By T.M. Brown, CNN (CNN) — When Jason was 17 and “trying to get swole,” he said he and a friend started noticing they were getting served Instagram videos from gym influencers promoting a drug called MK-677. Intrigued by the promise that the drug would make them hungrier, so that they could eat more for
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By Alexandra Banner, CNN A legal technicality treats online prediction markets differently than traditional sportsbooks or other forms of gambling, which are 21+ in most states. Addiction experts and state regulators say this has opened the door to an emerging public health crisis. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed
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CNN By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — It was not the typical morning banter at the bustling Pancake House in the mill town of Longview, Washington. “We’ve actually just been sick to our stomach,” said Julie Oliver, 60, taking a moment from serving breakfast to speak on the phone. “We realize how many of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A juvenile who was arrested in connection with a shooting at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Columbia is set to be in the Boone County Courthouse for an adult certification hearing Thursday afternoon. The certification hearing will take place at 2 p.m. The juvenile had a hearing last week, but the court delayed
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By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — It was not the typical morning banter at the bustling Pancake House in the mill town of Longview, Washington. “We’ve actually just been sick to our stomach,” said Julie Oliver, 60, taking a moment from serving breakfast to speak on the phone. “We realize how many of the ones
Continue Reading By Laura Sharman, Kocha Olarn, June Jeong, Angie Puranasamriddhi, CNN Hope has returned for the five trapped men deep inside a flooded Laos cave. For more than a week, they huddled together above the murky waters in the pitch black, more than 260 meters from the cave’s entrance, wondering if anyone would ever find them.
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There’s been lots of talk since last year about Missouri’s congressional map and which version is in effect. Republicans insist the current map is the “Missouri First” map approved last year during a special session by the Missouri General Assembly. That map splits up the Fifth District, which currently covers Kansas City, effectively taking out
Continue Reading By Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A Chinese lawyer who fatally poisoned the billionaire gaming tycoon who helped produce the Netflix sci-fi hit “3 Body Problem” has been executed, according to Chinese state media. Xu Yao killed his boss Lin Qi in 2020 by gifting him what he said were probiotic pills, but
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite the Columbia Police Department’s 2025 annual report showing violent crime trending downward for a fourth year in a row, Police Chief Jill Schlude said she isn’t taking a victory lap. CPD recently rolled out a new data dashboard, which forced the department to go back and clean up some of its
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Supreme Court sided with Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe on Wednesday in a case determining the legality of a special session that was held last year that led to the creation of a new state Congressional map. The NAACP presented arguments against Kehoe, challenging his authority to call for last
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fugitive from Poland who was wanted for fraud was arrested on May 19 at Fort Leonard Wood, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Marcin Pióro, 46, has a hearing scheduled for Thursday. The press release from the DOJ alleges that Pióro is the CEO of a financial services
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By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The US Navy commissioned the last of its 35 littoral combat ships, the USS Cleveland, earlier this month at a pier in its namesake Ohio city. “Steel. Strength. Power,” acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao posted on social media to mark the occasion. Critics of the littoral combat
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The US Coast Guard will send divers to new locations in its search for Lynette Hooker after investigators found inconsistencies between her husband’s location data and his statements to investigators about where to search for his wife, a US official familiar with the investigation told CNN. Lynette Hooker, a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 73-year-old woman died in a crash on Wednesday in Osage County on Highway 100 near Brandt Road, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says the Linn woman drove a 2007 Chevrolet Impala eastbound when she suffered a medical emergency. The vehicle went off the right side of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A road-improvement project just north of Jefferson City is expected to begin next week and will last nearly a year. Beginning Monday, June 1, Missouri Department of Transportation crews will start widening Westbound Highway 54 from Highway 64 to the Missouri River Bridge, according to a Wednesday press release from MoDOT. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters in Jefferson City and Columbia will be asked to approve new sales taxes this summer, while voters statewide will decide on whether to phase out the income tax. Ballot issues were due to election authorities on Tuesday, creating the first picture of which questions will appear on the Aug. 4 primary
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused in a criminal case involving a baby’s death and accusations of sex crimes and slavery has requested for his case to be moved to another county. Sam Shetler, 42, of Boonville, is charged with three counts of trafficking for the purpose of slavery/forced labor, a count of first-degree sodomy,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe on Wednesday dismissed calls for a special legislative session to suspend Missouri’s gas tax, citing concerns about road conditions and the impact on jobs for construction workers. Some lawmakers had asked Kehoe to call a special session to vote on pausing the state’s 29.5-cent gas tax through the end
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared a video of himself wrangling two snakes with his bare hands. He has faced scrutiny over previous encounters with wild animals, including a bear cub. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Skipping
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