The Midwest is the most socially influenced region in America
Hers reports the Midwest is the most socially influenced U.S. region, with Des Moines leading in influencer followership across categories.
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Climate disasters can alter kids’ brains — before they’re even born
Grist reports that climate disasters like Superstorm Sandy can impact fetal brain development, leading to long-term emotional challenges for children.
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More 16- and 17-year-olds are gaining the right to vote. Could this become the norm?
Votebeat reports on a trend where more 16- and 17-year-olds gain voting rights, starting in places like Newark, boosting civic engagement.
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15 longevity foods: Healthy aging guide
Life Extension reports on 15 longevity foods that may enhance healthspan and lifespan, emphasizing plant-based choices rich in nutrients.
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How connecting with nature helps Black women have healthier pregnancies
Healthbeat reports that reconnecting Black women with nature can improve maternal health, addressing systemic inequalities and promoting wellness.
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Undocumented children will be barred from Head Start preschool under new Trump rule
Chalkbeat reports that undocumented children will no longer qualify for Head Start preschool under a Trump administration policy shift.
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‘This isn’t school’: Teaching work etiquette to summer interns
The 74 reports on ProX, a Kansas City internship program teaching work etiquette to teens to prepare them for the workforce.
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Jeannie Seely, soulful country singer behind hits like ‘Don’t Touch Me,’ dies at 85
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jeannie Seely, the soulful country music singer behind such standards like “Don’t Touch Me,” has died. She was 85. Her publicist, Don Murry Grubbs, said she died Friday after succumbing to complications from an intestinal infection. Known as “Miss Country Soul” for her unique vocal
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Not just Big Bird: Things to know about the Center for Public Broadcasting and its funding cuts
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps pay for PBS, NPR, 1,500 local radio and television stations as well as programs like “Sesame Street” and “Finding Your Roots,” said Friday that it would close after the U.S. government withdrew funding. The organization told employees that most staff positions will end
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Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Kansas Pick 3 Midday
By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Midday” game were: 0, 3, 8 (zero, three, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Missouri Cash Pop” game were: 8 (eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading Mike Yastrzemski homers in his first at bat with Royals after they acquired him at trade deadline
TORONTO (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski made quite the early impression on his new teammates by homering in his first plate appearance with the Kansas City Royals on Friday, a day after they acquired him from the San Francisco Giants. Yastrzemski hit a 370-foot blast over the wall in right-center field while facing Kevin Gausman in
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‘House is gone. Cars are gone’: Paul Whelan’s life one year after his release from a Russian prison
CNN By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — For Paul Whelan, returning to life in the United States after more than half a decade of Russian imprisonment has been “interesting” – and not without its challenges. “You’re literally starting over,” he told CNN ahead of the one-year anniversary of the sweeping US-Russia prisoner exchange deal that
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Colombian ex-President Álvaro Uribe is sentenced to 12 years house arrest for bribery
By ASTRID SUAREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced Friday to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering and bribery in a historic case that gripped the South American nation and tarnished the conservative strongman’s legacy. The sentence, which Uribe said will be appealed, followed a nearly
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HHS further constrains certain vaccine advisers to the CDC, limiting their input in evidence reviews
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — In a further jolt to the process of reviewing and recommending vaccines at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, another group of outside advisers to the agency was abruptly sidelined this week. In an email sent late Thursday evening, which was obtained by CNN, members of roughly
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Mosaic Life Care employee named July’s Hometown Hero
Aimee Kennedy is July’s Hometown Hero.
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Who is Erika McEntarfer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner fired by Trump?
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and ALEXANDRA OLSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the agency that compiles the closely watched monthly jobs report usually toils in obscurity, but on Friday, the current holder of that job was loudly fired by the president of the United States. Erika McEntarfer, a longtime government employee, bore the
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A Fed governor is resigning, opening a spot for a Trump appointee
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — A member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors announced Friday that she is resigning several months before the end of her term, handing President Donald Trump an early opportunity to fill a key vacancy. Fed Governor Adriana Kugler is stepping down from her role, effective August 8.
