Gov. Parson looking to appoint new Boone County Treasurer
Gov. Mike Parson hopes to appoint a new Boone County treasurer by late-February/early March after the former treasurer resigned in January.
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Ottawa police announce safety measures as protests over vaccine mandates carry into second weekend
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Ottawa police are preparing for a second straight weekend of protests by truckers downtown over new Canadian Covid-19 vaccine mandates. The truckers oppose a recent mandate requiring drivers entering Canada to be fully vaccinated or face testing and quarantine requirements. The group is also protesting other health restrictions, including mask mandates
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Divide over how to teach about race plays out more in school districts with shifting demographics, study finds
By Maya Brown, CNN More than 17.7 million public school students enrolled in almost 900 districts in the US have had their learning restricted when teaching concepts related to race, racism and gender, according to a new study. Researchers at UCLA and UC San Diego released a study, titled “The Conflict Campaign,” last week. The
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Vladimir Putin says the West has ‘ignored’ Russia’s key concerns over Ukraine
By Nathan Hodge, Uliana Pavlova and Darya Tarasova, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that his government was studying the responses from the United States and NATO to his security demands related to Ukraine but that it was clear the Kremlin’s main complaints “had been ignored.” For weeks Putin had said little publicly about
Continue ReadingNational Archives planning to turn over Pence Vice Presidential records to January 6 committee
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice The National Archives decided on Tuesday that it will turn over former Vice President Mike Pence’s records to the House Select Committee early next month, after former President Donald Trump said he wanted to keep secret more than 100 documents. This is the first set of records
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Heavy snow falling as storm system threatens to leave a treacherous mix of wintry precipitation for millions from Plains to Northeast
By Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN A mammoth storm dropping significant snowfall Wednesday threatens to paralyze parts of the Midwest and South with ice, snow, dangerously cold temperatures and power outages for days. More than 100 million people were under winter weather alerts, stretching from the Rockies to New England. Heavy snow has been
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Animal advocates stress pet safety ahead of Mid-Missouri snowstorm
Animal-welfare organizations are asking pet owners to take steps to make sure their animals are warm and safe ahead of a major winter storm that could dump more than a foot of snow on Mid-Missouri and drop temperatures into the teens and single digits.
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6,000 urged to evacuate as North Carolina fertilizer plant fire threatens an ammonium nitrate explosion
By Chris Boyette and Amy Simonson, CNN A fire that erupted Monday night at the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, still poses a threat to the community Wednesday — and an evacuation radius remains in place, authorities said. The fire is still burning at the plant and the one-mile evacuation radius that
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Tracking the onset of our winter storm
TONIGHT With temperatures in the 50’s as I write this, one might not expect the drastic change we are about to undergo tonight. Winds will start to pick up as a front moves through, knocking temperatures back into the 30’s by this evening. At the same time, showers will begin to overspread the region. Cold
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‘I don’t feel like a pro, but I’m acting like a pro.’ These GameStop traders struck gold. Then came the hard part.
By Jon Sarlin, CNN Business It’s like seeing double. The virtually rendered bright yellow Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition that AJ Vanover is racing in Forza Horizon 5 on his new Xbox Series X — which sits next to an equally fresh Nintendo Switch and PS5 — on his new 70″ TV looks almost
Continue ReadingSuper Bowl secret weapon: The Bengals’ viral sensation ‘The Cart’ is headed to Los Angeles
By Jack Bantock, CNN Move aside Joe Burrow, the true franchise star of the Cincinnati Bengals is rolling towards Super Bowl LVI — get ready for ‘The Cart.’ More commonly found in high-school classrooms, the Bengals’ three-tiered metal cart went viral in October after being wheeled out for media conferences. The contraption was initially used
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Officials tell residents to prep early before the incoming snowstorm
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday afternoon, the city of Columbia sent out a release, warning of the dangers of the upcoming storm and telling residents they should prepare early before the severe weather hits the area. Columbia said residents should run errands and shop for groceries early to avoid traveling during the bad weather. The
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French lawmakers have proposed a hijab ban in competitive sports. The impact on women could be devastating.
By Amy Woodyatt, Nada Bashir and Dalal Mawad, CNN Mama Diakité is 23, and has been playing club football for the past 10 years. But all of that could change, she says, if a ban on wearing the hijab while playing sports proposed by the French senate becomes law. “It almost means the end of
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The New York Times buys popular word game Wordle
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business The New York Times has acquired Wordle, the explosively popular game that gives players six chances to guess a five-letter word daily. The Times, which announced the purchase of the game on Monday, is adding the puzzle to their portfolio of word games such as The Crossword, The Mini and
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Aston Martin reveals a nearly 700 horsepower luxury SUV
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Aston Martin has unveiled a new version of the British luxury brand’s first SUV. Called the DBX707, it’s powered by a 697-horsepower turbocharged V8 engine, and Aston is calling it “the world’s most powerful luxury SUV.” The claim depends, to some degree, on how you define a “luxury SUV.” Aston
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Insider Blog: The good (warm) news amid a dangerous cold swing
As arctic high pressure slides in from the north on Tuesday, temperatures will fall in the single digits bringing us yet another run in with dangerous cold. There is some good news in the forecast. We are rounding the corner off the coldest stretch of winter, at least with regard to historical averages. As of
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Dealing with schools in the pandemic made him lose 50 pounds and collapse. So this superintendent got out
By Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN As he stepped back and stared at his 66-year-old father and 12-year-old son following the family tradition of working on a car, Donald Fennoy made a life-changing decision. He needed more quality time with his aging parents and young children and less time dealing with other people’s parents
Continue Reading Vladimir Putin says the West has ‘ignored’ Russia’s key concerns over Ukraine
By Nathan Hodge, Uliana Pavlova and Darya Tarasova, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that his government was studying the responses from the United States and NATO to his security demands related to Ukraine but that it was clear the Kremlin’s main complaints “had been ignored.” For weeks, Putin had said little publicly about
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The end of ‘Londongrad?’ UK threatens to hit Russian oligarchs with sanctions
By Charles Riley, CNN Business The UK government has threatened to take action against Kremlin-linked oligarchs who have turned London into their playground if President Vladimir Putin orders an invasion of Ukraine. But decades of loose regulation and courting of Russian investors mean that some Putin allies are now so deeply integrated into UK society
Continue Reading5 things to know for February 1: Capitol riot, Ukraine, Covid, Boris Johnson, Brazil
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Today is the Lunar New Year and people around the world are celebrating China’s biggest holiday with family, festivities and fun. Sending best wishes to all our readers who are welcoming the Year of the Tiger! Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your
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