There was the Tokyo 2020 official who floated the idea of an “Olympig” creative campaign with plus-sized model Naomi Watanabe. An Olympic chief who resigned after making sexist remarks about women. And a Japanese governor who recommended men go grocery shopping during the pandemic because women take too long. Just last week, a Japanese city
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Health care experts say although the number of people vaccinated continues to increase, even people who are fully vaccinated should continue to wear masks. Phase 3 was activated Friday making all adult Missourians eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine. Dr. Robin Blount, chief medical officer at Boone Health, said, “it’s very clear
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMBC) According to KMBC, the Jackson County prosecutor’s office is now reviewing the case involving former Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid and a Feb. 5 crash that caused brain injuries to a 5-year-old girl. The girl’s injuries have left her unable to speak or walk. She remains in a Kansas City hospital
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RICHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Pulaski County Sheriff Jimmy Bench was injured after a motorcycle wreck on Rupert Road five miles south of Richland. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the motorcycle started to skid and overturned. Bench reportedly has moderate injuries from the wreck, he was wearing a helmet. In a social media
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Gray whales are visible just twice a year in California as they migrate from the southern tip of the West Coast up toward Alaska and back again. They delight residents as they appear briefly in coastal waters before returning to the open ocean. This spring, though, they’ve been washing up dead. The carcasses of four
Continue Reading A Pentagon police officer was charged with two counts of second-degree murder Friday in the shooting deaths of two men in Maryland this week, authorities said. Officer David Hall Dixon was off-duty at the time of the shooting. He was taken into custody Friday morning without incident, Takoma Park police said. Dixon faces two counts
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The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity chapter at Ohio’s Bowling Green State University has been permanently expelled from campus for hazing violations in the wake of a student’s death, university spokesperson Alex Solis announced Friday. “This expulsion is because of hazing, which is absolutely intolerable,” Solis said in the campus-wide statement. “The University’s investigation found the
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The brain of a former NFL player who police said shot and killed five people before taking his own life will be studied by researchers at Boston University, officials said Friday. York County Sheriff Kevin Tolson said on Wednesday that Phillip Adams, 32, shot two air conditioning technicians — killing one — outside the home
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMKZ) Westran Fire Protection District is reporting a school bus caught fire Friday. According to a social media post, firefighters responded with mutual aid from Armstrong Fire Protection District on county road 2425 for a report of a school bus on fire inside a building. Upon arrival, crews found heavy fire in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Drivers should expect some weekend delays along Interstate 70 in Boone and Callaway County. MoDOT says that crews have planned a ground survey to prepare for construction of the new I-70 bridge in Boone County. Crews plan to work from the Route BB interchange to one mile west of the bridge which
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While many Missourians are not happy with President Joe Biden’s gun control measures and are pushing back, there are some people who believe gun safety comes first before anything. After recent mass shootings, Biden announced his first gun control measures since taking office. He announced a half-dozen executive actions aimed at controlling
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story KEIZER, Oregon (KPTV) — Kids may be back inside the classroom, but it’s far from business as usual. Much has changed, including how lunch is made and served to students. In the latest Keizer Strong segment, FOX 12 looks at how kids are eating safely during the pandemic.
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Pfizer on Friday asked the FDA for an amendment to its emergency use authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine to expand its use in people ages 12-15 in the United States. “It’s highly likely” that the FDA will allow the expansion and could act “relatively quickly,” the acting chairman of an FDA vaccine advisory committee said.
Continue Reading At two separate emergency court hearings Friday, Harris County judges ruled that four of Deshaun Watson’s accusers must refile their lawsuits under their real names. Attorney Tony Buzbee had filed the lawsuits on behalf of women who are listed in each suit as “Jane Doe.” More than 20 women have filed lawsuits claiming misconduct. Watson
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DIAMOND HEAD, Hawaii (KITV) — A man, his cat and dog were all save Friday morning from a burning home in the Diamond Head area. Troy Williams says he was first on-scene of a fire in the Diamond Head area this morning. After he smelled smoke, he ran
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George Floyd’s heart disease and use of fentanyl were contributing factors to his death, but they were not the direct cause, the medical examiner who performed his autopsy testified on Friday in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin. Hennepin County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker ruled Floyd’s death last May a homicide
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A Nashville business’ security guard was arrested last night after shooting and injuring another security guard from the same business. According to court papers, an on-call person was called into the business at 5800 Centennial Boulevard around 10:15 p.m. for a security guard who was
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — More than 2.2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far in Connecticut, as the state remains a leader in the nation in terms of vaccination rates. This would not be possible without the healthcare heroes working around the clock to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ROSWELL, Georgia (WGCL) — Accusations of racism at a Roswell daycare explode online after a livestream video appears to show white children being fed lunch first. “They were skipping all of the black kids it seemed like,” said father Adryan McCauley. The family said they saw it happen
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — EJ Brown, the owner of John’s Bar and Party Store in Munger, said he won’t honor Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s request to pause indoor dining for two weeks. “Pausing indoor dining? I don’t think we can handle that,” Brown said. “We’re just getting back to
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