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Federal judge blocks Trump administration from barring foreign student enrollment at Harvard

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BY; COLLIN BINKLEY- Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from cutting off Harvard’s enrollment of foreign students, an action the Ivy League school decried as unconstitutional retaliation for defying the White House’s political demands. In its lawsuit filed earlier Friday in federal court in Boston, Harvard said the government’s

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Vital statistics for May 23

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Marriage applications Chase Michael Willming, 27, and Joanna Carranza, 27, both of Rushville, Missouri. Rodney Eugene Hines, 27, and Brooklynn Nacole McCrary, 24, both of St. Joseph. Robert Paul Slawson, 43, and Vickie Lavon Cantrell, 32, both of St. Joseph. Jaeden Xavier Hinojosa, 23, and Christin Taylor Wilson, 24, both of St. Joseph. Tucker Dean

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Deeds of trust for May 23

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Deeds of trust reported from May 15 to May 21 Drak McCormack to Union State Bank of Everest, Bank of Gower, 32 56 33 PT NE Quarter $60,999. Tan Samukung to Prosperity Home Mortgage LLLC, Halls 3rd Add PT LT 16 Blk 2 $137,464. Jordan Walker to Rocket Mortgage LLC, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., Lemon

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Work set to begin on Krug Park renovation

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Contractors are preparing to begin a more-than two-year project to upgrade one historic park in St. Joseph in the coming weeks. E.L. Crawford and Construction plan to begin the $11.75 million project on Monday, June 2. The project is weather-permitting. Residents will notice fencing and signage- there will be

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Deeds of trust for May 16

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Deeds of trust reported from May 7 to May 14 Erin Ousley, Steven Ousley to Lakeview Loan Services LLC, Ashland Estates LT 10 $80,904. Jaimee Lawrence to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., Rocket Mortgage LLC, Kerns Krest LT 1 $203,500. Harlan Horst to Verdian Credit Union, Myrna Manor LT 9 PT LT 10 $256,500. Todd Allen,

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Vital statistics for May 16

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Marriage applications David Eugene Kennedy, 58, and Angela Kay Taylor, 52, both of St. Joseph. Grant Robert Thompson, 25, and Hazeljirah Ayog Miguel, 25, both of Gower, Missouri. Johnathan Alden Johsnon, 42, Faucett, Missouri, and Jessica Rene Stubbs, 40, Dearborn, Missouri. Gaige Kirtley Wilson, 25, and Emma Madison Copeland, 23, both of St. Joseph. Wade

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Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Six months after Missouri voters approved an abortion-rights amendment, Republican state lawmakers on Wednesday approved a new referendum that would seek the amendment’s repeal and instead ban most abortions with exceptions for rape an incest. The newly proposed constitutional amendment would go back to voters in November 2026, or sooner,

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Missouri’s Truth-in-Sentencing Laws Stall in Legislation

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Truth-in-Sentencing laws require people to serve a certain percentage of their sentence behind bars.  In the past few years, Missouri has seen several bills related to Truth-in-Sentencing, some aiming to strengthen these laws and others focusing on reducing incarceration periods.  Despite stalled bills and mixed opinions on whether longer sentences

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St. Joseph eyes wholesale changes to address critical housing gap, improve population

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — As the weeks eventually turned to months in his pursuit of a suitable place to rent, Missouri Western State University senior Abakhaye “AB” Anetekhai, a 23-year-old manufacturing/engineering major, thought his luck was finally starting to change. “I actually found a place,” said Anetekhai, a native of Chicago and president

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