By Jill Martin, CNN Team USA avenged its early Olympic loss to France by beating the French men’s basketball team 87-82 for the gold medal on Saturday in the Japanese city of Saitama. It was the 100th medal won by Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Games, and the country’s 32nd gold. Kevin Durant of
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By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. There is an old adage, sometimes attributed to Neil deGrasse Tyson, that “ignorance is a virus.” It showed up on a protest sign in Los Angeles last month when a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz said he is excited to work with new athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois. MU hired the former UNLV athletic director on Sunday. “Very excited about what she’s going to bring to the table,” Drinkwitz said after practice on Monday. “I think any time you have a fresh perspective
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The high school football season is officially underway as teams across Mid-Missouri held their first official practices on Monday. We spent the morning at Rock Bridge High School. Van Vanatta is entering year five as the Bruins head coach. We have a full recap in the video player above. Meanwhile – Hickman
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TRENDS ARE GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS ARE GOING UP. ISABEL ROSALES REPORTS.
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COVID cases are surging as kids head back to school
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and muggy with a chance of storms east of Highway 54. Lows in the mid-70s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny with scattered showers and storms by late afternoon into the evening. Highs in the mid-90s with a heat index between 102-108. Some storms may be strong to severe with quarter-sized hail and gusty winds.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several counties in Mid-Missouri counties have higher COVID-19 case rates than Boone County but don’t seem to have a mask mandate discussion. The City of Columbia met Monday night to vote on bringing a mask mandate back to the area. The council voted 3-3 and the emergency ordinance did not pass. Cases
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Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) says that he disagrees with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ taking a top down approach in handling the Covid-19 pandemic, saying that decisions on mask mandates and restrictions should be made at the local level.
Continue ReadingMiami Mayor Francis Suarez, a Republican, says despite Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ attempts to block mask mandates in across the state, schools are on the verge of opening soon and unless Covid case trends in the state change, masks may need to be mandated.
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CNN’s Evan McMorris-Santoro tours a school in Austin, Texas, with the city’s school superintendent to see what protective measures they have in place since the governor has banned mandating masks in schools.
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Emerging data indicate that vaccinated individuals infected with the delta variant have similar viral loads as those who are unvaccinated and can transmit the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Experts say the coronavirus vaccines remain safe and effective in preventing severe COVID-19 complications like hospitalization and death.
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By Mark Morales, MJ Lee, Gregory Krieg and Devan Cole, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s closest confidants spent the weekend trying to convince the Democrat to resign, sources tell CNN, an effort that comes amid fallout from a report that found he sexually harassed multiple women. Cuomo, a source said, can’t come to grips
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With America only half-vaccinated, experts say the time has come to impose mandates on the resistant and/or raise their health care premiums.
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TODAY: A Weather Alert Day has been issued as brutal temperatures arrive this afternoon; the entire state of Missouri is under a Heat Advisory that lasts through Thursday evening. Highs reach the mid-90s and abundant humidity will push the heat index up to 105 degrees. Avoid spending time outdoors today and drink plenty of water.
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Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin tells CNN’s Dana Bash that Democrats are seriously considering including some infrastructure reform in their sweeping reconciliation package.
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Democratic Rep. Cori Bush joins CNN’s Dana Bash to discuss what comes next after her successful push to reinstate the CDC’s eviction freeze.
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By Katia Hetter, CNN As Covid-19 cases are surging across the United States again, daily infection rates are at their highest levels since February, due in large part to the very contagious Delta variant. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has once again urged a return to indoor mask-wearing, citing that even vaccinated
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A top US health official says while breakthrough Covid-19 infections can and will happen in people who’ve been vaccinated, the majority won’t get seriously ill or be hospitalized because the vaccines work. In today’s Health Minute, we have what you need to know if you’re vaccinated and get infected.
Continue ReadingBy Jazmin Goodwin, CNN Business Retiring early might seem like an impossible financial goal. But with the right plan in place, it can be done. Financial Independence Retire Early — or FIRE — is a method of living below your means to obtain financial independence and security as early as possible. “The mentality behind the
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