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Trump administration’s MAHA report on children’s health filled with flawed references, including some studies that don’t exist

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By Brenda Goodman, Jacqueline Howard, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The first report from the Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again Commission, released last week, appears to be rife with errors, including some studies that don’t exist. Touted by US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a milestone, the report lays

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Vera Elwood to appear on August ballot

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Clerk’s Office has confirmed that Vera Elwood will appear on the ballot in the Aug. 5 election for the open Ward 2 seat. City Clerk Sheela Amin wrote in an email that her petition – which was submitted last week – was deemed sufficient. She is running against Ken

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Shoppers hold bags while waiting to cross Post Street in San Francisco on March 27.

America’s economy performed slightly better in the first quarter than we thought — but it still shrank

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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US economy shrank slightly less in the beginning of the year than previously reported, new data shows, but it was still the first quarterly decline since 2022, in a sign of how President Donald Trump’s chaotic and aggressive tariff regime is affecting American consumers and businesses. Gross

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Neighboring cities feel the strain as Columbia’s recycling remains halted

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than a month after a tornado destroyed Columbia’s recycling facility, nearby cities are grappling with an influx of recyclables. Columbia’s recycling program has been suspended since the April storm that leveled the city’s facility, forcing the closure of curbside collection and all eight drop-off centers. Curbside pickup is still active, but

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Area law enforcement holds active-shooter training at Audrain County high school

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Mid-Missouri law-enforcement agencies are taking part in active-shooter training at the Community R-6 school district until the end of the week, the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Wednesday social media post.   The post said the training occurred Wednesday and would last until Friday. “Passersby and residents will notice

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Boone County Sheriff’s Office confirms 18-year-old dies in shooting in Valley Creek subdivision

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A spokesman for the Boone County Sheriff’s Office confirmed on Tuesday night that one person was shot and killed in a neighborhood north of Clark Lane. Brian Leer, of the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, said an 18-year-old man was shot and killed on North Frideriki Drive. Fire Department dispatch logs showed there

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