By Gawon Bae, Hannah Ritchie and Ben Church, CNN Germany’s modern pentathlon coach Kim Raisner has been disqualified from Tokyo 2020 for hitting a horse, the Modern Pentathlon Federation (UIPM) said in a statement on Saturday. The incident occurred as Raisner was trying to assist German modern pentathlete Annika Schleu on Friday, ahead of her
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CNN’s Martin Savidge reports from Little Rock, Arkansas, where hospitals are reaching capacity with unvaccinated patients struggling with Covid-19.
Continue ReadingBy Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — The U.S. Coast Guard has seized US$1.4 billion worth of illicit drugs from multiple ships, thanks in part to a Halifax-based Royal Canadian Navy ship. American, Canadian and Dutch authorities intercepted a total of 27,080 kg of cocaine
Continue ReadingBy Cameron French, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Penny Oleksiak never sought the spotlight, but winning seven Olympic swimming medals and becoming Canada’s most decorated Olympian in the process is the kind of thing that tends to draw attention. It can be easy to forget Oleksiak
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By Tami Luhby and Liz Stark, CNN George Harrington applied for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s funeral assistance program soon after it launched in mid-April. He sent in all the documents related to the burial of his father, George III, 80, a veteran and registered nurse who had died from Covid-19 in a nursing home
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Alyssa Kraus, CNN The Olympics are winding down this weekend, with the closing ceremony on Sunday. However, several events are still in full swing, with medals being awarded in baseball, basketball, football and more on Saturday. Here are some events you won’t want to miss on Saturday. Remember, Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of US
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN A new controversy has rocked the Romance Writers of America — barely a year after a course correction that followed a major scandal over racism and exclusion. In the past year, the leading industry trade group rebranded its annual awards in honor of founder Vivian Stephens, a Black woman who championed romance
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jennifer Aniston stirred some feelings when she recently said she has “lost a few people in my weekly routine who have refused or did not disclose” whether they had been vaccinated against Covid-19. Aniston made the remark to In Style, and almost immediately folks on social media were offering their
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN Target has announced that it will begin paying the college tuition and textbook expenses for its US-based part-time and full-time employees who attend select schools. The retail giant is following the lead of other large US companies offering more benefits to attract and retain talent in a tight job market. Starting
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TODAY: Mostly sunny and hazy with highs in the low 90s. Heat index between 95-98. TOMORROW: A front will creep into Mid-Missouri and could bring storms north of I-70 by Sunday morning. There may be a slight break in the late morning to early afternoon, but storms return again in full swing the rest of
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In a press conference on his YouTube channel, Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) said he regretted banning mask mandates.
Continue Reading By Evan McMorris-Santoro and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN An Arkansas judge temporarily blocked the enforcement of the state’s law banning mask mandates in schools on Friday in response to lawsuits filed by a school district and parents who want schools to be able to require masks if they choose to. The preliminary injunction was issued by
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Multiple events, aimed at providing Boone county students with free school supplies are set to begin Saturday.
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MONITEAU, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was seriously injured in a Morgan motorcycle crash on Friday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report, 58-year-old Brad Wilson was driving his motorcycle along Buck Creek Road near Lakewood Drive when the bike went off the right side of the road. The bike then overturned and Wilson
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By Kara Fox, CNN When Rebecca Smith sat down to watch New Zealand play the United States Women’s National Team in a Tokyo 2020 football match last week, she was floored — and not just because of the athletes’ incredible prowess. Watching the game from London, a British commentator kept calling an American forward by
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By Mayumi Maruyama, CNN Ten people were stabbed Friday night on a train in Tokyo by a man with a knife, according to the Tokyo Fire Department. The department responded to a call at 8:38 p.m. and found victims with bloodstains when they arrived at the scene. All victims were conscious and one person walked
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By Helen Regan and Jamie Crawford, CNN Two Myanmar citizens have been charged in New York with allegedly plotting to kill or injure Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations, Kyaw Moe Tun, the US Attorney’s Office said Friday. The duo are accused of conspiring with an arms dealer in Thailand who sells weapons to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The mayor of Columbia said efforts should lean toward people getting vaccinated against COVID-19 instead of debating a mask mandate. This comes as the city plans to meet Monday to possibly mandate masks once again. The Columbia City Council is set to discuss an emergency ordinance, which, if passed, would require everyone
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New information about the final days of Donald Trump’s presidency show an effort to subvert democracy with the help of his loyalists in the administration and Congress. CNN’s Jessica Scheider reports.
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