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Kathy Griffin reveals lung cancer diagnosis
Comedian Kathy Griffin revealed that she has been diagnosed with stage one lung cancer and will undergo surgery.
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Governor to speak at school administrators’ conference as many districts return this month
State Commissioner Margie Vandeven will also speak at the conference Tuesday.
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Facing the recent rise in Covid-19 cases is like being told you have to walk back into war, nurse says
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Covid-19 is once again on the rise, hospitals are filling up with patients and a Tennessee ICU nurse told CNN the resurgence is decimating her already depleted energy level. “It was bad enough the first time around when it was all still new and you could at least give people the
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How the earth’s rotation helped the earliest forms of life to diversify
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Earth hasn’t always experienced the 24-hour day we’re so familiar with now. In fact, the way the world turns not only determines the length of our day, but it could have contributed to an influx of oxygen on early Earth that helped life to flourish, according to new research. Researchers studying
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How has the pandemic affected America’s youth? Share your stories
For more than a year, young people have watched as America’s adults grapple with a once-in-a-century crisis. So how has the coronavirus pandemic impacted them? Young people haven’t had much of a say in how the world addressed the pandemic, but they’ve borne the brunt of it in many ways. What was fun in the
Continue ReadingVitaly Shishov, head of Belarusian exile group, found dead in Ukrainian capital
By Radina Gigova, Denis Lapin, Jessie Yeung and Tara John, CNN A Belarusian dissident who helped his countrymen flee persecution was found dead in a park on Tuesday in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, where police have launched a murder investigation. Vitaly Shishov, the head of the Kiev-based Belarusian House in Ukraine (BDU) organization, was
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Would incentives to get the coronavirus vaccine help you make a decision to get vaccinated?
Last week President Joe Biden called for states to offer $100 to the newly vaccinated. Biden added that financial incentives may seem unfair to already vaccinate Americans, but “we all benefit if we can get more people vaccinated.” Would incentives to get the coronavirus vaccine help you make a decision to get vaccinated? Vote in
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August 4 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results
By Joshua Berlinger, Aditi Sangal and Adam Renton, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
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India to deploy naval task force into South China Sea and beyond
By Brad Lendon, CNN India is sending a task force of four warships into the South China Sea on a two-month deployment that will include exercises with Quad partners the United States, Japan and Australia, India’s Defense Ministry announced Monday. The warships will depart India early this month, the Defense Ministry statement said, without giving
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Long Island county legislature votes to allow first responders to sue protesters and sets civil fines of up to $50,000
By Taylor Romine, CNN The legislature for Nassau County, New York, approved a bill Monday that says anyone who harasses or injures a first responder — which includes police officers — can be fined up to $50,000 while giving first responders the ability to sue the person directly. After a heated, five-hour public testimony period,
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Columbia health department director proposes more masking in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County Public Health & Human Services director asked the Columbia City Council on Monday to consider having masks again in city facilities. “I really believe everybody should be wearing their mask indoors, regardless of vaccination status, because we need to protect our kids, we need to protect people that are
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Man arrested in Houston road rage killing
By Keith Allen, CNN The man suspected of fatally shooting a 17-year-old who was a passenger in a vehicle on the way home from a Houston Astros baseball game last month has surrendered to authorities, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said Monday. Gerald Wayne Williams, 34, is charged with felony murder in the July 6
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Death toll from China floods jumps to 302, as Covid outbreak complicates recovery
By Jessie Yeung, CNN The death toll from floods that ravaged central China last month now stands at 302, local authorities said Monday — more than triple the last estimate. Heavy rainfall hit the province of Henan on July 20, causing flooding in numerous towns and cities. Zhengzhou, the provincial capital of 12 million people,
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TX: SUSPECT IN ROAD RAGE SHOOTING TURNS HIMSELF IN
The suspect wanted for killing a teen in a road rage shooting after an Astros game last month turned himself in Monday.
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5 Miami Beach officers face charges after the alleged use of excessive force during arrest inside hotel
By Deanna Hackney, CNN Five Miami Beach police officers are facing criminal charges, accused of using excessive force during the arrests of two men at a local hotel last week. Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced charges against Sgt. Jose Perez, and officers Kevin Perez, Robert Sabater, Steven Serrano and David Rivas at a
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Biles is back and Tokyo’s Olympic fever
CNN’s Selina Wang talks about Simone Biles’ return to competition and whether the success of Japanese athletes is softening resistance to the Games.
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August 3 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results
By Joshua Berlinger, Aditi Sangal and Adam Renton, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
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Team USA Junior Wrestling holds training camp in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of some of the best junior wrestlers in the world are in Mid-Missouri this week, including three Tigers. From August 1-5, the Team USA junior wrestling team is training at the Hearnes Center ahead of the United World Wrestling Junior World Championships. MU’s Keegan O’Toole, Rocky Elam and Colton Hawks
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Former Mizzou star competes at the Olympics
TOKYO (KMIZ) Former Mizzou star Karissa Schweizer finished in 11th place in the 5,000-meter final at the Olympics on Monday morning. The six-time national champion was the first American across the finish line. Schweizer finished with a time of 14:55.80. Here’s a link to the full results. The Iowa native will compete again on Saturday
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