State budget heads to Missouri Senate after cuts in House
The Missouri Senate’s Appropriations Committee will meet all week to go over the budget sent over by the Missouri House of Representatives.
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Police look to identify the body of child found in a wooded area in Indiana
By Amanda Watts and Raja Razek, CNN Indiana officials have asked the public for help identifying a child who was found dead Saturday in a heavily wooded area in southern Indiana. The child was described as Black, between 5 and 8 years old, about 4 feet tall, with a slim build and a short haircut.
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Boris Johnson offers ‘wholehearted’ apology over ‘partygate’
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has offered a ”wholehearted” apology for attending illegal party during lockdown. But Johnson said Tuesday that he didn’t knowingly break rules or mislead Parliament. Johnson told lawmakers in the House of Commons “it did not occur to me” that the gathering was
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Cause of explosion, fire at Haven gas plant ‘undetermined’
HAVEN, Kan. (AP) — The State Fire Marshal’s office says investigators were not able to determine what caused a fire and explosions at the Haven Midstream Gas Plant last week. KSNW-TV reports that fire marshal’s spokeswoman Jill Bronaugh said no foul play is suspected in the fire. The explosions and fire were reported on Thursday
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Audrain County Health Department wants to answer patients’ questions after hospital closure
The Audrain County Health Department said Tuesday that it is establishing a new service to help answer questions from patients of the now-closed Audrain Community Hospital.
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‘Water is a human right’: City of Jackson still in dire need of infrastructure help to fight water crisis
By Maya Brown, CNN Laurie Bertram Roberts walks 3 miles down a nearby hill to the store to fill up her 5-gallon jug with filtered water. The mother of seven makes the trip every week to make sure she has 1 gallon for each family member. She stopped counting the boil water notices since they
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Setting an exploratory course for Uranus and an intriguing ocean world
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Mysterious, icy worlds in our solar system should be an exploration priority going forward, according to a new report published Tuesday. The planetary decadal survey recommends the first dedicated Uranus Orbiter and Probe as the next large NASA mission. The spacecraft would conduct an orbital tour of the ice giant during
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Florida rejects 41% of new math textbooks, citing critical race theory among its reasons
By Tina Burnside, Zoe Sottile and Nicole Chavez, CNN The Florida Department of Education announced Friday the state has rejected more than 50 math textbooks from next school year’s curriculum, citing references to critical race theory among reasons for the rejections. In a news release, the department stated 54 out of 132 of the textbook
Continue Reading Iowa QB Petras fighting for job after offense underperforms
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has opened its quarterback competition after its offense ranked near the bottom of the Football Bowl Subdivision. Spencer Petras has started 19 of the last 20 in which he’s appeared. Alex Padilla started three times last season. The Hawkeyes went 10-4 last season and
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Iowa QB Petras fighting for job after offense underperforms
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has opened its quarterback competition after its offense ranked near the bottom of the Football Bowl Subdivision. Spencer Petras has started 19 of the last 20 in which he’s appeared. Alex Padilla started three times last season. The Hawkeyes went 10-4 last season and
Continue Reading Police: 1 killed, another wounded in Missouri home invasion
FULTON, Mo. (AP) — Police in east-central Missouri say one man was killed and another injured in a home invasion. Television station KOMU reports the incident happened Monday night in Fulton. Fulton police say officers were called to a home just before 9 p.m. for a report of gunfire and found a 58-year-old man with
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CDC launches forecasting center to be like a ‘National Weather Service for infectious diseases’
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched its Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics on Tuesday. The center aims to be like the “National Weather Service for infectious diseases,” helping to guide decision-making at all levels. Data-driven weather forecasts help leaders know when to deploy resources to respond to
Continue ReadingEnergy shift creates opening for ‘world’s largest batteries’
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) — A question is hovering over the transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energy such as wind and solar: What happens when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine? The hydropower industry says the answer is developing more pumped storage plants. They function like
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Voting rights advocates warn of fresh threats to ballot access in Georgia
By Kelly Mena and Fredreka Schouten, CNN A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Voting rights advocates had warned that controversial elections laws Georgia legislators passed in 2021 would lead to partisan takeovers of local election boards, resulting in
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Nick Carter on how being a pandemic dad led to a new duet
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Like many of us, Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys picked up some weight while quarantining at home during the pandemic. But he also found some inspiration. The father of three with his wife Lauren Kitt told CNN he was at home when a song idea came to him about
Continue Reading Nick Carter on how being a pandemic dad led to a new duet
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Like many of us, Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys picked up some weight while quarantining at home during the pandemic. But he also found some inspiration. The father of three with his wife Lauren Kitt told CNN he was at home when a song idea came to him about
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Gas prices are creeping higher again
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Prices at the pump have stopped falling from their recent highs — and some forecasters are warning of another uptick as the summer driving season looms and the war in Ukraine continues. After a slow-but-steady decline, the national average price for regular gasoline bottomed out at $4.07 a gallon last
Continue Reading Dominic Thiem loses on return from injury at Serbia Open
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — John Millman has tainted Dominic Thiem’s return from injury by beating the Austrian 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Serbia Open. Thiem was playing his first tour-level match since injuring his right wrist last June. The former world No. 3 showed some signs of encouragement before Millman prevailed
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DeSantis moves against Disney with push to eliminate special status for Florida theme park
By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis escalated his weeks-long feud with Disney on Tuesday, challenging lawmakers to eliminate the unique status that allows the entertainment company to operate as an independent government around its Orlando-area theme parks. Within hours, Republican lawmakers delivered, quickly advancing a pair of bills targeting Disney over its objections
Continue Reading Column: Spieth crossing $50M a reminder of Tiger’s standard
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Jordan Spieth is the 11th player to cross the $50 million mark in career PGA Tour money, and he’s also the youngest. All that does is serve as a reminder of the dominance of Tiger Woods. And not even inflation can diminish that. Spieth would be quick to acknowledge
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