Doctor: COVID-19 remains a real threat
The president might have said the pandemic is over but this isn’t the time to forget how bad COVID-19 can be, a Boone Health doctor said Tuesday.
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Legal group files class action lawsuit on behalf of advocacy group and migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard
By Amir Vera, Rob Frehse and Zenebou Sylla, CNN Lawyers for Civil Rights, a non-profit immigrant advocacy group that represents more than 30 of the nearly 50 migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard, filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of Alianza Americas and other migrants, according to a news release from the organization. Two planes
Continue ReadingBiden tells the United Nations that Putin’s attempts to ‘extinguish’ Ukraine should ‘make your blood run cold’
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday declared Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a violation of the global order, sharpening his rebukes of President Vladimir Putin as the war entered a tense new moment. Biden’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly came hours after Putin announced an expansion of his war effort, lending
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Missouri Senate approves initial income tax cut
First-round approval has been granted by Missouri senators for a proposed plan to cut individual income taxes.
Continue ReadingRussian mercenaries bombard Bakhmut as Moscow searches for a win
By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Gallón, Brice Lâiné and Konstantin Gak, CNN In the ruins of an apartment block tarred with soot and clouded in dust amid constant shelling, a small group of Ukrainian soldiers are face to face with a new type of Russian enemy: mercenaries, some of whom may be convicts sent to
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Mexico’s Cuno, McCurdy win Week 4 SZFF play of the week
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Mexico’s Hunter Cuno and Matt McCurdy are our Week 4 SportsZone Football Friday play of the week winners. You can watch the play in the video player above. Up next – the Bulldogs make the trip to meet the Hannibal Pirates on Friday at 7 p.m.
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Mizzou football working in the trenches ahead of Drinkwitz’s return to Auburn
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will make its first-ever trip to Auburn on Saturday to kick off SEC play at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Ahead of that game, head coach Eli Drinkwitz will be paying special attention to the offensive line. You can watch extended highlights of Tuesday’s practice in the video player below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKpB7Mydud8
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One killed when house explodes near Vienna
A 58-year-old man was killed Tuesday morning when a house exploded near Vienna.
Continue ReadingAt least 8 taken to hospitals after a Chicago building explosion
By Rebekah Riess, Brad Parks and Dakin Andone, CNN Eight people have been taken to hospitals from the scene of a building explosion in Chicago on Tuesday morning, according to Chicago Fire. At least three of those people are listed in serious to critical condition, Chicago Fire said on Twitter. The source of the explosion
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Tracking near record heat this afternoon, rain chances and a cool down by tomorrow
TONIGHT: Mostly clear and muggy with lows in the lower 70s. TOMORROW: Increasing clouds and warm with highs in the lower 90s. Spotty to scattered storms possible south of Highway 50 by early evening. EXTENDED: The record high for today has been tied with 98 degrees recorded at the Columbia airport as of 3:00 p.m.
Continue ReadingDOJ can resume criminal probe of classified documents from Mar-a-Lago, appeals court says
By Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal appeals court is allowing the Justice Department to continue looking at documents marked as classified that were seized from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home and resort. The emergency intervention upends a trial judge’s order over those documents that had blocked federal investigators’ work on the
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the first hearing with the Mar-a-Lago search special master
By Tierney Sneed and Kara Scannell, CNN A court hearing in Brooklyn on Tuesday gave the public its first glimpse of how Judge Raymond Dearie, a senior judge who’s been tapped to serve as a special master in the Mar-a-Lago search dispute, will approach the job of reviewing materials seized from former President Donald Trump’s
Continue ReadingDOJ charges 47 people with stealing $250 million from pandemic program meant to provide meals to needy children
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Omar Jimenez, CNN The Justice Department on Tuesday announced charges against 47 people accused of stealing $250 million from a federal program designed to provide meals for needy children during the pandemic. According to the department, the scheme is the largest Covid-19-related fraud uncovered by investigators to date. The defendants are
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia buys pair of SpaceX astronaut seats from Axiom
By Reuters Saudi Arabia is planning to launch two astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a space capsule from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, becoming the latest Gulf nation to strengthen ties with private U.S. space companies, according to three people familiar with the arrangement. The sources, speaking anonymously to discuss the mission’s crew before its
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WATCH: Drinkwitz holds weekly news conference ahead of Auburn game
Mizzou football head coach Eli Drinkwitz took questions Tuesday coming off a home win over Abilene Christian.
Continue ReadingCrypto firm Wintermute hit by $160 million theft
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Hackers have stolen around $160 million worth of cryptocurrency from crypto market maker Wintermute, the company said Tuesday. The incident marks the latest in a growing list of large crypto thefts this year. The hack is said to have targeted Wintermute’s decentralized finance (DeFi) operations, according to a series of
Continue ReadingStocks sink as investors wait for the Fed’s rate hike
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business So much for Wall Street sitting back and taking it easy while awaiting the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision on Wednesday. Stocks slid Tuesday as investors grew anxious about the impact of another big rate hike. The Dow fell more than 313 points, or 1%. The S&P
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Tracking the return of much cooler air for the first days of Fall
TODAY: After Monday’s record breaking heat, we’ll have the opportunity to break records again Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures are forecast in the upper 90s, with the record to break sitting at 98. Overall Tuesday is sunny and hot, with dewpoints just high enough to make it feel like a degree or two warmer. TONIGHT: Skies will
Continue ReadingYears after water crisis, Flint residents reported high rates of depression, PTSD
By Carma Hassan, CNN In a new study, researchers say the experiences of residents of Flint, Michigan, show that environmental disasters like the water crisis can have long-term consequences for mental health. Flint residents reported changes to the water’s color, smell and taste soon after the city turned to the Flint River as a water
Continue Reading‘Serial’ streams new episode after Adnan Syed released
By Lisa Respers France, CNN The podcast that shined light on Adnan Syed’s case was there Monday when he was released to home detention. “Serial” explored Syed’s conviction for the murder of his high school girlfriend Hae Min Lee. Judge Melissa Phinn of the Baltimore City Circuit Court vacated his 1999 conviction on Monday. In
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