IRS collected $1 billion in back taxes from millionaires in less than a year
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Internal Revenue Service said Thursday that it has collected more than $1 billion in past-due…
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Prices fell in June for the first time since the start of the pandemic
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Americans weighed down by fast-rising prices for three years just received more encouraging news on the…
Continue ReadingAnger mounts in southeast Texas as crippling power outages and heat turn deadly
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — Frustrations are mounting across southeast Texas as residents enter a fourth…
Continue ReadingNearly half of adult cancer deaths in the US could be prevented by making lifestyle changes, study finds
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — About 40% of new cancer cases among adults ages 30 and older in the United States — and nearly half of…
Continue ReadingRiver Seine still not safe for swimming on most days due to E. Coli bacteria levels, with Olympics set to start on July 26
By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Weeks before the Olympic Games are set to begin in Paris, the River Seine is still not safe for swimming on…
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‘Sales have gone down:’ Food cart workers, owners are fighting to stay open and safe in lingering heat wave
With several days of record-breaking heat hitting Central Oregon, food cart operators and their workers are among those being impacted by even higher…
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Bend Airport upgrades in the works to improve safety and revamp equipment
The Bend Municipal Airport, along with eight others in Oregon, are getting federal money for safety upgrades. Bend’s general aviation airport has…
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Deschutes commissioners vote 3-0 to begin talks to acquire Moon Pit for new landfill – but no one’s about to write a check
Deschutes County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to begin negotiations with Hooker Creek to purchase the Moon Pit site east of Bend for the…
Continue ReadingDemocratic lawmakers’ concerns hang over Joe Biden’s position as the party’s presidential nominee despite campaign’s efforts
By Lauren Fox and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Two days after President Joe Biden asserted he was “firmly committed” to staying in the 2024…
Continue ReadingCostco membership fees are going up for the first time since 2017
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s soon going to cost more money to get your foot in the door at Costco. But the good news is…
Continue ReadingMichael Cohen asks Supreme Court to step into fight over alleged retaliation by Trump
By John Fritze and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Michael Cohen, the one-time fixer for Donald Trump, is asking the Supreme Court to revive his…
Continue ReadingMenendez attorney wraps up closing arguments in senator’s federal corruption trial
By Sabrina Souza, Nicki Brown and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Bob Menendez’s defense attorney wrapped up his closing arguments Wednesday,…
Continue ReadingNBC’s Lester Holt to interview President Biden on Monday
By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden will sit down with NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt for an interview that will tape and…
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Wyden, Whitehouse ask AG to appoint special counsel to investigate potential violations by Justice Clarence Thomas
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., chairman of the Judiciary…
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Deschutes County commissioners OK $320,000 in funding for new workforce housing pilot program
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County commissioners have unanimously approved $320,000 in funding for a new pilot program that encourages builders to…
Continue ReadingAlec Baldwin broke ‘cardinal rules’ of gun safety in ‘Rust’ shooting, prosecutors say in opening of manslaughter trial
By Josh Campbell, Eric Levenson and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Opening statements began Wednesday in the involuntary manslaughter trial of actor…
Continue ReadingNew York Rep. Pat Ryan calls on Biden to step aside, eighth congressional Democrat to do so publicly
By Haley Talbot and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Moderate Rep. Pat Ryan of New York is calling for President Joe Biden to step aside as the…
Continue ReadingIsraeli airstrike kills at least 27 people at school complex near Khan Younis, Gaza Health Ministry says
By Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Tareq El Helou, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Lauren Kent, Tamar Michaelis and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — An…
Continue ReadingParis mayor vows to swim in River Seine next week despite pollution concerns ahead of Olympics
By Julen Chavin, CNN (CNN) — The mayor of Paris told French radio on Wednesday that she would swim in the city’s River Seine next week, in a…
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Target will stop accepting personal checks next week. Are the days of the payment method numbered?
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Target will no longer accept personal checks from shoppers as of July 15, another sign of how a once ubiquitous…
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