Global stocks are rising Monday, and Wall Street is getting ready to try to shake off turbulence from last week sparked by the GameStop stock frenzy. Dow futures were last up 130 points, or 0.4%, reversing course from a 0.8% tumble earlier. S&P 500 futures were last up 0.5%, while Nasdaq futures were up 0.4%.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias senior wrestler Nikolai Careaga and his family have been through an unthinkable tragedy. Together, they’ve been able to push forward thanks to the support from their community. You can watch the full story in the video player above. Jackson Careaga was full of life. Photo Courtesy: Careaga Family “He would
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Myanmar’s powerful military has taken control of the country in an apparent coup, following the arrests of Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior government leaders in early morning raids Monday. In an address on military-owned television Myawaddy TV, Myanmar’s military said that it had detained key political leaders in response to what it termed
Continue Reading Myanmar’s powerful military has taken control of the country in an apparent coup, following the arrests of the country’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior government leaders in early morning raids Monday. In an address on military-owned television Myawaddy TV, Myanmar’s military said that it had detained key political leaders in response
Continue Reading North Korea’s former acting ambassador to Kuwait believes Kim Jong Un will not give up his nuclear arsenal, but may be willing to negotiate an arms reduction for relief from the international sanctions crippling Pyongyang’s economy. In his first interview since defecting to the South more than a year ago, Ryu Hyeon-woo told CNN that
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on KTGR radio host Andy Humphrey in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the entire interview in the video player above.
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President Joe Biden is open to some negotiation on his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package, a senior administration official told CNN, but the $600 billion counterproposal announced by some Republican senators Sunday is “not going to scratch the itch.” The White House is specifically open to considering scaling down stimulus checks for families making more
Continue Reading One victim is dead and a second suffered minor injuries Sunday after a shooting at the Fox River Mall in Grand Chute, Wisconsin. The suspect is believed to have left the scene before law enforcement arrived, Grand Chute Police Public Information Officer Travis Waas said during a press briefing Sunday. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman recaps the Tigers double-digit comeback victory over TCU in overtime on Saturday. You can watch the entire story in the video player above. Up next – Mizzou is scheduled to host Kentucky on Tuesday at 8 p.m. However, the Wildcats are currently on a COVID-19 48-hour pause. An MU
Continue Reading Myanmar’s military has handed power of the country to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, following the arrests of the country’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior leaders in early morning raids Monday. In an address on military-owned television Myawaddy TV, Myanmar’s military said that it had detained key political leaders in
Continue Reading US futures slumped slightly Sunday, building on the turbulence spurred in part last week by the GameStop stock frenzy. S&P 500 futures were last down 0.1%, while Nasdaq futures slumped 0.2%. Dow futures were flat, improving from a 0.8% tumble earlier in the evening. US markets are coming off of their worst week since October.
Continue Reading Andrew Brooks, a research professor at Rutgers University who led the development of the first FDA-approved Covid-19 saliva test, died suddenly on January 23, according to a Rutgers statement. His sister, Janet Green, confirmed to CNN on Sunday that the cause of death was a heart attack. She called him “an intellect, an amazing scientist,
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The Department of Homeland Security said Sunday that Transportation Security Administration workers now have the authority to enforce President Joe Biden’s transportation mask mandate “at TSA screening checkpoints and throughout the commercial and public transportation system.” Acting Secretary David Pekoske on Sunday signed a Determination of National Emergency, which said the TSA can “take actions
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A huge piece of California’s Highway 1 was washed out this week by a winter storm that brought heavy rain and snow. California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) officials said in a statement Friday a debris flow from the hillside above the roadway “overwhelmed drainage infrastructure, flowed across the highway, and eroded the road resulting in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With the spring semester in full swing, local Columbia businesses including The Heidelberg have seen an increase in sales. Richard Walls, owner of The Heidelberg restaurant in downtown Columbia said business has been “really good” since students have come back to town. “We’ve definitely seen an increase in traffic, it’s been great
Continue Reading Amid heightened concern about lawmaker safety, officials with the Republican congressional campaign arms have asked federal election regulators whether lawmakers can use campaign funds to pay for bodyguards. In a letter recently posted to the Federal Election Commission website, lawyers representing the National Republican Congressional Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee asked the six-member
Continue Reading Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other top government figures have been detained “by the military,” a spokesman for the governing National League for Democracy told CNN on Monday. “State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and some other senior figures are being detained in (the capital city of) Naypyidaw,” spokesman Myo Nyunt said.
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Blake Lively wants you to know that being a celebrity does not necessarily make her immune to feeling insecure. In posts to her Instagram story on Friday, the actress shared an image from her television appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” in 2020, not long after the birth of her third child. Though
Continue Reading Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other top government figures have been detained, a spokesman for the governing National League for Democracy told CNN on Monday. “State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and some other senior figures are being detained in Nay Pyi Taw,” spokesman Myo Nyunt said. The move comes after days
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