US gymnasts’ show of sportsmanship wins hearts in iconic podium moment
By Chris Lau and Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — A heartwarming display of sportsmanship by two American gymnasts has won praise from fans in a…
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Justice Thomas accepted previously undisclosed private jet flight to New Zealand, Senate Democrat says
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Justice Clarence Thomas took a previously undisclosed flight on a private jet owned by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow in…
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Kamala Harris is now Democratic presidential nominee, will face off against Donald Trump this fall
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law…
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‘Suffocating in the car:’ Teens returning from day on Lake Simtustus get trapped by Elk Lane Fire, rescued by firefighters
A group of young people returning from a day boating on Lake Simtustus Sunday evening were caught by surprise and trapped by the fast-growing,…
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Convicted sex offender, possibly in La Pine, causes mass social media frenzy for Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office
Central Oregon is at the center of a social media controversy following hundreds of calls for action from across the country to the Deschutes County…
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Bend holds a special place in musician’s heart as Maiah Manser makes her way to the Hayden Homes stage
A Bend native will realize a dream this week, performing at Hayden Homes Amphitheater. Maiah Manser will open for…
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Prineville woman accused of driving on wheel rim, sparking 10-acre brush fire, refuses to appear in court on 13 charges
A Prineville woman who allegedly sped east on Highway 126 Friday evening, dragging a tire and driving on a wheel rim that threw sparks and caused a…
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BLM-Prineville boosts local partner’s wildland firefighting capacity with fire engine transfer to Post-Paulina RFPA
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Bureau of Land Management’s Prineville District recently transferred a Type 6 engine to the Post-Paulina Rangeland…
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52,000-acre Telephone Fire in Harney County nearly one-third contained; Conflagration Act brings in more crews
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the eighth time of the fire season last Thursday evening in…
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Containment on 64,000-acre Crazy Creek Fire inches upward to 6% amid burning operations, more hot, dry weather
The nearly 2-week-old Crazy Creek Fire in Crook and Wheeler counties has continued to grow dramatically in recent hot, dry weather to now cover more…
Continue ReadingGoogle has an illegal monopoly on search, judge rules. Here’s what’s next
By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Google has violated US antitrust law with its search business, a federal judge ruled…
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Oregon DEQ’s revised air quality advisory lists Central Oregon counties as getting only ‘intermittent’ smoke
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued an air quality advisory Monday…
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Crews bring Eastern Oregon’s massive Durkee Fire to 86% containment, at nearly 295,000 acres
Crews battling Eastern Oregon’s Durkee Fire, the largest in the state so far this season, have reached 86% containment as mop-up and monitoring work…
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Merkley leads Senate, House colleagues in call for ban on gambling on U.S. elections
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., led a group of lawmakers Monday in pressing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to ban…
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Wyden, Jayapal back FTC’s federal court effort to block Kroger-Albertsons merger
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) are leading more than 25 Members of Congress in filing an amicus brief…
Continue ReadingMiddle East braces for week that could determine the course of the Gaza war
By Sarah El Sirgany, Nadeen Ebrahim, Mike Schwartz and Eugenia Yosef, CNN Beirut, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem (CNN) — Middle Eastern nations are…
Continue ReadingCrowdStrike fires back at Delta, claiming the airline ignored offers of help during service meltdown
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — CrowdStrike fired back at Delta after the airline’s CEO lashed out at the cybersecurity firm for…
Continue ReadingA slip on the balance beam and penalties on the floor cost Simone Biles another gold medal
By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — Simone Biles slipped off the balance beam and incurred costly penalties on the floor as she failed to win…
Continue ReadingGermany wins dramatic gold medal after controversial mixed relay triathlon went ahead in River Seine
By Ben Church, Thomas Schlachter and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Despite two athletes falling ill and an ongoing controversy around water quality in…
Continue ReadingBangladesh prime minister flees to India as anti-government protesters storm her residence
By Isaac Yee and Tanbirul Miraj Ripon, CNN Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN) — The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, resigned and fled to…
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