White House press secretary reacts to killing of Haiti’s president
White House press secretary Jen Psaki sends condolences from the White House to the people of Haiti after the Haitian President, Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated.
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5 things to know for July 8: Haiti, coronavirus, Trump, condo collapse, Colombia
By AJ Willingham, CNN Elsa is headed to the Northeast as a tropical storm, leaving a trail of suspected tornadoes across the South. The storm will likely hang around until tomorrow, when it’s expected to move back over open water. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your
Continue ReadingElsa raises flood threat for the New York metro area
As Elsa moves into the Mid-Atlantic, flash flood concerns grow for New York and the surrounding vicinity. CNN Meteorologist Karen Maginnis has the details along with the Texas flood threat and western heat wave.
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Climate change altered the size of human bodies
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The average body size of humans has fluctuated significantly over the last million years and is linked to a changing climate, according to research published Thursday. A team of researchers led by the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and the University of Tübingen in Germany gathered measurements of brain
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The Tokyo Olympics: A Summer Games like no other
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics will be the 29th edition of the Summer Games. But this edition, athletes and spectators will see an Olympics like no other.
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Search underway in Callaway County for man accused of stealing from business
Several law enforcement agencies worked into the early hours of Thursday to find a suspect who ran from Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies.
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27 million people under tropical storm warnings as Elsa races up the East Coast
By Madeline Holcombe and Eric Levenson, CNN Tropical Storm Elsa, which brought heavy rain and high winds to parts of Florida and Georgia, moved into the Carolinas on Thursday and is forecast to race northward up the East Coast over the next few days. Tornadoes were reported across northern Florida and southeastern Georgia on Wednesday,
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do Columbia and Boone County need new health orders?
Boone County reported a daily case total of more than 100 this week for the first time since the winter pandemic peak. However, officials have resisted putting a new health order in place after months without regulations. Boone County is also the most vaccinated county in Missouri.
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City of Columbia sets blueprint for utility bill late fee return
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia will reinstate fees beginning Aug. 1 for late utility bill payments. The state of emergency city manager John Glascock declared in April, 2020, put the late fees on hold due to the pandemic. The City made the decision to reassess late charges after the City lifted its state
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Suspect has been charged after an Indiana police officer on the FBI Task Force was killed
By Amir Vera, Taylor Romine and Rob Frehse, CNN The man who allegedly shot and killed a veteran Indiana officer serving on an FBI Task Force in Terre Haute, Indiana, was charged Thursday with murdering a federal agent, according to officials. FBI Task Force Officer Greg Ferency was “ambushed and fatally shot” outside of the
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Former South African President Jacob Zuma begins jail term after handing himself over to police
By David McKenzie, CNN Former South African President Jacob Zuma handed himself over to police late Wednesday, authorities said, to begin a 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court. The move ended days of intense speculation over whether the police and former President would comply with the country’s Constitutional Court for Zuma’s arrest and imprisonment.
Continue ReadingInvestigation finds no racial bias by employee who cut biracial girl’s hair, Michigan school district says
By Taylor Romine and Keely Aouga, CNN There was no racial bias at play when a Michigan school staff member cut a biracial child’s hair, the school district said on Friday, citing the result of a third-party investigation into the incident which occurred in March. The Mount Pleasant Public School district (MPPS) released a statement
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Global Covid-19 death toll surpasses 4 million
By Deidre McPhillips and Nectar Gan, CNN More than 4 million people around the world have died of Covid-19, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. In total, three countries account for more than a third of all global deaths. The United States, which has the highest number of fatalities at 606,000, accounts for 15%
Continue Reading (PKG) HEALTH MINUTE: VACCINE HESITANCY AMONG YOUNG ADULTS
Health experts are worried about growing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among young adults as the Delta variant continues to spread across the U.S.
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Two former Columbia College standouts team up to host youth basketball camp
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two former Columbia College basketball standouts teamed up to host a youth basketball camp on Wednesday afternoon. Jackson Dubinski and Hank Matthews were out at Hickman High School. Their three-day camp runs until the end of the week. It’s open to girls and boys in fourth through eighth grade. “I grew up
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Missouri begins new fiscal year with record amount of money
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is beginning its new budget year with a record amount of money in the bank. The state budget office said Wednesday that Missouri started the 2022 fiscal year July 1 with nearly $2.4 billion on hand. That shattered the old record of nearly $1.5 billion for the fiscal year
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Missouri Gov. Parson signs bill for to-go cocktails
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri restaurants will be able to sell to-go cocktails permanently under a new law. Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday signed the legislation into law. Missouri had eased restrictions on to-go mixed drinks during the coronavirus pandemic as a way to help struggling restaurants maintain business. The new law makes
Continue Reading CNN gets rare look inside rebel base in Myanmar
CNN’s Sam Kiley gets a rare glimpse inside a Myanmar rebel camp, where volunteers are training to fight the country’s military junta who seized power after a coup earlier this year.
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Inside the Myanmar mountain camp where rebels train to fight for freedom from the junta
Exclusive by Sam Kiley, CNN Full-throated they belt out songs of victory, their boots adding the drumbeat as ranks of new recruits jog in formation through their jungle training camp. There’s no doubting the shining eyes of these young people united by an ideal — freedom from the junta that’s smothered democracy in Myanmar. Nor,
Continue ReadingA 12-foot Burmese python has been loose in a Louisiana mall store for days
By Neelam Bohra and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Search teams in Baton Rouge are rolling snake eyes when it comes to finding Cara, a large, banana-yellow Burmese python that slithered out of her exhibit in the Blue Zoo aquarium in the Mall of Louisiana on Monday night. The mall, home to more than 140 stores, closed
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