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Missouri man guilty in shooting over disabled parking spot
(State News ~ 03/17/23)
ST. CHARLES. Mo. -- A suburban St. Louis man has been convicted of shooting an Amazon delivery truck driver during a dispute over a disabled parking spot. Larry Thomlison, 70, of St. Charles was found guilty Monday of first- degree assault and armed criminal action in the March 2019 shooting of 21-year-old Jaylen Walker, who was paralyzed from the waist down, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Seeking Alzheimer's clues from few who escape genetic fate
(State News ~ 03/17/23)
ST. LOUIS -- Doug Whitney inherited the same gene mutation that gave Alzheimer's disease to his mother, brother and generations of other relatives by the unusually young age of 50. Yet he's a healthy 73, his mind still sharp. Somehow, the Washington state man escaped his genetic fate...
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St. Louis prosecutor: Ouster effort politically motivated
(State News ~ 03/17/23)
ST. LOUIS -- The elected prosecutor in St. Louis, under intense criticism after a visiting teenage athlete lost her legs in a crash blamed on a man who remained free from jail despite multiple bond violations, is accusing Missouri's attorney general of seeking her ouster for political gain...
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Sikeston man arrested in fentanyl drug case
(Local News ~ 03/17/23)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston man faces felony charges following his early Thursday, March 16, arrest for being in possession of fentanyl. Early Thursday morning, Sikeston Department of Public Safety's Narcotics Unit, in conjunction with agents from the DEA's Carbondale, Illinois, office, executed a search warrant and arrest of Cameron L. Robinson of Sikeston in the 1200 block of Valley Forge in Sikeston, according to Capt. Jon Broom with Sikeston DPS...
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'Taste of Cape Restaurant hop' returns next week
(Local News ~ 03/17/23)
Cape Girardeau residents interested in trying different signature items from local restaurants will have this opportunity during the "Taste of Cape Restaurant Hop" event from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 21. This is an annual event that started in 2016. The event will benefit The Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance Senior Showcases in New York and Los Angeles for this year...
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Possibility of a big earthquake in Southeast Missouri in next 50 years?
(Local News ~ 03/17/23)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- There is a 25% to 40% possibility of a magnitude 6 or greater earthquake occurring in the New Madrid Seismic Zone within the next 50 years, according to Andrea Spillars, Region 7 administrator for Federal Emergency Management Agency. She shared this prediction Thursday, March 16, during the 2023 Earthquake Summit in Portageville...
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John Voss to give blood after elimination of 'Mad Cow' restriction
(Local News ~ 03/17/23)
State Rep. John Voss hasn't given blood since 1991 but will do so Sunday, March 26, during Southeast Missouri State University's Greek Week. The freshman Republican lawmaker from Cape Girardeau, who joined the state House on Jan. 4, didn't lose interest in donating for the past three decades...
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Earthquake survey reveals evacuation methods
(Local News ~ 03/17/23)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- State officials are getting closer to having models that will help direct an evacuation and disaster response effort for the region in the event of a major earthquake along the New Madrid Seismic Zone. These models take into account surveys asking residents when, where and how they would evacuate after an incident, what roads and bridges would be most impacted and need the fastest inspections and many other factors, explained Michael White, Missouri Department of Transportation Emergency Management coordinator.. ...
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Scott County seeks April 4 renewal of sales tax
(Local News ~ 03/17/23)
Two Scott County commissioners spoke Thursday, March 16, to advocate for voters to renew the county's 0.5% sales tax in a Tuesday, April 4, referendum. The tax, first approved in 2009, is due to expire in 2024 without voter reauthorization next month...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/17/23)
Today is Friday, March 17, the 76th day of 2023. There are 289 days left in the year. This is St. Patrick's Day. Today's highlight in history: On March 17, 1969, Golda Meir became prime minister of Israel. On this date: In 1762, New York held its first St. Patrick's Day parade...
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Prayer 3-17-23
(Prayer ~ 03/17/23)
O Lord Jesus, may you be glorified by the works of our hands. Amen.
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Why are we praising Pence for following the law?
