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Mizzou football picked to finish fourth in the SEC East

July 23, 2021 10:45 AM Andrew Kauffman

HOOVER, Ala. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team was picked to finish fourth in the SEC East, according to the preseason media poll released on Friday. Alabama was the consensus pick to win the SEC championship. Meanwhile, Georgia was selected to represent the East in Atlanta. EASTERN DIVISION GeorgiaFloridaKentuckyMizzouTennesseeSouth CarolinaVanderbilt WESTERN DIVISION AlabamaTexas A&MLSUOle MissAuburnArkansasMississippi State

Rep. Jasmine Crockett addresses the crowd at the For The People Rally in front of the Texas Capitol building in Austin

Why Texas’s lone Black freshman Democrat refuses to give up on the fight for voting rights

July 23, 2021 10:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN For Texas State Rep. Jasmine Crockett, holding public office was not a goal she ever set. Neither was becoming a civil rights attorney. But after being the victim of racist hate mail while attending undergrad at Rhodes College and watching Black people face inequalities in the criminal justice system, both

Jordan Peele tweeted a poster for his new film.

Jordan Peele’s next film is titled ‘Nope’

July 23, 2021 10:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Yep, you read the headline correctly. Jordan Peele’s next project is titled “Nope.” So far what Peele has been working on has been shrouded in mystery, but on Thursday he tweeted a poster for the new film. According to the poster, the film will reunite him with his “Get Out”

Kevin Hart (left) erected a billboard poking fun at Nick Cannon's prolific reproduction.

Kevin Hart posts Nick Cannon’s number on billboard offering fatherhood advice

July 23, 2021 10:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Comedian Kevin Hart has upped the ante in the epic prank wars between himself and Nick Cannon by broadcasting his friend’s cell phone number on a billboard for anyone needing “advice on fatherhood.” In a post shared on his Instagram on Thursday, the “Fatherhood” actor, 42, explained that it was his

Nick Cannon and Kevin Hart are having a prank war

July 23, 2021 10:31 AM CNN

Comedian Kevin Hart has upped the ante in the epic prank war between himself and his friend Nick Cannon by broadcasting Cannon’s cell phone number on a billboard for anyone needing “advice on fatherhood.”

Woman’s prison sentence reduced thanks to hard work against 2020 Oregon wildfires

July 23, 2021 10:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story WILSONVILLE, Oregon (KPTV) — Dozens of inmates who volunteered to join fire crews to help fight Oregon’s historic wildfire season last year recently had their sentences reduced and were released on Thursday. In June, Governor Kate Brown announced she had commuted the sentences of 41

Columbia assistant coach accused of distributing child pornography

July 23, 2021 10:07 AM Molly Stawinoga

Online records show Benjamin Melvin, 25, was being held Friday in the Boone County Jail without bond.

Columbia man arrested for November shooting

July 23, 2021 10:01 AM Molly Stawinoga

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police arrested a man in connection with a shots fired incident in November 2020. Prosecutors filed charges against Aaron Jones, 20, on July 14, more than seven months after police say they identified Jones as the suspect in the case. According to court documents obtained by ABC 17 News, police responded

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County active coronavirus cases drop for the first time in two weeks; remains above 700

July 23, 2021 9:55 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.

The Biden Administration purchased an additional 200 million Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines.

Biden administration purchases extra Pfizer doses to prepare for possibility of children vaccine needs and booster shots

July 23, 2021 9:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Betsy Klein and Naomi Thomas, CNN The Biden administration purchased an additional 200 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine to prepare for potential additional vaccine needs in the US, an administration official familiar with the contract tells CNN. Despite the slowing demand for Covid-19 vaccines, the administration official said the additional shots would be

Driver sought after ice cream truck crashed into fence, garage in Dogtown

July 23, 2021 9:29 AM CNN Newsource

By STEPHANIE BAUMER Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — The search is on for the driver of an ice cream truck that caused damaged in Dogtown Wednesday. Police told News 4 an ice cream truck reportedly hit a fence and garage while driving through an alley in the 1500

Shrinkflation is the reason why boxes of cereal like Cinnamon Toast Crunch are shrinking.

