By Lauren Victory Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — With all the buzz about the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Chicago next month, it might be easy to forget the small businesses standing to benefit, including a team making sure the delegates are caffeinated. Be it a big dog like President
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — The board of trustees of the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne has announced the appointment of Dominique Meyer as executive director, effective July 15. Meyer, however, will remain superintendent of Milan’s Teatro alla Scala until the end of his term on Feb. 28, 2025, la Scala added in a statement. Meyer had
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — El líder de la minoría demócrata en la Cámara de Representantes, Hakeem Jeffries, y el presidente Joe Biden se reunieron el jueves por la noche tras la rueda de prensa en solitario del presidente, seguida muy de cerca, mientras continúan las bajas en la coalición demócrata de Biden en el
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A county canvassing board in North Dakota rejected the absentee ballot of the wife of North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum. Kathryn Burgum had voted in the competitive Republican primary held last month. A Democrat who served on the Cass County Canvassing Board says her absentee ballot was rejected
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — La delegación mexicana que asistirá a los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024 ya está lista para la justa que se llevará a cabo en la ciudad francesa del 24 de julio al 11 de agosto. De acuerdo con datos que el Comité Olímpico Mexicano (COM) brindó a CNN, México tendrá 109
Continue ReadingBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine prosecutors say they have charged two French rugby players with aggravated sexual assault, the latest development in the case of a woman who said she was repeatedly raped by the athletes after they took her back to their hotel room and prevented her from leaving. The prosecutor’s office in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appeals court says absentee voters’ witnesses don’t need to supply their complete addresses for election officials. Thursday’s ruling could lead to more absentee ballots being counted in the battleground state this fall. State law requires absentee voters to submit their ballots in an envelope with a witness
Continue ReadingRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — More than 500,000 North Carolina residents have enrolled in state’s Medicaid expansion program in the seven months since it was launched. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper said in a Friday news conference that his office’s goal was to hit 600,000 in two years but enrollment has exceeded expectations. Expanding Medicaid had been
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have slapped a “closure” order on a 10-foot tall aquatic statue of the Greek god of the sea Poseidon that was erected in May in the Gulf of Mexico just off the beach in the town of Progreso, Yucatan. Mexico’s environmental protection agency said it lacked permits.
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By Oscar Holland, Leah Dolan and Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, and Riddhi Doshi on the red carpet (CNN) — After seven months of extravagant pre-wedding celebrations, Anant Ambani, the son of India’s richest man, completed his long-awaited marriage to pharmaceutical heiress Radhika Merchant before thousands of guests on Friday. Kim and Khloé Kardashian, Nick Jonas and
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was found guilty of murder earlier this year will be sentenced later this month. Jessie Williams, 33, was found guilty on May 16 of second-degree murder in the October 2022 death of Kaylen Schmit. He is accused of pushing Schmit off the Highway 63 bridge near Clark Lane. Schmit,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The new weapons detection systems at Columbia Public Schools will not only be able to identify weapons, but they are also capable of detecting vapes. The district approved the purchase of Opengate weapons detection systems in April. The district purchased 15 units, which will be located at all three high schools when school
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Continúan los trabajos de búsqueda y rescate para localizar a una persona reportada como desaparecida tras las intensas lluvias, informó a través de una publicación de Facebook la Secretaría de Gestión Integral de Riesgos y Protección Civil de Guerrero, en México. En otra publicación de Facebook, la Secretaría, que pertenece
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his centrist coalition government have suffered a defeat in parliament, where a slim majority rejected legislation that would have eased the strict anti-abortion law. Tusk and his liberal Civic Coalition party supported the draft that would have lifted the current punishment for persons
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was charged with several child sex crimes after authorities allegedly found recordings of him sexually assaulting a child. Jacob Stockglausner, 37, was charged with statutory sodomy, sexual exploitation of a child, first-degree promoting child pornography and possessing child porn. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without
Continue ReadingThis week’s new streaming entertainment releases include a final album under Donald Glover’s Childish Gambino moniker, Kerry Washington’s comedy “UnPrisoned” returning for a second season and daredevils who scale the world’s tallest buildings fall in love in “Skywalkers: A Love Story.” Roland Emmerich’s “Those About to Die” is a gladiator series set in ancient Rome
Continue ReadingOpinion by Kellie Carter Jackson (CNN) — It seems every summer my friends are taking vacations, and during an election year, many of them use these vacations to figure out their exit plan. Depending on how this election goes, the constant refrain is, “Where are we going?” In the Black experience, leaving is one of the
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By MJ Lee, Jeff Zeleny, Manu Raju, Michael Williams and Annie Grayer, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden is launching a delayed outreach campaign to key groups of lawmakers – the kind of effort Democrats have long called for – after he met Thursday with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries following the president’s closely
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By Kerri Cronk Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KSTU) — A gardening program at the Utah State Prison is so popular it’s expanding. The prison is breaking ground on a garden on the women’s side of the facility. “It’s an amazing thing,” said Kimberly Bettelyoun, an inmate who will
Continue ReadingBy Jesse Huto Click here for updates on this story HALIFAX (CTV Network) — Nova Scotia RCMP say a boat containing the bodies of two people believed to be from British Columbia washed ashore the Sable Island National Park Reserve in Nova Scotia earlier this week. Parks Canada contacted RCMP around 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday
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