Columbia and Boone County leaders to give COVID-19 update
Boone County leaders will be updating residents on the future of health orders Monday.
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Boone County leaders will be updating residents on the future of health orders Monday.
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As India’s explosive outbreak spills beyond its borders, the West and its drug companies are under growing pressure to waive intellectual property rights to Covid-19 vaccines and treatments so more countries can start making them. On Sunday, the US acknowledged those calls, with White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain telling CBS News that US
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An Oregon state lawmaker accused of allowing protesters into the closed state Capitol building while lawmakers were debating Covid-19 restrictions is now facing two misdemeanor charges. Republican Rep. Mike Nearman was charged Friday with first-degree official misconduct and second-degree criminal trespass, according to court records. A charging document obtained by Oregon Public Broadcasting accuses Nearman
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The family of Andrew Brown Jr. will say goodbye to the 42-year-old Monday as they continue to demand answers, 12 days after the Black father and grandfather was fatally shot by North Carolina sheriff’s deputies. “He was a caring person, and everything he did was for his kids,” Brown’s son, Khalil Ferebee, told CNN last
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German police have arrested three people in connection with one of the world’s largest platforms containing child sex abuse materials, prosecutors said Monday. A fourth person was arrested in Paraguay, according to Interpol. The online platform, which was known as Boystown and was hosted on the dark web, had 400,000 registered users when it was
Continue ReadingTikTok finally has a new CEO, eight months after its former leader jumped ship amid threats of banning the uber-popular video app in the US. 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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For centuries, archaeologists have searched caves for teeth and bones entombed in sun-starved dirt in the hope of piecing together how our ancestors lived and what they looked like. Now, new techniques to capture DNA preserved in cave sediment are allowing researchers to detect the presence of Neanderthals and other extinct humans. These ancestors roamed
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The family of Andrew Brown Jr. will say goodbye to the 42-year-old Monday as they continue to demand answers, 12 days after the Black father and grandfather was fatally shot by North Carolina sheriff’s deputies. “He was a caring person, and everything he did was for his kids,” Brown’s son, Khalil Ferebee, told CNN last
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About 500 residents were evacuated from a San Diego County campground over the weekend as officials work to contain a rapidly growing wildfire. The blaze — dubbed the Southern Fire — has scorched more than 6,500 acres and is about 25% contained, according to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire. “Firefighters
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Syringa trees rise out of the Kalahari sand in the wild expanse of Kavango East, as the humid heat warns of afternoon showers. It’s easy to imagine this place has looked the same for a hundred years. Except, that is, for the road. Recently widened, graded and ramrod straight, new roads like this mean change
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For most of China, last week’s launch of the first module of its planned space station was simply a moment of pride. But for one social media account linked to the ruling Communist Party, it was a crass opportunity to mock India’s Covid-19 tragedy. On the micro-blogging platform Weibo, the account posted a photo of
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The number of shots given out daily in Missouri is dropping fast from its high in early April.
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Destruction was reported across Mississippi after a round of tornadoes swept through the state late Sunday night, damaging buildings and littering roads with downed power lines. The National Weather Service in Memphis posted a series of tweets warning people to take shelter as the tornado tore through Tupelo. “This is a life threatening situation!” the
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Authorities are searching for a New York college sophomore who disappeared over a week ago. Saniyya Dennis, 19, was last seen on the SUNY Buffalo State College campus on April 24, the University Police Department (UPD) told CNN. “Our one and only goal in this investigation is to locate Saniyya and reconnect her with her
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Three people are dead and nearly two dozen people were sent to hospitals after a suspected smuggling vessel overturned off the coast of San Diego on Sunday morning. San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokesperson Monica Munoz told CNN they received reports of a vessel that overturned near the Cabrillo National Monument in Point Loma around 10:27
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As more US state leaders announce hopeful timelines for a return to normalcy, one expert says there’s something that could delay how quickly we get there. “It’s going to take us that much longer to get back to life as normal, to stop having to wear masks for our protection, if people don’t get vaccinated
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Emergency crews are assessing damage in Tupelo after a large and destructive tornado touched down Sunday night. The National Weather Service in Memphis posted a series of tweets warning people to take shelter as the damaging tornado tore through the city. The mayor’s office warned residents to stay home following the tornado so crews can
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The person believed to have been operating a suspected smuggling vessel that overturned off the coast of San Diego Sunday, killing four people and sending more than 20 to the hospital, is in custody. There were 29 people aboard the 40-foot cabin cruiser, including the captain, when the boat hit the reef and broke apart
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Nearly 1.3 billion adults globally in 2020 said they would not get a Covid-19 vaccine if one were offered to them at no cost, according to a new Gallup poll released on Monday. The poll, which surveyed more than 300,000 people across 117 countries last year, showed that 68% of adults worldwide would get a
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