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Month: October 2025

It’s time to protect plants from frost

By University of Missouri Extension COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri Extension’s Frost/Freeze Probabilities Guide tells us that it’s time to think about protecting plants from frost, said MU Extension state horticulture specialist David Trinklein. Although near-freezing temperatures are not currently in the forecast, daily temperature normals are dropping and daylight is dwindling, says MU

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Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego confront House Speaker Mike Johnson outside his office in the US Capitol on October 8.

Tempers flare between Democratic senators and Speaker Johnson over Grijalva’s swearing in and shutdown strategy

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Arizona’s Democratic senators got into a hallway confrontation with Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday as the government shutdown’s eighth day dragged on. The clash between Johnson and Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego centered on the speaker’s decision not to swear in Democrats’ newest congresswoman-elect until they

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South African activists on Gaza flotilla claim harsh treatment by Israel over genocide case

By MICHELLE GUMEDE Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Six South African activists who were detained by Israel while attempting to reach Gaza as part of an aid flotilla said Wednesday they were subjected to harsher treatment than other detainees because of South Africa’s role in a genocide case against Israel. Speaking after their return, the

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UNICEF warns that number of children in Haiti displaced by violence has nearly doubled

By DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The number of children displaced by violence in Haiti has nearly doubled to 680,000, according to a new UNICEF report released Wednesday that warns minors are increasingly facing hunger, violence and recruitment by armed groups in the Caribbean nation. Overall, around 6 million

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Pete Hegseth’s Department of Defense is pushing forward with media “policies that appear designed to stifle a free press

Pentagon charges ahead with press restrictions ‘designed to stifle a free press,’ media orgs say

By Brian Stelter, Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Military officials are pushing forward with new restrictions on the Pentagon press corps despite objections from news organizations and watchdog groups. The policies “appear designed to stifle a free press” and “further isolate reporters” who are trying to do their jobs, the association representing Pentagon beat reporters

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US-Sex Education-Planned Parenthood A judge has blocked a Trump administration effort to change teen pregnancy prevention programs SUMMARY: A judge has blocked new requirements

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US-Sex Education-Planned Parenthood A judge has blocked a Trump administration effort to change teen pregnancy prevention programs SUMMARY: A judge has blocked new requirements

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US-Sex Education-Planned Parenthood A judge has blocked a Trump administration effort to change teen pregnancy prevention programs SUMMARY: A judge has blocked new requirements

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US-Sex Education-Planned Parenthood A judge has blocked a Trump administration effort to change teen pregnancy prevention programs SUMMARY: A judge has blocked new requirements

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‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat announces bid for Congress against longtime representative from Memphis

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — One of three Tennessee lawmakers who drew national attention in 2023 when Republicans in the Tennessee Legislature moved to expel them following a gun control protest is running for Congress, he announced Wednesday. Democratic state Rep. Justin Pearson went to a Memphis park near the neighborhood

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