Columbia city council to meet for special budget work session Saturday
All of Columbia’s city council members will sit through a presentation Saturday morning on the significant changes in the proposed the fiscal year 2023 budget.
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Hawkeyes look for more consistency on offense
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s defense was a big reason the Hawkeyes won 10 games and the Big Ten West last season. The inconsistency of the offense played a big part in Iowa’s four losses, including a 42-3 defeat to Michigan in the Big Ten championship game and the
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Hawkeyes look for more consistency on offense
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s defense was a big reason the Hawkeyes won 10 games and the Big Ten West last season. The inconsistency of the offense played a big part in Iowa’s four losses, including a 42-3 defeat to Michigan in the Big Ten championship game and the
Continue ReadingCourt halts MNDOC’s plans to reincarcerate people released on conditional medical release during pandemic
By WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Ramsey Court judge has issued a temporary restraining order that halts the Minnesota Department of Corrections from reincarcerating people who were released from prison during the pandemic due to medical risk. The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota (ACLU-MN) and other
Continue ReadingCalifornia es el primer estado de EE.UU. que ofrece comidas gratis para niños en las escuelas
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Los niños de las escuelas públicas de California tendrán acceso a desayuno y almuerzo gratis durante los días de clases escolares sin importar la situación financiera de sus hogares. Es el primer estado de Estados Unidos que ofrecerá comidas gratuitas a un total de seis millones de estudiantes para el
Continue Reading Osasuna beats Sevilla 2-1 in Spanish league opener
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Spanish season has kicked off with Osasuna beating Sevilla 2-1 at home. Aimar Oroz converted a spot kick for the 74th-minute winner after the referee ruled that Sevilla midfielder Papu Gómez committed a foul in the area. Chimy Ávila scored the first goal of the
Continue Reading NIT headed to Las Vegas in 2023, Indianapolis in 2024
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA announced Friday that the NIT semifinals and final will be played at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas in 2023 and Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in 2024. The NIT has been played at Madison Square Garden in New York every year but two since 1938, with the 2020 tournament canceled due
Continue Reading Pats rookies Strange, Thornton solid in preseason debut
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots used their first exhibition outing on Thursday night to evaluate the new faces on their roster with most of their starters watching from the sideline after being given the night off. After struggling to find productive contributors via the draft in recent years,
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11 killed, including 2 children, in Montenegro gun attack, report state media
From Josh Pennington, Daniela Gonzalez-Roman, and Philip Wang, CNN At least 11 people were killed, including two children, in a deadly mass shooting in Montenegro’s southern city of Cetinje on Friday, according to state media RTCG. According to Montenegrin Police Chief Zoran Brđanin, the suspected shooter first attacked a family that was living in his
Continue ReadingLas autoridades cubanas reconocen la apertura del Gobierno de Colombia para dialogar con el ELN
Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La Cancillería de Cuba publicó este viernes una declaratoria del Alto Comisionado para La Paz de Colombia en la que destaca que el Gobierno de su país reconoce la legitimidad de la delegación de diálogos con la guerrilla del Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), en la búsqueda de la paz
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CNN chief legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin will exit network after 20 years
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Jeffrey Toobin said Friday that he will depart CNN, where he served most recently as chief legal analyst, putting an end to a 20-year run at the network in which he provided no-holds barred commentary and suffered a setback over a scandal in which he inadvertently exposed himself to co-workers
Continue ReadingEl drama de ser jubilado en Argentina: “No ceno porque ya sería un gasto extra que no me puedo dar”
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Casi tres de cada cuatro jubilados en Argentina perciben un ingreso que no llega a cubrir la canasta básica del adulto mayor elaborada por la Defensoría de la Tercera Edad. Julia, de 86 años, explica que “un jubilado sin medios está sometido a una sola cosa: sobrevivir”. “Trabajé
Continue Reading NIT heading to Las Vegas, Indianapolis in 2023-24
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NIT is moving out of Madison Square Garden. The NCAA announced Friday that the NIT semifinals and finals will be played in Las Vegas in 2023 and at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis the following year. The NIT has been played at Madison Square Garden in New York every year but one
Continue Reading Sweden beats Austria 6-0 to improve to 2-0 in world junior
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Defenseman Emil Andrae had two goals and an assist and Sweden beat Austria 6-0 on Friday to improve to 2-0 in the world junior hockey championship. Isak Rosen and Fabian Lysell each had a goal and an assist, and Simon Edvinsson and Theodor Niederbach also scored in the Group B game.
Continue Reading Ruud routed hometown favorite Auger-Aliassime in Montreal
MONTREAL (AP) — Fourth-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway routed hometown favorite Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-1, 6-2 on Friday in the National Bank Open quarterfinals. The sixth-seeded Auger-Aliassime, made 21 unforced errors to just eight for Ruud.Ruud will face eighth-seeded Hubert Hurkacz of Poland, a 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 6-1 winner over Nick Kyrgios of Australia. In
Continue Reading Running game is big takeaway from Giants preseason opener
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — One of the biggest surprises of the first two weeks of the New York Giants’ training camp has been the running game. Saquon Barkley is once again close to returning to his top form. The ACL injury is almost two years removed and the
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Nicaraguan police prohibit religious procession in capital
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s police are prohibiting a religious procession scheduled for Saturday in the capital, the latest sign of tensions between the government and the Roman Catholic Church. The Managua Archdiocese is now urging the faithful to come directly and peacefully to the cathedral Saturday “to pray for the church and
Continue Reading Ismaily scores on Lille debut in 1-1 draw at Nantes
NANTES, France (AP) — Brazilian defender Ismaily has scored on his debut in a 1-1 draw at Nantes in the French league. The 32-year-old Ismaily joined Lille from Ukrainian team Shakhtar Donetsk last week and he scored in the 77th minute to maintain his new team’s unbeaten start to the league. Lille routed Auxerre 4-1
Continue Reading Gunman in Montenegro kills 10, then shot dead by passerby
CETINJE, Montenegro (AP) — A man went on a shooting rampage in the streets of this western Montenegro city Friday, killing 10 people, including two children, before being shot dead by a passerby, officials said. Montenegrin police chief Zoran Brdjanin said in a video statement shared with media that attacker was a 34-year-old man he
Continue Reading Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on lecture stage in New York
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) — Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” drew death threats from Iran’s leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen Friday by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in western New York. A bloodied
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