By Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s top spy agency has come out of the shadows to warn that its young people are being duped by foreign forces into shirking hard work and prioritizing their individual emotions at the expense of national development. It hasn’t landed well online. “Young people are China’s future
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia police officer shot a suspect during a chase Wednesday morning, the Missouri State Highway Patrol stated in a news release. The suspect suffered injuries that were not life-threatening and was taken to a hospital. The officer was also injured and hospitalized, though the injuries were not life-threatening, the Patrol stated.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Health will have its new cardiology clinical practice open and operating starting Monday. Boone Health announced the split with Missouri Heart Center at the end of March and filed a lawsuit alleging breaches of contract, misuse of confidential information and plans to engage in unlawful competition. Roughly 20,000 patients are expected
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Senate moved forward with house budget bills on Wednesday. After a roughly two-hour debate, senators voted 20-13 in favor of House Bill 2002, which relates to education funding within the state. Finalized general revenue money comes in around $4.7 billion, just fewer than $1.5 billion from federal and about $2.2
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The American Red Cross of Central and Northern Missouri held a media event on Wednesday that showed off its new headquarters that is being built in southern Columbia. The new facility will be located in the 4600 block of Stellar Drive in southern Columbia. It will be able to support 300 staff
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Both houses of the Missouri General Assembly took up the state budget Wednesday, with contention over whether the legislature would properly fund K-12 education. The budget bills are due on the governor’s desk by Friday. After several days of deliberation in a conference committee, the total operating budget comes to around
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old Columbia woman was charged with a felony and a misdemeanor after she was involved in a chase with a Boone County deputy on Tuesday night. Jacquelynn Pruitt was charged on Wednesday with aggravated fleeing and reckless driving. She is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An arraignment
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri House Republican leaders spoke with reporters Wednesday morning before the full chamber was set to work on the state budget. Democratic leaders took questions after the House adjourned. Watch the news conferences here.
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM. It’s a sad day at CNN. Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded the network, died at the age of 87. Starting from scratch in 1980, he launched the 24-hour cable TV news revolution. 5 things 1️⃣ Turner’s legacy The Atlanta businessman —
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By Holly Yan, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The manhunt for a special forces veteran accused of shooting his wife ended when his body was found Wednesday, the Stewart County Sheriff’s Office said. “Initial indications show he died due to a self inflicted gunshot wound,” the sheriff’s office said. Craig Berry, 53, was wanted on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has picked a contractor for the Improve I-70: Truck Parking project, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. KCI construction Team was picked for the projects in Concordia, Boonville, Mineola and Wright City, the release says. The truck parking project is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man is accused of sexually abusing a child younger than 12 years old. Caleb Claggett, of Mexico, Missouri, is charged with first-degree sodomy. He is being held at the Audrain County Jail without bond. A confined docket hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday. The probable cause statement says
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — At an April news briefing on the Iran war, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth digressed from taking a dig at Iranian leadership to take a dig at American news media. The “relentlessly negative coverage” of the war, Hegseth said, evoked a sermon he’d heard in church about the “Pharisees.” Describing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents of Columbia’s Fourth Ward will be able to pick up packets to run for a seat on the Columbia City Council Wednesday, following Nick Foster’s resignation. The Columbia City Council on Monday night decided that a special election will be held to find Foster’s replacement on Aug 4. Those who wish
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By Nic Robertson, Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The United States and Iran are moving closer to an agreement on a short memorandum to end the Iran war, a regional source familiar with the negotiations said, although Trump administration officials cautioned that talks had previously fallen apart at the last minute. The White
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CNN By Brian Stelter and Ann O’Neill (CNN) — Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a news release from Turner Enterprises. He was 87. The Ohio-born Atlanta businessman, nicknamed “The Mouth of the South”
Continue ReadingPor Brian Stelter y Ann O’Neill, CNN Ted Turner, el visionario de los medios y filántropo que fundó CNN, la cadena pionera de 24 horas que revolucionó las noticias televisivas, falleció el miércoles, según un comunicado de prensa de Turner Enterprises. Tenía 87 años. El empresario de Atlanta, nacido en Ohio, construyó un imperio mediático
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Singapore’s education minister has confirmed that teachers are allowed to use caning to discipline unruly students in certain cases. “Our schools use caning as a disciplinary measure if all the other measures are inadequate, given the gravity of the misconduct,” Desmond Lee said in parliament on Tuesday in response
Continue Reading By Brian Stelter and Ann O’Neill (CNN) — Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a news release from Turner Enterprises. He was 87. The Ohio-born Atlanta businessman, nicknamed “The Mouth of the South” for
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN A manhunt is underway in Tennessee for a suspect authorities say is armed and accused of attempting to kill his wife. The rugged terrain of steep hills — combined with the man’s extensive Army survival training — is complicating the search. Here’s what else you need to know to get up
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