By Brendan Buckley, CNN A state trooper put herself between a speeding car and a 10K charity race, a waterspout wreaked havoc on a Florida beach, and Rod Stewart took matters into his own hands to fix some pesky potholes. These are the must-watch videos of the week. To protect and serve Florida Highway Patrol
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Buckley, CNN A state trooper put herself between a speeding car and a 10K charity race, a waterspout wreaked havoc on a Florida beach, and Rod Stewart took matters into his own hands to fix some pesky potholes. These are the must-watch videos of the week. To protect and serve Florida Highway Patrol
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By Jomana Karadsheh, Eyad Kourdi and Kareem Khadder, CNN Abdel Kafi al-Hamdo cannot get Ukraine out of his mind. The 36-year-old Syrian spends his days following the news, tweeting messages of solidarity and teaching his five-year-old daughter Lamar how to draw the Ukrainian flag. He says few can understand what Ukrainians are going through as
Continue Reading By Jomana Karadsheh, Eyad Kourdi and Kareem Khadder, CNN Abdel Kafi al-Hamdo cannot get Ukraine out of his mind. The 36-year-old Syrian spends his days following the news, tweeting messages of solidarity and teaching his five-year-old daughter Lamar how to draw the Ukrainian flag. He says few can understand what Ukrainians are going through as
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The Missouri Department of Transportation Tweeted Friday morning that all lanes of Interstate 57 have been reopened, following a pileup involving 47 cars, killing six people.
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Justin Bieber used some technical difficulties to talk about his wife Hailey Bieber’s recent health scare. In a video shared on social media from his recent concert in Denver, the singer is seen on stage after the lights went out at the show. He talked to the audience about how
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team could not hang on for a win on Thursday night, as Drake downed the Tigers 83-78 in overtime. MU came out with a commanding lead, holding the Bulldogs scoreless for the opening three minutes of the matchup, but Drake’s Maddie Petersen kept her team alive with 22
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By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Thousands of miles away from the violence that’s engulfing Ukraine and forcing millions to leave their homes, many Americans are looking for answers. Google says searches about how to help Ukrainian refugees have been spiking in the United States, in addition to other questions about the crisis. Some queries come
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County has launched a community preparedness campaign, “Boone County Ready,” in an effort to help better prepare residents in the event of severe weather. The program was launched in partnership with the Office of Emergency Management and Joint Communications in Boone County, with the mission, “to enhance community preparedness, foster collaboration
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FRIDAY Rain will be off and on throughout the day. Temperatures will hover in the low to mid 50’s until this afternoon when things will start to cool off. Don’t be surprised to hear a rumble of thunder or two at times. TONIGHT Rain will come to a close around sunrise as this system pushes
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By Ray Sanchez, CNN The University of the Southwest golf teams — a mix of students from the US, Canada, Mexico and Portugal — were returning to campus after a tournament when a pickup truck suddenly veered in front of their van in rural Texas. The fiery crash Tuesday night killed nine people — including
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Burger King is trying to suspend its operations in Russia, but that’s proving difficult. A business partner controlling 800 restaurants has “refused” to close them, the company said. The burger chain, owned by Restaurant Brands International, has a joint venture partnership with businessman Alexander Kolobov in Russia. RBI controls just
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN Business Connie Waters’ two young granddaughters are her life, and she’s only grown closer to them during the pandemic. The retired secretary from Salt Lake City babysits for Layla, 3, and Harlow, 1, three times a week while her daughter and son-in-law are at work. She also loves to watch Layla
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Burger King is trying to suspend its operations in Russia, but that’s proving difficult. A business partner controlling 800 restaurants has “refused” to close them, the company said. The burger chain, owned by Restaurant Brands International, has a joint venture partnership with businessman Alexander Kolobov in Russia. RBI controls just
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By Travis Caldwell, CNN Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made an impassioned appeal to the Russian people in a video posted on social media, asking them to resist their country’s disinformation as the devastating invasion of Ukraine continues. Schwarzenegger said he was “sending this message through various different channels” for Russian citizens and soldiers, and
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By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Britain has banned Russian state TV channel RT, saying it was incapable of providing impartial coverage of the war in Ukraine. UK broadcast media regulator Ofcom said it had been conducting 29 investigations into RT’s coverage of Russia’s invasion, and had taken into account the channel’s ties with the Russian
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Thursday will mark the first St. Patrick’s Day in Columbia without COVID-19 restrictions — and the two-year anniversary of the pandemic’s beginning in Boone County.
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