Business owners frustrated by vandalism, property crime as police say they lack resources
By AUDREY WEIL Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — We’re hearing over and over again from…
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Portland firefighter among three arrested in armed kidnapping downtown
By FOX 12 STAFF Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Or (KPTV) — A Portland firefighter was among three…
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US factory production rebounds at fastest pace in 4 months
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. factory production in July posted the strongest gain in 4 months, reflecting a…
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Want to go to a US national park? You must bring a face mask
(CNN) — If you want to visit one of America’s national parks, there’s an essential item you must bring: face masks. Showing that even wilderness…
Continue Reading Amid new virus surge, Florida skeptics reconsider vaccines
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press CALLAHAN, Fla. (AP) — A surge in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations that’s pounding Florida is…
Continue ReadingAfghans await news on their lives under the Taliban, as the US and its allies rush to leave Kabul
CNN By Rob Picheta, Celine Alkhaldi, Nada Bashir and Nina Avramova, CNN Thousands of desperate Afghans remain stranded under Taliban rule in Kabul on…
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Delta warning sign: Retail sales dipped more than expected in July
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Americans shopped less than expected last month as the Delta variant swept across the country, fueling concerns that…
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Las Vegas Raiders will require fans to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination at home games
By Jill Martin, Kay Jones and Eric Levenson, CNN The NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders announced Monday that the franchise will require fans to provide…
Continue Reading North Macedonia says it has expelled a Russian diplomat
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s foreign minister says the country expelled a Russian diplomat last week, the second this…
Continue Reading“Vendrán por gente como yo y me matarán”, dice la primera mujer en ocupar el cargo de alcaldesa en una ciudad de Afganistán
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La primera mujer en ocupar el cargo de alcaldesa en una ciudad de Afganistán, Zarifa Ghafari, aseguró que está…
Continue Reading Spain, rights groups disagree over rights of child migrants
MADRID (AP) — Spanish officials are seeking to justify their policy of sending unaccompanied child migrants back to Morocco. Their explanations…
Continue Reading Police fire tear gas to break up Muslim gathering in Kashmir
By SHAH ABBAS Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir have fired tear gas and warning shots to disperse Shiite…
Continue ReadingHow Apple’s plan to combat child abuse backfired on it
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business In early August, Apple announced a major new program designed to help combat child exploitation and promote…
Continue ReadingWhy asteroid Phaethon acts like a comet as it nears the sun
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Phaethon, the source of the Geminid meteor shower, has intrigued scientists for years because it’s an asteroid that…
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Big Max: Embiid signs $196 million extension with 76ers
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers have kept their trust in Joel Embiid. They signed the All-Star center to…
Continue Reading Americans spent less in July as COVID-19 cases surged
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans cut back on their spending last month as a surge in COVID-19 cases kept people away…
Continue Reading Fewer people are going to Home Depot. That could be a bad sign for the housing market
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Home Depot has thrived in the red-hot housing market, but there are growing signs that demand is finally starting…
Continue ReadingWant to go to a US national park? You must bring a face mask
By Forrest Brown, CNN If you want to visit one of America’s national parks, there’s an essential item you must bring: face masks. Showing…
Continue Reading Big Max: Embiid signs $196 million extension with 76ers
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers have kept their trust in Joel Embiid. They signed the All-Star center to…
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First-ever water cuts declared for Colorado River in historic drought
CNN By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The federal government on Monday declared a water shortage on the Colorado River for the first time, triggering mandatory…
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