As inflation jumps, tourists steer clear of high-end hotels
CNN By Julia Horowitz, CNN Travel on a budget is having a moment. After extended periods at home during the pandemic, people are eager to pack their…
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Feeling ripped off on Valentine’s Day? Popular chocolate boxes look big, but have more plastic than ever
CNN By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Get ready for heartbreak in the candy aisle. As Valentine’s Day arrives, so does the annual frenzy to buy or gift…
Continue Reading‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ kicks off Marvel’s next phase but comes up short
CNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Ant-Man is a somewhat ironic choice for a very, very big job: Kicking off the next phase of Marvel movies.…
Continue ReadingNo, aliens aren’t here. Here’s what high-altitude balloons are used for
CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN A string of “unidentified objects” entered North American skies in the past few days, only to be shot down by…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about the Michigan State University gunman
CNN, WXYZ By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine and Scott Bronstein, CNN Authorities identified the gunman in the deadly mass shooting at Michigan State…
Continue ReadingOtto Warmbier’s mother to introduce Nikki Haley at Charleston campaign launch event
CNN, WIS By Kylie Atwood, CNN When Nikki Haley opens her presidential campaign on Wednesday she will be joined by Cindy Warmbier, whose son died days…
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Nikki Haley kicked off 2024 presidential campaign with calls for a new generation of leadership
CNN By Kate Sullivan, CNN Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley argued Wednesday the nation was ready to move past the “division and…
Continue ReadingThe gunman who killed 3 Michigan State students and wounded 5 may have planned to attack New Jersey schools, police say, as heroes helped classmates flee
CNN, WXYZ By Holly Yan, Caroll Alvarado, Amanda Watts, Michelle Watson and Nouran Salahieh, CNN The gunman who killed three Michigan State University…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand declares national emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle pounds North Island
CNN By Hilary Whiteman and Taylor Ward, CNN New Zealand declared a National State of Emergency on Tuesday for the third time in its history as…
Continue ReadingHainan island: Known as ‘China’s Hawaii,’ the vacation hotspot is also a strategic military base
CNN, KULR By Nectar Gan and Brad Lendon, CNN It’s known as the “Hawaii of China,” a tropical island paradise where the Chinese…
Continue ReadingChina goes on the offensive as balloon fallout threatens to damage credibility
CNN By Nectar Gan and Selina Wang, CNN It’s been about two weeks since a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon entered American airspace late…
Continue ReadingTurkey rescuers say voices are still being heard under the rubble
CNN By Talia Kayali, Aliza Kassim Khalidi, Rhea Mogul and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Rescue teams in southern Turkey say they are still hearing voices from…
Continue ReadingMeet the animals with love lives more complicated than yours
CNN By Kate Golembiewski, CNN Most people learn about “the birds and the bees” when they’re young, but sex in the animal kingdom is…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Russian convicts say defense ministry is sending them from jail to fight as ‘cannon fodder’ in Ukraine
CNN By CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh, Darya Tarasova and Jo Shelley Video by Oscar Featherstone The audio is garbled at times, but the emotions are…
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Deschutes DA’s ‘Blue Blazers’ team does Bend’s Polar Plunge in their suits
Saturday’s Polar Plunge at Riverbend Park drew hundreds of participants and topped $45,000 in funds raised for the Special Olympics, including $500…
Continue ReadingMSU students describe confusion and chaos after mass shooting prompted a shelter-in-place order and an hours-long manhunt
CNN, WILX, WDIV By Caroll Alvarado, Dakin Andone, Aya Elamroussi and Michelle Watson, CNN Claire Papoulias was sitting in a history class on Cuba at…
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Unified Sports basketball teams laced up and ready to play, highlighting Special Olympics athletes
On Monday, Special Olympics Unified Sports basketball teams laced up, ready to play at Ridgeview High School in a scrimmage that brought together…
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Webfoot Painting gives back
For the 15th year Webfoot is giving 20K in service to one local…
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Steve the cockroach stars in ad for Bend’s last Blockbuster on Earth
The last Blockbuster on Earth, located in Bend, had its own commercial during the big game, and it surrounded “Steve” the cockroach, the last…
Continue ReadingSunken discoveries: Rare Titanic footage and a medieval treasure trove
CNN, KGO, WPXI, KHNL By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in our travel roundup: New footage of the Titanic revealed for the first time, the…
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