By Simone McCarthy Beijing is racing to track a Covid-19 outbreak that may have been spreading in the capital for a week, city authorities said over the weekend, raising the prospect more stringent restrictions could soon be implemented in line with other Chinese cities. Chaoyang, one of the city’s largest districts, announced Sunday that it
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Today: Widespread showers early; areas southeast of Hwy 54 will see steady chances for rain today along a cold front with a flooding threat across southern Missouri. Highs today are warmer northwest of I-70 behind the front, where temperatures reach the upper 60s. Tomorrow: Showers clear out just before the morning commute. Cooler and sunny
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN The average price of virtually everything is going up — from food to houses, cars, clothes and toys. Now there are growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will soon dramatically hike interest rates in order to put a brake on surging consumer prices. Here’s what else you need to know to
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN Each week, Govonna Ingram has to decide which bills she can afford to pay while she looks for a job. Essentials like food for her two daughters and 1-year-old grandson take priority, so the Chicago resident hasn’t been able to pay her utility bills since 2021. Last month, she received a
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson and Christine Sever, CNN A Florida deputy climbed the outside of an apartment building to rescue a one-year-old girl from a fire early Saturday and the dramatic scene was captured on the deputy’s body camera, officials said. The baby and her mother were struggling to escape after a fire broke out at
Continue ReadingBy Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN The Biden administration’s plans to lift Title 42 are raising concerns in border communities and sparking fierce debate in Washington. Politicians have been sparring over whether it’s the right time to repeal the pandemic public health restrictions. And a federal judge’s decision may have just thrown a wrench in the
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Investors are gearing up for a week of big ticket economic data, including a first look at economic growth between January and March and more inflation numbers. America’s economic activity, measured by gross domestic product, is forecast to have only grown at an annualized pace of 1% in the first
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By Joshua Berlinger, CNN French voters will choose between two very different visions for their country during Sunday’s presidential runoff election, as the centrist President Emmanuel Macron seeks to fend off a challenge from his far-right opponent, Marine Le Pen. Macron, 44, is pitching voters on an innovative, globalized France at the head of a
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Isa Soares, Madalena Araujo, Sofiya Harbuziuk, Oleksandra Ochman and Marc Seeman, CNN They’ve endured intense battles, brutal airstrikes and unimaginable loss, but this weekend many Ukrainians will attempt to celebrate one of their most important holidays of the year: Orthodox Easter. Traditionally a time of reflection and rebirth, this Sunday will also
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Continue ReadingBy Joe Ruiz, Maureen Chowdhury, Mike Hayes, Simone McCarthy, Amy Woodyatt, Amir Vera, Helen Regan and Andrew Raine, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Central Missouri Community Action (CMCA) held an event in Jefferson City Saturday evening with the Harlem Wizards to heighten the awareness around the need for more affordable and safe housing for low-income families in Jefferson City. The event was held in the Jefferson City High School gymnasium from 5 p.m. to
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, April 23, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL Eldon (6) Boonville (16) FINAL South Callaway (6) Centralia (0) FINAL Rock Bridge (7) Francis Howell (6) FINAL Linn (11) Cuba (10) FINAL California (8) North Callaway (3) FINAL Hallsville
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO (KMIZ) A settlement was reached Thursday after Edith Vogel sued the city of Jefferson City in late March for removing two of her stone pavers from the Deborah Cooper Park on Adrian’s Island. Vogel said she bought two pavers last summer for the section at the park but they were removed shortly
Continue ReadingTonight: Overnight showers and storms will begin to push in from the northwest thanks to a cold-front located over much of Kansas and Nebraska. The main threat tonight will be strong winds and the possibility of hail up to 1″ in diameter in the northwestern counties of Mid-Missouri. Storms will begin to push in after
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine could be at risk of being bogged down in the immigration battle brewing on Capitol Hill between Republicans and the Biden administration. The Biden administration is expected to send another supplemental request to Congress this week for Ukraine after warning that money
Continue ReadingBy Mohammed Tawfeeq, Jonny Hallam and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Kyiv on Sunday. “I don’t think this is a secret that people from the US are coming to us tomorrow, State Secretary Mr. Blinken and
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By Michelle Watson, Rebekah Riess and Theresa Waldrop, CNN A 4-year-old girl in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has died after her grandmother forced her to drink whiskey, police say. The girl’s blood alcohol content was 0.680%, a “lethal dosage,” according to the arrest warrant. A level of .25% can cause alcohol poisoning, and anything higher than
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN “This is planet Earth, you’re looking at planet Earth.” So go the lyrics of Duran Duran’s first hit single. While not strictly an Earth Day song, it nevertheless inspires you to think of new beginnings. The holiday in honor of our world cannot be separated from the climate crisis, as CNN’s
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