CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — An interstellar comet that originated outside our solar system just made its closest pass of the sun, setting it on an outgoing path — but it’s not leaving our cosmic neighborhood yet. The comet, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, came within about 126 million miles (203 million kilometers) of our star,
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — An interstellar comet that originated outside our solar system just made its closest pass of the sun, setting it on an outgoing path — but it’s not leaving our cosmic neighborhood yet. The comet, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, came within about 126 million miles (203 million kilometers) of our star, according
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As October wraps up on a Friday, we also celebrate the spookiest holiday of the year, Halloween. Over the decades, Halloween has brought a wide range of weather to the St. Joseph area.
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jesse Eisenberg shocked some folks during an appearance on “Today” with an announcement which seemed to also surprise him. The “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” star was being hailed by the morning show’s co-anchor Craig Melvin for being a big supporter of blood drives, given that
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By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — The hosts of “The View” have said they want more conservatives to appear on the show. Next week, they’re getting one of the most outspoken: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. The MAGA congresswoman from Georgia, long known for her fiery rhetoric and penchant for political brawling, will appear on the
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CNN By Brianna Keilar, CNN (CNN) — As military families lurch from one pay day to the next, they’re suffering collective anxiety, unsure if paychecks will arrive as the government shutdown passes a month with no signs of resolution. Just days ahead of pay day, the Trump administration has shifted Pentagon and Department of Homeland
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — American farmers welcomed China’s promise to buy some of their soybeans, but they cautioned this won’t solve all their problems as they continue to deal with soaring prices for fertilizer, tractors, repair parts and seeds. The Chinese promise to buy at least 25 million metric
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By Annie Grayer, Ellis Kim, Morgan Rimmer, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Democrats say the Trump administration still won’t share critical details of recent US military strikes on suspected drug boats in the western hemisphere, asserting that Pentagon lawyers were pulled at the last minute Thursday from a briefing on Capitol Hill. As they emerged
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By Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Lauren Kent, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles has started a process to strip Prince Andrew of his titles and given him notice to move out of his mansion, Buckingham Palace said Thursday. It comes as Prince Andrew has failed to quell the scandal over his association with disgraced financier and convicted
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN, DIDI TANG and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Three-digit tariffs are off the table, but import duties on each other are higher than in January. Rare earth materials will flow more smoothly, but China has put in place an export permitting regime that it can tighten or loosen
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph Transit will relocate its eastside transfer station, which will be in effect on Monday, Nov. 3.
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By The Associated Press Kansas City (5-3) at Buffalo (5-2) Sunday 4:25 p.m. EST, CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Chiefs by 1 1/2 Against the spread: Chiefs 5-3; Bills 3-4 Series record: Bills lead 30-26-1 Last meeting: Chiefs beat Bills 32-29 in AFC championship game in Kansas City on Jan. 26. Last week: Chiefs beat Commanders
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By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a resolution Thursday that would undo many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs around the globe, the latest note of displeasure at his trade tactics in Washington that came just as the president celebrated his negotiations with China as a success. After a meeting with
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By MARC LEVY Associated Press LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Democrats and their allied groups are pouring in more money, cutting a fresh television ad with Gov. Josh Shapiro and sending in the national party chairman in the final week of campaigning for a Pennsylvania Supreme Court election, possible signs of concern for a race that
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — American farmers welcomed China’s promise to buy some of their soybeans, but they cautioned this won’t solve all their problems as they continue to deal with soaring prices for fertilizer, tractors, repair parts and seeds. The Chinese promise to buy at least 25 million metric
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Thanks to the Missouri State Guard defeating the Union at the Battle of the Hemp Bales, Lexington, Missouri was almost back to normal.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — After much time and planning, parks officials have finalized the new vision for one of Downtown’s top venues for shows and festivals.
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By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press BLATTEN, Switzerland (AP) — When a devastating landslide all but swallowed his Swiss village and toppled his three-generation family-owned hotel in May, Lukas Kalbermatten was overwhelmed by a sense of emptiness before the emotions hit. But he choose not to dwell on them long, and snapped into action to rebuild.
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By Devan Cole, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Boston indicated Thursday that she will intervene in a high-stakes fight over the Trump administration’s decision to not tap into billions of dollars in emergency funds to help cover food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in November. “Right now, Congress
Continue Reading CNN, POOL By Devan Cole, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Boston indicated Thursday that she will intervene in a high-stakes fight over the Trump administration’s decision to not tap into billions of dollars in emergency funds to help cover food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in November. “Right
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Call of Duty,” one of the most successful video game franchises of all time, is becoming a feature film with Peter Berg and Taylor Sheridan spearheading the adaptation, Paramount Pictures and Activision said Thursday. Berg and Sheridan will co-write the script and produce together, with Berg directing. The longtime
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The neurologic disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE has most often been found in people who experienced repeated blows to the head while playing contact sports and there’s now evidence of genetic damage inside the brain, too. The researchers examined the brains of football players and others with
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By Katelyn Polantz, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department’s decision to sideline two US attorneys and remove mentions of Donald Trump and the US Capitol attack from court papers before the sentencing of a pardoned January 6 rioter is being viewed by former and current career prosecutors as an alarming whitewashing of history.
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By GINA ABDY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Cassandra Peterson has entertained Halloween lovers as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, for more than four decades. Peterson developed the character in the 1980s, after leaving her career as a showgirl — a decision she credits at least in part to Elvis Presley, whom she says
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By Krista Bo Polanco, CNN (CNN) — Jeff Robertson didn’t take Halloween decorations seriously until 2020, when he wanted to make his kids smile during the pandemic. Every year since, his yard in Holly Springs, North Carolina — and hundreds more across the country –— has been full of plastic skeletons of all sizes for
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has stripped references to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack from court papers and punished two federal prosecutors who filed the document seeking prison time at sentencing Thursday for a man arrested with guns and ammunition near former President Barack Obama’s
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