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Commissioners: Door-to-door vaccine outreach won’t happen in Cole County

July 21, 2021 10:37 AM Molly Stawinoga

Commissioners said they had received emails and phone calls from concerned community members about door-to-door outreach efforts.

Participants gather in Budapest on June 14 during a demonstration against the Hungarian government's draft bill seeking to ban the "promotion" of homosexuality in schools. Hungary's right-wing populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has proposed a referendum on the country's controversial new LGBTQ law.

Hungary’s FM: We don’t want LGBTQI ‘activists’ in schools

July 21, 2021 9:38 AM CNN

Speaking to Bianna Golodryga, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó defends the country’s new law that bans content which “promotes” homosexuality and gender change being used in schools.

Hungary plans referendum on law criticized by EU as homophobic

July 21, 2021 9:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Luke McGee, Amy Cassidy and Boglarka Kosztolanyi CNN Hungary’s right-wing populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has proposed a referendum on the country’s controversial new LGBTQ law. The move is in response to the European Union which lambasted the new measure by the member state. In a Facebook video on Wednesday, the hardline leader outlined

Police authorities in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara State say around 100 women and children abducted in early June by gunmen known locally as "bandits" have been rescued.

Around 100 kidnapped women and children rescued in Nigeria

July 21, 2021 3:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Around 100 women and children abducted in early June by gunmen known locally as “bandits” have been rescued, police authorities in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara State said. Zamfara police spokesman, Mohammed Shehu, told CNN on Wednesday that the victims — most of whom are nursing mothers — were released Monday after being

Fireworks explode over Fiserv Forum after title win.

RAW: WI: NBA FINALS BUCKS FAN CELEBRATION

July 21, 2021 7:51 AM CNN

Milwaukee Bucks defeat Phoenix Suns to win their second NBA championship

Health workers arrive with a patient at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital's Covid-19 facility

Pfizer-BioNTech to start producing Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa in 2022

July 21, 2021 7:34 AM CNN Newsource

By David McKenzie and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech will start to manufacture their Covid-19 vaccine in South Africa, they announced jointly on Wednesday, in a move that could significantly increase the availability of doses across the continent next year. When fully operational, the companies said annual vaccine production would exceed 100 million doses,

Delta variant in Missouri goes from single digits to nearly 90% in two months

July 21, 2021 5:28 AM Zola Crowder

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the delta variant now accounts for nearly 90% of all new COVID-19 cases in Missouri. In less than two months, the proportion of the delta variant in Missouri went from less than 7% to just under 90%. On June 8,

5 things to know for July 21: Covid-19, Congress, Trump ally, opioid trial, Olympics

July 21, 2021 5:27 AM CNN Newsource

By AJ Willingham, CNN After successfully blasting off to the edge of space yesterday, Jeff Bezos announced he is donating $100 million apiece to chef and activist José Andrés and CNN contributor Van Jones. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5

Wildfire smoke blankets the East

July 21, 2021 5:27 AM CNN

Smoke and haze shroud portions of the East which is also bracing for severe storms. CNN Meteorologist Karen Maginnis has the details.

This is what athletes are getting up to in the Olympic Village

July 21, 2021 5:27 AM CNN

Olympic athletes have arrived in Japan for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and are sharing what they do in their down time on social media.

Trump ally charged with acting as agent of foreign nation

July 21, 2021 5:27 AM CNN

Tom Barrack, a former adviser to former President Donald Trump, was charged with illegal foreign lobbying on behalf of the United Arab Emirates as an effort to influence the foreign policy positions of both the 2016 Trump presidential campaign and the incoming administration.

‘You do not know what you’re talking about’: Fauci excoriates Rand Paul

July 21, 2021 5:27 AM CNN

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Dr. Anthony Fauci got into another heated exchange at a Senate hearing over Dr. Fauci’s past testimony over gain-of-function research.

A couple has been charged for their role in the deadly El Dorado wildfire that was sparked during a gender reveal in 2020.

A couple whose 2020 gender reveal party allegedly sparked a deadly wildfire in California has been charged in the death of a firefighter

July 21, 2021 2:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Meeks and Hollie Silverman, CNN A Southern California couple whose gender reveal party allegedly sparked the deadly El Dorado wildfire in 2020 has been charged with 30 crimes, including involuntary manslaughter, authorities announced Tuesday. A smoke bomb set off by the couple in Yucaipa, California, on September 5 as part of a gender

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you getting your child vaccinated before school starts?

July 21, 2021 1:57 AM ABC 17 News Team

With the start of school in many districts just a month away, students eligible to get the coronavirus vaccine are running out of time to be fully vaccinated before classes begin.

Passengers trapped inside submerged subway as China battles deadly floods

July 23, 2021 3:45 AM CNN

Several people in Zhengzhou, China have died after record-breaking rainfall flooded the city’s subway. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced as emergency services have been deployed to assist in the rescue operations.

The scene of the collapse site is pictured in Surfside on June 28.

97 victims in Surfside condo collapse have been identified. Officials believe there is one more unidentified victim

July 22, 2021 1:46 AM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Authorities have identified 97 victims in the Surfside condo building collapse — including 96 who were recovered from the collapse site and one who died in the hospital, Miami-Dade County officials said Wednesday. Officials said they believe one victim is not yet identified. A news release said 97 missing persons reports

A girl rides on the back of a woman down an escalator at a shopping centre on International Children's Day in Beijing on June 1

China’s borders will likely remain shut for months, but some may be wary of visiting even after they reopen

July 21, 2021 1:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan and Jessie Yeung, CNN Last week, the Biden administration warned American companies about the risk of doing business in Hong Kong, citing Beijing’s increasing crackdown on the city. “The bottom line is that businesses should be aware that the risks faced in mainland China are now increasingly present in Hong Kong,” White

Residents queue up to get oxygen tanks refilled at a refilling station in Surabaya on July 15.

Indonesia is now the epicenter of Asia’s Covid-19 crisis. Here’s what you need to know

July 21, 2021 12:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Rhea Mogul, CNN For much of last year, it seemed like Indonesia had managed to keep its Covid-19 outbreak largely under control. Now, the island nation — home to about 270 million people — has become Asia’s new epicenter of the pandemic, reporting more daily cases and deaths than hard-hit India as a devastating

Downtown Columbia hotel owners share concerns over AC Marriott plan

July 20, 2021 10:47 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Downtown Columbia hotel owners shared concerns Tuesday over a prospective hotel. The owners of the Broadway Hotel and the Tiger Hotel want more solutions to the parking situation surrounding a new prospective AC Marriott planning to be built at Hitt and Cherry Streets. “With lots of local businesses, buying spaces in there,

People stranded in flood waters along a street following heavy rains in Zhengzhou

Passengers trapped inside submerged subway as deadly floods sweep central China

July 21, 2021 11:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan and Zixu Wang, CNN Terrified subway passengers in central China were left clinging to ceiling handles inside flooded cars on Tuesday, trapped up to their necks in rising water, as record-breaking rains devastated parts of Henan province. At least 12 people have been confirmed dead in Zhengzhou, the provincial capital,