By Matt Rivers, AnneClaire Stapleton, Tara John and Karen Smith, CNN The gang that kidnapped a group of 17 American and Canadian missionaries in Haiti has asked for $1 million each for their release, a top Haitian official told CNN Tuesday. The 16 American citizens and one Canadian were kidnapped by the powerful “400 Mawozo”
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By CNN’s Beijing Bureau and Hannah Ritchie China has denied a report that it tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, saying on Monday that the test was instead a “routine spacecraft experiment.” The Financial Times reported Sunday that “China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August that circled the globe before speeding towards its
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Some prominent conservative media figures on Monday dishonestly used the death of former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who died of Covid-19 complications, to cast doubt on the effectiveness of the coronavirus vaccines. While Powell was fully vaccinated, he was also battling multiple myeloma, a cancer that suppresses the
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN The next few weeks will be pivotal if former President Donald Trump is hoping to bury the House’s request for January 6 documents in years of litigation. With a lawsuit filed Monday, Trump began in earnest his legal war against the House’s Capitol insurrection investigation. He is seeking to block the
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Phil Mattingly and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden informed House progressives Tuesday afternoon that the final bill to expand the social safety net is expected to drop tuition-free community college, a major White House priority, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. And the President discussed a $1.75 to $1.9
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ws this morning on Facebook that he passed away.
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By Stefano Pozzebon and Jack Guy, CNN Colombia may have finally found a solution to one of the lesser-known legacies of notorious drug trafficker Pablo Escobar: invasive hippos. A handful of hippos brought to Colombia in the 1980s for Escobar’s private zoo has grown to a population of 80, prompting biologists to express concern over
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By Jamie Gangel and Jeremy Herb, CNN Colin Powell opened up to journalist Bob Woodward about his health struggles in what is believed to have been his last interview before his death. “Don’t say no and don’t feel sorry for me, for god’s sakes. I’m (almost) 85 years old,” Powell said after telling Woodward about
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The City of Columbia is set to meet Monday at 7 p.m. to propose a change to the City Code that requires all curbside yard waste to be placed in city logo bags.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team is preparing for the 2021-22 season. We spoke with head coach Robin Pingeton and several players on Monday. MU is coming off two straight nine win seasons. Coach Pingeton said her team is motivated to get this program back to its winning ways. The Tigers have not
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and comfortable. Lows in the upper 40s to around 50. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the upper 70s. EXTENDED: As skies remain clear overnight, temperatures drop into the upper 40s to around 50 to start Tuesday. Winds pick up a bit more from the south tomorrow, but temperatures once again
Continue ReadingBy John Harwood President Joe Biden’s aides are ramping up their sales pitch to congressional Democrats as talks on his economic agenda reach a critical stage. The White House on Monday sent Democrats on Capitol Hill a new memo, obtained by CNN, touting the benefits of each major component of the sprawling legislative proposal that
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By Eric Levenson, CNN A woman was allegedly sexually assaulted on a transit train in Philadelphia last week even as a number of witnesses failed to stop the incident or call police, authorities said. The alleged rape occurred on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s Market-Frankford Line on Wednesday night and was a “horrendous criminal act,”
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Melissa Joan Hart took home a cool million on Sunday’s “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune.” The “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” star is the first celebrity to win the grand prize on the spinoff of the popular game show. She played for the charity Youth Villages. “They serve families and children across 23
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By Jack Guy, CNN Business One of Apple’s first computers is up for auction and it could sell for as much as $600,000. The Apple-1 that is going under the hammer on Tuesday is one of the few surviving examples of Apple’s first computer in the world, according to John Moran Auctioneers. The lot includes
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By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent With two weeks remaining in the historic 2008 presidential race, Colin Powell delivered a surprise announcement: He endorsed Democratic candidate Barack Obama and offered words of regret to his old friend, John McCain. “I think we need a generational change,” said Powell, the former secretary of state, chairman
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Music superstars BTS and Harry Styles are hitting the road this fall, while The Weeknd and Billie Eilish have concerts planned for 2022. Live music is back — and that’s great news for Live Nation. Shares of Live Nation, a concert promoter, venue operator and the owner of
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign for Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe on Thursday, according to a source familiar with the plans. Harris will headline an evening rally on Thursday in Prince William County, the most diverse county in the commonwealth, according to the 2020 census. Democrats in Virginia are hopeful
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business A bipartisan group of lawmakers warned Amazon on Monday they are concerned top executives including former CEO Jeff Bezos may have misled or even lied to Congress about the company’s business practices. The lawmakers, members of the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee, cited recent media reports that cast doubt on
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Today: Temperatures will continue to increase to 75 degrees with winds out of the southwest at 5-10 mph. Skies remain mostly clear to help make for a beautiful Monday afternoon. Tonight: Temperatures will fall once again into the upper ’70s thanks to mostly clear sky conditions. Extended: Tuesday will be a repeat of Monday with
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