The IMF agrees to a long-awaited bailout for Pakistan of $3 billion
By ZARAR KHAN Associated PRess ISLAMABAD (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has agreed to provide $3 billion to Pakistan — a long-awaited…
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires is still wafting south. Conditions for some are expected to improve soon
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN and Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — More than 100 million people are under air quality alerts Friday morning from…
Continue ReadingLa madre de Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss comparte los últimos mensajes que intercambió con su hijo
Carolina Calero (CNN) — Hace seis meses que se suicidó Stephen “tWitch” Boss, el DJ de “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” y…
Continue ReadingHow Mecca is the lynchpin for Saudi Arabia’s hospitality and tourism drive
By RIAZAT BUTT and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Billboards line the Umm Al Qura highway leading to the Grand Mosque in…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court’s affirmative action ruling leaves colleges looking for new ways to promote diversity
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has sent shockwaves through higher education with a landmark decision…
Continue ReadingAmputan la pierna a mujer que quedó atrapada en la cinta de un aeropuerto de Bangkok
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — A una mujer tailandesa de 57 años le tuvieron que amputar la pierna luego de que quedara atrapada en una cinta en…
Continue ReadingTennessee law changes starting July 1 will restrict trans health care and fund more school safety
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican lawmakers and Gov. Bill Lee have approved hundreds of…
Continue ReadingMartinez helps power Dodgers past Rockies 14-3 after a severe weather delay
By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — J.D. Martinez had four hits, including his 19th home run to highlight a six-run fourth inning,…
Continue ReadingHomer Hogues, among the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, dies 2 days after the death of his wife. He was 96
By Andy Rose and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Homer Hogues, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, died this week in Dallas, just two days…
Continue ReadingA Vermont museum is gifted a more than 200-piece collection of Native American art
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press SHELBURNE, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont museum has acquired a more than 200-piece collection of Native American art. It is…
Continue ReadingUkraine aims to wear down and outsmart a Russian army distracted by infighting
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The ambush had been postponed three times before Ukrainian commanders decided one recent…
Continue ReadingGeorgia launches Medicaid expansion in closely watched test of work requirements
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia is offering a new bargain to some adults without health insurance beginning Saturday: Go to…
Continue ReadingCollier makes go-ahead jumper in overtime, Lynx beat Storm 99-97
SEATTLE (AP) — Napheesa Collier made a go-ahead jumper with 1.8 seconds left in overtime and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Seattle Storm 99-97 on…
Continue ReadingSe mantiene el pronóstico de lluvias torrenciales en Guerrero y Oaxaca
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN en Español) — Este jueves, el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de México informó a través de un comunicado que…
Continue ReadingEste ramen de cocodrilo, bautizado “Godzilla Ramen”, es la última comida de moda en Taiwán
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Una tienda de noodles en el sur de Taiwán redobló las apuestas creando el “Godzilla Ramen”, en el…
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Bend VFW hosting ‘Raising the Roof’ Fourth of July fundraising fun to replace roof
Bend VFW Post 1643 at 1503 NE Fourth Street is having a special ‘Raising the Roof’ Fourth of July celebration to raise funds for a new roof, and with…
Continue ReadingHeat waves like the one that’s killed 14 in the southern US are becoming more frequent and enduring
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Heat waves like the one that engulfed parts of parts of the South and Midwest and killed more than a…
Continue ReadingThey envision the world’s tallest flagpole in this Maine town. Instead of uniting, it is dividing
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine (AP) — Lobster boat engines rumble to life, lumberjacks trudge into the woods and farmers…
Continue ReadingThe world’s tallest flagpole. A tiny Maine town. An idea meant to unite people is dividing them
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine (AP) — Lobster boat engines rumble to life in quiet coves. Lumberjacks trudge deep into the…
Continue ReadingJersey Shore towns say state’s marijuana law handcuffs police and emboldens rowdy teens
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — Officials and residents of several New Jersey shore towns say the state’s law…
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