The refugee, identified by Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri as Fazal, was greeted at the Columbia Regional Airport by a group that included newly-hired staff who speak Pashto, the charity said. The charity said refugees need food, clothing, shelter, jobs, English language training and introduction to their new communities when they arrive here.
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By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Nearly a dozen states have enacted laws this year that pave the way for election subversion, and additional proposals are gaining momentum in other states, according to a new tally by a nonpartisan group that tracks election-related bills. The Voting Rights Lab analysis identified several categories of election subversion legislation, ranging
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By Evan McMorris-Santoro and Meridith Edwards, CNN Robin Steenman pulled her daughter out of public school over a mask mandate last year. She’s now in private school and misses public school. But Steenman is keeping her out not because of masks, but because of lesson plans she says make students feel bad about their race.
Continue ReadingBy Evan McMorris-Santoro and Meridith Edwards, CNN Robin Steenman pulled her daughter out of public school over a mask mandate last year. She’s now in private school and misses public school. But Steenman is keeping her out not because of masks, but because of lesson plans she says make students feel bad about their race.
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. Marshals Services says a 60-day effort to reduce violent crime in the Wichita area led to more than 1,000 arrests and numerous drug and weapons seizures. The Marshals Service said in a news release Wednesday that Operation Triple Beam-Wichita, which ended Sept. 5, involved numerous federal, state, county and
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By Ali Zaslav and Clare Foran, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday night that Democrats had reached an agreement with Republicans on a stopgap bill to keep the government funded through early December and will vote Thursday on the measure to avert a shutdown. “We have an agreement on the CR — the
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Approximately 4,600 Haitians have been removed from the United States on repatriation flights from Texas to Haiti since September 19, a Homeland Security spokesperson told CNN on Wednesday. The Biden administration has relied on a Trump-era public health authority, known as Title 42, to swiftly remove migrants encountered at the US-Mexico
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By Jason Hanna, Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN The FBI visited Brian Laundrie’s family home in North Port, Florida, again on Thursday afternoon amid the ongoing search for him. Two FBI agents arrived to the home in a black SUV and brought a large brown paper bag inside. They did not depart with the
Continue Readingposadasimon (CNN) — El debate sobre la carne roja o la carne blanca está en un empate: comer carne blanca, como las aves, tendría un efecto idéntico en tu nivel de colesterol como comer carne roja, según indica una investigación reciente. MIRA: Lo que el color de tu orina dice sobre tu salud La creencia de
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN Novant Health, a North Carolina not-for-profit system of 15 medical centers with more than 2,300 physicians, said this week it had terminated roughly 175 employees for non-compliance with its mandatory Covid-19 vaccination program. More than 99% of Novant Health team members chose compliance, company President and CEO Carl Armato said in
Continue ReadingBy KOCO Staff Click here for updates on this story OWASSO, OK (KOCO) — The Owasso Police Department is mourning the death of an officer, who died due to COVID-19 complications. According to a post on the department’s Facebook page, Officer Howard Smith, a 26-year veteran of the department, died due to complications associated with
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — En diversos países, la pandemia de covid-19 no permitió el regreso a clases presenciales en más de un año. Por esta situación, el sector educativo fue de los afectados por el coronavirus y puede haber repercusiones en el futuro. Según el Unicef, “un cierre prolongado de escuelas puede afectar negativamente a
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The Boone County Commission heard support for and opposition Tuesday to removing 25-year-old paintings by former Columbia College art professor Sid Larson from the Boone County Courthouse.
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, Liz Stark and Ella Nilsen, CNN The ivory-billed woodpecker, along with 22 other species of birds, fish, mussels and other wildlife, is set to be declared extinct and removed from the endangered species list, US wildlife officials announced Wednesday. “For the species proposed for delisting today, the protections of the (Endangered Species
Continue Reading By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A prominent backer of Republican causes and candidates is notably absent from the conservative political groups backing efforts to ban in schools what they call critical race theory. Leaders in the network built by the billionaire Koch family say they oppose government bans on the
Continue ReadingBy NATHAN VICKERS Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — A thick layer of smoke has been bothering neighborhoods in KCMO and Grandview for several days now. But possibly no one is as weary of the smoke as Tony Everhart, the owner of Everhart Tree Service. The fire has been
Continue Readingherbertholguin (CNN) — ¿Los consejos de un antiguo monje budista podrían ayudarte a mejorar tu vida sexual? Esa es la implicación de “El libro de la pasión: una guía tibetana sobre el amor y el sexo”, escrito originalmente en 1938 por el monje budista tibetano Gendun Chopel. Esta colección de poemas breves y sensuales también
Continue ReadingBy Joey Safchik Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Neb. (KETV) — Inside the places where health is always top of mind, doctors, nurses and other hospital workers are learning to take care of not only their patients, but one another. “Overall, morale is a bit low, I would say,” said Dr. Daniel
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Hope Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, CA (KCRA) — Another shooting in Old Sacramento is causing safety concerns for locals, tourists, and officials. Police said two people were shot in the visitor-heavy area Monday night after a fight broke out between two separate groups. The victims, two adult men, are
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