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Hot, dry air, possible lightning raise California fire worry
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — California’s interior is hot and dry and the forecast calls for a risk of fire-starting dry lightning as thousands of firefighters already have their hands full with wildland blazes. A heat advisory for Wednesday stretches down the Central Valley and through inland Southern California, with an excessive heat warning
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Royal Navy warships leave Britain for landmark Pacific deployment
By Brad Lendon, CNN Two Royal Navy patrol ships left the United Kingdom on Tuesday for a five-year deployment that will see them act as “the eyes and ears” of Britain from the west coast of Africa, to the west coast of the United States, according to a British Defense Ministry statement. “Two-thirds of the
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Rapidly-intensifying Typhoon Chanthu headed for Taiwan and southern China
By Ben Westcott, CNN A typhoon headed toward Taiwan and the southern coast of China is rapidly gaining in speed and strength ahead of an expected landfall later this week. Typhoon Chanthu has rapidly intensified in the past 36 hours from a tropical depression into a severe typhoon, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center,
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Rapidly-intensifying Typhoon Chanthu headed for Taiwan and southern China
By Ben Westcott, CNN A typhoon headed toward Taiwan and the southern coast of China is rapidly gaining in speed and strength ahead of an expected landfall later this week. Typhoon Chanthu has rapidly intensified in the past 36 hours from a tropical depression into a severe typhoon, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center,
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911 calls describe chaotic scene at warehouse where Ida nursing home evacuees died
By Paul P. Murphy, Steve Almasy, Rebekah Riess and Deanna Hackney, CNN The 911 calls made from a Louisiana warehouse where more than 800 nursing home residents were sent to shelter during Hurricane Ida depict a chaotic scene, according to logs of the calls obtained by CNN. At least 30 calls were made requesting emergency
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The American Legion honors soldiers and 9/11 victims this weekend
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Saturday will be 20 years since terrorists attacked the U.S., killing thousands of citizens. Some veterans at The American Legion Post 202 in Columbia are feeling some of the emotional pain as Saturday approaches. Paul Hobbs is a retired military veteran and First Vice Commander at The American Legion Post 202. He
Continue Reading Texas GOP bets on hard right turn amid changing demographics
By WILL WEISSERT and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republicans in America’s largest conservative state for years racked up victories under the slogan “Keep Texas Red,” a pledge to quash a coming blue wave that Democrats argued was inevitable given shifting demographics. Now, those population transformations have arrived, with the 2020
Continue Reading Evacuees plead for action: ‘We are in some kind of jail’
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MATTHEW LEE and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Americans trying to evacuate hundreds of Afghans and American citizens pleaded for action from the Biden administration to get the would-be evacuees aboard charter flights that are standing by to fly them from Afghanistan. The list includes one Afghan who worked
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China chases ‘rejuvenation’ with control of tycoons, society
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — An avalanche of changes launched by China’s ruling Communist Party has jolted everyone from tech billionaires to schoolchildren. Behind the changes is President Xi Jinping’s vision of reviving an idealized earlier era of vigorous party leadership, with more economic equality and tighter control over society and billionaire
Continue Reading California recall brings Harris home to support Gov. Newsom
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris urged voters in her home state of California to defend the Democratic Party’s progressive values by defeating the recall against Gov. Gavin Newsom. Harris appeared alongside Newsom on Wednesday in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she
Continue Reading Texas man gets execution delay over pastor’s touch request
By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas death row inmate has won a reprieve from execution for killing a convenience store worker during a 2004 robbery that garnered $1.25. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday evening blocked the lethal injection of John Henry Ramirez after his attorney
Continue Reading Broadcasters urged to cancel plans to cover Beijing Olympics
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Some of the world’s largest broadcasters including American network NBC are being asked by human rights groups to cancel plans to cover the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing. The Winter Games are set to open on Feb. 4. The request comes in an open letter from
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Local highlights and scores: Sept. 7, 2021
Here are the local scores from Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. HS SOFTBALL Rock Bridge 7 | Battle 1 FINAL Blair Oaks 9 | Capital City 2 FINAL California 12 | Eldon 6 FINAL HS BOYS SOCCER Jefferson City 0 | Hickman 4 FINAL Fulton 5 | Boonville 1 FINAL NAIA VOLLEYBALL Benedictine 0 | Columbia
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Pujols homers in return to St. Louis, Dodgers down Cards 7-2
BY STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols rewarded an adoring crowd by hitting a home run in his return to Busch Stadium, sending the Los Angeles Dodgers toward a 7-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Justin Turner homered twice and Will Smith also homered for the playoff-contending Dodgers, who won
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Mizzou football players speak at news conference ahead of game against Kentucky
Mizzou football head coach Eli Drinkwitz will take questions at noon Tuesday ahead of the Tigers’ game at Kentucky.
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National security police arrest organizers of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil
By Jessie Yeung and Eric Cheung, CNN Four activists from the Hong Kong pro-democracy group that organizes the city’s annual Tiananmen Square vigil were arrested early Wednesday morning, after the group refused to comply with a police order to submit information on national security grounds. Police had sought details concerning the group’s funding and membership
Continue Reading Christian Siriano kicks off New York Fashion Week in color
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With Katie Holmes and Lil’ Kim on his front row and singer Marina on the mic high above his runway, Christian Siriano helped kicked off New York Fashion Week Tuesday night. It’s the first big pandemic round of in-person shows and he put on a flurry
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Columbia City Council holds public hearing on the 2022 Annual Budget
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The second of three public hearings for the Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Budget was held Tuesday in the council chambers to allow opportunities for public input on the many items covered by the budget process. There was also an organized rally held outside city hall before the meeting by “Rally to Invest
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South Carolina attorney resigns and enters rehab after being shot in the head months after deaths of his wife and son
By Rebekah Riess, Dakin Andone, Shawn Nottingham and Amir Vera, CNN The law firm of prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh released a statement claiming he resigned from the firm prior to his shooting on Saturday, for what it says was a misappropriation of funds. Murdaugh said he was shot Saturday, about three months after
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