By Sarah Dean and Ingrid Formanek, CNN Hundreds of people protested in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar Tuesday, against what they say are Taliban orders for citizens to leave their homes on the eve of winter. Protesters marched in front of the governor’s office in the city after 3,500 people living in a government-owned
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Francesca Street, CNN Twenty years ago, Nick Marson and Diane Kirschke were strangers on board Continental Airlines flight 5 traveling from London Gatwick to Houston, Texas. Four hours or so into the flight, the pilot came over the intercom and announced the airplane would be diverting to Newfoundland, Canada. “There are problems in US airspace,”
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By Tara John, CNN There needs to be enough immunity in the general population from vaccines or infections for the Covid-19 pandemic to transition to an endemic phase — similar to manageable diseases like influenza. This growing debate on whether Covid-19 is endemic really rests on what we are “willing to accept,” said CNN’s Chief
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By Eric Bradner, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Tuesday a bill that imposes a raft of new restrictions on voting in one of the nation’s fastest-growing and diversifying states. Abbott signed Senate Bill 1 after the Republican-led Legislature approved it during the second special session that the second-term GOP governor had called
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By Liz Stark, CNN The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed more people away from the profession of driving, signaling a bumpy road ahead for key industries ranging from ride-hailing to delivery services. This issue is especially acute among school districts grappling with a shortage of school bus drivers as the new academic year begins this week
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By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO and founder of failed blood testing startup Theranos, was found guilty on four charges of defrauding investors, capping off the stunning downfall of a former tech icon. She was found not guilty on three additional charges concerning defrauding patients and one charge of conspiracy
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By Chandelis Duster, CNN Virginia on Wednesday took down a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, the last Confederate statue remaining along Richmond’s historic Monument Avenue. A pair of rulings from the state Supreme Court last week cleared the way for its removal after intense national debate over the 12-ton statue’s purpose and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The third of five drawings for a chance to win $10,000 will take place Friday, with the deadline for new entries being Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 11:59 p.m. Anyone who has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by the deadline can enter for the drawings. In order to make the deadline
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By Dana Bash, CNN Illustration by Alberto Mier, CNN Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger — the only person in California history to win a gubernatorial race in a recall election — is aggressively neutral on the one coming up on September 14. No endorsements, the former Republican governor says, because he has relationships with a lot
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By Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN It’s Spain’s Mediterranean escape, a place that for decades has been the go-to spot for jet setters, party lovers and package vacationers keen to let their hair down and enjoy sun, sea and sand in abundance. Yet as in so many famous tourist destinations across Europe, the Costa
Continue Reading By Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN It’s Spain’s Mediterranean escape, a place that for decades has been the go-to spot for jet setters, party lovers and package vacationers keen to let their hair down and enjoy sun, sea and sand in abundance. Yet as in so many famous tourist destinations across Europe, the Costa
Continue Reading By Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN It’s Spain’s Mediterranean escape, a place that for decades has been the go-to spot for jet setters, party lovers and package vacationers keen to let their hair down and enjoy sun, sea and sand in abundance. Yet as in so many famous tourist destinations across Europe, the Costa
Continue Reading By Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN It’s Spain’s Mediterranean escape, a place that for decades has been the go-to spot for jet setters, party lovers and package vacationers keen to let their hair down and enjoy sun, sea and sand in abundance. Yet as in so many famous tourist destinations across Europe, the Costa
Continue Reading By Ben Westcott, CNN A typhoon headed toward Taiwan and the southern coast of China is rapidly gaining in speed and strength ahead of an expected landfall later this week. Typhoon Chanthu has rapidly intensified in the past 36 hours from a tropical depression into a severe typhoon, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center,
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By Samantha Beech and Rafael Romo, CNN A powerful earthquake struck the southwest of Mexico late Tuesday, causing widespread shaking as far away as Mexico City and killing at least one person. The United States Geological Survey said the 7.0 magnitude quake struck 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) east-northeast of Los Órganos de San Agustín, about
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Saturday will be 20 years since terrorists attacked the U.S., killing thousands of citizens. Some veterans at The American Legion Post 202 in Columbia are feeling some of the emotional pain as Saturday approaches. Paul Hobbs is a retired military veteran and First Vice Commander at The American Legion Post 202. He
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City’s own Ava Roberts shows of her speed on the treadmill in this week’s edition of Andrew’s At-home sports. You can watch the clip at 10 p.m. on ABC 17! Andrew’s At-home sports airs every Tuesday night in our 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. sportscasts on Fox 22 and ABC 17. ABC
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Here are the local scores from Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. HS SOFTBALL Rock Bridge 7 | Battle 1 FINAL Blair Oaks 9 | Capital City 2 FINAL California 12 | Eldon 6 FINAL HS BOYS SOCCER Jefferson City 0 | Hickman 4 FINAL Fulton 5 | Boonville 1 FINAL NAIA VOLLEYBALL Benedictine 0 | Columbia
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Employers are gearing up for the annual holiday shopping rush and once again looking to add seasonal workers to bolster their store, warehouse and logistics ranks. Their announcements come as big chains are expecting strong holiday demand from shoppers, despite risks that the Delta variant may pose to consumer spending.
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Mizzou football head coach Eli Drinkwitz will take questions at noon Tuesday ahead of the Tigers’ game at Kentucky.
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