JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – The board of the state’s retirement benefit system will hold an emergency meeting Thursday over the system’s investment in Russian assets. The 4 p.m. meeting comes after Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick called on the Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System, or MOSERS, to divest itself of any funds that involve
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democrats in Kansas have filed a third lawsuit against a congressional redistricting law enacted by the Republican-controlled Legislature. Four Democratic voters from Lawrence filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Douglas County District Court. They argue that GOP gerrymandering was designed to void Democratic votes in the liberal northeast Kansas enclave and violates
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Novak Djokovic and coach Marian Vajda are no longer working together. They have split up after 15 years and 20 Grand Slam titles as a pair. A statement posted Tuesday on Djokovic’s website said that the two men “agreed to end their partnership” after last year’s season-ending ATP Finals.
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By Jeremy Diamond, CNN The White House will roll out a new strategy laying out the next phase of its response to the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, two administration officials told CNN, outlining a vision that involves fewer disruptions to daily life while preparing for the unpredictable potential of another game-changing variant. The White House’s
Continue ReadingBy Deborah Souverain Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — FAU Disaster Day took place on Tuesday where doctors responded to a car bomb and mass shooting with dozens of injured victims, but fortunately, it was all just a training, and the victims were all actors. The training simulation was part of
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a tax bill that creates a 3.9% flat tax in four years, eliminates taxes on retirement income and lowers taxes for corporations at an estimated cost of about $2 billion to state income but with little impact
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — A medida que Rusia continúa con su invasión de Ucrania, varias organizaciones deportivas internacionales han comenzado a imponer sanciones al país y a sus atletas. A continuación, echamos un vistazo a los órganos rectores deportivos que hasta ahora han suspendido a los equipos rusos de las competiciones o han despojado al
Continue Reading OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey suggests that worries about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, soaring inflation and rising interest rates combined to undermine the confidence of business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss said businesses also fear the war may worsen the ongoing supply chain problems and
Continue Reading OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey suggests that worries about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, soaring inflation and rising interest rates combined to undermine the confidence of business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss said businesses also fear the war may worsen the ongoing supply chain problems and
Continue Reading OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey suggests that worries about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, soaring inflation and rising interest rates combined to undermine the confidence of business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss said businesses also fear the war may worsen the ongoing supply chain problems and
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — A giant porcupine was let loose on Griffith Park Tuesday, and children could not have been more delighted. The two-story puppet named Percy was unveiled Tuesday morning at Griffith Park. Percy was built by the Jim Henson Creature shop and
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The buzz at the NFL scouting combine Tuesday wasn’t so much about this year’s unheralded crop of quarterback prospects. It was on veterans who may or may not be on the move this month. Packers GM Brian Gutekunst said he still doesn’t know if two-time
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer First Manchester United and now Tottenham. Second-tier Middlesbrough is toppling some of English soccer’s biggest clubs in its FA Cup run. A goal at the start of the second half of extra time earned Middlesbrough a 1-0 win over Tottenham in the fifth round of the competition. The team
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball’s financial fight cost regular-season games for the first time in 27 years when often acrimonious talks to end a management lockout collapsed and Commissioner Rob Manfred scrapped March 31 openers. With owners and players unable to agree on a contract to replace
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Some of the perks of winning on the PGA Tour for the first time are obvious. The money. The trip to the Masters. A more subtle perk is getting better tee times with other tour winners. Sepp Straka is the latest example. He was in
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — As a massive Russian military convoy closed in on Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv on Tuesday, and Vladimir Putin’s invasion of the neighboring nation entered its sixth day, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced she was temporarily severing the city’s “Sister City” relationship
Continue Reading WOLFSBURG, Germany (AP) — United States defender John Brooks has said he will leave Wolfsburg at the end of the current German season. The 29-year-old Brooks has been with Wolfsburg since 2017. He has made 136 appearances across all competitions. He says he wants a new challenge. Brooks has played 45 times for the U.S.
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden closed his first State of the Union address Tuesday night with a resounding sense of optimism and unity as the world watches Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying his confidence in the American people is what gives him assurance that democracy will prevail at this critical moment. “Now is
Continue ReadingCésar López (CNN)– El excampeón de peso pesado de UFC Cain Velásquez fue arrestado en relación con un tiroteo en el Área de la Bahía el lunes, según confirmó el Departamento de Policía de San José, California, Estados Unidos. La víctima del tiroteo fue llevada a un hospital local con lesiones que no ponen en
Continue Reading NICE, France (AP) — Amine Gouiri has scored one goal and set up Kasper Dolberg for the other as top-flight Nice beat fourth-tier Versailles 2-0 to reach the French Cup final for the first time in 25 years. Nice won the last of its three French Cups in 1997 and meets the winner of Wednesday’s
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