He was a shy man who didn’t lead marches or give dramatic speeches. But Howard Thurman was a spiritual genius who transformed history. Thurman was a pastor and professor and mystic whose groundbreaking book, “Jesus and the Disinherited,” was a condemnation of a form of Christianity which Thurman said was far too often “on the
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Like other newborn puppies, Skipper likes to eat, drink water and go to the bathroom. But the border collie and Australian shepherd mix is unique from the rest of her litter: She was born with six legs. “This is a miracle named Skipper. Literally,” Neel Veterinary Hospital in Oklahoma wrote on its Facebook page on
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The jobless rate in the US is dropping, but the Federal Reserve is looking beyond that number to see just how much the economy — and hard-working Americans — are still struggling under persistent pandemic woes. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also
Continue Reading The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday directed air carriers to inspect all Pratt & Whitney engines similar to the one that dramatically failed on a United Airlines flight on Saturday. The directive effectively grounds the Boeing 777-200 planes that use this specific PW4000 series engine, but the only US operator with this type of engine
Continue Reading Ghana has become the first country to receive Covid-19 vaccines through the World Health Organization’s COVAX program on Wednesday, a joint statement issued by UNICEF Ghana and WHO Ghana said. The shipment, consisting of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines, arrived at 7 am GMT Wednesday on an Emirates flight at Kotoka International Airport, in
Continue Reading Ghana has become the first country to receive Covid-19 vaccines through the World Health Organization’s COVAX program on Wednesday, a joint statement issued by UNICEF Ghana and WHO Ghana said. The shipment, consisting of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines, arrived at 7 am GMT Wednesday on an Emirates flight at Kotoka International Airport, in
Continue Reading Kartik Pinglé and Jasmine Wright haven’t graduated from high school yet. But they’ve already discovered four new exoplanets and co-authored a peer-reviewed paper. Their paper about the newly discovered planets, which are about 200 light-years away from Earth, was published in The Astronomical Journal in January. “I remember when I came home, and I told
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A 30-year-old Northern California man undergoing a mental health episode died days after police officers kneeled on the back of his neck for nearly five minutes to subdue him, lawyers for his family said. Angelo Quinto had been “suffering from anxiety, depression, and paranoia for the previous few months,” his family’s attorneys said in a
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Each week, Sheri McGregor gets hundreds of emails from parents shut out of their children’s lives. Every story is different, she said. What the parents have in common is a profound sense of isolation. “They say, ‘I thought I was the only one,’” said McGregor, founder of a website for estranged parents who lives in
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Downtown Columbia eateries are holding Restaurant Week, and they hope this year’s event will help boost sales hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.
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China has detained at least six people for allegedly defaming four servicemen killed in a bloody border clash with India last June, as state media wages a propaganda campaign hailing the dead troops as martyrs. Police said six people were detained for up to 15 days across China, with another accused currently living overseas facing
Continue Reading A court in China has ordered a man to pay thousands of dollars in compensation to his former wife for housework she shouldered during their five-year marriage, in a landmark divorce ruling that has sparked discussion in the country over the value of unpaid domestic duties. Wang, a homemaker, demanded restitution equivalent to $24,700 from
Continue Reading A court in China has ordered a man to pay thousands of dollars in compensation to his former wife for housework she shouldered during their five-year marriage, in a landmark divorce ruling that has sparked discussion in the country over the value of unpaid domestic duties. Wang, a homemaker, demanded restitution equivalent to $24,700 from
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The world held its breath awaiting news of Tiger Woods’ condition after the golf legend suffered serious injuries Tuesday in a rollover crash near Los Angeles. Woods, 45, was awake and responsive after a lengthy surgery at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, according to a statement early Wednesday on his Twitter account. Here’s what we know
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A new, more contagious variant of coronavirus first detected in the UK is likely to fuel a surge of cases in the spring, several experts predicted Tuesday. The variant, called B.1.1.7, was suspected of causing renewed spread in Britain. It’s been seen across much of the US — with the US Centers for Disease Control
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Golf legend Tiger Woods is awake and recovering from surgery, according to a statement posted early Tuesday on his official Twitter account. Woods, who was involved in a serious car accident on Monday near Los Angeles, is “responsive, and recovering in his hospital room,” the statement said. Woods suffered serious leg injuries and was trapped
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Here are the local sports scores from Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS HOOPS Capital City 57 | Smith-Cotton 43 FINAL Centralia 57 | Battle 74 FINAL California 51 | Southern Boone 60 FINAL Mexico 48 | Hannibal 31 FINAL Fulton 62 | Moberly 50 FINAL
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The meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. at Fulton City Hall. The council held an emergency meeting the previous Tuesday about the issue caused by frozen well heads across the country after the polar vortex.
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The United States can expect to see a total of 240 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine by the end of March, drug companies told a House subcommittee Tuesday. Pfizer and Moderna — the two companies with Covid-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use in the United States — have pledged to make a combined total of
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