August 5, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
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A look at state, federal gun laws after mid-Missouri man charged in Washington, D.C.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Authorities arrested a Centralia man Wednesday for his suspected role in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Prosecutors charged Jerod Bargar for bringing a gun into the District of Columbia with out a permit and on restricted grounds at the U.S Capitol. Bargar claimed he did not know that it was illegal to
Continue ReadingJurors in Parkland gunman’s trial visit blood-stained mass shooting site sealed since 2018 as state rests its case
By Dakin Andone, Steve Almasy and Karan Olson, CNN Jurors in the sentencing phase of the Parkland, Florida, school shooter’s trial on Thursday visited the scene of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s 1200 building, which has been sealed since the attack on February 14, 2018. They saw bloodstains where the victims were
Continue ReadingFrozen in horror: Notes from inside the Parkland school massacre site
By CNN Staff Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s 1200 building has been sealed since the massacre on February 14, 2018. On Thursday, jurors in the sentencing phase of the school shooter’s trial walked through the undisturbed scene, where the blood of the victims still stains classroom floors. Bullet holes also mark the walls of the
Continue ReadingJan. 6 committee and federal investigators have asked for Alex Jones’ phone records, Sandy Hook attorney says
By Devan Cole and Oliver Darcy, CNN The attorney representing two Sandy Hook parents in the Alex Jones defamation case said Thursday that numerous federal and state investigators, including the House panel investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection, have asked him to hand over text records mistakenly sent to him by the right-wing conspiracy theorist’s
Continue ReadingAs inflation takes a toll, Americans face tough decisions about medical care
By Gabe Cohen, CNN There are medicines that Angelina Scott can’t live without. Between her Atrial Fibrillation, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, the 45-year-old notary is currently taking five prescriptions. “You can’t tell your heart, please don’t stop beating,” Scott told CNN. But with sky high inflation and hundreds of dollars in monthly medical
Continue ReadingAmericans loaded up on $40 billion more in debt in June, Fed says
Martha C. White for CNN Business Americans piled on $40.1 billion worth of debt in June, the Federal Reserve said Friday afternoon. The figure was considerably higher than economists’ forecasts, after May’s revised total of $23.8 billion. Americans’ borrowing grew by 10.5% in June, compared to 6.3% in May, according to the Fed’s G.19 consumer
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Hawley lone vote against NATO expansion
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley was the only member of the 100-person Senate to vote against accepting Finland and Sweden into the NATO alliance.
Continue ReadingOrban addresses conservative confab in Texas, setting the stage for Trump speech this weekend
By Michael Warren, CNN Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban won over the crowd at CPAC Texas on Thursday, arguing that his nationalist agenda in Hungary aligns with the goals of the American conservative movement — and sounding a lot like the conference’s upcoming Saturday keynote speaker, former President Donald Trump. The right-wing European leader hit
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Missouri Gov. Parson meets with drought experts
Governor Parson is set to address the first meeting of Missouri’s Drought Assessment Committee Thursday at 10:00 a.m., at the Lewis and Clark State Office Building.
Continue ReadingThe streaming wars are over
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business In November 2019, Disney debuted Disney+, kicking off the so-called streaming wars and prompting companies across the media world to spend billions of dollars to launch services to take on Netflix. Netflix was seen as the existential threat to the legacy media industry, so following its lead on subscriber growth
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Tracking a hot end to the week with increasing humidity
TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild with lows near 70. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s. Heat index in the upper 90s to around 100. EXTENDED: Mid-Missouri is dry for the next few days as high pressure begins to build back in tomorrow, bringing us back
Continue ReadingTrent Alexander-Arnold: The Premier League winner who still lives at home and helps his parents with the dishes
By Darren Lewis and Ben Morse, CNN Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup — he’s won them all. At 23 years of age, Trent Alexander-Arnold is already supremely successful. The Liverpool and England defender has developed into one of Europe’s elite right-backs, displaying athleticism and
Continue ReadingNew US monkeypox vaccine strategy could be huge boost for supply, but much is unknown
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN In an effort to stretch the limited supply of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine, federal health officials this week authorized giving smaller doses using a different method of injection. With more than 10,000 monkeypox cases in the United States and vaccine demand remaining high, Jynneos has been in short supply for weeks.
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Columbia Public Schools parent concerned about possible school board meeting policy change
Columbia School Board proposed a policy that would limit the number of times and length of public comment allowed from an individual at meetings.
Continue ReadingDeSantis suspends Tampa prosecutor who took stance against criminalizing abortion providers
By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday suspended Tampa’s elected prosecutor, Andrew Warren, for pledging not to use his office to go after people who seek and provide abortions or on doctors that provide gender affirming care to transgender people. In his executive order, DeSantis accused Warren of “neglect of duty” and
Continue ReadingJury finds Alex Jones caused $4 million in damages to two Sandy Hook parents
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Right-wing talk show host Alex Jones will have to pay the parents of a Sandy Hook shooting victim a little more than $4 million in compensatory damages, a jury decided Thursday, capping a stunning and dramatic case that showcased for the public the real-world harm inflicted by viral conspiracy theories.
Continue ReadingCheney says DOJ not prosecuting Trump if there’s evidence could call into question the US as ‘nation of laws’
By Eric Bradner, CNN Photographs by Rachel Woolf for CNN Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney said if the Justice Department does not prosecute former President Donald Trump for his role in the insurrection at the US Capitol and “the facts and the evidence are there,” the decision could call into question whether the United States can
Continue ReadingExclusive: Trump lawyers in talks with Justice Department about January 6 criminal probe
By Katelyn Polantz, Kara Scannell, Gabby Orr and Kristen Holmes, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s legal team is in direct communication with Justice Department officials, the first sign of talks between the two sides as the criminal probe into January 6, 2021, accelerates, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. The talks revolve around whether
Continue ReadingDick Cheney calls Donald Trump a ‘coward’ in new ad supporting daughter’s reelection bid
By Devan Cole and Terence Burlij, CNN Former Vice President Dick Cheney criticizes former President Donald Trump as a “threat to our republic” and a “coward” in a new campaign ad for his daughter, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, who’s facing a competitive Republican primary later this month. “In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never
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