Day: June 20, 2024

Biden donors put up $10 million in effort to compete with Trump campaign’s viral videos: report

4:29 pm June 20, 2024

President Biden’s allies have donated at least $10 million in an effort to compete against the Trump campaign’s prolific use of social media, according to a new report. Leaders at Biden’s top re-election super PAC, Future Forward USA Action, fear that the current president is losing the viral video war to Trump and his allies, […]

Grieving the loss of your favorite TV show? You’re not alone, study suggests: ‘Perfectly understandable’

4:28 pm June 20, 2024

Breaking up is hard to do, especially when it comes to a favorite television show, a study found. When the long-running Australian soap opera series “Neighbours” was canceled after 37 years, there was considerable uproar from its loyal fans. Surveyed viewers said they experienced emotions of grief as if they had lost a good friend. […]

Nicole Kidman’s life in the spotlight: Oscar-nominated movies, celebrity relationships and more

4:16 pm June 20, 2024

Nicole Kidman, born on June 20, 1967, has achieved great success in Hollywood with her many Oscar nods, one win, and a wide range of films. Kidman broke into the business with the 1989 thriller “Dead Calm.” It wasn’t long before she joined Tom Cruise, her future beau, for the 1990 film “Days of Thunder.” […]

Israeli strike kills Hamas squad commander, sniper who participated in Oct. 7 massacre: IDF

3:35 pm June 20, 2024

A Hamas squad commander and sniper who took part in the Oct. 7 massacre in southern Israel was killed in a strike in northern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Thursday. Ahmed Hassan Salame Alsauarka was killed in a “precise and targeted” strike conducted by the Israeli Air Force in the Beit Hanoun area, […]

Spending on homelessness spikes to a ‘shocking’ amount in Portland metro area

3:30 pm June 20, 2024

Local governments and nonprofits in the Portland area spent more than half a billion dollars fighting homelessness last year, a 70% increase from the year before, according to a new report. “The number itself was shocking,” John Tapogna, a senior policy advisor at ECOnorthwest, which crunched the numbers, told KOIN 6 News. Multnomah, Washington and […]