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Trump orders US nuclear subs repositioned over statements from ex-Russian leader Medvedev
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a warning to Russia, President Donald Trump said Friday he’s ordering the repositioning of two U.S. nuclear submarines “based on the highly provocative statements” of the country’s former president, Dmitry Medvedev, who has raised the prospect of war online. Trump posted on his social media site
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Washington Commanders’ return to DC clears another hurdle with preliminary council approval
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Commanders’ hopes of returning to the site of their former home at RFK Stadium cleared a significant hurdle Friday when the District of Columbia Council approved the legislation. The bill advanced by a 9-3 vote, but it still must be approved a second time
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‘It’s the funnest thing you can do’: Josh Simmons looking like an elite tackle in training camp.
ST JOSEPH, Mo (News-Press NOW) — Despite questions surrounding an injury he sustained at The Ohio State University last season, Josh Simmons has been a full participant in training camp for the Chiefs and is looking like an elite left tackle already.
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Flaco Jimenez, Texas accordionist who expanded popularity of conjunto and Tejano music, dies at 86
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Flaco Jimenez, the legendary accordionist from San Antonio who won multiple Grammys and helped expand the popularity of conjunto, Tejano and Tex-Mex music, died Thursday. He was 86. Jimenez’s death was announced Thursday evening by his family on social media. He was surrounded by family members
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Alabama state contractor arrested after the hot-car death of a toddler she was caring for, police say
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama state-contracted worker has been arrested in connection with the death of 3-year-old Ke’Torrius “K.J.” Starkes Jr., who died last week after he was left unattended in a car for several hours in the sweltering summer heat. Kela Stanford, who was tasked with caring for K.J. on the
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White House monitors coverage of Epstein controversy and can’t make it disappear
By Alayna Treene, Paula Reid, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has begged his base to stop thinking about Jeffrey Epstein. But 25 days after his Justice Department declared it had nothing more to say on the convicted sex offender, the drumbeat for action continues. Some officials acknowledge, at least privately, that the
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Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday removed the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was much weaker in May and June than previously reported. Trump, in a post on his social
Continue Reading White House monitors coverage of Epstein controversy and can’t make it disappear
CNN By Alayna Treene, Paula Reid, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has begged his base to stop thinking about Jeffrey Epstein. But 25 days after his Justice Department declared it had nothing more to say on the convicted sex offender, the drumbeat for action continues. Some officials acknowledge, at least privately, that
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‘And Just Like That …’ to end after third season
By The Associated Press And just like that, a universe of fun, friendship and fashion is coming to an end. Michael Patrick King, showrunner of the “Sex and the City” sequel “And Just Like That …,” announced on Instagram that the series will end after the third season concludes. Fans have a two-part finale to
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Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia has childhood street named for him in San Francisco
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A few hundred people gathered Friday to name a tiny San Francisco street after legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia on what would have been his 83rd birthday and as part of a citywide celebration to mark the band’s 60th anniversary. Harrington Street, which is one
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Tracking smoky skies, mild and dry weekend
Poor air quality is continuing to linger across the Mid-Missouri River Valley Friday, as smoke from wildfires in Canada blows into the region. An Air Quality Alerts has been issued for the Kansas City metro, and all points north of the Iowa border through Saturday as northeasterly winds will persist allowing smokey and hazy skies to remain in place. Mainly dry and mild conditions will dominate conditions through the weekend, as an unseasonably cool air mass sticks around.
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Judge pauses Trump administration’s push to expand fast-track deportations
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed on Friday to temporarily block the Trump administration’s efforts to expand fast-track deportations of immigrants who legally entered the U.S. under a process known as humanitarian parole — a ruling that could benefit hundreds of thousands of people. U.S. District
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