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City of Columbia celebrates Black History Month

February 8, 2022 11:17 AM Erika McGuire

A month-long history exhibit at the Armory Sports Center in downtown Columbia is among the ways the City of Columbia will mark Black history this month.

Missouri bill would ditch need for physical therapy referral

February 8, 2022 11:14 AM Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patients could see physical therapists without first getting a prescription from their doctor under a bill advancing in the Missouri House. The GOP-led chamber gave the proposal initial approval Tuesday in a voice vote. Currently, Missouri patients must get a referral from a doctor or a prescription before seeing a

Denzel Washington arrives at the premiere of "The Tragedy of Macbeth" on December 18

Denzel Washington just broke his own Oscar nominations record

February 8, 2022 11:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Leah Asmelash, CNN Denzel Washington keeps making history. The iconic actor, known for his roles in movies like “Training Day” and “Malcolm X,” just picked up his tenth Academy Award nomination, this time for best actor in “The Tragedy of Macbeth” — making him the most nominated Black actor in Oscar history and breaking

US stands by Boeing settlement reached in Trump’s final days

February 8, 2022 11:10 AM Associated Press

By The Associated Press The Justice Department is standing by a settlement it reached with Boeing to drop criminal charges relating to the 737 Max airliner. The department said in a filing Tuesday that a federal court in Texas should reject a request by families of passengers killed in Max crashes to re-open the case.

Parents who received the monthly child tax credit payments in 2021 may get a smaller tax refund.

Brace for a smaller tax refund if you got monthly child tax credit payments in 2021

February 8, 2022 11:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN Many parents may not be so happy when they file their tax returns this year. They could discover they’re getting smaller refunds than they usually do. That’s because more than 36 million families already received half of their enhanced child tax credit in monthly payments during 2021. “One thing that likely

Philanthropy 50: List of America’s top 50 donors of 2021

February 8, 2022 11:05 AM Associated Press

The Chronicle of Philanthropy These are the donors who gave the most in 2021, according to the Philanthropy 50, an annual ranking compiled by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. A searchable database with more information on the donors and their beneficiaries is available at philanthropy.com.

Gates, French Gates top list of biggest U.S. charity donors

February 8, 2022 11:04 AM Associated Press

By MARIA DI MENTO and BEN GOSE of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy A handful of Americans donated at least $1 billion to charity last year, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual ranking of the 50 Americans who gave the most to charity in 2021. Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates topped the list, pledging $15

ANÁLISIS | El lenguaje vulgar de Putin revela mucho sobre su visión del mundo

February 8, 2022 10:56 AM CNN Newsource

macamilarincon (CNN) –– El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, causó un gran revuelo en los medios nacionales este martes después de su conferencia de prensa junto a su homólogo de Francia, Emmanuel Macron. Últimas noticias de la crisis Ucrania-Rusia: Zelensky responde a Putin y le dice “no somos suyos” ¿Cuál fue tema de los comentarios

The US Army released its first climate strategy on Tuesday. US Marines here take part in an exercise with Norwegian troops in sub-zero temperatures above the Arctic Circle.

US Army releases first climate strategy with goal to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

February 8, 2022 10:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US Army released its first climate strategy on Tuesday with goals to reduce the Army’s greenhouse gas pollution by 50% by 2030 and attain “net-zero” emissions by 2050. The Army plans to meet these goals by increasing fuel efficiency, making more Army vehicles electric, modernizing “operational power generation, battery storage,

Vehicle charging company to build facility in Tennessee

February 8, 2022 10:51 AM Associated Press

LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Officials have announced that an Australian electric vehicle charging company will establish its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Tennessee. Tritium is expected to produce up to 30,000 electric vehicle chargers a year and create 500 new jobs over the next five years at the new facility based in Lebanon, roughly 30

EXPLAINER: What’s Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Europe?

February 8, 2022 10:50 AM Associated Press

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden has targeted Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline as he tries to deter the Kremlin from a feared invasion of Ukraine. The pipeline would double capacity to bring gas straight to Germany from Russia once it gets European approval. Biden