Columbia police investigating possible downtown explosive
Columbia police are investigating whether a device found in a flowerbed on the 700 block of East Broadway around noon on Wednesday was an explosive.
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Cubans are arriving to the US in record numbers. Smugglers are profiting from their exodus
By Patrick Oppmann, CNN As Cuba confronts the worst shortages of food and medicine in decades and runaway inflation, a new exodus of the island’s citizens is underway. In March, more than 32,000 Cubans arrived at the US-Mexico border, almost twice the number from the previous month, according to US Customs and Border Protection data.
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Young Thug’s song lyrics are being used as evidence in his gang indictment
By Leah Asmelash, CNN Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug’s lyrics are being cited as evidence in a sweeping 56-count gang indictment, again raising a debate over whether lyrics are protected free speech. According to the 88-page indictment obtained by CNN, lyrics from the rapper’s popular songs — including “Slime Sh*t,” “Original Slime Sh*t,” and “Anybody” —
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North Korea sends cargo planes to China as country fights pandemic
By Yoonjung Seo and Jessie Yeung, CNN Three North Korean cargo planes flew to China and back on Monday, as the country battles an fast-spreading outbreak of Covid-19, according to a South Korean government official with knowledge of the matter. The planes traveled to Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang, in China’s northeast Liaoning province, the
Continue ReadingWhite House officially marks 1 million American deaths from Covid and pushes Congress for more funding
By Sam Fossum and Nikki Carvajal, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday mourned 1 million American deaths from Covid-19, using the occasion to again urge Congress to pass additional funding to control the pandemic. While other official tallies have placed the figure a bit short of that mark, the administration marked the moment during the
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Federal appeals court restores Texas’s social media censorship law
By Brian Fung, CNN A federal appeals court will allow Texas’s new social media law to take effect after striking down a preliminary injunction by a lower court, according to a judicial order in the case. The Texas law, known as HB 20, allows private parties to sue tech platforms over allegations of censorship. The
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The Italian place where you don’t eat ‘Italian’ food
Julia Buckley, CNN Everyone who travels to Italy knows the drill. A day of culture and maybe a little shopping, followed by aperitivo and piles of pasta for dinner. Or, possibly a pizza — or even risotto. Because that’s what they eat in Italy, right? The people of Lake Trasimeno would beg to differ. The
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Robinhood soars after 30-year old crypto billionaire takes stake
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It’s been a brutal year for Robinhood. The twin plunges of stocks and bitcoin have crushed the online brokerage’s sales. The company also reported a loss and drop in users. The stock has plummeted 40% this year and Robinhood recently announced a big round of layoffs. But there
Continue ReadingAlito’s former Princeton classmate calls draft SCOTUS opinion ‘a greatest hits of misogyny’
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Susan Squier, a former classmate of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito at Princeton University and who organized a letter protesting a leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, on Thursday said she was stunned and called it “a greatest hits of misogyny.” “When I read the document — I
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Alabama fugitive corrections official Vicky White died of suicide, coroner’s office says
By Jason Hanna, Elizabeth Wolfe and Amanda Watts, CNN Fugitive Alabama corrections official Vicky White died of suicide, an Indiana coroner’s office said Thursday, backing up authorities’ suspicions that she shot herself after a Monday car chase that concluded 11 days on the run with an inmate she’s accused of freeing. White, 56, who authorities
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These researchers came up with a solution for one of VR’s biggest issues: tracking your legs
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business If you’re a newcomer to virtual reality, you’ll notice something odd about your appearance: Depending on the app, you may look down to see you’re represented by an avatar that’s just a floating torso or nothing but a pair of hands. While wireless headsets and handheld controllers laden with sensors
Continue Reading‘It’s way too early’: Forecasters surprised by speed and severity of Orange County fire
By Angela Fritz, Chad Myers and Ella Nilsen, CNN Meteorologists in California told CNN on Thursday they were surprised at how fast Orange County’s devastating brush fire moved overnight, as it tore through the city of Laguna Niguel and destroyed at least 20 multimillion-dollar homes and mansions. “It’s way too early” for a fire like
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Finland and Sweden want to join NATO. Here’s how it works and what comes next
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Finland and Sweden are poised to end decades of neutrality by joining NATO, a dramatic evolution in European security and geopolitics sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The two Nordic nations had long kept the military alliance at an arm’s length, even while eying Russia to their east with caution. But
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Tracking strong storms Friday that bring a break from the heat
TODAY: Another copy and paste forecast is in store today, with more hot and humid weather expected Thursday. Highs will reach low 90s again with sunny skies and a consistent southerly breeze. It may feel more like upper 90s with the added humidity. TONIGHT: Despite clouds to our west inching closer, most will stay mostly
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Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina says she escaped Russia dressed as a food courier
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Maria Alyokhina, a member of the punk group Pussy Riot, which has long protested Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime, said she escaped the country disguised as a food courier. Alyokhina told the New York Times that though she once refused to leave the country despite multiple arrests and periods of imprisonment,
Continue ReadingFinland’s leaders announce support for NATO membership, moving nation closer to joining alliance
By Luke McGee, CNN Finland’s president and prime minister announced their support for joining NATO on Thursday, moving the Nordic nation which shares an 800-mile border with Russia one step closer to membership of the US-led military alliance. The statement of support for NATO from President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin had been
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Landslide affecting four residents in Sunrise Beach
Over the weekend the Sunrise Beach Fire Department was notified that asphalt on Wilbus Dr. was cracking and began investigating a landslide.
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Local highlights and scores: May 11, 2022
Here are your local scores from Wednesday, May 11, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL Battle (2) Helias (10) FINAL Capital City (6) Jefferson City (9) FINAL Warrenton (0) Mexico (7) FINAL Blair Oaks (3) St. Francis Borgia (5) FINAL Rock Bridge (18) Willard (3) FINAL HS GIRLS
Continue ReadingVideo shows Russian soldiers killing 2 civilians before they ransack a business
EXCLUSIVE by Sara Sidner, Sandi Sidhu, Vasco Cotovio, Kostyantyn Gak and Oleksandra Titorova, CNN Russian soldiers shot two unarmed civilians as they walked away after an encounter in the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. CNN has obtained surveillance video of what is now being investigated as a war crime by Ukrainian prosecutors. Both
Continue ReadingBiden predicts that if Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, same-sex marriage will be next
By Sam Fossum and Shawna Mizelle, CNN President Joe Biden predicted Wednesday that if the Supreme Court officially overturns Roe v. Wade’s holding of a federal constitutional right to abortion, the court will next look to strike down other landmark cases guaranteeing Americans’ rights, from same-sex marriage to contraception access. “It’s not just the brutality
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