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After US approval, Japan OKs its first Alzheimer’s drug. Leqembi was developed by Eisai and Biogen

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s health ministry has approved Leqembi, a drug for Alzheimer’s decease that was jointly developed by Japanese and U.S. pharmaceutical companies. It’s the first drug for the treatment of the disease in a country with a rapidly aging population. Leqembi was developed by Japanese drugmaker Eisai and

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Ukraine says Russian ships still launching strikes after alleged death of commander as US Abrams tanks arrive

By Helen Regan, Radina Gigova and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN (CNN) — Russian warships were still launching attacks on Ukraine following the claim from Kyiv that the commander of Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet was killed Friday, as President Volodymyr Zelensky praised the arrival of US Abrams tanks to the country. A spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy

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Filipino diver with a knife helps remove floating barrier installed by China in South China Sea

By Kathleen Magramo and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — A floating barrier installed by China to prevent Filipino boats from fishing in a disputed area of the South China Sea has been removed, Philippine authorities said Monday, in the latest flashpoint between Manila and Beijing over their competing maritime claims. Video released by the Philippine

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‘We’ve never seen our ponds so low’: WHIP+ reintroduced to address crop losses from drought

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rep. Mark Alford (R-Raytown) introduced a $8.5 billion bill last week to reauthorize WHIP+, or Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program-Plus. The bill would allow farmers to recoup money for crops that were lost due to ongoing drought conditions that continue to impact the state. The program provided payments to producers in 2018

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Woman charged, allegedly found with more than 1.5 pounds of meth

MILLERSBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman was charged and arrested after a Callaway County Sheriff’s deputy allegedly found her with about 1.6 pounds of methamphetamine in her car early Friday. Lori Michelle Williams, 50, was charged with second-degree drug trafficking, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to drive within

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Audrain County teenager charged with DWI after crashing vehicle during chase with Callaway deputies

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, teenager has been charged after allegedly leading Callaway County deputies on a high-speed chase on Saturday and crashing his mom’s car. Blake Lewis Mason, 18, was charged this weekend with resisting arrest by fleeing and driving while intoxicated – having a person younger than 17 years old in

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Asteroid named for Egyptian god of chaos and darkness set for spacecraft flyby

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — After successfully delivering NASA’s first asteroid sample collected in space, the OSIRIS-REx mission, now renamed OSIRIS-APEX, is embarking on a new journey — this time to study an asteroid that will closely approach Earth in just a few years. Apophis, a space rock roughly 1,200 feet (366 meters) across, will

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A woman died after falling more than 100 feet from a waterfall overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina

By Fabiana Chaparro, CNN (CNN) — A 61-year-old woman died after falling roughly 150 feet from a steep cliff on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Authorities received a call Saturday afternoon about a woman who had fallen down a cliff at Glassmine Falls Overlook, located on the scenic National Parkway, the National Park

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