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Community input shapes possible future for Columbia’s Shops at Sharp End

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)  The future of the Shops at Sharp End remains uncertain as Columbia leaders and community members work to determine what comes next for the retail incubator after earlier public feedback exposed concerns about funding, sustainability and whether the project has fulfilled its mission. During a follow-up community discussion Monday, organizers shifted focus

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Smoke rises from the Snyder Fire is seen here on June 28.

They were the ‘unsung heroes’ of firefighting. Their deaths mark a grim milestone for the new wildland fire service

By Chelsea Bailey, TuAnh Dam, Alex Stambaugh, Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Everything changed in a matter of minutes. The wildland firefighters assigned to the Rifle County, Colorado, Helitack crew were among the first to arrive at the Knowles Fire Saturday, as the fast-moving blaze scorched the state’s western border. As the crew began initial

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Smoke rises from the Snyder Fire is seen here on June 28.

They were the ‘unsung heroes’ of firefighting. Their deaths mark a grim milestone for the new wildland fire service

CNN By Chelsea Bailey, TuAnh Dam, Alex Stambaugh, Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Everything changed in a matter of minutes. The wildland firefighters assigned to the Rifle County, Colorado, Helitack crew were among the first to arrive at the Knowles Fire Saturday, as the fast-moving blaze scorched the state’s western border. As the crew began

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JetBlue airplanes at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on July 23

JetBlue pilot reports hitting drone at JFK International Airport same day helicopter reports near collision with model plane

By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — A JetBlue Airways passenger jet reported hitting a drone on Monday while preparing to land at John F. Kennedy International Airport, the same day a helicopter said it almost hit a model airplane nearby, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The pilot aboard JetBlue Flight 948

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A video widely shared on social media shows Wiener

Jewish lawmaker who champions trans rights says he was forced to leave SF Trans March after he was confronted about Gaza

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Congressional candidate and California state Sen. Scott Wiener, a prominent gay Democrat who has spearheaded pro-transgender rights legislation, was surrounded and berated by protesters at San Francisco’s annual Trans March on Friday as they accused him of supporting genocide in Gaza. A video widely shared on social media shows

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