Plan to raze 4 dams on California-Oregon line clears hurdle
A proposal to bring down four hydroelectric dams near the California-Oregon border cleared a major regulatory hurdle Thursday, setting the stage for…
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Iranians vote in an all but decided presidential election
Iranians have begun voting in a controversial presidential election that will likely deliver a hardline president who lost the 2017 election and has…
Continue ReadingOlympic hopes appear to dim for US runner Shelby Houlihan who blames pork in burrito for a 4-year doping ban
US middle-distance runner Shelby Houlihan, who recently learned she has been banned from the sport of track and field for four years following a…
Continue ReadingTwo college students pulled from car by police during last summer’s protests in Atlanta file lawsuit
Two college students who were forcibly removed from their car and tased by police during a civil rights protest in Atlanta last summer filed a…
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Navy denies football team captain’s request to delay service and try to play in the NFL
The US Navy has denied a request by football team captain Cameron Kinley to delay his military service and try to play in the National Football…
Continue ReadingNew Nielsen data shows that cable TV reigns supreme, but streaming is gaining fast
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Take a wild guess:…
Continue ReadingOlympic hopes appear to dim for US runner Shelby Houlihan who blames pork burrito for a 4-year doping ban
US middle-distance runner Shelby Houlihan, who recently learned she has been banned from the sport of track and field for four years following a…
Continue ReadingA Georgia town is celebrating Juneteenth for the first time in the shadow America’s largest Confederate monument
After decades standing in the shadows of the nation’s largest Confederate monument, a predominantly Black town in Georgia is trying to break…
Continue ReadingSt. Louis couple who waved guns at protesters last summer plead guilty to misdemeanor charges
The St. Louis couple who made headlines last year for pointing their guns at people protesting near their home pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges,…
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A 5-week-old gyrfalcon is Sunriver Nature Center’s newest animal ambassador
The Sunriver Nature Center’s newest animal ambassador is a 5-week-old gyrfalcon, member of the largest falcon species in the world, and as is often…
Continue ReadingThe amount of heat the Earth traps has doubled in just 15 years, study shows
The planet is trapping roughly double the amount of heat in the atmosphere than it did nearly 15 years ago, according to an alarming new analysis…
Continue ReadingAt least one person is dead and a dozen hurt after 8 shootings in West Valley area of metro Phoenix
Four people were shot — one fatally — as a gunman went on a shooting spree in the northwest suburbs of Phoenix on Thursday, police said.…
Continue ReadingThey work abroad to feed their families. Now they can’t send the money home
Su Thandar Win shows a photo of her 7-year-old son on her phone and a proud smile instinctively spreads across her face. But it soon fades when she…
Continue ReadingAmerican journalist Danny Fenster appears in court after weeks in detention, Frontier Myanmar says
Danny Fenster, a US journalist who was detained in Myanmar over three weeks ago, has appeared at a court in Yangon according to Frontier Myanmar, the…
Continue ReadingElephant migration may reveal serious problem for China
A herd of 15 wild Asian elephants has been wandering across Yunnan province in southern China since March last year. They have trekked more than 300…
Continue ReadingWolves chase performers in China during shocking live show, raising safety fears
A video showing wolves chasing actors across the stage during a live show in China has raised alarm about the safety of the performers and audience.…
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‘He would’ve died on the spot’: Bystanders lift car, rescue man pinned in Redmond parking lot
Coleen Mitchell and Cindy Leroue work at two businesses in a strip mall off Southwest Sixth street in Redmond. On Thursday morning, Mitchell was the…
Continue Reading‘Murder hornet’ found near Seattle is the first US sighting in 2021
The first reported Asian giant hornet of 2021 in the United States was found dead near Seattle by a Washington state resident in early June. The dead…
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SW Madras fire causes $150K damage to golf cart rental-repair business
A fire early Thursday morning caused an estimated $150,000 damage to a golf cart rental and repair business in southwest Madras, a fire official…
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City of Bend gives notice to Emerson Avenue homeless campers: Move out by June 23
The city of Bend, as expected, gave formal notice Thursday to dozens of campers on Northeast Emerson Street that the city right-of-way will be…
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