As the world’s most powerful leaders prepare to come together for the President Joe Biden’s virtual climate summit, the Dalai Lama and 100 other Nobel Prize winners have a clear message for them: Keep fossil fuels in the ground. The 101 Nobel laureates have written to Biden and those attending the meeting on Thursday, urging
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We’ve had to adapt to a rapidly changing world over the last year but some of our newly acquired habits are worth retaining when the pandemic ends. Some of our behaviors have benefited the environment, like buying locally, reducing our commutes and flying less. Other habits have reduced our odds of catching other illnesses. But
Continue Reading No charges will be brought against the officers involved in the fatal shooting of a teenager at Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville, Tennessee, the Knox County District Attorney announced Wednesday. Knox County District Attorney Charme Allen, who also released security and body camera footage, said her office has reviewed all the evidence in the
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged employers to provide paid leave for workers to get their coronavirus shots and recover from the side effects.
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As US health officials race to get more Covid-19 shots into arms to control the virus, experts now warn the country will run into another challenge in the next few weeks: vaccine supply will likely outstrip demand. “While timing may differ by state, we estimate that across the U.S. as a whole we will likely
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Russian security forces rounded up more than 1,000 demonstrators on Wednesday as thousands of people in cities across the country rallied in support of jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny, according to OVD-Info, an independent monitoring group. The unauthorized marches fell short of the 500,000 protesters that Navalny’s team had aimed to draw, but big crowds
Continue Reading Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed a bill Wednesday granting immunity to drivers who unintentionally injure or kill protesters while attempting to flee and which stiffens penalties for demonstrators who block public roadways, according to the Oklahoma State Legislature. The state Senate passed the Republican-sponsored legislation 38-10 last week. The bill makes it a misdemeanor punishable
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge running back Bryce Jackson officially signed to play football for Mizzou on Wednesday night. He’ll be a preferred walk-on for the Tigers. Jackson said it’s always been his dream to play for his home town school. That’s part of the reason he chose to walk-on with the Tigers. “I’m ready
Continue Reading A car bomb blast outside a luxury hotel where the Chinese ambassador was reportedly staying in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta has killed four people and injured 12, according to local authorities. Quetta is the capital of the province of Balochistan, near the Afghan border. The province has seen a decades-long insurgency by separatists
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has now been charged for two recent weekend robberies. Santios Leake is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $200,000 cash only bond. Police say he stole $194 from the Break Time in the 2400 block of Paris road. According to court documents he handed the cashier
Continue Reading A car bomb blast outside a luxury hotel where the Chinese ambassador was staying in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta killed four people and injured 12, the city’s deputy commissioner of police said. The explosion outside the Serena Hotel took place late Wednesday night local time and rescue and security services are carrying out
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COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) The Cole County Health Department says it’s seeing fewer people at its clinic than expected, as many doses are being saved due to the lack of demand. Cole County Health Department in partnership with other local health systems and hospitals has recently opened a permanent vaccine clinic at the Capital Mall in
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The US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that new production of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine remains paused at the Emergent BioSolutions facility where millions of potential doses were contaminated, and the agency and the company are working through a list of potential quality issues. The FDA’s inspection of Emergent’s Bayview facility in Baltimore
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A Massachusetts man who allegedly yelled a racial epithet and drove his truck toward a group of Black children has been charged with hate crimes and assault with a dangerous weapon, according to police. Holbrook police arrived at a school playground around 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 10, after a juvenile reported that “a man
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Swift Prepared Foods announced plans to build a new $200 million Italian meats and charcuterie production facility. The company will be bringing in 251 new jobs after the construction of the facility. Jobs will range from warehouse work to upper-level management. “We’re excited to welcome Swift Prepared Foods to Columbia,” Governor Mike
Continue Reading Gabriel DeWitt Wilson, the man who allegedly shot and killed a grocery store employee and injuring two others Tuesday at a Long Island Stop & Shop, has been charged with second-degree murder and four counts of attempted murder, Nassau County officials announced during a press conference Wednesday. Wilson, 31, allegedly entered a Stop & Shop
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists working at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport intercepted a shipment of chicken lollipops, which are pet treats banned from coming into America. “Consumers are unaware that some international goods and products are prohibited or restricted because of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — There is a new effort to stop gun manufacturers in Massachusetts from manufacturing weapons that are banned in the state. Parents of mass shooting victims joined state lawmakers to unveil new legislation on Tuesday. Assault-style weapons have been banned in Massachusetts since 2004. Supporters of
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies recovered dozens of stolen guns reported stolen in September 2020. On April 7 while searching for a suspect with an active warrant, Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies found multiple guns in the corner of a shed. According to a social media post, deputies checked the serial numbers
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Click here for updates on this story MESA COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — The complete draining of a reservoir on Colorado’s Western Slope is underway in an effort to rid the small lake of northern pike before the illegally introduced predators devour four species of endangered fish that have been recovering there for more than three
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