What should I look for in an expense management system?
Brex reports that choosing the right expense management system enhances financial health and efficiency, automates processes, and supports growth.
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2025 in review: 10 housing predictions that came true, and 3 that didn’t
NewHomeSource reports that most housing predictions for 2025 were accurate, with stabilized mortgage rates, increased inventory, and ongoing challenges for first-time buyers.
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$5B in OTC dollars go unclaimed by seniors annually
Chapter reports that seniors leave $5 billion in unclaimed Medicare Advantage OTC benefits annually due to lack of awareness and confusion over usage.
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NCAA Men’s Basketball Top 25 Daily Fared
Tuesday No. 1 Arizona (9-0) vs. Abilene Christian. Next: vs. San Diego State, Saturday. No. 2 Michigan (10-0) did not play. Next: vs. La Salle, Sunday. No. 3 Duke (11-0) beat Lipscomb 97-73. Next: vs. No. 19 Texas Tech, Saturday. No. 4 Iowa State (11-0) did not play. Next: vs. Long Beach State, Sunday. No.
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Accused gunman in Bondi Beach shooting charged with 15 counts of murder
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY, KRISTEN GELINEAU AND ROD McGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — An accused gunman in Sydney’s Bondi Beach massacre was charged with 59 offenses including 15 charges of murder on Wednesday, as hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney to begin funerals for the victims. Two shooters slaughtered 15 people on Sunday in an
Continue ReadingWinning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Missouri Cash Pop
By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing of the “Missouri Cash Pop” game were: 15 (fifteen) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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Trump orders blockade of ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on Maduro
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro in a move that seemed designed to put a tighter chokehold on the South American country’s economy. Trump’s escalation
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Billy Crystal, Albert Brooks and other close friends of Rob and Michele Reiner pay tribute
By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some of Rob and Michele Reiner’s closest friends, including actors Billy Crystal, Albert Brooks, Martin Short and Larry David, have released a statement mourning the couple and praising their love of film and country. “Absorbing all he had learned from his father Carl and his mentor Norman
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House GOP leaders plow ahead with plan that will allow Obamacare subsidies to lapse
By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson is charging ahead with a GOP health plan that allows Biden-era Obamacare subsidies to expire this month — all but guaranteeing that the money will indeed lapse and spike premiums for tens of millions of Americans next year. In a high-stakes Tuesday night meeting, top House
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Buchanan County Commission donates ambulance vehicle to DeKalb Fire Protection District
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Buchanan County Commissioners are stepping up this holiday season to provide support for rural public safety agencies.
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Savannah High School student who brandished a gun on campus enters “not guilty” plea at arraignment
SAVANNAH, Mo. (KQTV) — A Savannah High School student who is facing felony charges for brandishing a weapon on school property entered a not guilty plea during his Tuesday arraignment.
Continue ReadingWinning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Kansas Pick 3 Midday
By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Midday” game were: 1, 2, 5 (one, two, five) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingWinning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Missouri Pick 4 Midday
By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Midday” game were: 2, 5, 6, 8 (two, five, six, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingWinning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Missouri Pick 3 Midday
By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Midday” game were: 5, 8, 9 (five, eight, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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Student crowds at MoWest’s Education Day bring big energy
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV)– Cheers from students from Northwest Missouri area schools filled MWSU’s Fieldhouse as the Grisson men’s basketball team competed against Avila University Tuesday.
Continue ReadingRapper Kay Flock sentenced to 30 years in prison for conviction in shootings
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Kay Flock was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison for a series of shootings in his Bronx neighborhood, derailing a music career that was just taking off before his 2021 arrest. The 22-year-old rapper, whose real name is Kevin Perez, was sentenced by U.S.
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Inspirations Leadership Academy announces group of future leaders
SAVANNAH, Mo. (KQTV) — One academy has chosen its next group of future young leaders to make an impact, not only locally, but across the globe.
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Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday it was expanding travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority, doubling the number of nations affected by sweeping limits announced earlier this year on who can travel and emigrate to the U.S. The Trump administration included five more
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Takeaways: Susie Wiles pulls back the curtain on the Trump administration in revealing interviews
By BILL BARROW Associated Press White House chief of staff Susie Wiles offered an unusually candid look inside President Donald Trump’s administration in a series of interviews published Tuesday by Vanity Fair magazine, delivering details and reservations that presidential aides usually save for memoirs. From criticizing Attorney General Pam Bondi as having “whiffed” on the
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Maryland to consider slavery reparations after Gov. Wes Moore’s veto is overridden
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland will create a commission to study potential reparations for slavery after lawmakers voted Tuesday to override a veto by Gov. Wes Moore — currently the nation’s only Black governor — that disappointed many fellow Democrats. Moore said in his veto letter in May that it
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The boys of ‘Stand by Me’ remember Rob Reiner
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Rob Reiner once called directing “Stand by Me” the “richest experience” he had making a film, a big statement from a man who gave the world some of its most beloved movies. The 1986 film almost didn’t get made before rocketing to cult status and helping launch the careers
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MoDOT to close section of I-229 and U.S. Route 71 beginning Thursday
ANDREW COUNTY, Mo. (KQTV) — The Missouri Department of Transportation said it will close a portion of Interstate 229/U.S. Route 71 beginning Thursday.
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South Africa briefly held US government personnel on refugee assignment amid fraught relationship
By Priscilla Alvarez, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The South African government briefly held, then released, two US government employees on assignment in South Africa as part of the Trump administration’s bid to admit Afrikaners to the United States, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation. The incident appeared to mark an escalation in
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Sen. Mark Kelly calls Pentagon investigation into his remarks a move to chill military dissent
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and BEN FINLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona said Tuesday that the Pentagon’s escalating investigation into his remarks urging troops to refuse unlawful orders is part of an effort to silence dissent within the military. “This is just about sending a message to retired service members,
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Millions are pledged to a Syrian Australian man who stopped a gunman and became a national hero
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Like many Australians strolling at Bondi Beach on long, warm summer evenings, Ahmed al Ahmed just wanted a cup of coffee with a friend. Around him, a bloody massacre erupted as two gunmen targeted Jews during Hanukkah festivities at a park close to the shore.
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Federal judge indicates he won’t halt the White House ballroom project
By Devan Cole, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge indicated Tuesday that he won’t order President Donald Trump to immediately stop work on the massive new White House ballroom. But US District Judge Richard Leon left open the possibility that he could intervene in the high-stakes legal fight over the project at a
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Pentagon launches new phase of probe into Sen. Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video
By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon has launched a new “official Command” phase of its investigation into whether Sen. Mark Kelly will be punished for his involvement in a video that reminded members of the military they have a duty to refuse illegal orders, with a decision likely to be made in about
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Hyundai and Kia will repair millions of vehicles under settlement with 35 states on anti-theft technology
(AP) — Automakers Hyundai and Kia must offer free repairs to millions of models under a settlement announced Tuesday by Minnesota’s attorney general, who led an effort by dozens of states that argued the vehicles weren’t equipped with proper anti-theft technology, leaving them vulnerable to thefts.
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Virginia Roberts Guiffre’s memoir sells 1M copies worldwide
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A posthumous memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s best known accusers, Virginia Roberts Guiffre, has sold 1 million copies worldwide two months after its release. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced Tuesday that more than half the sales for “Nobody’s Girl,” came out of North America;
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Law enforcement urges shoppers to stay safe this holiday season
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — With Christmas just around the corner, consumers are still finishing up their last-minute shopping.
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