Alaska was in distress. A webcam used to livestream bears led to his rescue
By Marlon Sorto, CNN (CNN) — A hiker struggling in brutal weather in an Alaska national park was rescued after being spotted asking for help on…
Continue ReadingSarah Burton, who designed Kate’s royal wedding dress, to step down from Alexander McQueen
LONDON (AP) — The fashion designer who created the wedding dress of Kate, the Princess of Wales, is stepping down as creative director at Alexander…
Continue ReadingJuventus midfielder Paul Pogba tests positive for testosterone. He risks 4-year ban
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has tested positive for testosterone. Italy’s anti-doping agency…
Continue ReadingGoogle’s search engine dominance is at the center of the biggest US antitrust trial in decades
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer The U.S. government is taking aim at what has been an indomitable empire: Google’s ubiquitous search engine…
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Bend Park and Rec Board advances access design concepts for three riverfront parks, some on split votes
The Bend Park and Recreation District has moved a step forward with its design concepts to improve access at three of its riverfront parks: McKay,…
Continue ReadingUS approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the…
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Cascade Lakes Highway reopens with pilot car escort after closure for work on shaded fuel break
The Cascade Lakes Highway reopened Saturday with a pilot car escort between Elk and Lava lakes after a closure for several days so crews on the Petes…
Continue ReadingAn Ironman Wisconsin competitor dies after he fell ill during the bike portion of Sunday’s triathlon
CROSS PLAINS, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a man competing in Ironman Wisconsin fell ill during the grueling triathlon and later died. Ironman…
Continue ReadingOver 100 VIPs attend UN screening of documentary on Russia’s siege of Ukrainian city of Mariupol
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than a hundred ambassadors, journalists and representatives of a broad spectrum of…
Continue ReadingTrial begins over Texas voter laws that sparked 38-day walkout by Democrats in 2021
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A trial is underway over a sweeping Texas voting law that set off a 38-day walkout by Democrats in 2021 and resulted in…
Continue ReadingBalzan Prizes recognize achievements in study of human evolution, black holes with $840,000 awards
MILAN (AP) — An American literary historian, a French paleoanthropologist, a Danish evolutionary geneticist and a German-Dutch radio astronomer…
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