LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s president says the Andean country’s total lithium resources have increased 2 million tons to a total of 23 million tons. The new estimate released Thursday further cements Bolivia’s position as the country with the most lithium resources in the world. Boliviia is seeking to accelerate its search for international
Continue ReadingMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities are searching for the person who set a fire that killed a Memphis firefighter and sent three others to the hospital. The Memphis Fire Department said arson was to blame for a fire late Tuesday that killed Lt. Jeffrey Norman and injured three other firefighters when they were trapped inside
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Anonymous comments with racist, sexist and abusive messages that were posted for years on a jobs-related website for economists originated from numerous leading U.S. universities, according to research released Thursday. Some economists have long condemned the website, Economics Job Market Rumors, for its toxic content. The
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Personal Birth date: August 8, 1953 Birth place: Mobile, Alabama Birth name: Lloyd James Austin III Father: Lloyd James Austin Jr., postal worker Mother: Aletia Taylor Austin, homemaker Marriage: Charlene Denise (Banner) Austin (early 1980s-present) Children: Reginald
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En un principio buscaban una casa vacacional, pero Alan Andrew, originario de Pensilvania, y su marido belga Vincent Proost acabaron trasladándose a Portugal a tiempo completo tras comprar una granja abandonada en la región del Alentejo. La pareja, que se conoció en una cita a ciegas en Londres en 2006, llevaba
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Korn, CNN New York (CNN) — One French company is using visual effects editing to promote the Women’s World Cup, putting out a now-viral video showing the French men’s soccer team playing at their best — until it is revealed that the footage is actually of the French women’s team. Using some
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn, CNN New York (CNN) — One French company is using visual effects editing to promote the Women’s World Cup, putting out a now-viral video showing the French men’s soccer team playing at their best — until it is revealed that the footage is actually of the French women’s team. Using some of
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn, CNN New York (CNN) — One French company is using visual effects editing to promote the Women’s World Cup, putting out a now-viral video showing the French men’s soccer team playing at their best — until it is revealed that the footage is actually of the French women’s team. Using some of
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — AMC Theaters said Thursday it is ending its “Sightline” tiered seat-pricing pilot, which it began earlier this year, in which moviegoers who sat up by the front of the theater directly next to the screen paid less for a ticket compared to those who chose more desirable
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Department of Forestry is reminding Oregonians to stay vigilant this fire season. Over the last several weeks, the agency says it has seen an uptick in human-caused wildfires.
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Open Championship organizers were hoping their new hole would inject extra drama to proceedings this week. Less than 24 hours into the major, their wish has been granted – and then some. It may be the shortest hole on the course, but Royal Liverpool’s par-three 17th hole is already
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US Army Secretary emphasized Thursday that the service is “not going to lower our standards” despite ongoing challenges with recruiting. “I think we saw from some of the years in the early 2000s, we lowered some of our standards we gave … what we call moral waivers, we
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The chief executive of U.K. bank NatWest Group has apologized to populist politician Nigel Farage after he complained that his bank account was shut down because the banking group didn’t agree with his political views. Farage, a talk show presenter and former leader of the pro-Brexit U.K. Independence Party, said his account
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Robert Saleh and the New York Jets are fully tuned in now to their turn on “Hard Knocks.” Saleh showed up to his first news conference of training camp Thursday decked out in a black long-sleeved T-shirt that displayed his change of
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Despite starring in the blockbuster franchises like “Avatar” and “Guardians of the Galaxy,” Zoe Saldaña was too intimidated at first to say yes to a role in Taylor Sheridan’s new series “Special Ops: Lioness.” Saldaña says she has ADD and is dyslexic so she finds the task of learning a
Continue ReadingKEARNEY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a pilot died after a small plane crashed into a field in western Missouri. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened just after 9:30 a.m. Thursday. First responders found the plane engulfed in flames in a soybean field near the town of Kearney. The pilot’s name has
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Wednesday’s $1.08 billion Powerball run ended with a jackpot ticket being sold in Los Angeles, but Oregonians weren’t left out. The third-largest Powerball jackpot in history also generated seven prize winners in Oregon. Those winners include:
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-10 to advance legislation that would create a code of ethics for Supreme Court justices. The bill advanced on party lines, with 11 Democrats voting for the bill and 10 Republicans voting against. It is not expected to get the 60 votes required to
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Deschutes County continues to recruit for residents who are interested in serving as volunteer members of the Deschutes County Board of Property Tax Appeals (BOPTA).
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A recently discovered ice core taken from beneath Greenland’s ice sheet decades ago has revealed that a large part of the country was ice-free around 400,000 years ago, when temperatures were similar to those the world is approaching now, according to a new report – an alarming finding that
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