PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Elected leaders in Oregon have declared a state of emergency for downtown Portland over the public health and public safety crisis fueled by fentanyl. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson made the declaration Tuesday for 90 days during which collaboration and response
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — France’s National Assembly has approved a bill meant to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the French Constitution. The vote is a key step in a legislative process that also requires a Senate’s vote. The measure has been promised by President Emmanuel Macron following a rollback of abortion rights in
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RocÃo Muñoz-Ledo Nueva York (CNN) — UPS anunció este martes que eliminará 12.000 puestos de trabajo como parte de un intento por ahorrar US$ 1.000 millones en costos. La mayorÃa de los despidos afectarán a directivos y contratistas. Los recortes en el personal ocurren al mismo tiempo que UPS emitió unas perspectivas de ventas decepcionantes
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It’s been called “Coachella for the Brain.” The Rancho Mirage Writers Festival kicks off this week and this year’s theme is “celebrating ten years.” The festival is sold out and features seventy sessions with a variety of authors over two-and-a-half days. This year’s authors include General David Petraeus and director John Waters. When Jamie Kabler
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis missed just his third game of the season, sitting out the second game in a back-to-back against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night. The 30-year-old Davis, averaging 24.9 points and 12.1 rebounds per game, was ruled out with left hip and Achilles issues. Jaxson Hayes started
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press Former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan, who became the first female senator to represent Missouri after she was appointed to replace her husband following his death, has died at age 90. Carnahan was appointed to the Senate in 2001 after the posthumous election of her husband, Gov. Mel Carnahan, and she
Continue ReadingBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Gayle Manchin, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s wife, who leads an economic development partnership of the federal government and 13 state governments, and a colleague of hers have both been hospitalized following a car crash in Alabama. Gayle Manchin, 76, and Guy Land were injured Monday in the accident which happened in
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer NHL players Carter Hart of the Philadelphia Flyers, Michael McLeod and Cal Foote of the New Jersey Devils and Dillon Dube of the Calgary Flames have been charged with sexual assault in connection with an investigation into an alleged sexual assault by several members of Canada’s 2018 world junior
Continue Reading SofÃa Benavides (CNN) — La controvertida startup Neuralink de Elon Musk ha implantado un chip en un cerebro humano por primera vez, dijo el multimillonario en una publicación en su plataforma X en la noche de este lunes. La operación se realizó el domingo y el paciente se está recuperando bien, añadió. El anuncio de Musk
Continue ReadingKCTV, GOFUNDME, CNN By Julia Avery Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (KCTV) — To walk a mile in this 16-year-old’s shoes would be pretty difficult. Jor’el Bolden wears a size 23 wide. His mother, Tamika Neal, calls him a gentle giant. Jor’el is 6′5″. He is a sophomore living in Independence,
Continue ReadingBy Julia Avery Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (KCTV) — To walk a mile in this 16-year-old’s shoes would be pretty difficult. Jor’el Bolden wears a size 23 wide. His mother, Tamika Neal, calls him a gentle giant. Jor’el is 6′5″. He is a sophomore living in Independence, Missouri. Right now,
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — En una medida sorpresiva, Kataib Hezbollah, el grupo más poderoso respaldado por Irán en Iraq, anunció este martes la suspensión de sus operaciones militares contra las fuerzas de Estados Unidos en la región, dos dÃas después de que un ataque con drones matara a tres miembros del servicio estadounidense e
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Joc Pederson watched the Arizona Diamondbacks’ surprise run to the World Series last fall and didn’t see a whole lot of luck. Instead, he witnessed a fascinating mix of skill, youth and chaos. He liked it so much he wanted to join in. Pederson and the
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a suspicious envelope sent to the elections office in Yuba County on Wednesday morning that might have contained fentanyl. The Yuba County Sheriff’s Department will investigate the incident. The envelope was sent to the Yuba County Registrar of Voters headquarters, about 40 miles
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a suspicious envelope sent to the elections office in Yuba County on Wednesday morning that might have contained fentanyl. The Yuba County Sheriff’s Department will investigate the incident. The envelope was sent to the Yuba County Registrar of Voters headquarters, about 40 miles
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Rent is unaffordable for over half of US tenants following years of surging prices. However, many analysts are optimistic that the increase in the construction of multiple-unit buildings and apartments will soon help boost the supply of attainable housing. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk’s startup Neuralink implanted a computer chip in a person’s brain on Sunday, he said in a post on his X platform Monday, although he offered few details. Other companies doing similar work are farther along in the research process – for example, Synchron has been enrolling and implanting people
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration receives about 5,000 reports each year about health problems related to the use of cosmetic products, and under a new law, the agency has issued updated instructions for reporting these types of serious adverse events. The FDA’s authority to regulate cosmetics has expanded
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Award-winning musician Branford Marsalis is taking on a new job in his hometown of New Orleans. Marsalis was named Tuesday as the new artistic director for the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music, named for his late father. Ellis Marsalis was the patriarch of a family of
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Rory McIlroy wants golf put back together again as quickly as possible, saying Tuesday that even winning one of the PGA Tour’s signature events would feel cheapened because it didn’t have all the best players in the world. McIlroy also said he would be
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