Movies and TV shows casting in Kansas City
Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in Kansas City.
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Army Secretary withdraws West Point job offer to former Biden official amid pressure from far-right activist
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Army Secretary Dan Driscoll on Wednesday ordered the US Military Academy at West Point to rescind an offer of employment to a former top national security official who served under President Joe Biden, announcing the move in a post on X — the latest example of the Pentagon’s political
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Takeaways from the Fed’s latest decision, which got pushback from officials siding with Trump
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept interest rates unchanged for the fifth consecutive meeting as it remains under intense pressure from President Donald Trump and his allies to lower borrowing costs. The central bank left its benchmark lending rate at a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, where it
Continue ReadingReserva Federal de EE.UU. mantiene estables las tasas de interés, a pesar de las presiones de Trump
Por Bryan Mena y Elisabeth Buchwald La Reserva Federal de Estados Unidos mantuvo este miércoles sin cambios las tasas de interés por quinta reunión consecutiva, mientras continúa bajo intensa presión del presidente Donald Trump y sus aliados para reducir los costos de los préstamos. El banco central mantuvo su tasa de interés de referencia en
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GOP Senate leader rejects Trump call for end to bipartisan judicial nomination tradition
By Morgan Rimmer and Sarah Davis, CNN (CNN) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Wednesday rejected President Donald Trump’s call to disregard a Senate tradition to expedite the confirmations of his US attorney and federal judge nominees. The Republican leader told reporters on Capitol Hill that he doesn’t believe “there’s any strong interest” in
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Epstein and Maxwell grand jury transcripts include testimony from only two witnesses, Justice Department says
By Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — Grand jury transcripts the Justice Department is asking to unseal from its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell include testimony from only two witnesses, both law enforcement officials, according to a Justice Department memo submitted late Tuesday. The admission raises further questions about
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Indoor air contains thousands of microplastics small enough to penetrate deep into our lungs, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of microplastics so small they can penetrate deep into the lungs are in the air you breathe in your home and car, a new study has found. The particles are likely the result of the degradation of plastic-filled objects such as carpet, curtains, furniture and textiles and the
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Mail carrier caught on camera pepper-spraying Rancho Cordova resident’s cat
By Cecillio Padilla Click here for updates on this story RANCHO CARDOVA, California (KOVR) — A Rancho Cordova resident says his cat was pepper-sprayed by the neighborhood postman. Chris Commander, Xena’s owner, says he heard the carrier yelling at the cat on his Ring camera. After going outside, Commander says he discovered Xena appeared to
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Laguna Beach church to demolish 110-year-old bungalow for parking spaces
By Michele Gile Click here for updates on this story LAGUNA BEACH, California (KCAL, KCBS) — The Laguna Beach City Council approved a church’s plan to demolish a more than 110-year-old bungalow to open up more parking spaces for its congregants. Local history buffs said the bungalow, best known as the Blue Cottage, is the
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Window washer rescued after getting stuck on downtown Los Angeles high-rise
By Dean Fioreso Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Firefighters rescued a window washer who was trapped several stories high on the side of a downtown Los Angeles high-rise apartment building on Tuesday afternoon. Crews were sent to the building, located in the 400 block of S. Olive
Continue ReadingHigh Noon issues a recall after selling some vodka seltzer mislabeled as Celsius energy drinks
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — High Noon is issuing a voluntary recall of its vodka seltzer after some cases were mislabeled as Celsius energy drinks, potentially resulting in someone accidentally drinking alcohol. The Food and Drug Administration said in a release Wednesday that cases of High Noon’s Beach Variety shipped from July
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Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song are officially major Backstreet Boys fans
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Backstreet’s back alright, and Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song are thrilled about it. Culkin posted a joyous photo on Instagram of him and his longterm partner Song along with the Backstreet Boys at what appeared to be backstage at the boy band’s Las Vegas “Into the Millennium” residency
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Fishing line by ponds in Colorado city piles up and tangles wildlife
By Sarah Horbacewicz Click here for updates on this story LONGMONT, Colorado (KCNC) — Among those casting off at Longmont’s Golden Ponds, Anna Rivas is stuck cleaning up. “Every time I come out here for a walk, I end up having to pick up fishing line,” Rivas said. Rivas fills bags full of littered fishing
Continue Reading50 years after Jimmy Hoffa was last seen, his disappearance remains a mystery
By Paula Wethington Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — Wednesday marks 50 years since the former labor union leader Jimmy Hoffa was last seen alive in Metro Detroit, and his whereabouts have yet to be resolved. James Riddle “Jimmy” Hoffa was president of the powerful International Brotherhood of Teamsters union
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Stolen 1997 Ford Mustang convertible pulled from Belleville Lake
By Joseph Buczek Click here for updates on this story WAYNE COUNTY, Michigan (WWJ) — A stolen 1997 Ford Mustang was pulled from a Wayne County lake earlier this week. The Van Buren Township Public Safety’s Dive team recovered the red convertible from Belleville Lake near Rawsonville Road on July 28. Police say the car
Continue ReadingLuis Díaz se va al Bayern Munich en un fichaje millonario plagado de récords
Por Cesar Lopez, CNN en Español Fue un secreto a voces durante la ventana del mercado de fichajes y finalmente este miércoles el Bayern Munich oficializó la llegada de Luis Díaz. El colombiano llega al equipo bávaro, procedente del Liverpool, con una mejora salarial y una serie de récords económicos en su traspaso. Díaz, quien
Continue ReadingEE.UU. e India lanzan una histórica misión conjunta que podría cambiar la forma en que vemos la Tierra
Por Ashley Strickland, CNN Un satélite sin precedentes fue lanzado para rastrear cambios casi imperceptibles en la superficie de la Tierra, una iniciativa que podría ayudar en la respuesta a desastres naturales. Denominada Misión de Radar de Apertura Sintética NASA-ISRO, o NISAR, la nave espacial está equipada con dos tipos de radar de apertura sintética
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Albert Lea City Council blocks Minnesota’s first non-tribal cannabis dispensary
By Beret Leone Click here for updates on this story ALBERT LEA, Minnesota (WCCO) — It’s been a long road toward the legalization of cannabis in Minnesota. Now, that road might be getting a little longer. There have already been numerous complications in the rollout of the Office of Cannabis Management. From botched lotteries and
Continue ReadingMinnesota pauses payments to 50 housing stability providers amid fraud investigation
By Aki Nace Click here for updates on this story ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Monday he paused payments to dozens of the state’s housing stabilization providers as federal agents investigate a “massive” fraud scheme connected to the program. Under a new Minnesota law that went into effect earlier this
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Harrison Ford says Michael J. Fox’s presence on ‘Shrinking’ Season 3 has been ‘essential’
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Harrison Ford is grateful that he has Michael J. Fox to help guide his character on “Shrinking.” His presence on set has been “essential,” the “Indiana Jones” actor told Variety in an interview published Wednesday, saying that Fox “gives me both a physical representation of the disease to inform
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