Kansas City Star. May 8, 2024.
Editorial: Kansas City is not trying to defund its police. The Missouri Supreme Court was right
We’ve long held that Kansas Citians and Kansas Citians alone …
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By The Associated Press
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5/14/24
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A military hearing officer is deciding whether to recommend a court-martial for Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira, who pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges for leaking …
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By HOLLY RAMER
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5/14/24
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The video screen “Portal” that lets people in New York and Dublin peer into life on opposite sides of the Atlantic in real time has been a source of whimsical delight, but also a magnet for …
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By PHILIP MARCELO
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5/14/24
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New tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and batteries, solar cells, medical equipment and other goods are intended to protect U.S. jobs and manufacturers. They could raise prices for some items for …
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By MATTHEW DALY
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5/14/24
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Astronomers say a planet that's bigger than Jupiter is surprisingly as fluffy and light as cotton candy. An international team reported Tuesday that the planet has an exceedingly low density for its …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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5/14/24
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Investigators probing the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore said in a preliminary report Tuesday the cargo ship Dali experienced an electrical blackout about 10 hours before …
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By LEA SKENE
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5/14/24
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The Cannes Film Festival is hallowed ground in cinema but understanding its unique landscape can be confounding. The Côte d’Azur festival, which kicked off Tuesday, is a 10-day ballet of spectacle …
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By JAKE COYLE
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5/14/24
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Government data in Argentina shows that the country’s monthly inflation rate has eased sharply to a single-digit rate in April for the first time in half a year. The figures are a closely watched …
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By ISABEL DEBRE
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5/14/24
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Dozens of Red Lobster locations across the U.S. are now on the chopping block. Restaurant liquidator TAGeX Brands announced this week that it would be auctioning off the contents of over 50 Red …
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By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
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5/14/24
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A baby girl who weighed just over one pound when she was born prematurely has beaten the odds and gone home with her parents after six months at a Chicago area hospital. Nyla Brooke Haywood left a …
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5/14/24
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Seattle Times publisher and CEO Frank Blethen has announced he will step down at the end of next year, after four decades leading the newspaper his family has owned since 1896. Blethen, 79, confirmed …
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5/14/24
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Google has rolled out a retooled search engine that will frequently favor responses crafted by artificial intelligence over website links. It's a shift promising to quicken the quest for information …
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
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5/14/24
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GameStop and other meme stocks are roaring once again, surging to dizzying heights suddenly and sharply. Some things are different this time around versus the initial supernova for meme stocks that …
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By STAN CHOE
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5/14/24
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The Biden administration is suggesting that additional tariffs could be put in place if the Chinese makers of electric vehicles try to move their production to Mexico to avoid newly announced import …
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By JOSH BOAK
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5/14/24
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Astronomers have discovered what they believe is the biggest known batch of planet-making ingredients in the cosmos. The colossal disk of gas and dust is swirling around a young star 1,000 …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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5/14/24
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LOCALIZE IT: Child care prices soared in the pandemic and remain high. Some states are taking action
EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS:
Child care is unaffordable for many, hard to find for those who can pay, and financially precarious for day care operators and their employees.
The problem has only …
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By SHARON LURYE
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5/14/24
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FAYETTEVILLE — In the first scientific report of its kind, researchers in Arkansas showed that chickens bred for water conservation continued to put on weight despite heat stress that would normally slow growth.
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John Lovett
UA System Division of Agriculture
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5/14/24
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Onetime union organizer Brandon Johnson took office as Chicago’s mayor a year ago promising “bold” action as one of the country’s most progressive leaders. But a look at his bumpy first year …
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By SOPHIA TAREEN
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5/14/24
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Melinda French Gates is already one of the biggest philanthropic supporters of gender equity in the United States. Now, her grantees hope she now poised to put another $12.5 billion toward …
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By THALIA BEATY
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5/14/24
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The Florida Highway Patrol says a bus carrying farmworkers in central Florida has overturned, killing eight people and injuring another 40 passengers. Authorities say the bus was transporting 53 …
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5/14/24
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