5 things to know for July 16: Extreme weather, Covid, infrastructure, Cuba, Lebanon
A monsoon storm is bringing flash floods and heavy rainfall to the southwestern…
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Record rainfall leaves over 120 dead in western Europe, devastating parts of Germany
By Nadine Schmidt, Schams Elwazer, Barbara Wojazer, Sharon Braithwaite, Joseph Ataman and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Catastrophic flooding in western Europe…
Continue ReadingThe search of the Surfside rubble won’t stop until every person is found, official says
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN After more than three weeks of searching, crews at the site of a condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, have made great…
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‘We’re going to ride for him today’: Friends, community honor jockey killed at Prineville horse race
Tragedy struck in the first race of the return of the Crooked River Roundup Horse Races Wednesday evening when a jockey was thrown from his horse as…
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Crews reach 20% containment of 5,971-acre Grandview Fire; Darlene Fire at 686 acres, 5% contained
With no additional growth and minimal fire activity, crews on the nearly 6,000-acre Grandview Fire northeast of Sisters have been able to focus all…
Continue ReadingChinese people ordered to think like Xi as Communist Party aims to tighten control
By Nectar Gan, CNN Days after entering its second century, the Chinese Communist Party has set out its priority for the new era — tightening…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles County to reinstate mask mandate amid rise in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations
LA County is bringing back a mask mandate this weekend because of the spreading Covid-19 Delta…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles County to reinstate mask mandate amid rise in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations
By Sarah Moon, CNN Los Angeles County, the nation’s most populous county, will reinstate its mask mandate starting 11:59 p.m. Saturday night…
Continue ReadingGame postponed after 6 New York Yankees have tested positive for Covid-19, team says
By Jill Martin and Travis Caldwell, CNN Six players on the New York Yankees have tested positive for Covid-19, general manager Brian Cashman told…
Continue ReadingUS Air Force to send dozens of F-22 fighter jets to the Pacific amid tensions with China
By Brad Lendon, CNN The United States Air Force is sending more than two dozen F-22 stealth fighters to an exercise in the western Pacific this…
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Bend business offers free natural disaster preparedness course
In this wildfire season, it’s important to learn and practice preventative measures to improve the odds of staying safe and secure if disaster…
Continue ReadingUnvaccinated people in parts of China to be denied access to hospitals, parks and schools
By Ben Westcott and CNN staff Unvaccinated residents in parts of China will be banned from accessing public services including hospitals, schools and…
Continue ReadingAn officer is killed and 4 others wounded during a standoff in a Texas town
By Raja Razek, CNN An officer was killed and four others were wounded during a standoff involving a barricaded person in Levelland, Texas, on…
Continue ReadingFormer Sony employee sues company over alleged racist abuse
By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business A former Sony Electronics employee is suing the company and several individuals, accusing her former boss of…
Continue ReadingMaryland jury finds gunman in Capital Gazette shooting criminally responsible and rejects his mental illness argument
By Connor Spielmaker and Kay Jones, CNN A jury in Maryland on Thursday found that the man who killed five employees of the Capital Gazette newspaper…
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Georgia interstate will reopen ahead of schedule after being closed because of bridge accident
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Interstate 16 in south Georgia, which was closed in both directions after a large dump trailer damaged an overpass in…
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New Redmond restaurant focuses on locally grown ingredients
Terra Kitchen is a new restaurant located inside Soul Community Planet at the revived Historic Redmond…
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Deschutes Public Library District Board chooses architects for new central library, other projects
The Deschutes Public Library District Board on Wednesday selected the architectural team of The Miller Hull Partnership and Steele Associates to…
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Crater Lake National Park set to implement full fire ban
With the warm, dry and breezy conditions and continued elevated risk for wildland fire in Southern Oregon, Crater Lake National Park announced…
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Evacuations expand in Lake County as 227,000-acre Bootleg Fire spreads erratically
More Lake County residents living along the eastern edge of Southern Oregon’s Bootleg Fire were told to evacuate Thursday as the inferno once more…
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