By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. competition regulators have mounted an effort to tighten enforcement against illegal mergers, in line with President Joe Biden’s mandate for greater scrutiny to big business combinations. The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission announced they are seeking public comment on how current merger guidelines
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By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. competition regulators have mounted an effort to tighten enforcement against illegal mergers, in line with President Joe Biden’s mandate for greater scrutiny to big business combinations. The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission announced they are seeking public comment on how current merger guidelines
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By Zoe Brown Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Mayor Quinton Lucas will get his first taste of Pittsburgh barbecue. Mayor Lucas won a friendly bet with his counterpart in Steelers’ territory. Lucas wagered Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que with Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey that the Chiefs would beat the
Continue Reading By Taylor Johnson, Shain Bergan Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY METRO (KCTV) — Multiple Kansas City area schools canceled class for the middle of this week because of mass staff shortages caused by COVID. The Olathe School District and Kansas City, KS, Public Schools are among the districts that have shut
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By Marianne Garvey Cate Blanchett dressed up as her daughter’s teacher during the early months of the pandemic in order to get homeschooling done. When Blanchett’s 7-year-old daughter began staying home in March 2020 due to Covid-19, Blanchett had to take on the role of teacher, which, she tells the BBC, wasn’t easy. She said
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The Moberly Police Department has released the name of a pedestrian killed in a crash over the weekend.
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El derrame de petróleo en el mar de Ventanilla, en la provincia del Callao en Perú, se encuentra bajo control, informó este lunes el Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil de Perú (Indeci). La agencia también indicó que continúan las labores de control y limpieza del litoral en coordinación con las autoridades locales.
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Kansas health officials say the state will stop contact tracing for COVID-19 next month. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Tuesday that contact tracing has become futile because of increased COVID-19 cases and the public’s declining interest in participating. The change means people who test positive for the virus will be responsible for
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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt says his office will file more lawsuits this week against school districts enforcing mask and quarantine requirements.
Continue Reading By Spencer Thomas Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — A Vancouver woman along with her father and 8-month-old unborn child, survived a hit and run accident last Friday. FOX 12 spoke with the mother of two, Alexis Collins, who talked about the harrowing experience that she labeled as “a mother’s
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer AT&T says it will delay some new 5G wireless service after the airline industry raised alarms about potential interference with important systems on planes. The airlines had warned of massive flight cancellations and disruptions. The airlines are in a showdown with AT&T and Verizon over the telecom companies’ plan
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer AT&T says it will delay some new 5G wireless service after the airline industry raised alarms about potential interference with important systems on planes. The airlines had warned of massive flight cancellations and disruptions. The airlines are in a showdown with AT&T and Verizon over the telecom companies’ plan
Continue Reading By KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story BELLEVUE, Washington (KPTV) — Two people and their dog are safe after escaping their home after it slid off its foundation and collapsed near Seattle. It happened early Monday morning in Bellevue. The home ended up angled on a hillside after being moved off its
Continue Reading Kansas health officials say the state will stop contact tracing for COVID-19 next month. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Tuesday that contact tracing has become futile because of increased COVID-19 cases and the public’s declining interest in participating. The change means people who test positive for the virus will be responsible for
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — California prosecutors have filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter against the driver of a Tesla on Autopilot who ran a red light, slammed into another car and killed two people in 2019. The defendant appears to be the first person to be charged with
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — California prosecutors have filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter against the driver of a Tesla on Autopilot who ran a red light, slammed into another car and killed two people in 2019. The defendant appears to be the first person to be charged with
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has denied misleading Parliament about lockdown-breaching parties. The denial came as Johnson confirmed he given an account of events to an inquiry probing alleged violations of coronavirus rules. Former Johnson aide Dominic Cummings claims the prime minister was warned in advance that
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has denied misleading Parliament about lockdown-breaching parties. The denial came as Johnson confirmed he given an account of events to an inquiry probing alleged violations of coronavirus rules. Former Johnson aide Dominic Cummings claims the prime minister was warned in advance that
Continue Reading CHELSEA, Iowa (AP) — A Tama County grand jury has found no criminal wrongdoing by law enforcement in the fatal shooting of a man by a sheriff’s deputy during an armed confrontation last October. The Iowa Department of Public Safety said in a news release Tuesday that the grand jury declined to return an indictment
Continue Reading By Andrew James Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Work to clear roads and parking lots continues in Henderson County after a weekend snow storm. Emergency officials said many secondary roads are still covered with snow and ice. “We’ve been at it since about 7 o’clock,” Andrew Rhodes said
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