By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Three years ago, a hurricane devastated the Bahamas, claiming dozens of lives. Today, the country is building what it claims to be the world’s first carbon-negative housing community to reduce the likelihood of future climate disasters and to ease the shortage of homes caused by the storm. Rick Fox, a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tuesday is Election Day and polling locations will be open from 6:00 a.m to 7:00 p.m for people to cast their vote. If you plan to stop by your polling location, there are some items you need to keep in mind to make sure your vote counts.Proper forms of identification: A non-expired
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Jennifer Gray, CNN Tropical Storm Nicole has gotten stronger — with scattered showers impacting parts of Florida on midterm Election Day — and is expected to strengthen more before slamming the state’s east coast early Thursday as the first hurricane to strike the United States in November in nearly 40 years.
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ABC News Live will provide coverage of the midterm election and the national implications of House and Senate races throughout the day.
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Top Gun: Maverick” was never going to be an easy sell. Sure, the film starred Tom Cruise — arguably one of Hollywood’s most iconic movie stars — and it would be the sequel to “Top Gun,” one of the biggest blockbusters of all time. But the original “Top Gun” was
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business It’s Election Day in America, and some companies are offering deals and freebies to mark the occasion, while others are giving employees time off to vote. Election Day is not a national holiday, though it is a public holiday in some states, so some government offices may be closed. Less
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Jennifer Gray, CNN Tropical Storm Nicole has gotten stronger — with scattered showers impacting parts of Florida on midterm Election Day — and is expected to strengthen more before slamming the state’s east coast early Thursday as the first hurricane to strike the United States in November in nearly 40 years.
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TODAY: Tuesday is shaping up mostly cloudy, and mostly dry. Some sprinkles are possible in a very isolated fashion this morning, but chances are good that most won’t see a drop. Late this evening, after 7 p.m., a slightly better chance for showers arrives with a warm front. Still, any shower activity will be isolated,
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business If residents of Alabama, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii or Nevada wanted a chance to win this week’s record Powerball jackpot, they had to travel to another state to buy a ticket. These five states do not offer government-operated lotteries or participate in interstate drawings with rollover jackpots such as Powerball or
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Top Gun: Maverick” was never going to be an easy sell. Sure, the film starred Tom Cruise — arguably one of Hollywood’s most iconic movie stars — and it would be the sequel to “Top Gun,” one of the biggest blockbusters of all time. But the original “Top Gun” was
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, Dan Merica and Gregory Krieg, CNN The 2022 midterms have arrived, as voters across the nation decide who will set the agenda in Washington and in statehouses across the country for the next two years — and who will set the ground rules for 2024. The House and Senate, where Democrats currently
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Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN People magazine has crowned actor Chris Evans this year’s Sexiest Man Alive. The unveiling was made on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” with help from John Oliver and Dwayne Johnson. In a bit that aired on the show, Oliver sat in the show’s audience as Colbert announced the winner from
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Dakin Andone, CNN A lone winning ticket for the record $2.04 billion Powerball lottery jackpot was sold in Altadena, California, lottery officials said Tuesday, making the lucky ticket holder the winner of the largest lottery prize ever. The ticket was sold at a Joe’s Service Center, the California Lottery said on
Continue ReadingBy Liam Reilly, CNN The student facing assault charges after she repeatedly hurled a racial slur at a Black student on campus early Sunday morning has been permanently banned from campus and could face additional charges, the University of Kentucky president said. Sophia Rosing — who is no longer a student — was initially suspended
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dennis Gates officially began his era at Mizzou Arena Monday night with a 97-91 win over Southern Indiana in front of the biggest crowd for an opener in five years with 10,723 fans. Watch the post-game press conference with Gates and players below. The Tigers were led by one of the few
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This year, the DOJ is looking into 64 voting jurisdictions within 24 states.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 12 Columbia College women’s soccer team has advanced to the AMC Championship after a 10-0 win over Stephens College on Monday. This is the second straight game that the Cougars have put up 10 goals and the fourth straight shut out. Izzy Cole and Isabella Govero led CC with two
Continue ReadingBy Uliana Pavlova, CNN Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Kremlin-linked oligarch known as “Vladimir Putin’s chef,” appeared to admit to Russian interference in US elections in a Telegram post on Monday. Prigozhin said that Russia has interfered, is interfering and will continue to interfere in the US democratic process, in response to a journalist’s question about Russia
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Growing up visually impaired, school wasn’t easy for Australian Steffan Nero. He remembers struggling with anxiety and being “very quiet,” “lonely” and “probably weird as well.” His life changed when he discovered visually impaired sports — notably cricket. “I was actually a different person when I was with other vision impaired
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