GameStop continues to surge — now up 2,500% this year
So much for what goes up must come down. GameStop continued to defy gravity Thursday. Shares soared another 30% in premarket trading thanks to…
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Chipotle is testing curbside pickup
Chipotle is testing curbside pickup at 29 locations in California to give customers a way to get their tacos and burritos without having to go inside…
Continue ReadingToyota overtakes Volkswagen as world’s biggest automaker
Toyota is back on top. The Japanese company has reclaimed its place as the world’s best-selling automaker, with its latest results showing an…
Continue ReadingPoland puts new restrictions on abortion into effect, resulting in a near-total ban on terminations
The Polish government has imposed a near-total ban on abortions, including the termination of pregnancies with fetal defects, delivering a major blow…
Continue ReadingSteamy period drama ‘Bridgerton’ is Netflix’s ‘biggest series ever’
Netflix has just claimed its biggest hit ever with “Bridgerton,” a drama set in Britain in the early 1800s. Some 82 million households…
Continue ReadingOffensive lineman Chad Wheeler faces charge of felony domestic violence, waived by Seattle Seahawks
Now-former Seahawks player Chad Wheeler was arrested Friday on suspicion of felony domestic violence after an incident at a residence in a Seattle…
Continue ReadingAnalysis: After building a radicalization engine, Mark Zuckerberg aims to ‘turn down the temperature’
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Mark Zuckerberg built…
Continue ReadingWashington state hospital apologizes after inviting donors to sign up for Covid-19 vaccine
A hospital in Bellevue, Washington, has apologized for emailing about 100 benefactors an invitation to sign up for the Covid-19 vaccination.…
Continue ReadingFlorida officials investigating deputy allegedly seen in video taking student to the ground
A Florida school resource officer is on paid administrative leave after a video surfaced of him taking a high school student to the ground. The…
Continue ReadingEverything you need to know about how a Reddit group blew up GameStop’s stock
The GameStop frenzy on Wall Street has investors, and much of the internet, enraptured — not unlike a good horror movie. Everyone knows doom is…
Continue ReadingDetroit activist turns old potato chip bags into sleeping bags for the homeless
It starts with a pile of used potato chip bags and ends with desperately needed sleeping bags to help Detroit’s homeless face the brutal…
Continue ReadingRural medical center suspended from vaccination program after inoculating school district staff
A rural Georgia medical center has been suspended from the state’s Covid-19 vaccination program for six months after the facility administered…
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UK imposes hotel quarantine for travelers from Covid hotspots
British people arriving home from 30 “high risk” countries will have to undergo a 10-day hotel quarantine at their own expense, as the…
Continue ReadingShark and ray populations have dropped 70% and are nearing ‘point of no return,’ study warns
Some species of sharks and rays could disappear from our seas altogether after a sharp drop in their numbers due to overfishing in the past 50 years.…
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Driver accused in Portland road rampage pleads not guilty to murder, assault
Court documents say a motorist accused of hitting pedestrians, bicyclists and killing a 77-year-old woman Monday in Portland has pleaded not guilty…
Continue ReadingWHO team in Wuhan begin long-delayed coronavirus investigation after clearing quarantine
A team of World Health Organization (WHO) investigators examining the origins of the coronavirus pandemic left their hotel in the Chinese city of…
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La Pine Community Health Center receives 250 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
La Pine Community Health Center, a nonprofit facility, said Wednesday it has received approval from the Oregon Health Authority to be a COVID-19…
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State LCDC approves Bend’s new rules, paving way for more high-density housing
Two years after lawmakers paved the way, Oregon’s land-use commission has unanimously approved changes to the city of Bend’s development codes that…
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Oregon House Republicans, Sen. Knopp take issue with state GOP’s ‘false flag’ claims
The Oregon House’s Republican Caucus and state Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, took issue Wednesday with the Oregon GOP’s claim that the Jan. 6 attack on the…
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Report: Oregon lawmaker made women feel uncomfortable at Capitol
Oregon lawmakers will soon decide how to respond to a new report that found a legislator’s persistent and unwelcome romantic advances made two women…
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