MOKOPANE, South Africa (AP) — A South African university launched an anti-poaching campaign Thursday to inject the horns of rhinos with radioactive isotopes that it says are harmless for the animals but can be detected by customs agents. Under the collaborative project involving the University of the Witwatersrand, nuclear energy officials and conservationists, five rhinos
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that set new tariffs on a wide swath of U.S. trading partners to go into effect on Aug. 7 — the next step in his trade agenda that will test the global economy and sturdiness of American alliances
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CNN, POOL, SEE PREFONTS By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump just set new tariffs for every country around the world, solidifying his extreme break with America’s long-standing trade policy. Tariffs on the vast majority of goods America imports are set to rise – even from the handful of countries that negotiated individual
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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Scientists are exploring ways to mimic the origins of human life without two fundamental components: sperm and egg. They are coaxing clusters of stem cells – programmable cells that can transform into many different specialized cell types – to form laboratory-grown structures that resemble human embryos. These embryo models
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Midday” game were: 1, 1, 7 (one, one, seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Judge extends protected status ended by Trump administration for 60,000 people from Central America and Nepal.
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By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Army Secretary Dan Driscoll on Wednesday ordered the US Military Academy at West Point to rescind an offer of employment to a former top national security official who served under President Joe Biden, announcing the move in a post on X — the latest example of the Pentagon’s political
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Joining the St. Joseph Police Department proves to be both a rewarding and challenging endeavor.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Trump signs order for new tariffs to go into effect in 7 days on wide swath of US trading partners.
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In less than a month, students across Missouri will be preparing to head back to the classroom for the 2025-2026 school year.
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By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — Apple reported strong iPhone sales and rebound in revenue from China, giving a much-needed boost to two parts of the company’s business that had struggled over the past year. That better-than-expected performance reassured Wall Street investors that key parts of its business are holding steady as Apple struggles to
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Senator Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove), State Representative Bryant Wolfin (R-Ste. Genevieve) and a Maries County man have filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Senate Bill 3.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — St. Joseph’s landfill is filling up fast, and the clock is ticking, with its projected lifespan being May 2047.
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By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The National Transportation Safety Board questioned witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of the investigation into January’s deadly midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. It was the second of three days of investigative hearings into what happened in the
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is ratcheting up the pressure on major drugmakers to bring their US prices in line with the far lower ones available to patients in other countries — though industry experts don’t expect the pharmaceutical companies to acquiesce. Trump sent letters to 17 major pharmaceutical company CEOs
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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — After months of uncertainty, the race to become California’s next governor started Thursday. Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ decision Wednesday to bypass the 2026 contest pushed the campaign into a new phase, lacking its biggest potential star and the presumptive early favorite. Harris’ formal
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said his foreign envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia in the coming days as the president calls for an end to the conflict in Ukraine. Trump revealed Witkoff’s previously unknown travel plans during an event at the White House Thursday afternoon, where he also said
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By GARY D. ROBERTSON, ERIK VERDUZCO and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley launched his campaign for North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat Thursday, equipped with President Donald Trump’s endorsement and a large fundraising network for a potential general election bid against formidable Democrat Roy Cooper. A
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By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The agency responsible for carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda says it has already made tentative job offers to more than 1,000 people as it ramps up hiring following the passage of legislation earlier this month giving the agency a massive infusion of cash. The
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Numerous countries around the world are facing the prospect of new tariffs on their exports to the United States on Aug. 7, a potential blow to the global economy, because they haven’t yet reached a trade deal with the Trump administration. President Donald Trump had threatened
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday reestablished the Presidential Fitness Test for American children, a fixture of public schools for decades that gauged young people’s health and athleticism with 1-mile runs, sit-ups and stretching exercises. “This is a wonderful tradition, and we’re bringing
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Veteran producer Lynette Howell Taylor has been elected president of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Taylor will succeed Janet Yang in the role, presiding over the organization that puts on the Oscars, film academy CEO Bill Kramer said Thursday. An academy member since 2014, Taylor has
Continue ReadingAMES, Iowa (AP) — AMES, Iowa (AP) — Workiva Inc. (WK) on Thursday reported a loss of $19.4 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Ames, Iowa-based company said it had a loss of 35 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, came to 19 cents per share. The
Continue ReadingCHESTERFIELD, Mo. (AP) — CHESTERFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Reinsurance Group of America Inc. (RGA) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $180 million. On a per-share basis, the Chesterfield, Missouri-based company said it had net income of $2.70. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $4.72 per share. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations.
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By Ibrahim Dahman, Eyad Kourdi, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Securing the trucks carrying aid into Gaza is a tight balancing act for the Abu Mughsaib clan. Getting too close to the Israeli military checkpoints can turn deadly. But staying too far away gives looters a chance to get to the precious cargo first. “This
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeffrey Clark, the former Justice Department official who aided President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, should be stripped of his law license, a Washington disciplinary panel ruled on Thursday. Clark, who is now overseeing a federal regulatory office, played a
Continue ReadingCARTHAGE, Mo. (AP) — CARTHAGE, Mo. (AP) — Leggett & Platt Inc. (LEG) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $52.5 million. The Carthage, Missouri-based company said it had profit of 38 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 30 cents per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has been envisioning a new ballroom on the White House campus for a decade and a half. His dream is about to become a reality. Construction will begin in September on a $200 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom, his press secretary announced Thursday, fulfilling a 15-year ambition by
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By Phil Mattingly, CNN (CNN) — In the end, President Donald Trump got exactly what he wanted. The 120 days since Trump’s Rose Garden “Liberation Day” announcement rocked financial markets weren’t exactly pretty. From the Washington to Wall Street and across foreign capitals far and wide, seemingly every day featured a disorienting burst of TACOs
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By Nicky Robertson, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Josh Hawley on Thursday dismissed a dustup with President Donald Trump over a stock trading bill to a misunderstanding, saying he’d spoken with the president in the hours after he dressed him down as a “second-tier senator” and the pair had a good conversation. Trump
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