By Leah Asmelash, CNN What do you gift one of the biggest teen pop stars in the world? If you’re President Joe Biden, the answer is easy: a shoehorn. Olivia Rodrigo, the singer behind the hits “Driver’s License” and “good 4 u,” was invited to the White House back in July to promote the Covid-19
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While we have our own storm system to talk about close to home, we’re also tracking a nor’easter just off the east coast. Named for the harsh northeast winds they often bring to the coast, nor’easter’s can be costly; bringing wind and flood damage with them. The storm we are talking about tonight has already
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following a bye week, the Mizzou football team will look for its first conference win against the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday afternoon when the group heads to Nashville, Tenn. Quarterback Connor Bazelak said his offense saw what they need to improve on. You can watch his full press conference in the video
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The retrial in Devin Schrimpf’s case will begin on Jan. 4, 2021. A mistrial was declared in the case against 19-year-old Devin Schrimpf, who is accused of killing Marquise Conley at a home off Rolling Hills Road in 2019. A hearing will took place at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the case
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By Philip Wang The United States has approved the possible sale to Taiwan of military equipment and services, including engineering services to support the Patriot missile defense system, for an estimated cost of $100 million, according to a statement released Monday by the Defense Department. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United
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By Will Ripley, Eric Cheung and Ben Westcott, CNN The leader of Taiwan, the island thrust into the center of rising tensions between the United States and China, said the threat from Beijing is growing “every day,” as for the first time she confirmed the presence of American troops on Taiwanese soil. Speaking with CNN
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with continued showers. Lows in the upper 40s. TOMORROW: Cloudy with scattered to widespread showers. Breezy with northeast wind gusts up to 30 mph. Highs in the upper 40s to around 50. EXTENDED: Rain has settled in and we’ll have to get used to it through mid-Friday with low pressure churning over
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Hertz has made a lot of headlines lately thanks to its deals with Tesla and Uber. Wall Street has noticed, too. But rival rental car company Avis Budget is doing even better. Shares of Avis Budget have surged 125% since July and are up 370% so far in
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Alec Baldwin told the paparazzi he is not allowed to talk about the details of the shooting that occurred on the set of his latest film, “Rust,” but he had some things to say about the woman who died, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. In a video posted on TMZ’s website Saturday,
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Costco this week raised its starting wage for hourly store workers in the United States for the second time this year as businesses hike pay to draw and retain workers amid a labor shortage. Costco told employees last week that it would increase its minimum wage from $16 an hour
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WEDNESDAY: We’re starting out dry this morning but rain is on the way this afternoon. Showers and a few rumbles of thunder will start to push in from the west around 2-3 PM and will be off and on for the rest of the day. Winds out of the southeast, gusting at times to 30
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By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook acknowledged to shareholders this week that it is facing “government investigations” related to the tens of thousands of pages of internal company documents leaked by whistleblower Frances Haugen. “Beginning in September 2021, we became subject to government investigations and requests relating to a former employee’s allegations and release of
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By Laura Klairmont, CNN When the Covid-19 pandemic struck Indonesia’s island of Bali, tourism — the driving economic force in the region — just about came to a halt. More than half of Bali’s economic revenue stems from tourism, employing hundreds of thousands of Balinese people in the industry. Many moved back to their home
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By Sandra Gonzalez and Lisa Respers France, CNN The Santa Fe County Sheriff on Wednesday said the gun discharged by actor Alec Baldwin during a fatal incident on the set of “Rust” fired a “suspected live round.” Investigators believe they have recovered the “lead projectile” and shell casing from the ammunition that struck and killed
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. Rickie Dunn is a standout running back and linebacker on the Battle High School football team. The junior is known for breaking tackles, but on Thursday night he’s breaking his silence on his dad’s murder. Dunn is keeping his father’s legacy alive with his presence on the football field. He makes plays on
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Metz, CNN Business Facebook said Tuesday it plans to stop using facial-recognition software that could automatically recognize people in photos and videos posted on the social network, marking a massive shift both for the tech industry and for a company known for collecting vast amounts of data about its billions of users. Facebook,
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN Crews are working to restore power to hundreds of thousands of New Englanders who woke up in the dark Wednesday after a powerful nor’easter dumped heavy rain and downed power lines. Massachusetts was the heaviest hit with outages as nearly 500,000 homes and businesses lost power at some point, according to
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Christiane Amanpour CNN, Emmet Lyons CNN, Ken Olshansky CNN Legendary playwright Tom Stoppard has said that he remains unsure as to whether he has written his last work. “At the moment, I’m sitting here with nothing to write, and I’m thinking I really ought to try and write something else now,” Stoppard told CNN’s Christiane
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By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Google is now making it easier for minors or their parents to have photos of them deleted from search results. In a blog post published Wednesday, the company said it is rolling out a tool that lets parents and kids under the age of 18 request photos be removed
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Business The chief executive and founder of shapewear company Spanx has surprised employees with two first-class plane tickets and $10,000 each to celebrate the company’s $1.2 billion deal with Blackstone. Spanx founder Sara Blakely surprised employees with the news, she revealed in a post on her verified Instagram account Friday. In
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