(Column ~ 03/17/23)
On Saturday night, Mike Pence unleashed his anger at Donald Trump. "History will hold Donald Trump accountable for Jan. 6," Pence declared at the Gridiron Dinner, a normally jovial event for prominent journalists. "Make no mistake about it: What happened that day was a disgrace, and it mocks decency to portray it in any other way. President Trump was wrong. His reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol that day."...
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Galas offer opportunity to do good with style
(Editorial ~ 03/17/23)
There are a few local events each year where attendees get to dress up in their finest black tie and gown attire, enjoy wonderful food and first-class entertainment, and support a worthy cause. Two of those were held in recent months with the SoutheastHEALTH Foundation Journey Gala and Saint Francis Foundation Friends Gala...
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Grant VanGennip
(Obituary ~ 03/17/23)
Theodore "Grant" VanGennip, 89, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at Missouri Veterans Home. Grant was born Jan. 23, 1934, in Advance, Missouri, to the late John and Maude Sample VanGennip. He and Mary Catherine Gregory were married in 1959, and she preceded him in death in April 2017...
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Faye Green
(Obituary ~ 03/17/23)
PADUCAH, Ky. — Faye Green, 82, of Paducah died Sunday, March 12, 2023, at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Milner and Orr Funeral Home of Paducah.
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COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approval
(National News ~ 03/17/23)
WASHINGTON -- Pfizer's COVID-19 pill Paxlovid won another vote of confidence from U.S. health advisers Thursday, clearing the way for its full regulatory approval by the Food and Drug Administration. The medication has been used by millions of Americans since the FDA granted it emergency use authorization in late 2021. The agency has the final say on giving Pfizer's drug full approval and is expected to decide by May...
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Big banks create $30B rescue package for First Republic
(National News ~ 03/17/23)
NEW YORK -- Eleven of the biggest U.S. banks Thursday announced a $30 billion rescue package for First Republic Bank in an effort to prevent it from becoming the third to fail in less than a week and head off a broader banking crisis. San Francisco-based First Republic serves a similar clientele as Silicon Valley Bank, which failed last week after depositors withdrew about $40 billion in a matter of hours. ...
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Floods fill some of California's summer strawberry fields
(National News ~ 03/17/23)
As river water gushed through a broken levee, thousands of people in a California farming town were forced to evacuate as their homes were flooded and businesses destroyed. Yet another potential casualty of the powerful rainstorms that drenched coastal California: hundreds of acres of fresh strawberries slated for America's supermarket shelves this summer...
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Fact focus: Claims blame 'woke' policies on bank's demise
(National News ~ 03/17/23)
As Wall Street reels from the swift demise of Silicon Valley Bank -- the biggest American bank failure since the 2008 financial meltdown -- some social media users are honing in on a single culprit: its socially aware, or "woke," agenda. But the Santa Clara-based institution's professed commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, wasn't a driver of the bank's collapse, say banking and financial experts. ...
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Why TikTok's security risks keep raising fears
(National News ~ 03/17/23)
TikTok is once again fending off claims that its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, would share user data from its popular video-sharing app with the Chinese government, or push propaganda and misinformation on its behalf. China's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday accused the United States itself of spreading disinformation about TikTok's potential security risks following a report in the Wall Street Journal that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. ...
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Utah bans abortion clinics in wave of post-Roe restrictions
(National News ~ 03/17/23)
SALT LAKE CITY -- Abortion clinics in Utah could be banned from operating under a law signed by the state's Republican governor, setting off a rush of confusion among clinics, hospitals and prospective patients in the deeply conservative state. Administrators from hospitals and clinics have not publicly detailed plans to adapt to the new rules, adding a layer of uncertainty on top of fear that, if clinics close, patients may not be able to access care at hospitals due to staffing and cost concerns.. ...
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Proposal to ban abortions at six weeks advances in Florida
(National News ~ 03/17/23)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A proposal to ban abortions at six weeks in Florida received overwhelming approval from a state House committee Thursday with Democrats acknowledging there was nothing they could do to stop it from eventually becoming law. The proposal is moving along while a ban on abortions at 15 weeks -- signed into law by Republican Gov. ...
