An estimated $17.5 billion of beer and liquor sales in the United States in 2016 was consumed by minors, with the products of three companies — AB InBev, Molson Coors Beverage Co. and Diageo — accounting for nearly 45% of underage youth consumption, a new study found. “A study of this kind hasn’t been done
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It’s here! It’s finally here! “In the Heights,” the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical of the same name, is hitting theaters and streaming. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Starting tomorrow, the state is set to end all federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits. Missouri is among the first states to end pandemic-related programs for people who are out of work. At least 24 states led by Republican governors have decided to end pandemic-related unemployment benefits early for residents. The federal program, which
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Food and Drug Administration has authorized an extension of the shelf life of Johnson & Johnson vaccines, from three months to four and a half months. This means the doses that local health departments said would expire by the end of June now have until August. The Columbia/Boone County Department of
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With declining rates of Covid-19 infections and deaths across the US, more cities and states have lifted safety restrictions in anticipation of a better summer. But officials continue to warn that those unvaccinated remain vulnerable to the virus, especially to dangerous variants which could set back national progress against the pandemic if they become more
Continue Reading Several Philadelphia-area homes were severely damaged in a fire ignited by an explosion inside a residence on Thursday, officials said. Shortly before 1:00 p.m., a code enforcement officer responded to a residence for a follow-up inspection, Lower Providence Township Police Chief Mike Jackson said. When the code enforcement officer engaged with the homeowner, that person
Continue Reading In a historic verdict, five victims were awarded nearly $15 million by a jury after a storage tank malfunction at a fertility clinic in San Francisco destroyed their frozen embryos three years ago. The verdict is the first of its kind to award damages to victims who have lost their chance to have biological children
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Carrie Johnson, the new wife of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has taken her first step onto the global stage as she welcomed United States President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden to Cornwall, southwest England. Her debut as Britain’s “first lady” comes only two weeks after she and the Prime Minister, with whom
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More school districts in Mid-Missouri are making masks optional as coronavirus cases go down and vaccinations go up.
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An Arkansas woman is suing a state trooper after she claims he performed a dangerous pursuit intervention technique (PIT) maneuver during a traffic stop, which caused her vehicle to flip on its top as she attempted to pull over. An attorney for Janice Nicole Harper filed the lawsuit last month in Pulaski County, the county
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At least a dozen buzzing drones monitor them around the clock. Wherever they go, they’re escorted by police. And when they eat or sleep, they’re watched by millions online. For more than a week, China has been gripped by a new internet sensation: a herd of 15 marauding elephants, who are large, lost and wrecking
Continue Reading A New York bill that would allow people to use a gender-neutral “X” as a gender marker on driver’s licenses and birth certificates passed the New York State Assembly on Thursday and now goes to the governor for final approval. The Gender Recognition Act, which previously passed the state Senate, would also allow New Yorkers
Continue Reading Chinese researchers said Thursday they had found a batch of new coronaviruses in bats including one that may be the second-closest yet, genetically, to the Covid-19 virus. According to the researchers, their discoveries in a single, small region of Yunnan province, southwestern China show just how many coronaviruses there are in bats and how many
Continue Reading Four officers in Glendale, California, have been placed on administrative leave after video surfaced Tuesday showing them struggling with a theft suspect, at one point kicking the male suspect in the head. The officers, some in plainclothes, responded to a theft inside the Glendale Galleria mall around 7:10 p.m. Saturday, according to a Glendale Police
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Fully vaccinated people who travel by public transportation no longer need to wear masks in places like outdoor waiting areas or open-air seating, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday. The CDC said it plans to update its face masks order to reflect the change and to better align with its
Continue Reading A group of Louisiana State Police supervisors is currently reviewing all body camera and dashcam videos involving one police unit to investigate any patterns of misconduct, and it is particularly looking to see whether there has been a history of abuse in the unit’s interactions with Black people, two sources familiar with the process confirmed
Continue Reading Tricia Hill tears up when she talks about the emotional toll the water shut-off in southern Oregon has had on her family. Amid historic, climate change-driven drought, the federal government in May shut down the water supply from the Upper Klamath Basin on the California-Oregon border to protect native fish species on the verge of
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A fire at an electrical substation in Puerto Rico has knocked out power to hundreds of thousands throughout the island, utility company LUMA Energy said Thursday. “The fire caused major blackouts across the entire island. The situation is under assessment and work is being done to restore the system,” LUMA Energy tweeted, stating that restoration
Continue ReadingA grandmother and her 1-year-old grandson were shot and killed Thursday at a Publix grocery store in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. The shooter is also dead. The motive in the shooting is also not known, and the sheriff’s office said there is no known relationship between the
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The Jefferson City School District and Lincoln University are changing their mask wearing protocols for the upcoming school year. Lincoln University will not require mask wearing on campus beginning Monday, June 14, 2021. The campus has been under a mask wearing protocol since the campus reopened in May 2020. Masks are still recommended for anyone
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