Taxi Terry closes down after 13 years in business
For the last 13 years, cabs from Taxi Terry’s have been a common sight in Columbia.
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Tracking a few storms tonight, windy and warm Friday
TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with a few storms possible through midnight. Lows remaining in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Decreasing clouds with gusty winds up to 30 mph. Highs reaching the lower 80s. EXTENDED: As storms fill in and push north, not all of us will see rain, but a few locations could pick up some small
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Why Disney has its own government in Florida and what happens if that goes away
By Eric Levenson and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Friday that would eliminate the special legal setup that allows Disney to operate as an independent government around its Orlando-area theme parks. The move comes as Florida’s Republican-led government has taken aim at Disney — the largest single-site employer
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Arizona governor declares state of emergency for areas affected by Tunnel Fire
By Paradise Afshar and Steve Almasy, CNN Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday declared a state of emergency in Coconino County due to the 20,000-acre Tunnel wildfire. The blaze started Sunday just north of Flagstaff and is 0% contained, according to the InciWeb website, a national wildfire clearinghouse. At least two dozen buildings have been
Continue ReadingSenate front-runner in Pennsylvania embraces Biden and progressive agenda amid Democrats’ midterm dilemma
By Manu Raju, Alex Rogers and Ali Zaslav, CNN Lt. Gov. John Fetterman swung by the heart of Republican country in Southwestern Pennsylvania, in the reddest of red districts, where then-President Donald Trump trounced Joe Biden by more than 55 points and MAGA signs are still apparent on seemingly every other street corner. But rather
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‘I can’t leave it’: The residents of an embattled Donbas village are determined to stay
By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails and Scott McWhinnie, CNN Galina Nikolaevna is weeping in the wreckage of her home in the village of Kamyshevakha in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. Two days ago, a couple of Russian shells landed on the house and the garage, making it uninhabitable. But Nikolaevna and her husband are
Continue ReadingLee plays defense over criticism that his Meadows texts show he obscured what he knew about efforts to overturn 2020 election
By Annie Grayer and Lauren Fox, CNN Republican Sen. Mike Lee is defending himself against criticism that he obscured what he knew about efforts to overturn the 2020 election in light of newly-revealed text messages showing he communicated for weeks about the effort with then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. The texts, first reported
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CNN Hero of the Year Shirley Raines has more to give to the ‘Kings’ and ‘Queens’ of Skid Row
By Allie Torgan, CNN When Shirley Raines was named the 2021 CNN Hero of the Year in New York City last December, she wasted no time bringing the honor back to her Skid Row community in Los Angeles. “It’s just a really amazing opportunity for the homeless to be seen, helped … for people to
Continue Reading CNN Hero of the Year Shirley Raines has more to give to the ‘Kings’ and ‘Queens’ of Skid Row
By Allie Torgan, CNN When Shirley Raines was named the 2021 CNN Hero of the Year in New York City last December, she wasted no time bringing the honor back to her Skid Row community in Los Angeles. “It’s just a really amazing opportunity for the homeless to be seen, helped … for people to
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Amazon to let other online retailers offer Prime delivery service directly on their sites
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon announced Thursday that it will let third-party merchants offer Prime membership benefits such as free and fast shipping directly to Prime customers through their own online stores rather than solely through the e-commerce giant’s platform. The option, called Buy with Prime, will initially be available by invitation only for
Continue ReadingJunior college baseball pitcher is no longer on the team after attacking a baserunner
By Amir Vera, Jacob Lev and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A junior college baseball pitcher in Texas is no longer on the team after he attacked an opposing team’s baserunner during a game, Weatherford College head baseball coach Jeff Lightfoot said Thursday. The opposing player had just hit a home run Wednesday and was rounding the
Continue ReadingWhite House brings on retired three-star general to help coordinate Ukraine assistance
By Kaitlan Collins, Alex Marquardt, Barbara Starr and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The White House has brought on a retired three-star general to help coordinate the hundreds of millions in military assistance that the United States is sending to Ukraine. Two administration officials say Terry Wolff recently joined the National Security Council to help coordinate the
Continue ReadingFlorida lawmakers approve new congressional map backed by DeSantis
By Dianne Gallagher and Steve Contorno, CNN Florida lawmakers gave final approval on Thursday to new congressional boundaries for the next decade, adopting a map put forward by Gov. Ron DeSantis office that controversially eliminated two districts represented by Black Democrats while giving Republicans the advantage in as many as 20 of 28 districts. The
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Mortgage rates just hit a 12-year high
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates continued to rise this week, reaching their highest level in more than a decade. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.11% in the week ending April 21, up from 5% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. It is the seventh consecutive week of increases and is significantly higher
Continue ReadingFlorida legislature approves end of Disney’s special status
By Dianne Gallagher, Steve Contorno and Rachel Janfaza, CNN The Florida legislature on Thursday gave final passage to a pair of bills aimed at Disney, weeks into the company’s feud with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis over its objections to a new law that limits certain classroom discussion on sexual orientation and gender identity. One of
Continue ReadingFlorida legislature approves end of Disney’s special status
By Dianne Gallagher, Steve Contorno and Rachel Janfaza, CNN The Florida legislature on Thursday gave final passage to a pair of bills aimed at Disney, weeks into the company’s feud with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis over its objections to a new law that limits certain classroom discussion on sexual orientation and gender identity. One of
Continue ReadingTracking afternoon showers/ storms with a warm weekend ahead
Today: Temperatures will continue to rise throughout the early afternoon into the mid-’70s due to an incoming warm front. Scattered showers and storms will begin to develop late this afternoon lasting until 11 tonight. The main risk with this incoming system will be possible hail with storms in northeast Central Missouri. Tonight: The overnight lows
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‘The Northman’ goes heavy on blood-soaked style and light on substance
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Part “Hamlet,” part “Conan the Barbarian” and a whole lot of “Vikings,” “The Northman” is a gorgeously shot exercise in visceral thrills that goes heavy on atmospherics and very, very light on story. Director/co-writer Robert Eggers (“The Lighthouse”) has sought to make the definitive Viking movie, and while the film
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Perseverance rover watches eclipse of Mars’ doomed ‘potato’ moon
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Perseverance rover just witnessed a unique kind of eclipse while sitting on the surface of Mars — and the robotic explorer captured video of it. And although it looks like the rover was watching the shadow of a potato cross the red Martian surface, that’s actually Phobos, one of Mars’
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CDC, FDA, NIH workers did not report incidents of political interference, ‘fearing retaliation,’ government watchdog agency says
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Just because incidents of political interference within the United States’ top health agencies are not reported, does not mean they don’t happen, a new federal report finds. The US Government Accountability Office released a report Wednesday detailing how four public health agencies that were reviewed — the US Centers for Disease
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