Columbia Regional Airport to add flight next month
American Airlines will add another departing flight from Columbia Regional Airport to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport next month, the airport said Friday.
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March 11, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
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Winter storm closes dozens of schools Friday
Schools in Mid-Missouri have seen a flurry of snow days since the calendar turned, including another on Friday as inches of fluff fell overnight.
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WINTER WEATHER UPDATES: Traffic resumes on Interstate 70 east of Columbia after wreck
Check back for updates related to the winter storm in Mid-Missouri.
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Even Deutsche Bank is getting out of Russia
by Matt Egan, CNN In a significant reversal, Deutsche Bank announced Friday it is planning to shut down its business in Russia. The shift comes just a day after Deutsche Bank told CNBC it wasn’t “practical” to leave Russia, a source of legal troubles in the past for Germany’s largest lender. “Like some international peers
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Tracking a frigid start to the weekend, spring like warm up ahead
TONIGHT: Mostly clear with lows falling into the upper single digits to low teens. Winds gusting between 15-20 mph, bringing the wind chills down into the low single digits. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and chilly with highs in the low 30s. EXTENDED: Slick spots will still be a concern tonight, especially in parking lots, driveways, and sidewalks
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Columbia Public Works warns of continued slick roads despite some clearing
The snow may have stopped but drivers should still expect slick road conditions all throughout the day, Columbia Public Works spokesman John Ogan said Friday.
Continue ReadingBarr says he stands by his pre-election comments raising unsubstantiated concerns over voter fraud
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Former Attorney General William Barr on Friday stood by his widely criticized comments before the 2020 election that mail voting was vulnerable to fraud, even as he condemned former President Donald Trump‘s false post-election claims that the 2020 contest had been stolen from him. “I stand by all of that,” Barr
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Russia widens attack on Ukraine’s cities, striking western airfields and Dnipro
By Tim Lister, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Paul Murphy, Laura Smith-Spark and Rob Picheta, CNN Russian forces launched multiple missile attacks on a wide range of targets across Ukraine in the early hours of Friday, striking airfields in the far west of the country and, for the first time, hitting the central city of Dnipro, to which
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Jussie Smollett’s return to acting ‘up in the air,’ says representative
By Omar Jimenez and Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Actor Jussie Smollett is headed to jail for lying to police and orchestrating a hate crime hoax, but with his legal proceedings largely over, the questions now turn to the former “Empire” star’s future in Hollywood. On any potential return to acting, a Smollett family representative told CNN,
Continue ReadingThree Maryland middle schoolers are charged with a hate crime for social media threats aimed at Black students
By Amy Simonson, CNN Three Maryland middle schoolers have been charged as juveniles with a hate crime after threatening Middletown Middle School’s Black students, a spokesperson for the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) told CNN Thursday. FCSO deputies and school resource officers responded to the school Wednesday after social media threats posted on Instagram and
Continue ReadingBiden warns Russia will pay a ‘severe price’ if it uses chemical weapons in Ukraine
By Sam Fossum and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden warned on Friday that Russia will pay a “severe price” if the country uses chemical weapons in Ukraine. “I’m not going to speak about the intelligence, but Russia will pay a severe price if they use chemicals,” Biden told CNN’s Arlette Saenz following remarks announcing
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Small ‘micronova’ explosion burns through tons of material within hours
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have discovered a new kind of star explosion called a micronova. Although it may be smaller than the giant supernova explosions that claim the lives of stars, this incendiary event still packs a punch. Each micronova can burn through “around 3.5 billion Great Pyramids of Giza” of material (or 20,000,000
Continue ReadingGOP lawmaker calls Zelensky a ‘thug’ and Ukrainian government ‘incredibly evil’
By Alex Rogers, CNN North Carolina Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn recently called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “thug” and the Ukrainian government “incredibly evil,” criticizing the country and its leader as Russia invades it. Cawthorn’s statements were aligned with former President Donald Trump’s praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin but in sharp contrast to the
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Even Samuel L. Jackson’s star power can’t bring ‘The Last Days of Ptolemy’ to life
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Samuel L. Jackson‘s considerable star power can’t can’t breathe life into “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey,” a slow-moving Apple TV+ limited series constrained by the disjointed nature of its plot. Just securing a project featuring Jackson (who produces as well as stars) is probably coup enough for the streaming
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If you’re living with chronic aches and pains, this activity could bring relief
By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN One benefit of the Covid-19 pandemic is that people are focusing more on their health and wellness. And a growing part of this focus involves assisted stretching, an industry that is developing rapidly. Take StretchLab, an assisted stretching company headquartered in Irvine, California. The business had 72 locations pre-pandemic. Today,
Continue Reading If you’re living with chronic aches and pains, this activity could bring relief
By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN One benefit of the Covid-19 pandemic is that people are focusing more on their health and wellness. And a growing part of this focus involves assisted stretching, an industry that is developing rapidly. Take StretchLab, an assisted stretching company headquartered in Irvine, California. The business had 72 locations pre-pandemic. Today,
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Here’s what the ‘most favored nation’ status means — and why Russia still has it
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Trade is about to become a key element of the global response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine following the array of sanctions that have already been imposed. On Friday, President Joe Biden announced that the United States, along with the G7 nations and the European Union, aim to strip Russia
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Could Middle East nations come to the rescue as the Ukraine war drives up oil prices?
By Abbas Al Lawati, CNN A bombshell announcement by a United Arab Emirates diplomat on Wednesday raised hopes that Gulf oil producers might come to the rescue as oil prices climbed to an eight-year high on Russia’s war in Ukraine. Yousef Al Otaiba, the UAE ambassador in the United States, told CNN his country favors
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Decoding the language around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
By Rob Picheta, CNN Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has devastated the country, killing hundreds of civilians, sparking a humanitarian disaster and resulting in a wave of sanctions from the West. Following the constant flow of developments can be confusing and overwhelming. As the war in Ukraine continues, here’s a guide to some of the
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