COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, the Columbia City Council will hear the request from John Glascock and city staff on where to spend $2 million of the $25 million American Rescue Plan Act funds that would address development inequalities that were exposed by the COVID-19 Pandemic. City staff recommends funding three workforce development programs – MACC, Job Point,
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By Kevin Liptak, Nikki Carvajal and Jeremy Diamond, CNN President Joe Biden will announce Tuesday a purchase of a half-billion at-home rapid Covid-19 tests and a plan to distribute them free to Americans who request them through a website, one of a series of new steps he’ll unveil as the country faces a potentially crippling
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AMES, Iowa (AP) — Lexi Donarski scored 26 points, Ashley Joens had 19 points and 10 rebounds and No. 12 Iowa State tied the school record with 19 3-pointers in a 108-39 rout of Prairie View A&M. Iowa State scored 65 points in the first half and held Prairie View to 11. The Cyclones made
Continue Reading By PHIL STUKENBORG Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 32 points, Norman Powell added 28 and the Portland Trail Blazers beat Memphis 105-100 on Sunday night to snap the Grizzlies’ five-game winning streak. Dillon Brooks scored a career-high 37 points for Memphis. The Grizzlies lost for the second time in their last
Continue Reading By Deidre McPhillips and Devan Cole, CNN The outgoing director of the National Institutes of Health said Sunday that he faced political pressure from then-President Donald Trump and other Republicans to endorse unproven Covid-19 remedies such as hydroxychloroquine and to fire Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Continue Reading LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nijel Pack scored 15 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished five assists, sparking Kansas State to a 67-58 win over Nebraska. Pack saw his first full action after missing two games, including the Wildcats’ one-point loss to Marquette, after suffering a concussion in practice.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Cory Booker of New Jersey say they have tested positive for COVID-19. Their announcements on Sunday of breakthrough infections come as the country deals with another surge in cases and the emergence of the omicron variant. In separate statements, the Democrats say they have been fully
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By Karol Suarez, Rafael Romo, Helen Regan and Hira Humayun, CNN Leftist and former student leader Gabriel Boric, 35, will become Chile’s youngest President after he won a presidential runoff election on Sunday. With 99.95% of ballots counted, Boric won with 55.87% of the vote, securing victory over his right-wing opponent, Jose Antonio Kast, who
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By Kevin Liptak, Phil Mattingly and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden was at home in Delaware Sunday when Sen. Joe Manchin appeared on Fox News to abruptly declare he could not support his sweeping social and climate plan. “I’ve tried everything humanly possible,” the West Virginia Democrat said, appearing remotely. “I can’t get there.
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Si bien China aún no ha anunciado planes sólidos para reabrir su frontera a los viajeros de placer internacionales, no hay nada de malo en comenzar a soñar con su próxima visita ahora. Hay cientos de destinos dignos en el país para todos los gustos. Podría decirse que en la parte
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By Chloe Melas, CNN ‘Tis the season of giving back, and Gary Sinise is doing just that. The actor held his annual Snowball Express for children of fallen military service members. Typically his event is held in person at Walt Disney World, but because of the Covid-19 pandemic the actor went virtual for the second
Continue Reading By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — YouTube TV began restoring access to Disney content after a dispute between the companies led to an interruption of service. YouTube told viewers they were restoring service so customers could once again watch networks provided by Disney. That includes ESPN, FX, National Geographic and local
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By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — YouTube TV began restoring access to Disney content after a dispute between the companies led to an interruption of service. YouTube told viewers they were restoring service so customers could once again watch networks provided by Disney. That includes ESPN, FX, National Geographic and local
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Cory Booker, US senator from New Jersey and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: April 27, 1969 Birth place: Washington, DC Birth name: Cory Anthony Booker Father: Cary Booker, IBM executive Mother: Carolyn Booker, IBM executive Education: Stanford University, B.A., 1991; Stanford
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By Raja Razek, Kay Jones, Chenelle Terry and Alaa Elassar, CNN A body was found Sunday in a North Carolina distribution center for QVC, the shopping television network, one day after a five-alarm fire tore through the facility. At least 75% of the building was destroyed in the fire, according to Corey Mercer, the fire
Continue Reading By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Voter turnout in Hong Kong sank to 30 percent Sunday in the first legislative election since Beijing amended the laws to reduce the number of directly elected lawmakers and vet candidates to ensure that only those loyal to China could run. The semi-autonomous territory was rocked
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — A Japanese billionaire, his producer and a Russian cosmonaut have departed the International Space Station and are headed back to Earth, wrapping up the first visit by self-paying space tourists to the orbiting outpost in more than a decade. Fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa, his producer Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man has been arrested in Colorado on suspicion of killing a teenage girl in San Francisco more than four decades ago. San Francisco police say 76-year-old Mark Personette was arrested this week in connection with the 1978 death of Marissa Harvey. The 15-year-old girl from New York was visiting the
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL and its players association has temporarily clamped down on teams crossing the Canadian border and shut down operations of a sixth team. The moves were done in hopes of salvaging the season amid COVID-19 outbreaks across the league. The league and union made the announcement Sunday, adding the Detroit
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