By Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN The big picture for Covid-19 in the US is looking a little brighter as new infections and hospitalizations decline. “That’s the good news. And hopefully it’s going to continue to go in that trajectory downward,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Live from New York it was Saturday night and Kim Kardashian West did better than some people thought she would. Even Kardashian West pointed out in her monologue that she seemed an odd choice to host “Saturday Night Live.” It was one of her many funny moments on “SNL”: Roasting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The Columbia Police department says the suspect is a man in the armed robbery and demanded money while displaying a handgun. The employees of the gas station gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of cash. According to CPD, the suspect is approximately 5’8” and was wearing a light-colored hooded sweatshirt and
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By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama will campaign for Terry McAuliffe and Virginia Democrats ahead of the November elections, the gubernatorial nominee announced on Tuesday. “The stakes are so huge,” McAuliffe said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “If people don’t understand, they come out in presidential years, but they have to come out in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: In a press release, the Columbia Police Department identified the two victims in the shooting as a 31-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman. Both victims were in stable condition when EMS arrived on scene. Two people were shot in downtown Columbia early Sunday morning following the University of Missouri’s homecoming game.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Fire Department responded to an apartment fire along the 500 block of East Elm Street on Sunday morning. The department responded to the fire just after 1:30 a.m. on Sunday morning. According to the release, multiple people were evacuated and fire crews rescued one pet from the building.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department has confirmed a second shooting in downtown Columbia early Sunday morning. CPD told ABC 17 News crews on scene that around 10 shots were fired in the area of Walnut and 5th Street around 5 a.m. The department said at this time no injuries are reported. Tune into
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team snapped its two-game losing streak with a homecoming win over North Texas on Saturday. The Tigers beat the Mean Green 48-35 to improve to 3-3 on the season. Watch more in the player below from Coach Drinkwitz and Mizzou players. Mizzou’s defense line stepped up after the firing
Continue ReadingBy Haley Brink, CNN meteorologist A “potentially significant severe weather event” is forecast for portions of Oklahoma and Texas on Sunday, meteorologists warn. A level 4 out of 5 “moderate” risk for severe storms has been issued across portions of Oklahoma by the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) for Sunday. This risk covers more than 2
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN Out-of-work Americans did not rush back into the job market after beefed-up unemployment benefits ended nationwide in September. The labor force shrank last month for the first time since May, signaling that more people were opting to sit on the sidelines and not actively look for work, according to the federal
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SUNDAY: A few passing showers might clip our far northern counties this morning. Otherwise, we’re looking at a dry day with highs climbing into the upper 80’s with sunshine making a return. A southwesterly breeze will keep things mixed up again this afternoon, with gusts up to 25 mph. TONIGHT: Showers and storms will return
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By Jack Bantock, CNN Stephanie Labbe is smiling. Swedish striker Kosovare Asllani has just placed the ball on the spot to take the first kick of a penalty shootout to decide the gold medal match of the women’s 2020 Olympic soccer final. Amidst the sweltering Tokyo heat, two hours of play could not separate Sweden
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Social media can be difficult to understand, but luckily for Congress they had the Facebook whistleblower walk them through it on “Saturday Night Live.” The NBC variety show opened up on Saturday with Frances Haugen, played by Heidi Gardner, giving testimony on Capitol Hill about the internal workings of Facebook.
Continue ReadingBy Travis Caldwell, CNN While the rate of Covid-19 infections nationwide is slowing, health care systems in some parts of the country are struggling with hospital wings still packed with patients. Montana, for instance, is facing new highs this week in coronavirus hospitalizations, with 533 Covid-19 patients in hospitals as of Wednesday, according to the
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By Matias Grez and John Sinnott, CNN While the likes of the NFL are leading the way in public vaccine advocacy and transparency — the league said it had reached a vaccination rate of over 90% among players by late September — the uptake among footballers in the English Premier League remains shrouded in mystery.
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By Forrest Brown, CNN You’re out for a hike on a glorious fall day. Suddenly, you spot a bear. And the bear has spotted you, too. Would you know what to do next? Beth Pratt sure would. She was once on the Old Gardiner Road Trail in Yellowstone National Park, enjoying her run in wild
Continue ReadingBy Scott McLean, Gio Prati and Charbel Mallo, CNN Spend a few hours wandering the manicured walkways of the Expo 2020 grounds and the world — or at least this sanitized version in the Dubai desert — feels at peace and in harmony. But, for many nations, it’s all a façade. A record 192 countries
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Homecoming returned to the university that invented the tradition for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday.
Continue ReadingBy Ben Westcott and Jinky Jorgio, CNN A dictator’s son. A former actor. A champion boxer. A diverse field of candidates have put up their hands to succeed Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who is stepping down after a single six-year term in line with the Philippines constitution. Although the 2022 presidential election campaign is yet
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, David Williams and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Authorities determined there was no criminality at play in an incident Saturday when a passenger was detained after reports of suspicious behavior, prompting the flight arriving at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport to be deplaned on the tarmac, a spokesperson for the Port Authority of New
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