China’s yuan is stronger than it has been since the start of the US-China trade war. That has left Beijing in a pickle. If the currency appreciates too quickly, the country’s financial markets could be rattled by a rapid influx of capital, and the economy’s fragile recovery could be thrown off track. But government intervention
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it is investigating a homicide that happened early Friday morning. Officials with BCSO confirmed one person was shot and killed on East Santa Barbara Drive east of Columbia shortly before 1 a.m. Friday. ABC 17 News crews on the scene saw deputies searching the street with
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Nadia Nadim is not your average footballer. While she is best known for being a prolific goalscorer during a career that has taken her to the likes of the Portland Thorns, Manchester City and, currently, Paris Saint-Germain, much of Nadim’s time is spent carrying out charity work, ambassadorial work for the United Nations and learning
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LeBron James and the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers lost 113-100 to the Phoenix Suns in Game 6 of their first-round series on Thursday, eliminating the Lakers and bringing an end to an impressive record in James’ career. Prior to the loss, James had a 14-0 first-round series record in playoff appearances for the
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Washington state police on Thursday shot a driver after a high-speed chase that began when the suspect allegedly fled from a traffic stop, authorities said. A trooper saw a car matching the “description of a vehicle that fled from a recent traffic stop” by the Kelso Police Department that was speeding on Interstate 5, Washington
Continue Reading A person was shot and killed by authorities in Minneapolis and another person was injured, the US Marshals Service said in a statement Thursday, which led to a protest forming later in the evening. On Thursday afternoon, “task force members were attempting to apprehend an individual wanted on a state arrest warrant for possession of
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FRIDAY: Sunshine’s here to stay to close out the week. A few passing clouds will roll through this afternoon, but not enough to keep us out of the middle 80’s. TONIGHT: Staying mostly clear tonight with lows settling down in the middle 60’s. EXTENDED: It’ll be another sun-splashed afternoon to kick off the weekend tomorrow.
Continue Reading The Biden administration’s ambitious plan to overhaul the global tax system is about to face a crucial test. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen heads to a meeting of Group of Seven finance ministers in London on Friday and Saturday looking to build support from many of the world’s top economies — an important step in the
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About 10 to 14% of the world’s giant sequoia trees were destroyed by a single wildfire that swept through California’s Sequoia National Forest last summer, a new draft report from the National Park Service indicates. The report, which has not yet been made publicly available, used satellite images to show the shocking impact the Castle
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The seven-day average of newly administered doses of the Covid-19 vaccine has fallen below 1 million per day for the first time since January, according to data published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There were about 808,000 new administered doses reported since Wednesday, bringing the total number of doses administered
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Police officers were in for a shock when they responded to an early Wednesday morning traffic accident in Utah between a four-door sedan and a semi-truck. The driver and passenger in the car were both children. Officers arrived at around 5 a.m. on Wednesday “and discovered the person behind the wheel was a 9-year-old girl,”
Continue Reading Police excavations at a cafe in the quiet English city of Gloucester revived a half-century-old puzzle: What happened to Mary Bastholm, a carefree 15-year-old girl who went missing in 1968. The teenager has long been feared to be among the victims murdered by Fred West, but her body has never been found. West and his
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Authorities are seeking the public’s help in the search for an 11-year-old boy who remains missing in Central Iowa after hundreds of people spent part of Memorial Day weekend looking for him. Xavior Harrelson was reported missing May 27 in Montezuma, Iowa, nearly 60 miles east of Des Moines, the Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Battle boys basketball coach Brian Meny is calling it a career. He announced his decision on social media on Thursday night. Meny coached high school basketball for 26 years, including the last five seasons at Battle. https://youtu.be/9HPcjiogCzU “Proud of what we have accomplished but sad,” Meny said on Twitter. “Sad to leave
Continue Reading A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Thursday was the 50-day marker until the start of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo — an Olympics that, if they do get underway as expected, will be like no other. Typically, the Olympics are covered
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Miami-Dade Police released surveillance video that shows three masked suspects who they say opened fire at a crowd outside a concert venue in southern Florida on Sunday, leaving three people dead and at least 20 others wounded. The shooting stemmed from an ongoing rivalry between two different groups, Miami-Dade Homicide Bureau Maj. Jorge Aguiar said
Continue Reading The reward for information in the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old boy in a suspected road rage shooting in California has now risen to $450,000, thanks to another donation from the Costa Mesa City Council. The council unanimously voted on Tuesday to provide an additional $50,000 to the reward, according to a news release from
Continue Reading A Utah man who admitted to beating his wife to death aboard a cruise ship in Alaska in 2017 was sentenced on Thursday to 30 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release. Kenneth Manzanares, 43, pleaded guilty in February 2020 to to second-degree murder in the death of Kristy Manzanares aboard the
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OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) The Blair Oaks Falcons fell to Kennett in the state championship game, 16-5, on Thursday evening. Mike DeMilia’s finished in second place in Class Four. The Indians took an early 4-0 lead over the Falcons in the first inning, however, Blair Oaks responded in the bottom half of the frame to make
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In late February 2020, Microsoft carried out the first official test of its ElectionGuard voting security software in an election in Fulton, Wisconsin, for the local school board and a state supreme court seat. Developed as part of the tech giant’s “Defending Democracy” project, the software is designed to help make elections more secure and
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