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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Hackers linked with the governments of China, Iran, North Korea and Turkey have moved to exploit a critical flaw in software used by big tech firms around the world, Microsoft warned late Tuesday. The activity from the foreign hacking groups includes experimentation with the vulnerability, integration into existing hacking tools and
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By LISA MASCARO and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s one of the most far-reaching of all the federal aid programs launched during the COVID-19 pandemic. The expanded child tax credit puts up to $300 per child directly into the bank accounts of families on the 15th of every month. But the last
Continue Reading CAMP HILL, Ala. (AP) — A new memorial now stands on a hill overlooking the Alabama girls home linked to eight children who died in a van crash that killed 10 people earlier this year. The memorial was dedicated Tuesday at the Tallapoosa County Girl’s Ranch. The director of the home was the driver and
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WINDSOR, England (AP) — Lewis Hamilton has picked up a new title only days after losing one on the track. The seven-time Formula One champion received knighthood at Windsor Castle but declined to speak to the media afterward. Max Verstappen won his first world championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a pass of
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A chilly start to the morning as the storm of yesterday pulls out of the region. It will remain cool today and for the rest of the week, with highs only in the lower 60s. There’s fresh snow on the tops of peaks across California, including our local mountains. A weak front will keep us
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La Oficina del Alto Comisionado de Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos (Oacnudh) concluyó que las elecciones presidenciales y legislativas realizadas el 7 de noviembre en Nicaragua se desarrollaron en un ambiente poco propicio para unos comicios “auténticos y libres”. La conclusión sobre las elecciones en Nicaragua se dio
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person tells AP that Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield tested positive for COVID-19 and will likely miss Saturday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders as Cleveland deals with a major virus outbreak. Coach Kevin Stefanski also tested positive and the Browns placed eight players on the
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story CLARK COUNTY, Washington (KPTV) — A boy died in a crash that occurred while he was on his way to school in Camas Tuesday morning, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. The crash happened at 8:13 a.m. at Southeast Nourse Road and Southeast 280th
Continue Reading By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers are poised to decide whether to prohibit most new buildings from using natural gas. The move would make the most populous U.S. city a showcase for a climate-change-fighting policy that has been both embraced and blocked elsewhere in the country. The measure
Continue Reading By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A positive COVID-19 test among U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s traveling party has cut short the top diplomat’s first official tour of Southeast Asia. A member of the press corps accompanying Blinken on what was to have been a three-nation visit to Indonesia, Malaysia and
Continue Reading By DEREK GATOPOULOS and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece, Italy and a handful of other European Union members have began vaccinating children ages 5-11 against COVID-19 as governments braced for both holiday season and the quickly spreading omicron variant. Acrobats dressed as superheroes rappelled down the walls of a hospital in
Continue Reading By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Housing advocates say evictions are increasing around the country, several months after a federal moratorium was allowed to end. The rise in cases, although below pre-pandemic levels in most states and cities, shows the limits on the tens of billions of dollars in federal assistance and the
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By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Housing advocates say evictions are increasing around the country, several months after a federal moratorium was allowed to end. The rise in cases, although below pre-pandemic levels in most states and cities, shows the limits on the tens of billions of dollars in federal assistance and the
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany is expelling two Russian diplomats after a court concluded that Moscow was behind the killing of a Chechen man in Berlin two years ago. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock called the state-ordered killing a “grave breach of German law.” She says Russia’s ambassador in Berlin has been
Continue ReadingBy HALEY RUSH Click here for updates on this story BEAVERTON, Oregon (KPTV) — 78-year-old Douglas Edward Mulloy thought he was chatting with a 15-year-old girl on social media, when he sent her messages agreeing to meet up with her. Instead, Beaverton Police Detective Chad Opitz showed up. “When he was contacted, just down the
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks fell in afternoon trading on Wall Street Wednesday as investors wait to hear from the Federal Reserve after its last policy meeting of the year. The Fed is widely expected to announce a faster pullback of its stimulus measures as inflationary pressures build. The
Continue Reading MUNICH (AP) — The Munich city council has given its backing to a bid to host regular-season NFL games at the home of soccer club Bayern Munich. Three German cities are vying to become the league’s partner. Munich, Frankfurt and Düsseldorf are on the NFL’s shortlist to host a regular-season game. Munich city authorities say
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — Subaru is recalling about 200,000 vehicles in the U.S. because a chain in the transmission can break, causing a loss of power. The recall covers certain 2020 Legacy and Outback vehicles, as well as some 2019 and 2020 Ascent SUVs. Subaru says in documents posted Wednesday by U.S. safety regulators that a
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — Subaru is recalling about 200,000 vehicles in the U.S. because a chain in the transmission can break, causing a loss of power. The recall covers certain 2020 Legacy and Outback vehicles, as well as some 2019 and 2020 Ascent SUVs. Subaru says in documents posted Wednesday by U.S. safety regulators that a
Continue Reading By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Housing advocates say evictions are increasing around the country, several months after a federal moratorium was allowed to end. The rise in cases, although below pre-pandemic levels in most states and cities, shows the limits on the tens of billions of dollars in federal assistance and the
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