Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — A Calgary researcher says doctors need to be keenly aware of the risks of the rare side effects linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine, which can happen to anyone regardless of age or sex, after a case of a 63-year-old man who was admitted
Continue ReadingA Bengal tiger is still at large somewhere in the Houston area, police say, but the man last seen with the big cat is now behind bars. Victor Hugo Cuevas was taken into custody Friday after a Fort Bend County judge revoked his bond on a pending, unrelated murder charge from 2017. The judge set
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A Colorado man who was recently charged with murder in the disappearance of his wife a year ago has also been charged with voter fraud for voting for Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election using his wife’s mail-in ballot, according to an affidavit. Barry Lee Morphew last week was charged with murder, tampering with
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have approved new legal protections against coronavirus lawsuits as one of the final actions of their 2021 session. The bill passed Friday would shield hospitals, manufacturers and other businesses from lawsuits over alleged wrongdoing during the pandemic. The bill now goes to Gov. Mike Parson, who made it
Continue Reading It was her last home softball game of the season, and Nicole Pyles, a sophomore at Durham Hillside High School in North Carolina, had just hit a double. Her hair, braided with beads and tied in a bun at the bottom of her neck, was the last thing on her mind. It quickly, however, became
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Continue Reading Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit can race in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes after the final two rounds of blood samples from the horse were deemed clear, officials said Friday. All three of trainer Bob Baffert’s horses scheduled to run at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, passed their drug tests. Medina Spirit and Concert Tour
Continue Reading At least 10 Palestinians were killed Friday by Israeli forces during violent clashes in towns and cities across the West Bank, the Gaza-based Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement, as sirens continued to blare all day across southern Israel, indicating another day of ceaseless rocket fire from Gaza. The violence in the occupied West
Continue Reading One of the most vaccinated countries in the world is experiencing a Covid-19 outbreak. While other nations struggle to secure enough vaccines, the Seychelles is in the enviable position of having already fully immunized more than 61.4% of the population. But that hasn’t been enough to stop the spread of Covid. Over the past month,
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, multiple law enforcement agencies executed a search warrant at a home on Poertner Street in Boonville leading to an arrest and seizure of drugs, weapons and cash. According to a Facebook post by the Cooper County Sheriff’s department, the investigation led to the seizure of large quantities of marijuana, THC
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Newly released footage showing how a Black man died as deputies forcibly removed him from a South Carolina jail cell is the latest case to raise questions about law enforcement’s use of force during encounters with the mentally ill. Jamal Sutherland died at the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center in North Charleston on January 5,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Heidelberg and On the Rocks are just two of the downtown businesses that are preparing for an increased number of people to be downtown this weekend. Matt McGee, owner of On the Rocks bar said, “The last few nights have been busy, whether that is due to the health order being
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The Israeli military directed heavy artillery fire and dozens of airstrikes into Gaza overnight into Friday, as fears grew that a ground invasion of the territory could be launched to quell rocket fire from Palestinian militants. As the Israeli bombardment rained down, United Nations officials inside Gaza said dozens of people had fled their homes
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Newly released footage showing how a Black man died as deputies forcibly removed him from a South Carolina jail cell is the latest case to raise questions about law enforcement’s use of force during encounters with the mentally ill. Jamal Sutherland died at the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center in North Charleston on January 5,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KEIZER, Oregon (KPTV) — This school year, amid a pandemic, FOX 12 has regularly gone inside Keizer Elementary to share the stories of teachers, staff and students firsthand, in a series called “Keizer Strong.” FOX 12 most recently spoke with a student teacher at the school about her
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Public health experts at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are facing challenges — even struggling — as they try to figure out how to convince hesitant Republicans to take the Covid-19 vaccine, federal officials familiar with the situation told CNN. “It’s kind of a mess to figure out with this particular audience
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have passed a bill that could let college athletes cash-in on their fame but could also result in higher tuition for students. The bill says colleges and universities can’t prevent student-athletes from making money off their name, image or likeness. The bill given final approval Friday also repeals
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Missouri (KMOV) — A propane plant went up in flames just outside of Springfield in southwest Missouri on Thursday. As many as 10,000 small tanks caught fire. So not only were there a large amount of small explosions, but tanks were flying into the air. It took
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have passed a measure that could let people buy alcohol at more times and in more ways. A bill given final approval Friday would make permanent a special pandemic area policy allowing restaurants to sell carry-out drinks, so long as they are sold with food and come in
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The House voted 111-42 to approve the bill Friday at about 5 p.m.
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