By JARI TANNER Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s parliament has elected the chief of a major national museum as the Baltic country’s new president in a second round of voting. Estonian National Museum director Alar Karis secured support from 72 members of the 101-seat Riigikogu legislature, while eight lawmakers voted blank and the
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By JOE McDONALD and ZEN SOO AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — Hugely popular online games and celebrity culture are the latest targets in the ruling Communist Party’s campaign to encourage China’s public to align with its political and economic vision. Rules that take effect Wednesday cut the amount of game time children are allowed
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD and ZEN SOO AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — Hugely popular online games and celebrity culture are the latest targets in the ruling Communist Party’s campaign to encourage China’s public to align with its political and economic vision. Rules that take effect Wednesday cut the amount of game time children are allowed
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Google has announced that it is investing $1.2 billion by 2030 to expand its cloud computing infrastructure in Germany and to increase the use of renewable energy. The Internet giant said Tuesday that it plans to add new cloud computing centers in the Berlin region and in Hanau, a town near Frankfurt.
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Defense Ministry is asking for a 2.6% increase over this year’s record budget. It’s seeking to further strengthen the country’s military in the face of China’s growing assertiveness in the region. In its budget request released Tuesday, the ministry sought 5.48 trillion yen ($49.86 billion) for
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Defense Ministry is asking for a 2.6% increase over this year’s record budget. It’s seeking to further strengthen the country’s military in the face of China’s growing assertiveness in the region. In its budget request released Tuesday, the ministry sought 5.48 trillion yen ($49.86 billion) for
Continue Reading By COURTNEY JESPERSEN of NerdWallet One of the biggest sale weekends of the year is fast approaching. Labor Day weekend is traditionally filled with retail discounts ahead of the federal holiday on the first Monday of September. But this year, Labor Day sales will be happening in the midst of an ongoing pandemic, inflation and
Continue Reading By COURTNEY JESPERSEN of NerdWallet One of the biggest sale weekends of the year is fast approaching. Labor Day weekend is traditionally filled with retail discounts ahead of the federal holiday on the first Monday of September. But this year, Labor Day sales will be happening in the midst of an ongoing pandemic, inflation and
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and MIKE CORDER Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union justice and home affairs ministers have pledged to support Afghanistan’s neighbors to help them host people fleeing the new Taliban regime and prevent a new wave of migrants heading to Europe. In a closing statement after a meeting Tuesday in Brussels, the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department reported no injuries from an early morning house fire in Columbia on Tuesday. The department responded to multiple calls on the 3000 block of Green Ridge Road around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, for reports of a house fire. Columbia Fire Department Battalion Chief One Eric Caszett told ABC
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — A white Chicago police officer has been placed on administrative duty as the city’s police oversight agency investigates his struggle with a Black woman who was walking her dog in a lakefront park. The department says Police Superintendent David Brown on Monday directed that the officer be placed on paid desk duty.
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By Ivana Kottasová, Joseph Ataman, Jo Shelley, Saskya Vandoorne, Madalena Araujo and Nilly Kohzad, CNN (CNN) — When the Taliban recaptured Afghanistan, tens of thousands of civilians decided to flee their homes. Translators, military contractors, public officials, journalists, human rights activists, employees of foreign NGOs and many others suddenly found themselves at risk. Many had
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN As many as 750,000 households are so far behind on rent they could be evicted this year, according to an estimate from Goldman Sachs. That is, unless Congress chooses to approve a new eviction moratorium like the one that was struck down by the Supreme Court last week. Here’s what you
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN As many as 750,000 households are so far behind on rent they could be evicted this year, according to an estimate from Goldman Sachs. That is, unless Congress chooses to approve a new eviction moratorium like the one that was struck down by the Supreme Court last week. Here’s what you
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN As many as 750,000 households are so far behind on rent they could be evicted this year, according to an estimate from Goldman Sachs. That is, unless Congress chooses to approve a new eviction moratorium like the one that was struck down by the Supreme Court last week. Here’s what you
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN As many as 750,000 households are so far behind on rent they could be evicted this year, according to an estimate from Goldman Sachs. That is, unless Congress chooses to approve a new eviction moratorium like the one that was struck down by the Supreme Court last week. Here’s what you
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southern Boone R-I School District has finalized its back-to-school return plan for the in-person learning. The district says it has been consulting the CDC and Boone County Health Department to make its return plan decisions. The return plan includes social distancing, increased sanitation measures and contact tracing. The plan is set
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government has asked the president to declare a state of emergency along the border with Belarus as it tries to stop migrants from entering from the neighboring country. President Andrzej Duda said he was analyzing the request but hinted Tuesday that he would grant it.
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Google has announced that it is investing $1.2 billion by 2030 to expand its cloud computing infrastructure in Germany and to increase the use of renewable energy. The Internet giant said Tuesday that it plans to add new cloud computing centers in the Berlin region and in Hanau, a town near Frankfurt.
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Doctors at Poland’s main children’s hospital say they will carry out a liver transplant on a 6-year-old Afghan boy who ate poisonous mushrooms with his family. However, his 5-year-old brother is in a coma and they are testing to see if he is brain dead. The boys and their older sister,
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