JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A special session starts at noon Wednesday with the goal of extending the Federal Reimbursement Allowance, a tax that helps fund Medicaid. Gov. Mike Parson announced the special session Tuesday after setting a noon deadline to reach a deal on extension of the tax that could be passed during a special
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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN When President Joe Biden revoked a Trump-era executive order in February that had temporarily banned some immigrant visas during the coronavirus pandemic, he touted the way US industries could again “utilize talent from around the world.” But months later, many foreign workers still can’t get to the US. The issue is
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN If you’re trying to avoid airborne viruses, heading to a near vacuum might not be the worst idea. A Florida company is planning to fly passengers to the edge of space in a high-tech version of a hot air balloon, with a pilot and up to eight travelers riding in a
Continue ReadingOpinion by Sandra Garza In late 2008, while on a popular dating site, I received a message in my inbox from a good-looking, dark-haired man with gorgeous blue eyes saying, “Hi, how are you?” I responded, and before I knew it, we were chatting regularly for weeks. He told me that he used to be
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By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Lauren Fox, CNN Now that Senate Republicans blocked the path forward on a monumental ethics reform and elections bill, progressives are frustrated, openly calling for an end to the filibuster even as key moderates have made clear they won’t be changing it. “I do think it would be a
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By John Allen, CNN Senior Vatican Analyst and editor of Crux, and Nicola Ruotolo Senior lawmakers in Italy pushed back Wednesday against “interference” from the Vatican after it protested against a draft Italian law designed to combat homophobia. The Italian “parliament is sovereign and won’t accept interference,” the President of Italy’s lower house of parliament,
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has assembled a reconciliation team to lead negotiations with Twitter, more than two weeks after the American social media company’s operation was indefinitely suspended in the West African nation. The move came about after Twitter wrote to the President “seeking to engage with the Federal Government over
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Democratic NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Yang conceded in a speech as the results from early and primary day in-person voting came in showing he placed a distant fourth behind candidates Eric Adams, Kathryn Garcia and Maya Wiley. CNN projects the New York City Democratic mayoral primary winner will be determined using ranked-choice voting tabulation.
Continue ReadingFirst-time Black and female gun buyers are responsible for the surge in gun sales in the US. CNN’s Ryan Young reports.
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Young, Dakin Andone and Pamela Kirkland, CNN Deborah Roberts grew up in a family of gun owners. But it wasn’t until March this year that the 68-year-old finally pulled the trigger and purchased her own firearm. “I think the rhetoric and how things are stirred up in the country just made me feel
Continue ReadingBy Simran Vaswani and Amy Woodyatt, CNN A series of Covid-19 restrictions have been introduced in Sydney following a growing number of cases in the Australian city. Residents of seven districts in the southern part of the city are restricted from traveling outside the metropolitical area, according to the latest update from the New South
Continue ReadingThe heat is returning to the Pacific Northwest where more heat records are likely to be broken. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the forecast.
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The Amazon rainforest may be headed for another devastating fire season. After a destructive 2020 and with drought conditions in Brazil, the forest has rarely been drier than it is right now. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 deaths have fallen dramatically across the United States — average daily deaths are less than a tenth of what they were at the peak of the pandemic, according to data from Johns Hopkins University — but nearly 300 people are still dying of Covid-19 each day in the US. Some
Continue Reading By Dan Merica, CNN Tom Perez, the former chair of the Democratic National Committee, announced Wednesday that he was running for governor of Maryland, seeking to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Larry Hogan. Perez, who previously led the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and served as Labor Secretary for then-President Barack Obama, made the announcement
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, anunciará el miércoles una estrategia integral sobre la prevención de delitos violentos, con un énfasis particular en los delitos con armas de fuego, en medio de un aumento nacional de delitos violentos que ha surgido como un área de preocupación para la Casa Blanca. Se
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WEDNESDAY: Another nice day set to unfold. Plenty of sunshine after some early morning clouds will help temperatures push into the upper 80’s. A southerly breeze will keep things mixed up, with some gusts up around 25 mph. TONIGHT: We hang on to partly cloudy skies overnight. Lows will stay mild, in the upper 60’s.
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Joe Sutton, CNN Parts of Oregon and Washington state will be under an excessive heat watch this weekend as scorching, possibly record-breaking heat settles into the region. The excessive heat watch will go into effect Friday afternoon and continue through at least Monday, the National Weather Service said Tuesday. Portions of
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus, CNN Millions of children around the world have grown up memorizing basic facts about geography: there are seven continents and four oceans. Until now. National Geographic, one of the world’s pre-eminent and most visible mapmaking groups, has officially decreed the existence of a fifth ocean. Called the Southern Ocean, it’s the body
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — La peligrosa variante delta representa un riesgo para Estados Unidos mientras el paÃs trabaja para salir de la pandemia de covid-19, pero los expertos dicen que la nación tiene las herramientas necesarias para superar la amenaza, si la gente las aprovecha. «Las vacunas de covid-19 están disponibles para todas las personas
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