CNN By Richard Allen Greene, Amir Tal, Hadas Gold and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli lawmakers are set to vote on the first part of the government’s sweeping plan to weaken the power of the country’s courts on Monday, despite six months of street protests, parliamentary maneuvering, compromise talks and increasingly urgent warnings
Continue ReadingCNN By Josh Pennington, Simone McCarthy, Sophie Jeong and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian forces carried out the drone strikes in Moscow early on Monday, a Kyiv official has told CNN. The official from Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, an arm of its Ministry of Defense, said the agency was responsible for the operation that Russia
Continue ReadingCNN By Jordan Valinsky New York (CNN) — In a radical rebranding, Twitter owner Elon Musk has replaced Twitter’s iconic bird logo with X. Musk made the shock announcement of his plans early Sunday. By Monday morning US time, he tweeted that X.com now points to Twitter.com. “Interim X logo goes live later today,” he
Continue ReadingCNN By Jordan Valinsky New York (CNN) — In a radical rebranding, Twitter owner Elon Musk has replaced Twitter’s iconic bird logo with X. Musk made the shock announcement of his plans early Sunday. By Monday morning US time, he tweeted that X.com now points to Twitter.com. “Interim X logo goes live later today,” he
Continue ReadingCNN, KSNV By Rhea Mogul, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Christopher Nolan’s latest blockbuster movie “Oppenheimer” has sparked controversy among the Hindu-right in India, with some calling for a boycott and demanding the removal of a sex scene in which the titular character utters a famous line from the religion’s holy scripture. The film tells
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director (CNN) — Seven Republican presidential candidates have, as of Sunday, met the polling requirements to appear on the August debate stage following new polling from Fox Business in Iowa and South Carolina. Former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former Vice President Mike
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The Jefferson County community came together last month to raise money for a good cause. The great Madras Community Dine-Out was an all day event, and has topped its fundraising goal. Nearly thirty restaurants participated, and most have made donations. People dined in at one of the participating restaurants, where a portion of the money was donated to
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Central Oregon’s oldest Pearl Harbor survivor is turning 102 years young Monday, and there was a big birthday parade in Bend Sunday afternoon to celebrate Dick Higgins’ birthday, ahead of the big day. Dozens of people in their cars and on their motorcycles began their birthday parade at High Desert Middle School. The procession ended at Higgins’ home, where there was a huge, colorful balloon arch
Continue ReadingCNN, NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND, WABC By Ray Sanchez, Jean Casarez and Linh Tran, CNN (CNN) — The search of Rex Heuermann’s Long Island home has ended after investigators turned up “quite a lot of evidence” in the Gilgo Beach serial killings, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said Tuesday. “We are for all intents
Continue ReadingCNN By Polo Sandoval, Isabel Rosales and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The Circleville, Ohio, police officer who was seen on video releasing a police K-9 on an unarmed Black man has been fired, according to a statement from the department. “Circleville Police Officer Ryan Speakman’s actions during the review of his canine apprehension of
Continue ReadingKMIZ By Mitchell McCluskey and Cara-Lynn Clarkson, CNN (CNN) — A boat crashed into a home near the Lake of the Ozarks on Saturday night, injuring all eight people on board and extensively damaging the house, according to Missouri law enforcement. The boat’s occupants were thrown from the vessel when it crashed at the 1.5-mile
Continue ReadingCNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said he’s “not yet convinced” that Donald Trump’s actions on January 6, 2021, were criminal, as the former president faces a potential indictment over his actions that day. “I really do hope it doesn’t come to that,” Pence told CNN’s Dana Bash in
Continue ReadingCNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said he’s “not yet convinced” that Donald Trump’s actions on January 6, 2021, were criminal, as the former president faces a potential indictment over his actions that day. “I really do hope it doesn’t come to that,” Pence told CNN’s Dana Bash in
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In Redmond, thousands of people were dressed in their cowboy boots and hats on Saturday, ready for Day 2 of the FairWell Music Festival. It’s a new three-day music festival featuring more than 36 performances across three stages, including some big-name performers like Willie Nelson. The festival highlights folk, blues, rock and country music. All bags are searched before
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It was another blast from the past for the Flashback Cruz this year. The event took place at the Church of the Cascades in Bend. Hundreds of people were there to soak up the last day on Saturday. There were more than 200 classic cars in the parking lot, from Mustangs to VW’s. People also got to take
Continue ReadingCNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — When British singer Matty Healy grabbed bandmate Ross MacDonald for an onstage kiss during their Malaysia concert on Friday, following a profanity-laden speech slamming the country’s anti-LGBTQ laws, he likely thought it an act of protest and solidarity. But for many in Malaysia’s LGBTQ community, it was quite
Continue ReadingCNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — When British singer Matty Healy grabbed bandmate Ross MacDonald for an onstage kiss during their Malaysia concert on Friday, following a profanity-laden speech slamming the country’s anti-LGBTQ laws, he likely thought it an act of protest and solidarity. But for many in Malaysia’s LGBTQ community, it was quite
Continue ReadingCNN By Elle Reeve and Samantha Guff, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — They wore Trump hats and Trump T-shirts and cheered wildly when former President Donald Trump took the stage to fireworks. But at the Turning Point Action conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, some of the conservative attendees said they had a
Continue ReadingCNN By Chloe Melas (CNN) — Jamie Foxx is speaking out for the first time since he was hospitalized in April for an undisclosed medical condition. The award-winning actor and musician, 55, posted an Instagram video update for fans overnight on Friday. In the video, Foxx addresses the speculation as to what led to his
Continue ReadingCNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” raked in a stunning $155 million domestically over the weekend, giving the film the largest opening weekend of 2023 and the biggest-ever debut for a female director. The combined release of “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” dubbed “Barbenheimer,” has become a pop culture
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