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Columbia Public Schools hosting vaccination clinics for children, Moderna announces vaccine highly effective in the same age group

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple Columbia Public Schools are set to host vaccination clinics tomorrow targeting kids ages 12-17. Battle High School hosted a clinic Tuesday from 9 a.m. until noon using Pfizer’s Coronavirus vaccine. Rock Bridge High School is set to host a clinic Wednesday at the same time, also using the Pfizer vaccine. A

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Louisiana trooper involved in Ronald Greene’s arrest will be fired over unrelated use of force case, source says

One of the troopers involved in Ronald Greene’s arrest will be fired over an excessive force incident not involving Greene, according to a Louisiana state official with knowledge of the investigation. The dismissal of Trooper Dakota DeMoss by Louisiana State Police is pending official paperwork, the official said Tuesday. The official did not provide details

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The family of Jamal Sutherland, who died while being forcibly removed from a jail cell, to get $10 million settlement

The family of Jamal Sutherland, who died in jail earlier this year while being forcibly removed by deputies, will receive a $10 million settlement. The Charleston County Council in South Carolina unanimously approved the settlement Tuesday night, according to video from the meeting viewed by CNN. The settlement was first approved by the finance committee

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A shepherd saved six runners from extreme weather during deadly ultra-marathon in China

A shepherd in northwest China has been credited with saving six trail runners from dangerously extreme weather, according to state media. Twenty-one other runners died during the 100-kilometer (62-mile) race on Saturday. According to China National Radio, Zhu Keming was grazing his sheep near the high-altitude Huanghe Shilin Mountain in Gansu Province when the weather

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Mali’s vice president ousts president and prime minister from office, assumes power

Mali’s transitional vice president Assimi Goita said Tuesday that he removed the transitional president and prime minister from office, confirming reports from several international groups that the leaders had been ousted on Monday. Goita — who also led last year’s coup — said that President Bah N’Daw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and several of their

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Holocaust survivor who was sent to concentration camp as infant now has photographic proof of her experience

Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK (WCBS) — Many of the survivors of the Holocaust have lasting memories they wish they could forget. One survivor may have no recollection, but new proof verifies her presence. Stella Fertig always had written verification she survived the Holocaust — a distribution card for her father

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Covid-19 vaccine isn’t linked to heart problems in young people — but doctors still worry parents will be scared to vaccinate their children

Pediatricians worry parents will misinterpret a finding by advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and become scared — for no reason — to vaccinate their children against Covid-19. Last week, members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices put out a statement that they had investigated reports of a heart

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Some Marylanders are seeing a cicada tsunami, while others haven’t seen any, expert explains why

Click here for updates on this story     RANDALLSTOWN, Maryland (WJZ) — When it comes to the cicadas they seem to cover some neighborhoods while avoiding others altogether. In Randallstown, they’re so bad some people are changing plans and avoiding going outside all together. When WJZ’s Sean Streicher arrived Monday afternoon it was raining, which seemed

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