Unemployed single mom: The economy is not booming for everybody
CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich speaks with a Louisiana woman struggling to find a job that pays enough to support her family.
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Courts in Arkansas and Ohio split on restoring pandemic unemployment benefits
By Tami Luhby, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits must restart in Arkansas while a lawsuit works its way through the court system, a state judge ruled in a decision filed Thursday. On the same day, an Ohio state judge denied a similar request to restore the $300 weekly pandemic supplement to jobless residents while he considers
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Former Columbia city budget officer pushes back on reasons given for his firing
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While City Manager John Glascock presented the FY22 budget Thursday morning, one of the people that helped prepare it watched from outside city government. Kyle Rieman, the former city budget officer, was fired on July 26. The circumstances leading Rieman here has him confused. “If you had asked me a month ago
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National search begins for new MU athletics director
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has started the search for the 21st athletics director with a nine-person search advisory committee. The committee consists of university leaders and other stakeholders with proven experience and deep knowledge of the evolving college athletic landscape. “We’re excited to launch this national search,” said Mun Choi, president of
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Why Olympians bite their medals and what they do with them
By Ben Morse, CNN The sight of a jubilant Olympian standing atop the podium after being victorious in their discipline with a gold medal between their teeth is an iconic one. We’ve seen it numerous times at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games already, across a host of disciplines. The official Tokyo 2020 account even went
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Controversial Arizona ballot review pulls in nearly $5.7 million in private donations, organizers say
By Fredreka Schouten and Stephanie Becker, CNN A private company conducting a widely denounced review of ballots in Arizona’s largest county says it has received more than $5.7 million in private funds to support its examination of the 2020 presidential results. The majority of the money has come from organizations tied to people aligned with
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New EMS Chief named by Cole County Commission
Jefferson City, Mo. (KMIZ) Eric Hoy has been hired by the Cole County Commission as the new Chief of Cole County Emergency Medical Services (CCEMS). Hoy will begin his job in September 2021. Hoy has worked in various positions in South Dakota and California. Hoy holds a bachelor of science degree in Emergency Medical Services
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Attorney General Merrick Garland threatens to sue Texas over governor’s order targeting migrants
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland threatened legal action against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order targeting migrants in a Thursday letter, calling it “both dangerous and unlawful” and urging the governor to immediately rescind it. On Wednesday, Abbott issued an executive order restricting ground transportation of migrants “who pose a risk of
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What to know about Texas governor’s Covid order targeting migrant transport
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott kicked his war against the Biden administration’s immigration policies up a notch with an executive order Wednesday targeting the transportation of migrants released from custody. The order is framed as a public health measure to address Covid-19, which is surging in Texas amid Abbott’s opposition to
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Mysterious ‘Jetpack Man’ may have been spotted again in the skies near LAX
By Stella Chan and David Williams, CNN Air traffic controllers warned pilots to be on the lookout after a “man in a jetpack” was spotted near Los Angeles International Airport. “Use caution, the jet man is back,” an air traffic controller said in an audio transmission obtained by CNN. “Let me know if you see
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Biden tells lawmakers he’ll push for pathway to citizenship for millions in sweeping economic package
By Phil Mattingly and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden reiterated his support for a Democratic effort to include immigration policy in his multi-trillion anti-poverty package, assuring a group of lawmakers on Thursday that he would stand by them in their push to see a pathway to citizenship for millions signed into law. “He knows
Continue ReadingAuxiliares de vuelo se entrenan en defensa personal en medio de un aumento en el número de pasajeros revoltosos
Mariana Toro Miami (CNN) — “¡Ayuda!”, gritó una azafata mientras agarraba a un hombre que empuñaba un cuchillo y luchaba para clavar el cuchillo en su cadera. “¡Necesito ayuda!” Así aprenden defensa personal los auxiliares de vuelo 0:41 Entonces la lucha se detuvo. “Muy bien, hagámoslo de nuevo”, dijo el instructor. “¡Reiniciar!” El cuchillo estaba
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Goldman Sachs draws a line in the sand on employee vaccination
By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business All eyes are on Wall Street as the Covid-19 Delta variant continues to spread and Corporate America starts rolling out vaccination policies. And although there’s talk of banks requiring employees to show proof of vaccination, Goldman Sachs has drawn its line in the sand. The investment bank is barring employees
Continue ReadingBiden anunció que los empleados federales deberán vacunarse y propuso ofrecer US$ 100 a quienes se vacunen contra el covid-19
Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden anunció el jueves una serie de nuevas medidas que tomará su administración para tratar de vacunar a más estadounidenses y frenar la propagación del coronavirus, incluida la exigencia de que todos los empleados federales deben dar fe de estar vacunados contra el covid-19 o enfrentar protocolos
Continue ReadingEl covid-19 está relacionado con el deterioro cognitivo y la aceleración de los síntomas del alzhéimer, según una investigación
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El covid-19 puede estar relacionado con el deterioro cognitivo y la aceleración de síntomas similares a los del alzhéimer, según informaron este jueves unos investigadores. Los investigadores de un consorcio internacional que busca comprender las consecuencias a largo plazo del covid-19 sobre el sistema nervioso central ha encontrado problemas de memoria
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The amount of Greenland ice that melted on Tuesday could cover Florida in 2 inches of water
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Greenland is experiencing its most significant melting event of the year as temperatures in the Arctic surge. The amount of ice that melted on Tuesday alone would be enough to cover the entire state of Florida in two inches of water. It’s the third instance of extreme melting in the past
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Biden announces measures to incentivize Covid-19 vaccinations, including a requirement for federal employees
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a number of new steps his administration will take to try to get more Americans vaccinated and slow the spread of coronavirus, including requiring that all federal employees must attest to being vaccinated against Covid-19 or face strict protocols. The new measures come amid a
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Instagram influencer ‘Hushpuppi’ pleads guilty to million-dollar fraud in US
By Nimi Princewill, CNN A Nigerian Instagram celebrity, Ramon Abbas, known as “Hushpuppi” has admitted his involvement in a conspiracy to defraud a Qatari businessman of more than $1m, the U.S. Justice Department has said. Abbas, 37, also admitted to laundering money “through bank accounts around the world,” including “several other cyber and business email
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‘I am furious with myself’: Unvaccinated Covid patient describes the exhausting illness
By Miguel Marquez, Dakin Andone and Sarah Boxer, CNN Sitting in her hospital room in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Aimee Matzen struggled to breathe as she described how exhausting it is to have Covid-19. “The fact that I am here now, I am furious with myself,” she told CNN between deep, deliberate breaths. “Because I was
Continue ReadingBiden pide al Congreso que extienda la moratoria de desalojo que expira este sábado
Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden pidió este jueves al Congreso que extienda la moratoria de desalojo que expiraría este sábado, la cual prohíbe a los propietarios de todo el país desalojar a ciertos inquilinos que no pagan el alquiler en medio de la pandemia de covid-19. El mes pasado, la Corte
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