Why your cereal boxes and ice cream cartons are shrinking

July 23, 2021 9:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Less cereal in the box. Smaller snack sizes. Ice cream gone missing in a container. You’re not losing your mind. You are actually paying the same price or more these days for everyday items in your fridge and pantry but running through them more quickly because their sizes have shrunk.

Kate Beckinsale was formerly married to filmaker Les Wiseman and shares a 22-year-old daughter with former boyfriend

Kate Beckinsale says she’s ‘never’ been on a real date

July 23, 2021 9:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Kate Beckinsale is not a fan of dating. While promoting her role in the action-thriller “Jolt” recently on “Extra,” the actress was asked about the worst first date she’s ever had. “Do you know I’ve never really been on a date?” Beckinsale said. “I literally meet someone, get to know

Olympic greats call on IOC to allow podium protests

July 23, 2021 9:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Seamus Fagan and Sara Spary, CNN Over 150 athletes, sports organizations, human rights and social justice experts have signed an open letter calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow athletes the “fundamental human right” to protest, including at the podium. As the Tokyo Games open, the signatories — including US hammer thrower

Democrats have requested an "investigation into whether Barrack was given special treatment by the Department of Justice under Trump.

Two Democrats in Congress call on Justice Department watchdog to investigate if Barrack case ‘was inappropriately suppressed’

July 23, 2021 9:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Erica Orden Two Democratic members of Congress are asking the Justice Department’s inspector general to open an investigation into whether the probe of Trump ally Tom Barrack, indicted earlier this week, “was inappropriately suppressed,” after CNN reported Wednesday that prosecutors had enough evidence to charge him last year. Reps. Ted Lieu of California and

People travelling within the U.K. contributed to a ‘super seeding’ event that spread the Alpha variant: study

July 23, 2021 9:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — How did the Alpha variant — the first COVID-19 variant of concern to be identified, appearing first in Kent county in southern England— spread across the U.K. so quickly in 2020? This is the focus of a new study, which

Global Affairs Canada ‘engaging’ with staff in Austria following reports of ‘Havana syndrome’ symptoms

July 23, 2021 9:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Cousins Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — Global Affairs Canada said it is “engaging” with Canadian officials in Austria following reports that American representatives in Vienna have been experiencing symptoms similar to the mysterious “Havana syndrome.” Earlier this week, U.S. diplomats, intelligence officials and government staff reported about

A shot of Woodstock '99 as seen in the documentary 'Woodstock 99: Peace

‘Woodstock 99’ draws a line from the ugliness of that festival to the present

July 23, 2021 8:49 AM CNN Newsource

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Before there was the Fyre festival — with its absurdly comic snafus and dueling documentaries — there was Woodstock 99. The HBO documentary “Woodstock 99: Peace, Love and Rage” examines that event — described as morphing from a comedy into a horror film — and finds within it a dire

Intel has warned a chip shortage could last until the middle of 2023.

Welcome to the never-ending chip shortage

July 23, 2021 8:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Charles Riley, CNN Business The global shortage of semiconductors that has hobbled the auto industry and made some consumer electronics more expensive could last until the middle of 2023, Intel has warned. “While I expect shortages to bottom out in the second half [of the year], it will take another one to two years

The FBI disclosed that it received more than 4

FBI says it got more than 4,500 tips on Kavanaugh, providing ‘relevant’ ones to Trump White House

July 23, 2021 8:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The FBI disclosed that it received more than 4,500 tips on a phone line in 2018 as part of a background investigation into then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and provided “relevant” ones to former President Donald Trump’s White House counsel. The exact number of tips was disclosed

Month: July 2021