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UN nuclear watchdog: 2.5 tons of uranium missing in Libya
(International News ~ 03/17/23)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Some 2.5 tons of natural uranium stored in a site in war-torn Libya have gone missing, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Thursday, raising safety and proliferation concerns. However, forces allied to a warlord battling the Libyan government based in the capital of Tripoli claimed Thursday night they recovered the material. U.N. inspectors said they were trying to confirm that...
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After Cyclone Freddy, flood risk lingers for southern Africa
(International News ~ 03/17/23)
BLANTYRE, Malawi -- After four days of destructive wind and rain, local communities and relief workers are now confronting the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy, which has killed more than 250 people and displaced tens of thousands of others across Malawi and Mozambique and may still cause further damage...
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Former Israeli premier urges world leaders to shun Netanyahu
(International News ~ 03/17/23)
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Israel's former prime minister Thursday urged world leaders to shun Israel's current prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, as he presses ahead with a plan to overhaul the country's justice system. The United States and Germany, two of Israel's closest allies, called on Netanyahu to slow down...
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Poland to be 1st NATO member to give Ukraine fighter jets
(International News ~ 03/17/23)
WARSAW, Poland -- Poland said Thursday it plans to give Ukraine about a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets, which would make it the first NATO member to fulfill Kyiv's increasingly urgent requests for warplanes to defend itself against the Russian invasion. Warsaw will hand over four of the Soviet-made warplanes "within the next few days," President Andrzej Duda said, and the rest needed servicing but would be supplied later. ...
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Military moves to cut suicides, but defers action on guns
(National News ~ 03/17/23)
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered several improvements in access to mental health care Thursday to reduce suicides in the military, but held off on endorsing more controversial recommendations to restrict gun and ammunition purchases by young troops, sending them to another panel for study...
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Drought over? Spring outlook finds relief -- and flood risk
(National News ~ 03/17/23)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Record snowfall and rain have helped to loosen drought's grip on parts of the western U.S. as national forecasters and climate experts warned Thursday that some areas should expect more flooding as the snow begins to melt. The winter precipitation wiped out exceptional and extreme drought in California for the first time since 2020, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Thursday in a seasonal, nationwide outlook that came as parts of the state are under water. ...
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US pregnancy deaths dropped in 2022, after COVID spike
(National News ~ 03/17/23)
NEW YORK -- Deaths of pregnant women in the U.S. fell in 2022, dropping significantly from a six-decade high during the pandemic, new data suggests. More than 1,200 U.S. women died in 2021 during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth, according to a final tally released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2022, there were 733 maternal deaths, according to preliminary agency data, though the final number is likely to be higher...
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Senate takes first step in repealing authorizations for Iraq War
(National News ~ 03/17/23)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate took a first step Thursday toward repealing two measures that give open-ended approval for military action in Iraq, pushing to end that authority as the United States marks the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War. Senators voted 68-27 to move forward on legislation that would repeal the 2002 measure greenlighting that March 2003 invasion of Iraq and also a 1991 measure that sanctioned the U.S.-led Gulf War to expel Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's forces from Kuwait. ...
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Pentagon video shows Russian jet dumping fuel on US drone
(International News ~ 03/17/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- The Biden administration released video Thursday of a Russian fighter jet dumping fuel on a U.S. Air Force surveillance drone as the U.S. sought to hold Russia responsible for the collision that led to the drone's crash into the Black Sea without escalating already fraught tensions with the Kremlin...
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Yellen declares bank system sound, as new rescues ordered
(National News ~ 03/17/23)
WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen offered firm, upbeat reassurances to rattled bank depositors and investors Thursday, even as American financial institutions and European agencies ordered fresh rescue efforts following the second-largest bank collapse in U.S. history...
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Out of the past: March 17
(Out of the Past ~ 03/17/23)
Cape Girardeau Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3838 has canceled the annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration, but an outpouring of interest could prompt it to reconsider; the post needs people or organizations to help plan and fund a celebration and clean up afterwards...
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