By Jeremy Herb and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Rep. Matt Gaetz got into a heated argument during Tuesday’s House Armed Services hearing after the Florida Republican accused the Pentagon of being too focused on “wokeism” and not defense. Austin charged that Gaetz appeared to be “embarrassed for his country” by questioning
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By Luke McGee, Nathan Hodge, Lauren Kent, Claudia Otto and Nadine Schmidt, CNN Germany’s foreign intelligence service told a parliamentary committee Wednesday that it has intercepted radio communications where Russian soldiers talked about shooting soldiers and civilians in Ukraine, a source with knowledge of the meeting said. The briefing was the top item at the
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden and his aides are actively working to refocus on the litany of domestic issues threatening Democrats’ prospects in the midterm elections following weeks of the President’s days being consumed by the war in Ukraine. Since Biden returned from a last-minute diplomatic outing to Europe last
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Ellie Kaufman and Barbara Starr, CNN The top US military general this week endorsed creating permanent US bases in Eastern Europe as a response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, saying that American bases on NATO’s eastern flank would act as a deterrent to Moscow. The comments from Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
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The COVID-19 pandemic appears to be receding in Missouri but the threat of inflation is still hurting businesses nationwide.
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By Ben Morse, CNN After a long wait, Tiger Woods is back in his natural habit — the professional golf arena at the Masters at Augusta National. For one of golf’s greats, it’s been an uphill struggle for Woods following a car accident in February 2021 when he suffered serious leg injuries requiring surgery. His
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By Jennifer Deaton and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russian troops of indiscriminately killing civilians “just for their pleasure” in an emotionally-charged address to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, before questioning the very mandate of the Security Council itself. Zelensky’s speech came a day after he visited the Kyiv suburb
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russian troops of indiscriminately killing civilians “for their pleasure” in an emotionally-charged address to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, a day after he visited the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, where shocking images of bodies in the streets emerged over the weekend.
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Hailey Bieber has addressed speculation she’s pregnant. The model, married to Justin Bieber, had seen comments that she was trying to hide a baby bump under her gown at Sunday’s Grammy Awards. She took to Instagram with a simple, “I’m not pregnant leave me alone.” Bieber attended the Grammys with her
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Jeff Zeleny, CNN When former President Barack Obama walked into the White House on Tuesday, it was his first time in the building since he welcomed then-President-elect Donald Trump for coffee on the morning of Trump’s inauguration. That friendly greeting at the North Portico — including the awkward handoff of a
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Elon Musk has gotten a lot of attention from buying a 9.1% stake in Twitter, along with landing a seat on the company’s board. He’s also worth an additional $1 billion. In a new filing late Tuesday, Musk disclosed how much he paid for the 73 million shares he started
Continue ReadingOpinion by Scott Galloway for CNN Business Perspectives Remember when Adam Neumann, the CEO of WeWork, pronounced that his startup was going to “elevate the world’s consciousness” versus what the company really did, which was renting desks? There’s a term for that: “Yogababble.” Yogababble is an attempt to smear Vaseline over the lens of truth,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Election day is on Tuesday for residents who plan to participate in choosing their upcoming community leaders. Polls are open until 7 p.m. Voting begins at the Boone County Government Center Tuesday morning. Columbia Mayoral Candidates A total of four people are running for the spot of Columbia’s next mayor. In September,
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By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk — once again — has everyone on Twitter talking. But this time, the talk is about Twitter itself. On Monday, the company disclosed that Musk has purchased 9.2% of its shares, making him Twitter’s largest individual shareholder. And on Tuesday, Twitter announced that it is appointing Musk to
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By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk is set to join Twitter’s board of directors, a move that potentially boosts his influence over the social media platform and which comes one day after it was disclosed that he had become the company’s largest individual shareholder. Twitter said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that it plans
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters in Jefferson City started casting their ballots early Tuesday morning as the municipal election got underway. Voting begins at the Calvary Baptist Church polling location in Jefferson City Tuesday morning. At the Calvary Baptist Church polling location, election officials told ABC 17 News that 12 people had already voted by
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TUESDAY A few of us are waking up to some light showers this morning. Those will stay with us until midday when they move east, making way for a few peeks of sunshine this afternoon. Highs will top out in the upper 60’s to low 70’s. Storms look to fire back up around 4-5 PM
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Another round of extreme weather will hit the South this week, with tornadoes, damaging winds and hail expected today from Louisiana to North Carolina. Once this storm system passes, meteorologists say we’re still not in the clear though. Peak season for tornadoes across the entire US began this week and will
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Another round of extreme weather will hit the South this week, with tornadoes, damaging winds and hail expected today from Louisiana to North Carolina. Once this storm system passes, meteorologists say we’re still not in the clear though. Peak season for tornadoes across the entire US began this week and will
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Another round of extreme weather will hit the South this week, with tornadoes, damaging winds and hail expected today from Louisiana to North Carolina. Once this storm system passes, meteorologists say we’re still not in the clear though. Peak season for tornadoes across the entire US began this week and will
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