Four Mizzou Club Swimmers severely injured in Illinois hazmat spill crash
Four Mizzou Club Swim teammates are recovering in the ICU after the deadly pile-up crash in Illinois over the weekend.
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Opinion: Why EVs are suddenly controversial
Opinion by Meg Jacobs (CNN) — “You can be loyal to American labor or loyal to environmental lunatics. You can’t be loyal to both,” former President Donald Trump said at a rally last week in Macomb County, Michigan. Trying to win the support of blue-collar workers in the Rust Belt as he seeks the 2024 GOP nomination,
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The Powerball jackpot is huge, but here are 3 better ways to increase your wealth
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — After no ticket matched all numbers drawn in Monday night’s Powerball lottery, anyone feeling lucky has another chance to win the jackpot, which now stands at a whopping $1.2 billion, at the Wednesday drawing. To be sure, here’s nothing wrong with fantasizing about winning the grand prize,
Continue ReadingBill aims to bring more liquor licenses to minority-owned businesses in Boston
By PAUL BURTON Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Minority-run small restaurant owners and city leaders speak out about the inequities surrounding liquor licenses throughout the city of Boston. “We are excited for every restaurant to open up, but we need to ensure that every neighborhood has a space for that
Continue ReadingA conversation with Chappell Roan, the yodeling, queer pop icon of tomorrow
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Missouri-bred pop superstar of the future Chappell Roan released her glittery debut album “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” late last month. Over a million monthly listeners on Spotify and a co-sign from some of the biggest performers, Roan’s future is looking
Continue ReadingA conversation with Chappell Roan, the yodeling, queer pop icon of tomorrow
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Missouri-bred pop superstar of the future Chappell Roan released her glittery debut album “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” late last month. Over a million monthly listeners on Spotify and a co-sign from some of the biggest performers, Roan’s future is looking
Continue ReadingTom Brady having a tough time transitioning from football player to football spectator
By MICHAEL HURLEY Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Those of us who spend a double-digit number of hours on the couch every Sunday watching football know that it’s not for the faint of heart. Tom Brady is now learning that, too. The 46-year-old retiree has open Sundays for the
Continue ReadingUK Home Secretary Suella Braverman wows some Conservatives and alarms others with hardline stance
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman has railed against unauthorized migrants, human-rights laws and “woke” critics of her hardline policies at the Conservative Party’s annual conference. Braverman is trying to secure her place as the flag-bearer of the party’s law-and-order right wing. In a speech she called
Continue ReadingGeorgia high school football player dies after falling ill on sidelines, district says
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A school district says a high school football player died after suffering a “medical emergency” on the sidelines of a game in Georgia. The Savannah-Chatham County school system said in a statement that the junior varsity team from Windsor Forest High School was playing Monday night when on-site emergency responders rushed
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Suspect in kidnapping of 9-year-old girl wrote a ransom note to try to get money, court documents state
CNN, SPECTRUM NEWS (ALBANY) By Elizabeth Wolfe, Andy Rose, John Miller and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — The 46-year-old man accused of kidnapping 9-year-old Charlotte Sena in upstate New York wrote a ransom note with intent to get money, according to an arraignment memorandum released Tuesday. Craig Nelson Ross Jr., abducted the girl “and wrote
Continue ReadingPlans to accommodate transgender swimmers at a World Cup meet scrapped because of lack of entries
BERLIN (AP) — Plans for the first “open category” swimming races to accommodate transgender competitors at a World Cup this weekend have been scrapped because of a lack of entries. World Aquatics says it received “no entries” for the open category events scheduled to take place at a World Cup starting Friday in Berlin. Swimming’s
Continue ReadingJohn Gordon, artist who helped design Packers’ distinctive ‘G’ team logo, dies at age 83
DE PERE, Wis. (AP) — John Gordon, an artist who as a young art student helped design the Green Bay Packers’ distinctive “G” team logo, has died at age 83. Gordon died Saturday, said Matt Cotter, the owner of Cotter Funeral & Cremation Care in De Pere, Wisconsin. The funeral home posted an obituary which
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MU Health Care expands services in northeast Missouri
MU Health Care has reached an agreement with hospitals in Moberly and Kirksville that will expand its presence to northeast Missouri.
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Dow sinks by more than 400 points as spiking yields weigh on stocks
By Krystal Hur and Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks fell sharply Tuesday afternoon, as US Treasury yields surged to their highest levels in over a decade, worrying investors that higher borrowing rates could further stall the housing market. The Dow fell 430 points, or 1.3%, notching its lowest close since June and
Continue ReadingMuere segundo tripulante que volaba en avioneta que cayó y se incendió en Cali
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — El segundo tripulante de la nave T-90 que se estrelló en Cali, Valle del Cauca el martes, falleció este miércoles luego de estar en la unidad de cuidados intensivos por las heridas sostenidas en el accidente, informó en un comunicado oficial la Fuerza Aeroespacial Colombiana (FAC). El cadete Juan David
Continue Reading¿Qué es un eclipse solar anular? Esto es lo que debes saber
Aleja Páez (CNN) — Un eclipse solar anular aparecerá en los cielos de América del Norte, Central y del Sur el 14 de octubre, creando un espectáculo singular para aquellos que se encuentren en su camino, además de ser una rara oportunidad para los científicos. El deslumbrante evento celestial permitirá a millones de personas presenciar
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C-3PO ‘Star Wars’ head goes on sale in huge movie memorabilia auction
Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — In a galaxy not-so far away, “Star Wars” fans will soon have the chance to buy the head of C-3PO when it goes under the hammer next month as part of a huge movie memorabilia auction. However, you’ll need more than just the force on your side, as the item
Continue ReadingAtlanta will pay $3.75M to family of Nebraska man who died after being handcuffed and held face down
ATLANTA (AP) — The city of Atlanta will pay $3.75 million to the family of a Nebraska man who died after police handcuffed him face down. The City Council approved the settlement Monday after a medical examiner determined that Ricardo Dorado Jr.’s Aug. 21, 2022 death was a homicide. The medical examiner ruled the death
Continue Reading2 Army soldiers killed, 12 injured in crash of military transport vehicle in Alaska
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two U.S. Army soldiers are dead and 12 others injured after the military transport vehicle in which they were riding flipped on a dirt road in Alaska. Army officials say the accident happened Monday as the soldiers headed to the Yukon Training Area just south of
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The goal that was, but wasn’t: The ‘monumental error’ that has put English soccer in crisis mode
By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — The success of any relationship is based on trust. It is faith in the other that helps to successfully negotiate the challenges, to repair after those downward roller-coaster moments. But when integrity is called into question, when there is doubt, there is usually lasting damage, unless there is change.
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