By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It could be a well-rehearsed zinger or an offhand, too-loud sigh. Notable moments from past presidential debates demonstrate how the candidates’ words and body language can make them look especially relatable or hopelessly out-of-touch. They also can showcase candidates at the top of their policy game or
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Ronald Brownstein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump differ on many important issues that will likely provoke intense arguments when they meet for their first debate Thursday, on CNN. Yet more lasting than the substance of any of these confrontations may be the conclusions voters draw from them about
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Presidential debates crystalize a quadrennial dilemma for a country contemplating a new political direction. But they’re usually defined more by trivial personality quirks, zeitgeist moments and gaffes than high-level ideological argument. Al Gore’s melodramatic sighs, George H.W. Bush’s unwise glance at his watch, a day’s growth on Richard
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Sporting Kansas City technical director Brian Bliss has left the team after nine years with the club. The team says the decision was mutual. Bliss, a 58-year-old former defender who played for the U.S. at the 1990 World Cup and 1988 Olympics, was hired as director of player personnel in
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Illinois man was seriously injured Monday in a crash on Highway 63 about two miles south of Rolla, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, a Nissan Murano – driven by Paul Dietrich, 71, of Fairview Heights, Illinois – was heading northbound on Highway 63.
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aleksander Barkov put his hands at either end of the Stanley Cup and began skating away to start the celebration that the Florida Panthers have wanted forever. And as he began to hoist hockey’s chalice for the first time, he had one thought. “It’s heavy,”
Continue ReadingBy WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brendan Donovan had three hits with an RBI and Lance Lynn pitched into the seventh inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals over the Atlanta Braves 4-3 for their fourth straight win and ninth in 12 games. St. Louis is 25-13 after a 15-24 start, moving three
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The jury in the class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers against the NFL is expected to begin deliberations on Wednesday after both sides wrapped up their cases on Monday. U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez will have a conference with attorneys for both sides Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rescue workers are combing through the charred ruins of a factory building near South Korea’s capital to find any more victims of a fire that killed 22 people, mostly Chinese migrant workers. Security cameras at the factory in Hwaseong showed smoke filling the second-floor worksite
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — There was no collapse. The Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup champions for the first time, and they took about the hardest path possible to the title. Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe scored goals, Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves and the Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers
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CNN By Christian Edwards and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said he was still “committed” to an Israeli ceasefire and hostage release proposal backed by the United States as he faced blowback from families of Israeli hostages for appearing to walk back his support of the proposal the
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EUGENE, Ore. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou track and field star Karissa Schweizer is headed to the Olympic games, once more. The 28-year-old captured a third-place finish in the women’s 5,000 meter final, on Monday night, to punch her ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 14:45.12 mark is the second-fastest 5k performance in Schweizer’s career. The
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) — El expresidente de Ecuador, Lenín Moreno, que en abril de 2019 retiró el asilo concedido por Ecuador al creador de WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, en la embajada de ese país en Londres, respondió a CNN al ser consultado sobre el acuerdo al que Assange llegó este lunes con el Gobierno de
Continue ReadingBy Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — The Nassau County Legislature has voted to ban transgender girls and women from competing at county facilities on teams and leagues that align with their gender identity. The local law passed Monday evening 12 to 5. It is one of many laws in the United States that restrict transgender athletes
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NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND, STATION FILE, CNN By Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — The Nassau County Legislature has voted to ban transgender girls and women from competing at county facilities on teams and leagues that align with their gender identity. The local law passed Monday evening 12 to 5. It is one of many laws
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Los fiscales instan al Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos a presentar cargos penales contra Boeing por problemas de seguridad relacionados con su 737 Max, aunque altos funcionarios del Departamento de Justicia todavía no tomaron una decisión final, le dijo a CNN una fuente familiarizada con el asunto. Los posibles cargos
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Lo último que se pierde es la esperanza, según haitianos consultados este lunes en la zona fronteriza de Dajabón, República Dominicana, que esperan la pronta llegada de la fuerza multinacional de seguridad liderada por Kenya. Para Willy Pie es tiempo de erradicar las pandillas y poner fin a la
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, Lauren Mascarenhas, Amanda Musa and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — At least two people are dead after severe storms and major flooding hit the Midwest, according to officials, and a dam in southern Minnesota built in the early 1900s is at risk of failing. Rapidan Dam near Mankato was in “imminent failure condition,” The
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) — La fundadora y líder del movimiento político Vente Venezuela, María Corina Machado, denunció este domingo en sus redes sociales que oficiales del alto mando militar difundieron “información falsa” sobre su posición en torno a la Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana (FANB). Machado se refirió a una publicación en la plataforma X
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash on Monday at the Missouri River Bridge on Highway 54 in Jefferson City was caused from a trailer that became unhooked from a flipped vehicle, according to a Jefferson City Police Department spokesman. The crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. Traffic stalled for more than an hour. Lanes are blocked
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