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Supply chain issues are affecting grocers across the nation, but locals say they have mostly been able to avoid issues

October 13, 2021 7:48 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Biden addressed ongoing supply chain problems on Wednesday, as major retailers warn of shortages and price hikes during the upcoming holiday season. Schnucks says because of the current trucker shortage, production facility labor shortages, and shortages of certain raw ingredients, select products are taking longer to get through the supply chain

Judge: Purdue Pharma can resume groundwork on its settlement

October 13, 2021 7:48 PM Associated Press

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A federal judge says OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma can resume laying the groundwork to carry out its $10 billion settlement plan. Judge Linda McMahon’s ruling Wednesday denies the U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee’s request for a long pause in the plan. The office within the Justice Department asked for the settlement to

Judge: Purdue Pharma can resume groundwork on its settlement

October 13, 2021 7:48 PM Associated Press

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A federal judge says OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma can resume laying the groundwork to carry out its $10 billion settlement plan. Judge Linda McMahon’s ruling Wednesday denies the U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee’s request for a long pause in the plan. The office within the Justice Department asked for the settlement to

Trump campaign, others: Dominion worker suit is groundless

October 13, 2021 7:45 PM Associated Press

By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Attorneys for President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, its onetime attorney Rudy Giuliani and conservative media figures are asking a judge to dismiss a defamation lawsuit by a former employee of Dominion Voting Systems who argues he lost his job after being named in false charges as trying

Dallas man sentenced in plot targeting gay men for violent crimes using a dating app

October 13, 2021 7:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN A Dallas man has been sentenced in a scheme to target gay men for violent crimes using the dating app Grindr, according to the Department of Justice. Daniel Jenkins, 22, was sentenced Wednesday to a maximum of 26 years in federal prison on charges including kidnapping, carjacking and hate crimes. He

Students not injured after vehicle crash involving Harrisburg bus

October 13, 2021 7:22 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Officials say several Harrisburg students and the driver of another vehicle were not injured after a bus wreck on Route F.

GOP’s Youngkin stays away from ‘Take Back Virginia’ rally

October 13, 2021 7:21 PM Associated Press

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and other Republicans are trying to fire up the party’s right-wing base ahead of Virginia’s critical November elections. Trump phoned into a rally held in suburban Richmond Wednesday that was marked by falsehoods about the 2020 election and tirades against vaccine and

Vladimir Putin sostiene que Rusia no utiliza la energía como un arma

October 13, 2021 7:09 PM CNN Newsource

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN Business) — El presidente Vladimir Putin rechazó las acusaciones de que Rusia hace subir deliberadamente los precios del gas natural en Europa al retener las exportaciones. En una conferencia sobre energía celebrada este miércoles en Moscú, Putin calificó las acusaciones de estar “motivadas políticamente” e infundadas. Sus comentarios se produjeron en un

A statue of civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune is getting a place in the US Capitol. She’s replacing a Confederate general

October 13, 2021 6:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN A larger-than-life marble statue of civil rights pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune is replacing one of a Confederate general in the US Capitol’s Statuary Hall. The daughter of former slaves, Bethune became an influential Black educator and civil and women’s rights leader. She opened a boarding school for Black children in 1904,

A statue of civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune is getting a place in the US Capitol. She’s replacing a Confederate general

October 13, 2021 6:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN A larger-than-life marble statue of civil rights pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune is replacing one of a Confederate general in the US Capitol’s Statuary Hall. The daughter of former slaves, Bethune became an influential Black educator and civil and women’s rights leader. She opened a boarding school for Black children in 1904,

From cars to gasoline, surging prices match a 13-year high

October 13, 2021 6:28 PM Associated Press

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer prices rose 0.4% last month, slightly higher than August’s gain and pushing annual inflation back to the highest increase in 13 years. The consumer price index rose 5.4% in September from a year ago, up slightly from August’s gain of 5.3% and matching the increases

From cars to gasoline, surging prices match a 13-year high

October 13, 2021 6:28 PM Associated Press

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer prices rose 0.4% last month, slightly higher than August’s gain and pushing annual inflation back to the highest increase in 13 years. The consumer price index rose 5.4% in September from a year ago, up slightly from August’s gain of 5.3% and matching the increases

US Supreme Court won’t hear dispute over injection sites

October 13, 2021 6:22 PM Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court won’t review a nonprofit group’s effort to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia to try to reduce overdose deaths. The high court’s decision Wednesday in the widely watched test case is a setback for the two dozen U.S. states and cities that supported the petition. Organizers of the

Maple Leafs agree to helmet decal deal with TikTok

October 13, 2021 6:20 PM Associated Press

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs sported TikTok decals on their helmets Wednesday night for the season opener against the Montreal Canadiens. The team’s parent company announced a deal with TikTok earlier Wednesday for the social media platform’s logo to appear on players’ helmets throughout the season. Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment said the

Washington AG: Facebook gave false info in campaign suit

October 13, 2021 6:19 PM Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson says a Facebook representative provided false testimony in a lawsuit that accuses the company of violating state campaign finance laws. The Seattle Times reports that in court filings the Democratic attorney general says both the social media giant and its attorneys knew the testimony was false. Ferguson

Washington AG: Facebook gave false info in campaign suit

October 13, 2021 6:19 PM Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson says a Facebook representative provided false testimony in a lawsuit that accuses the company of violating state campaign finance laws. The Seattle Times reports that in court filings the Democratic attorney general says both the social media giant and its attorneys knew the testimony was false. Ferguson

A Florida man has been arrested and charged after a woman was fatally shot by her toddler while she was on a Zoom conference call. Police are shown here on the scene of the shooting in 2020.

Man arrested and charged in death of woman fatally shot by toddler while on Zoom work call, authorities say

October 13, 2021 10:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Rebekah Riess, CNN A Florida man has been arrested and charged after a woman was fatally shot by her toddler while she was on a Zoom conference call, officials say. On October 7, Assistant State Attorney Dan Faggard charged Veondre Avery with manslaughter and failure to securely store a firearm in connection to the

Colorado postal worker is third to be shot and killed in US in the past two days

October 13, 2021 6:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Steve Almasy, CNN A US Postal Service worker in Longmont, Colorado, was shot and killed Wednesday, according to a statement from police. The postal worker is the third to be killed in the US the past two days, after two USPS employees were shot dead Tuesday in a Memphis postal facility. The FBI said

Delaware court hears appeal in Carter Page defamation suit

October 13, 2021 6:03 PM Associated Press

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — The Delaware Supreme Court has heard arguments in a defamation lawsuit filed by a former Donald Trump campaign operative against the media company that includes Yahoo! and AOL and formerly owned HuffPost. Attorneys for Carter Page argued Wednesday that a Delaware Superior Court judge made several

Kansas legislators press state school board on race theory

October 13, 2021 6:00 PM Associated Press

ANDY TSUBASA FIELD Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Chairpersons of the House and Senate education committees are taking the Kansas State Board of Education to task because they don’t think the panel is taking seriously enough lawmakers’ and parents’ concerns about how race and racism are discussed in schools. Republican Sen. Molly Baumgardner of