PHOTOS: Mizzou football opens season with Thursday night game
The Mizzou Tigers football team opened its season with a Thursday night game against Louisiana Tech at Memorial Stadium this year.
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January 6 committee seeking voluntary cooperation from Newt Gingrich
By Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen and Sara Murray, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has sent a letter to former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich seeking his voluntary cooperation to discuss his role in promoting false claims that the 2020 presidential election had been stolen. The
Continue Reading Ginni Thomas emailed Wisconsin lawmakers, asking them to help overturn 2020 election and ‘fight back against fraud’
By Zachary Cohen, CNN Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, pushed state lawmakers not only in Arizona but also Wisconsin to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election win, according to emails obtained via a public records request and shared with CNN. At least two state lawmakers from Wisconsin received what appear
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Benfica signs US defender Brooks, German midfielder Draxler
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese club Benfica has signed World Cup winner Julian Draxler on a one-year loan deal from Paris Saint-Germain. The 28-year-old midfielder helped Germany win the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Benfica also reached a one-year deal with American free agent John Brooks. The move will help the 29-year-old defender contend for
Continue ReadingBiden advierte que Trump y sus seguidores más cercanos “representan un extremismo que amenaza los cimientos mismos de nuestra república”
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden hizo una evaluación seria de la democracia estadounidense durante un raro discurso en horario estelar desde Filadelfia el jueves, afirmando que Donald Trump y sus aliados políticos más cercanos “prosperan en el caos” y advirtió que sus intentos de socavar la democracia podrían convertirse en violencia. “No viven
Continue Reading Bears GM Poles not ruling out long-term contract with Smith
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles remains optimistic the team can agree to a long-term contract with Roquan Smith and repair their relationship after the star linebacker requested a trade. Poles says he has “faith” Smith will “have a good year and we’ll work on our relationship.” Smith was
Continue Reading Trump-backed Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate suing Jan. 6 committee over deposition demands
By Zachary Cohen, CNN Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano is suing the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection in an effort to block the panel from compelling him to sit for a sworn deposition, according to a complaint filed in US District Court Thursday and additional documents obtained by CNN. In
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Some improvement seen as Jackson water woes continue
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi officials set up emergency distribution centers for handouts of water and hand sanitizer Thursday in the capital city of Jackson, as efforts to restore a flood-impaired, long-troubled water system continued. Jackson’s residents were already under a boil-water order before flooding from
Continue Reading Amazon bid to scrap historic union win blocked
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A hearing officer for a federal labor board has rebuffed Amazon’s attempt to scrap a historic union win at a warehouse on Staten Island, New York. Shortly after the labor win in April, Amazon filed more than two dozen objections with the National Labor Relations
Continue Reading US agents search properties linked to Russian oligarch
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. federal agents have simultaneously searched three properties linked to a billionaire Russian oligarch whose $120 million yacht was seized in April. Agents searched a high-rise in Manhattan, an estate in a posh Hamptons beach community, and an exclusive Miami island. The
Continue Reading California Democrats cap legislative year with climate wins
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tougher clean energy goals and a ban on new oil and gas wells near homes and schools are among the climate wins for California Democrats in the final days of the legislative session. Most of the proposals are being celebrated by Democrats and environmentalists who say
Continue Reading Swiatek winning easily, but knows who’s No. 1 at the US Open
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Iga Swiatek is winning easily — and quietly. At this U.S. Open, even the world’s No. 1 player is a distant No. 2 as long as Serena Williams is still around. Swiatek says: “Yeah, that’s kind of her time right now.” The two-time French Open
Continue Reading Movie producer pleads guilty in prostitution prosecution
NEW YORK (AP) — A California movie producer has pleaded guilty in a prostitution case, admitting that he conspired to run a business that prosecutors say delivered women to clients across the United States and in England. Dillon Jordan was permitted to enter the plea remotely Thursday and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to operate a
Continue Reading PSG offloads many players but misses out on signing Skriniar
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — French champion Paris Saint-Germain offloaded several players on a busy last day of the transfer window but missed out on signing Inter Milan’s central defender Milan Skriniar. PSG coach Christophe Galtier at least got his wish when Fabian Ruiz joined on a five-year deal from Napoli.
Continue Reading After fall of Roe, California expands abortion protections
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have approved more than a dozen bills this year to make it easier for women to get an abortion. State lawmakers wrapped up the legislative session on Wednesday. They passed 15 bills and approved $200 million in new spending to bolster the state’s already
Continue Reading US advisers endorse updated COVID shots for fall boosters
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer U.S. health advisers are endorsing new COVID-19 boosters that target today’s most common omicron strains. The tweaked shots made by Pfizer and rival Moderna contain half the regular vaccine and half protection against the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron versions. It’s not clear just how much more protection the extra
Continue Reading California’s last nuke plant to seek US OK for extended run
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The utility that oversees California’s last operating nuclear power plant is taking steps to seek federal approval for an extended lifespan, just hours after the Legislature opened a pathway for a run that could last through 2030. The five-year extension for the Diablo Canyon Power
Continue Reading Ex-Idaho state lawmaker sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping a legislative intern
By Paradise Afshar, CNN A former Idaho state lawmaker was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Wednesday after being found guilty earlier this year of raping a 19-year-old state legislative intern in 2021. Aaron von Ehlinger, 40, was found guilty in April of a rape charge, while also being acquitted of a charge of
Continue Reading Biden warns Trump and his closest followers ‘represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic’
President Joe Biden delivered a sober assessment of American democracy during a rare prime-time address in Philadelphia on Thursday, warning that Donald Trump and his closest political allies are threatening to take the country backward.
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Kansas GOP governor candidate won’t push more abortion rules
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, the Republican candidate for governor, says if he is elected he will not push for more abortion restrictions. Schmidt said Thursday during a campaign stop in Overland Park that he would respect the wishes of voters who on Aug. 2 overwhelmingly rejected a proposed constitutional
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