QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you gathering with loved ones for Easter?
As more Americans get vaccinated, more people are resuming visits with family and friends that they’ve put off because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Supreme Court hears battle over paying NCAA student-athletes
The Supreme Court will take up a case that could reshape college sports on Wednesday, pitting the NCAA and 11 conferences against a class of student athletes seeking compensation. It comes as college sports raise billions of dollars from ticket sales, television contracts and merchandise and supporters of the students say they are being exploited
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Multiple vaccine clinics trying to fill open appointments Wednesday
The Moniteau County Health Center has more unfilled appointments on its second day of a mass vaccination clinic.
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Utah Jazz ‘shaken, but unharmed’ after team plane forced into emergency landing after bird strike
Players and staff of NBA team Utah Jazz were left “shaken, but unharmed” after a bird strike forced the plane they were on to make an emergency landing on Tuesday. The travel party had been heading to the team’s next game against the Memphis Grizzlies on a chartered flight but, just minutes into the journey,
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Deliveroo shares plunge 30% in London IPO
Deliveroo shares fell as much as 30% in the company’s highly anticipated London IPO on Wednesday, wiping out roughly £2.3 billion ($3.2 billion) in market value and dealing a blow to the city’s renewed efforts to attract tech company listings. The stock was last trading at around £3.13 ($4.30), about 20% below the price at
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Older adults begin to catch up on all that they missed during the pandemic after Covid-19 vaccinations
With a mix of relief and caution, older adults fully vaccinated against Covid-19 are moving out into the world and resuming activities put on hold during the pandemic. Many are making plans to see adult children and hug grandchildren they haven’t visited for months — or longer. Others are getting together with friends indoors, for
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Three more lawsuits were filed against Deshaun Watson. Now 19 lawsuits allege sexual assault
Three new lawsuits have been filed against Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. There are now 19 lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault. The new lawsuits were filed Monday in Harris County, Texas, by attorney Tony Buzbee and allege Watson assaulted women while receiving massages during at least six sessions in 2020. The lawsuits do not
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Tracking the return of freezing temperatures tonight
WEDNESDAY: A chilly air mass is in the process of working its way into Mid-Missouri. Winds out of the northwest are continuing to push it into the area. That cool air will keep highs in the upper 40’s to some low 50’s, even with sunshine returning this afternoon. Winds will gust up to 30 mph,
Continue Reading How Michael Miraglia completed his own Strongman Marathon on Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats
Many have completed a marathon, but no-one has done anything like Michael Miraglia’s Strongman Marathon. The fitness coach and CrossFit athlete covered 26.2 miles on Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats in February by completing a variety of exercises. The challenge, which Miraglia dreamed up himself, included a mile of a single exercise such as tire flips,
Continue Reading Man charged with organizing smuggling operation that ended in fiery California crash that killed 13
Federal authorities charged a man Tuesday with coordinating the effort to smuggle dozens of people into the US that ended in a California crash earlier this month that killed 13 people after an overloaded SUV collided with a semitruck near the US-Mexico border. Jose Cruz Noguez, 47, a legal resident of the US who lived
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As Covid-19 numbers rise, the CDC chief says she’s scared about where US is headed. But it’s not too late to change country’s course
New Covid-19 cases have spiked in the US in the last several days, the latest data showed Tuesday — and White House and health officials are pleading with the country to take more precautions until more people can be vaccinated. The country has averaged 65,700 new cases a day over the last week — a
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Coronavirus likely spread to people from an animal — but needs more study, new WHO report says
The novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19 probably spread to people through an animal, and probably started spreading among humans no more than a month or two before it was noticed in December of 2019, according a new 120-page report from the World Health Organization. But the search for the origin of the virus is ongoing.
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South Dakota governor declares a state of emergency due to several wildfires
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem declared a state of emergency Tuesday following fires that have forced hundreds to evacuate and closed Mount Rushmore. The state of emergency will run through June 1 due to “severe drought and dangerous fire conditions,” a news release from the governor’s office said. “This executive order is in response to
Continue Reading Recreational marijuana will be legal in New York after lawmakers pass bill. Cuomo says he’ll sign it
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday he plans to sign a bill that would allow recreational marijuana use after the state Senate and Assembly voted to approve the legislation. Senate Bill S854A passed the Senate, with 40 voting in favor and 23 against. It then went to the Assembly, where it was approved with
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G. Gordon Liddy, convicted Watergate conspirator, dies at 90
G. Gordon Liddy — a former FBI agent, organizer of the Watergate break-in and radio show host — has died at age 90, his son confirmed to CNN. Liddy died Tuesday morning in Mt. Vernon, Virginia, and though he suffered from a “variety of ailments,” his death was not Covid-19 related, his son, Thomas Liddy,
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‘Real Housewives’ star Jen Shah arrested on federal fraud charges in connection to a nationwide telemarketing scam
Reality TV star Jen Shah of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” was arrested and charged in connection with a telemarketing scheme that defrauded hundreds of people, many of whom are over the age of 55, according to a superseding indictment that was unsealed this week. Her assistant Stuart Smith was also arrested and
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2 former Texas sheriff’s deputies indicted in connection with Javier Ambler’s death, DA says
A Texas grand jury indicted two former Williamson County deputies Monday in connection with the death of Javier Ambler II, a Black man who died during an arrest two years ago, according to the Travis County District Attorney’s Office. Former deputies James Johnson and Zachary Camden were indicted on charges of second-degree manslaughter, a news
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Firefighter, 9-year-old and teens give powerful testimony in Derek Chauvin trial
A professional fighter felt scared. An off-duty firefighter felt desperate. A high school student felt threatened. And a 9-year-old girl felt sad and kind of mad. Feelings of horror and fear were recalled in a Minneapolis court Tuesday as a series of bystanders testified about what it was like to witness George Floyd slowly die
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Swiss ambassador to US allegedly assaulted in Washington residence
An intruder gained entry to the Swiss ambassador’s residence in Washington, DC, on Monday afternoon and assaulted the ambassador, according to a statement filed in federal district court by the responding Secret Service officer. The officer said in the statement filed Tuesday in support of a criminal complaint that he was dispatched to the residence,
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