By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Does the Federal Reserve have it wrong? For months, the Fed has been warily watching the U.S. economy’s robust job gains out of concern that employers, desperate to hire, would keep boosting pay and, in turn, keep inflation high. But January’s blowout job growth coincided with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will roll into Starkville, Miss. on a three-game winning streak on Saturday. Head coach Dennis Gates said the Tigers’ matchup against the Bulldogs will not be an easy one. “They do a great job of, offensively, doing the things that they need to do, whether it’s to
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD and DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Pope Francis, on a novel ecumenical peace mission to the world’s youngest country, warned South Sudan’s political leaders on Friday that history will judge them harshly if they continue to drag their feet implementing a 2018 peace accord. Accompanying him to the
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Los ecuatorianos están llamados a las urnas este domingo 5 de febrero para responder ocho preguntas en el Referéndum 2023 para reformar la Constitución Nacional de Ecuador. En esta ajetreada jornada electoral —de carácter obligatorio— también se votarán autoridades seccionales, entre prefectos, viceprefectos, alcaldes, concejales urbanos, concejales rurales y vocales en
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By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN Harrison Li and Katherine Swidan both worry they may never see their loved ones again. Kai Li — Harrison Li’s father — and Mark Swidan — Katherine Swidan’s son — are both Americans who have been imprisoned for years in China, and both have been designated by the
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN Harrison Li and Katherine Swidan both worry they may never see their loved ones again. Kai Li — Harrison Li’s father — and Mark Swidan — Katherine Swidan’s son — are both Americans who have been imprisoned for years in China, and both have been designated by the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hay algo en el aire de Seattle. Y aunque a simple vista pueda parecer que se trata del café, si te fijas un poco más te darás cuenta de que Seattle no funciona con cafeÃna, sino con innovación. No en vano esta ciudad ha dado origen a Microsoft, Amazon, Boeing y
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By Brad Lendon, CNN News that the Pentagon is monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon in the skies over the continental United States raises a series of questions — not least among them, what exactly it might be doing. US officials have said the flight path of the balloon, first spotted over Montana on Thursday,
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISO (AP) — A high-profile trial focused on a 2018 tweet about the financing for a Tesla buyout that never happened drew a surprise spectator Friday — Elon Musk, the billionaire accused of misleading investors with his usage of the Twitter service he now owns. Musk, the CEO
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals finalized Zack Greinke’s $8.5 million contract, bringing back a well-known and veteran arm to their otherwise young starting rotation. The deal for the 39-year-old Greinke includes up to $7.5 million in performance bonuses. He made $13 million with the Royals
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals finalized Zack Greinke’s $8.5 million contract, bringing back a well-known and veteran arm to their otherwise young starting rotation. The deal for the 39-year-old Greinke includes up to $7.5 million in performance bonuses. He made $13 million with the Royals
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals finalized Zack Greinke’s $8.5 million contract, bringing back a well-known and veteran arm to their otherwise young starting rotation. The deal for the 39-year-old Greinke includes up to $7.5 million in performance bonuses. He made $13 million with the Royals
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By Deja Brown Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — An overflow of unmentionables accompanied by an odor that’s becoming unbearable, all caused by a broken sewer pipe in Gentilly. One woman, who asked to only be referenced as Ms. Brown, says she has dealt with the terrible smell from the
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By Michelle Bandur Click here for updates on this story DIXON, Califronia (KCRA) — The Dixon Unified School District is investigating a racist post on Instagram that showed pictures of John Knight Middle School students and their principal. Superintendent Brian Dolan said a parent made him aware of the post on Wednesday and called a
Continue ReadingAmarachi Orie, CNN Life simulation game “The Sims 4” has taken a few steps forward in imitating real life. Beyond choosing a Sim character’s body size, fat ratio or hair color, players — known as Simmers — can now give their teenage or adult Sims top-surgery scars or make them wear a chest binder or
Continue ReadingBy Estevan Lopez Click here for updates on this story PACIFIC GROVE, California (KSBW) — The Red Cross honored three heroes that worked together in order to save the life of Steve Bruemmer, who suffered a shark bite while swimming near Lover’s Point beach back in June 2022. Paul Bandy, Aimee Johns and Heath Braddock
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By Jatara McGee Click here for updates on this story KENWOOD, Ohio (WLWT) — The gift of life came in the nick of time for a Kenwood man. WLWT first interviewed Mark Plummer in April 2022. He was suffering from interstitial lung disease, an incurable lung disease that causes stiffening of the lungs, and his
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By Barbie Nadeau, CNN Italian anti-Mafia police have arrested another mobster on the run, just two weeks after the sensational arrest on January 16 of Sicilian Cosa Nostra superboss Matteo Messina Denaro at a health clinic in Palermo, Sicily. This time it was Edgardo Greco, 63, who was apprehended in Saint-Etienne, France, where he was
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By Todd Magel Click here for updates on this story BONDURANT, Iowa (KCCI) — A Bondurant man who was nearly crushed under his 7,000-pound pickup truck has lived to tell the tale. “I just kind of wanted it off me,” Josh Gordon said. Gordon is laughing about it now, but it was a different story
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TODAY: Cold air from the arctic is bordering Mid-MO as an arctic high has pushed in just north of us. This cold is short-lived, as winds turn southerly this afternoon. Temperatures only reach low 30s despite blue skies. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall into the 20’s from clear skies. Winds will be breezy from the south up
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