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Weekend football primer

By NewsPress Now Savannah v. Cameron (News-Press Now Game of the Week) It’s been tough sledding for Cameron this season. The Dragons still seek their first win of the season against 3-2 Savannah. This MEC matchup will favor the Savages, who have won their last two games by an average of over 50 points per

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Adopting from foster care

By Metro Creative Children and young adults enter foster care for a variety of reasons, including neglect, abandonment or abuse. When these children are no longer able to live safely with their families, agencies look to provide safe care, often with a goal of pairing children with adoptive parents and families. According to AdoptUSKids.org and

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Credibility of state’s expert witnesses questioned in Missouri transgender health care trial

By Missouri Independent via TN Content Exchange Missouri’s defense of a state law barring minors from beginning puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones will depend on whether the judge in the case puts stock in expert witnesses touting retracted studies and conspiracy theories about Jerry Sandusky. Wright County Circuit Court Judge Craig Carter, who is presiding

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Missourians with disabilities and seniors could lose at-home care under new eligibility algorithm

By Missouri Independent via TN Content Exchange Nearly 8,000 seniors and Missourians with disabilities could lose at-home care over the next year after a new eligibility algorithm went into effect this week, a spokesperson for the state health department told The Independent. Starting Oct. 1, Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services implemented a change

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Typhoon Krathon shuts parts of Taiwan for a third day as it nears the island with extreme rains

By Associated Press KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan | A slow-moving typhoon approaching Taiwan led to school and office closures for a third consecutive day Thursday, with authorities asking people to stay indoors. Typhoon Krathon, packing fierce winds and torrential rainfall, was around 31 miles southwest of the major port city of Kaohsiung on Thursday morning, traveling northeastward

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Michael Jordan’s 23XI and a 2nd team sue NASCAR

By Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two NASCAR teams — one of them owned by Michael Jordan — filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the stock car series and chairman Jim France on Wednesday, claiming the new charter system limits competition by unfairly binding teams to the series, its tracks and its suppliers. 23XI Racing

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Business news in brief

By The Associated Press ChatGPT maker OpenAI raises $6.6B in funding OpenAI says it has raised $6.6 billion in venture capital investments as part of a broader shift by the ChatGPT maker away from its nonprofit roots. Led by venture capital firm Thrive Capital, the funding round is backed by tech giants Microsoft, Nvidia and

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Guilty pleasures

By NewsPress Now Prince Harry visits the small mountain kingdom of Lesotho MASERU, Lesotho | Prince Harry is visiting the small mountain kingdom of Lesotho having co-founded a youth charity there in 2006 in honor of his late mother, Princess Diana. The Duke of Sussex began his visit Tuesday by meeting with young people and

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Around the World briefs

By Associated Press A U.S. bomb from World War II explodes at a Japanese airport, causing a large crater in a taxiway TOKYO | An unexploded U.S. bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than

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Simple vegetarian dish packed with flavor

By Metro Creative Vegetarian dishes are often loaded with flavor, which might come as a surprise to those who do not adhere to vegetarian diets. In fact, many dishes that originated in India, a country known for its flavorful, spicy cuisine, are vegetarian dishes that are popular the world over, among vegetarians and meat-eaters alike.

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Robert Downey Jr. found inspiration from the screen to prepare for his Broadway debut in ‘McNeal’

By Associated Press NEW YORK — Robert Downey Jr. made his Broadway debut this week in the play “McNeal,” revealing some unexpected inspirations that helped him prepare for the stage. “Doing ‘Oppenheimer’ with (Christopher) Nolan got me back into this very monastic focus and then doing ‘The Sympathizer’ got me into this kind of flexibility.

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