At least 30 students are missing after gunmen attacked a college in Kaduna state northwest Nigeria Thursday night, according to authorities. The students were abducted from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Mando, Kaduna. It is the third mass kidnapping from an academic institution in northern Nigeria this year. In a statement, Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner
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The University of Missouri has settled several lawsuits over its “BioJoint” knee surgeries for a reported $16.2 million.
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American consumers are growing more confident as the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel becomes brighter. The rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, President Joe Biden’s call on states to make shots available to all adults by May 1, and the new $1.9 trillion stimulus package signed into law Thursday, create a powerful cocktail of
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A release from college spokesman Sam Fleury said two graduation ceremonies for 2021 spring graduates will be held on May 1.
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President Joe Biden will take to the Rose Garden on Friday for the first time as president, celebrating passage of his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief measure as the kickoff to a weeks-long sales effort to promote his debut legislative victory. He will be surrounded by Democrats who helped secure the measure’s success, including House Speaker
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When the pandemic hit, something astonishing happened in the cereal aisle: It cleared out. Beloved brands like Grape-Nuts were suddenly out of stock. Companies once desperate to boost sales swiftly curbed their promotions on products, fearing that they couldn’t meet demand. The early days of the pandemic led to shortages in packaged goods as people
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Looking at the stock market, you’d never know that a year ago this week was the Coronavirus Crash. In a matter of days, the S&P 500 dropped 12% and into a bear market. One-day point drops in the Dow and S&P 500 set records, trading curbs were triggered and the history books recorded yet another
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Justin Bieber has teamed up with Crocs for the second time, after their first collaboration in October overwhelmed the comfort footwear brand’s website and helped fuel record sales. The lavender clogs can be customized with colorful shoe pins called “Jibbitz charms” and come with white socks from Drew House, Bieber’s own clothing brand. Bieber and
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Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — A major law enforcement operation in the Fresno County mountains on Wednesday. It started with knocks at doors. Deputies and officers showed up unannounced to do compliance checks on probationers, parolees, registered sex offenders, and known arsonists. Those not in compliance were handcuffed and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of Nadria Wright, an 18-year-old woman who was killed in a September 2019 Columbia shooting, feels like justice wasn’t served today. “I was told explicitly how they [the prosecution] feel about it,” Hamilton said. “That they don’t represent me and my family and now that I know that, I’m gonna
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A broad majority of Americans say that political violence in response to election results is likely in the United States in the next few years, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. Overall, 71% say political violence in response to election results is at least somewhat likely, including 34% who believe it is
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The Columbia police department has opened an investigation into a robbery on N. Stadium Boulevard.
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Nick Jonas’ highly anticipated album “Spaceman” has arrived. It’s the fourth solo CD for the singer, which he says was inspired by his wife, actress Priyanka Chopra. The lyrics on a majority of the album’s songs deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as some political commentary. On the single “Spaceman,” he sings “Mask off
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Columbia police say a thief hit a woman with his car as he fled a convenience store late Thursday.
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Click here for updates on this story LODI, California (KCRA) — There was another step forward in the effort to reopen California as the state announced updates to its Blueprint for a Safer Economy on Thursday. Starting this Saturday, breweries, wineries and distilleries that don’t serve meals may now open outdoors even in the purple
Continue Reading South Africans are calling for a state funeral be held in honor of Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, the revered monarch of the country’s largest ethnic group, whose death was announced Friday. King Zwelithini, 72, passed away early Friday after being hospitalized for an ailment for several weeks, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a condolence message
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL ) — Baltimore resident Aurea Torres celebrated a monumental occasion: her 100th birthday. One of 14 children, Torres survived malaria in her native Puerto Rico, worked tirelessly in the textile district of New York, and left Spanish Harlem to settle in Baltimore. Torres has five grandchildren
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY ) — This weekend will mark the year anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death. As protest groups make their plans for demonstrations, and events to honor her, local businesses are bracing for uncertainty. City leaders will be shutting down parts of eight streets in and around
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The global rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has encountered another hurdle as a handful of countries paused their use of the shot following reports it could be connected to blood clots, despite no clear evidence of a link. AstraZeneca has robustly defended its vaccine, saying Friday there was “no evidence of an increased risk”
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Ulta Beauty CEO Mary Dillon, one of only a few dozen female chief executives of Fortune 500 companies, is stepping down after an eight-year run heading the company. Dillon will become executive chair of the company’s board of directors in June, the company said Thursday. She will be replaced as CEO by Dave Kimbell, the
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