‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ sails into mostly charted waters as an uninspired take on Dracula lore
Review by Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Universal Pictures prides itself as the home of the classic movie monsters, like 1931’s…
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Man arrested after ‘engaging in threatening conduct’ toward jurors and witnesses in Pittsburgh synagogue shooter trial, prosecutors say
By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — A West Virginia man was arrested Thursday after “engaging in threatening conduct” towards jurors and government…
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‘He definitely needs to be recalled’: Sunriver homeowners frustrated after misleading email endorses candidate
Homeowners in Sunriver are voting this month on electing directors to the Sunriver Owners Association…
Continue ReadingNorthern Ireland’s top police officer apologizes for ‘industrial scale’ data breach
LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s top police officer has apologized for what he described as an “industrial scale” data breach, in which the…
Continue ReadingArchdiocese of Philadelphia agrees to pay $3.5 million to settle sexual assault case, plaintiff’s attorneys say
By Nicki Brown and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a case alleging one…
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Petitioner pitches vast, sparsely populated city of ‘Mountain View’; Deschutes County hearing set for Sept. 20
Bend, Redmond, Sisters, La Pine and … Mountain View? That’s the name of a vast new city proposed across 265 square miles of thinly populated…
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Upgrades to Bend’s Drake and Pioneer parks expected to be done by the end of August
Parking resurfacing in Pioneer Park and a new riverfront boardwalk in Drake Park are among Bend Park and Rec improvements set to finish at the end of…
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Red fox spotted near St. Charles Bend; it could be a rare Sierra Nevada sub-species
Viewer Roy Reynolds snapped this picture of a red fox at the back of St. Charles Bend. The Bend wildlife rehabilitation organization Think Wild…
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Bend surfer ‘chasing that first wave’, seeking to make US river surfing team
Austin Fernand, a 21-year-old OSU-Cascades student now living in Bend, is trying to make the U.S. river surfing…
Continue ReadingProtester in Argentina dies of heart attack apparently suffered while being detained by police
By DANIEL POLITI and NATACHA PISARENKO Associated Press Officials in Argentina’s capital say a left-wing political activist who was taking part…
Continue ReadingFlorida education commissioner skips forum on criticized Black history standards
By DANIEL KOZIN Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Lawmakers, teachers, school board members and parents crowded into a South Florida…
Continue ReadingInvestigators say miscommunication between pilots caused United plane to drop near ocean’s surface
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Federal investigators say that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines plane diving within 748…
Continue ReadingJournalist jailed in China for 3 years describes standing in sunlight for just 10 hours each year
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese-Australian journalist who worked for China’s state broadcaster and was convicted on murky espionage charges has spoken…
Continue ReadingArizona Democrats lose lawsuit looking to block No Labels Party
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona judge has rejected the state Democratic Party’s lawsuit targeting the new No…
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Nonprofit ‘Anna’s Spark’ receives $20,000 donations from Hayden Homes, First Story
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Anna’s Spark, a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to providing financial support for Elevate Reading Center, received generous…
Continue ReadingTrump adviser Boris Epshteyn arrested in 2021 after groping complaints at club, police records show
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Police records show that a longtime aide to former President Donald Trump was arrested in…
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‘I think it’s great!’: Customers and gas stations react to the changes of allowing self-serve as an option
It’s been almost a week now since Oregonians were given the option of pumping their own gas. Pumping your own gas is now a choice for Oregonians…
Continue ReadingConnecticut school district lost more than $6 million in cyber attack, so far gotten about half back
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — The city of New Haven lost more than $6 million in multiple cyberattacks on its public school district earlier this summer…
Continue ReadingFossil discovery causes monumental shift in understanding of whale evolutionary history
By Jenna Schnuer, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on…
Continue Reading6 Western nations demand Russia return two regions it took from neighboring Georgia 15 years ago
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Six Western nations marked the 15th anniversary of Russia’s takeover of 20% of…
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