IOC chief says Olympics will be held safely despite Japan’s Covid surge
Less than 10 weeks out from the postponed start to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, organizers have promised athletes they are doing everything they can to…
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Three deputies who fired shots at Andrew Brown Jr. will be reinstated and retrained, sheriff says
District Attorney Andrew Womble announced Tuesday that the deputies who fatally shot Andrew Brown Jr. last month were justified in using deadly…
Continue ReadingAs China inoculates 100M people in 9 days, the key to combating vaccine hesitancy seems clear: active Covid cases
As vaccination hesitancy slows inoculation rates in some Western countries, China is going into overdrive. Over 400 million doses of Covid-19…
Continue ReadingFear over fresh Covid-19 outbreaks sees China vaccinate 100 million people in nine days
As vaccination hesitancy slows inoculation rates in some Western countries, China is going into overdrive. Over 400 million doses of Covid-19…
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New York attorney general adds ‘criminal capacity’ to probe of Trump Organization
New York Attorney General Letitia James is joining the Manhattan district attorney’s office in a criminal investigation of the Trump…
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Bend’s High Desert Museum receives national honor
The Institute of Museum and Library Services named the High Desert Museum in Bend Tuesday as one of six recipients of the 2021 National Medal for…
Continue ReadingAs Congress weighs whether to set up a commission, there are many unanswered questions about January 6
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Two days after…
Continue ReadingDivorces fall 70% in China after government orders couples to cool off
The number of divorces recorded in China has fallen by more than 70% since the introduction of a mandatory “cooling-off” period earlier…
Continue ReadingTrial of Robert Durst, subject of the crime documentary ‘The Jinx,’ restarts after pause for coronavirus
The trial of millionaire Robert Durst, the subject of the HBO crime documentary “The Jinx,” restarted Tuesday in Los Angeles after a…
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Andrew Giuliani announces bid to run for governor of New York in 2022
Republican Andrew Giuliani, son of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, kicked off his 2022 New York gubernatorial campaign on Tuesday with a barrage…
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COCC, OSU-Cascades hold free COVID-19 vaccination clinics
Central Oregon Community College held a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Tuesday, and nearly 200 signed up for appointments. Nearly 100 were…
Continue ReadingThousands of migrants swim from Morocco to Spanish enclave of Ceuta
At least 6,000 people, including around 1,500 minors, swam from Morocco to the bordering Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Monday in the largest influx of…
Continue ReadingTwo brothers were wrongfully convicted of rape and murder. Nearly 40 years later, they are getting $75 million in compensation
A federal jury has awarded $75 million to two brothers in North Carolina, decades after they were convicted of rape and murder they did not commit.…
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Stolen Warm Springs Fire brush rig recovered, with damage; reward offered for culprit
A Warm Springs Fire and Safety brush-rig pickup truck stolen from the fire station early last Thursday was recovered Saturday, with some items stolen…
Continue ReadingAppeals court rules cops should have qualified immunity in violent takedowns
A federal appeals court on Tuesday granted so-called qualified immunity to Louisiana officers who were accused of forcing an unarmed Black man to the…
Continue ReadingFormer Virginia OB-GYN sentenced to 59 years in prison for doing unnecessary procedures
A former Virginia doctor was sentenced to 59 years in federal prison for scheming more than 25 patients into having unnecessary medical procedures,…
Continue ReadingBorder agents have seized more fentanyl in the last 7 months than the year before, CBP says
In the last 7 months, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents have seized more fentanyl than the total for the year before, according to data…
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Two-vehicle crash at Hwy. 20 and Hamby Road east of Bend
Three people were injured Tuesday when Oregon State Police say a truck driver failed to stop at a stop sign at U.S. Highway 20 while traveling south…
Continue ReadingWhy a North Carolina district attorney is not prosecuting the Andrew Brown Jr. killing
On Tuesday morning, District Attorney Andrew Womble said the fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. by Pasquotank County sheriff’s deputies was…
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