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Trump moves within reach of the White House
(National News ~ 11/09/16)
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump moved within reach of the White House Tuesday night, capturing crucial victories over Hillary Clinton in Florida, Ohio and North Carolina, a remarkable show of strength by the celebrity businessman and political novice who upended American politics with his brash rhetoric and calls for sweeping change...
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Trump wins the White House
(National News ~ 11/09/16)
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was elected America's 45th president Tuesday, an astonishing victory for a celebrity businessman and political novice who capitalized on voters' economic anxieties, took advantage of racial tensions and overcame a string of sexual assault allegations on his way to the White House...
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Missouri voters approve 4 constitutional amendments, reject 2 tobacco-tax-increase measures
(Local News ~ 11/09/16)
Missourians approved four constitutional amendments Tuesday, but rejected measures that would have raised cigarette taxes to fund early-childhood education programs and state roads and bridges. Voters approved constitutional Amendment 1, which extends a sales tax for conservation and parks for 10 years; Amendment 2, which limits campaign contributions; Amendment 4, which prohibits new state or local sales taxes on services; and Amendment 6, which requires voters to display photo identification to vote.. ...
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GOP keeps Senate control as Democrats fall
(National News ~ 11/09/16)
WASHINGTON – Republicans held onto their slim Senate majority, a stinging blow to Democrats in a night full of them. Democrats had been nearly certain of retaking control but saw their hopes fizzle as endangered GOP incumbents won in Missouri, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and even Democrat-friendly Wisconsin...
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The day after: Clinton says US owes Trump 'chance to lead'
(National News ~ 11/09/16)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A day after Donald Trump, against all odds, won election as America's 45th president, Hillary Clinton on Wednesday lamented that the nation proved to be "more divided than we thought" but urged supporters: "We owe him an open mind and a chance to lead."...
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Republicans ride historic night in Missouri election
(State News ~ 11/09/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Republicans pulled off a clean sweep of Missouri's top offices on Election Day, giving the party an unprecedented level of dominance in the former bellwether state. Donald Trump's victory at the top of the ticket Tuesday was just the start of the big night for Republicans in the Show-Me State...
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LOCAL TALENT WINS AWARD FOR “LOOKING BACK MERRIFIELD”
(Submitted Story ~ 11/09/16)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOCAL TALENT WINS AWARD FOR “LOOKING BACK MERRIFIELD” Cape Girardeau, MO – November 8, 2016 Morgan Johnson wins an award for his film “Looking Back Merrifield” at 2016 Fault-Line Film Festival. Johnson is a local student-filmmaker from Jackson, MO. ...
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JCPenney and CASA, Capetown Join to Make Holidays “Worth” Celebrating
(Submitted Story ~ 11/09/16)
Our location in America’s heartland gives us the advantage of meeting and learning from a variety of people to find out what is most important to them during the holidays, as well as gives JCPenney associates an opportunity to make an impact on our local community...
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Congressional GOP pledges swift action on Trump's agenda
(National News ~ 11/09/16)
Elated congressional Republicans pledged swift action Wednesday on President-elect Donald Trump's agenda as they heralded an extraordinary new era of unified GOP control in Washington. "He just earned a mandate," House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin declared of Trump. "We are going to hit the ground running."...
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Trump leads: GOP challenger captures battleground states over Clinton
(National News ~ 11/09/16)
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump captured crucial victories over Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night in Florida, Ohio and North Carolina, showing remarkable strength in three of the nation's most fiercely fought battleground states in an unexpectedly tight race for the presidency...
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Monia gets 30 years for theft of elderly
(Local News ~ 11/09/16)
Judge Benjamin Lewis sentenced Keith Lars Monia, 55, of Cape Girardeau, to 30 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections on Tuesday after Monia pleaded guilty to nine counts of financial exploitation of the elderly and stealing by deceit in both Cape Girardeau and Scott Counties from 2007 through 2013...
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Drury wins sheriff race, Ziegenhorn re-elected as commissioner in Scott County
(Local News ~ 11/09/16)
Republican challenger Wes Drury defeated incumbent Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter with 55 percent of the vote on Tuesday. Drury received 9,509 votes to Walter's 7,686. Walter had served as Scott County Sheriff since he was elected in 2004. "I am humbled and honored," Drury said. "I want to thank everyone that had faith in me and come Jan. 1, I'm going to work for everyone."...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/09/16)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Nov. 9, the 314th day of 2016. There are 52 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 9, 1976, the U.N. General Assembly approved resolutions condemning apartheid in South Africa, including one characterizing the white-ruled government as "illegitimate."...
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Oak Ridge runner an inspiration
(Editorial ~ 11/09/16)
The next time you're struggling to accomplish a task or reach a difficult goal, take a minute to think about Alexis Johnson. Johnson, a junior at Oak Ridge High School, has cerebral palsy. She's gone through multiple surgeries, worn leg braces and completed various therapies to help manage "bones that grow faster than her muscles can stretch," according to Southeast Missourian sports reporter Phillip Suitts...
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Ex-cop thought of black driver: 'He's going to run me over'
(National News ~ 11/09/16)
CINCINNATI -- A white former police officer on trial for murder testified Tuesday he feared for his life when he shot an unarmed black motorist in the head during a traffic stop, and the Confederate emblem he was wearing at the time meant nothing to him...
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Judge won't immediately block San Francisco Airbnb law
(National News ~ 11/09/16)
SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge refused Tuesday to immediately block a San Francisco ordinance that would fine Airbnb for booking rentals not registered with the city, but he wants to hear more arguments before making a final decision. U.S. District Court Judge James Donato rejected some of Airbnb's arguments in favor of a preliminary injunction but said the company may have legitimate concerns about enforcement of the ordinance...
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Naked man shot with stun gun dies in North Carolina
(National News ~ 11/09/16)
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. -- North Carolina authorities said deputies hit a naked man with a stun gun after he charged at them after a car crash, and the man has died. Henderson County sheriff's Maj. Frank Stout said in a statement when deputies arrived at the crash scene about 1 a.m. Tuesday, they found the naked driver acting extremely irrationally and uncooperative...
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CSI investigator: I was concerned when I saw body's wounds
(National News ~ 11/09/16)
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- A state crime-scene investigator testified Tuesday he was concerned when he examined the body of a black motorist shot by a white police officer because what he saw didn't jibe with what he was told about how Walter Scott died. Scott's wounds "seemed to be in the back and side and didn't seem to be correct," Almon Brown testified during the murder trial of Michael Slager...
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Greitens wins governor's race after Koster concedes
(State News ~ 11/09/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Republican former Navy SEAL Eric Greitens defeated Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster on Tuesday in a Missouri governor's race that gave voters a vivid choice between experience and a fresh start. The first-time candidate had touted himself as an outsider and pledged to tackle corruption in the state Capitol...
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Out of the past: Nov. 9
(Out of the Past ~ 11/09/16)
Former Southeast Hospital administrator O.D. Niswonger has received the Missouri Hospital Association's Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor given by the association; Niswonger began his affiliation with Southeast in 1961, when he became the hospital's first assistant administrator; he was appointed administrator in 1976 and served in that capacity until retiring at the end of 1990...
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Brenda Roth Yearack
(Obituary ~ 11/09/16)
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. -- Brenda Kay Roth Yearack, 51 of Murphysboro died Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. She was born Jan. 23, 1965, in Cape Girardeau to Richard W. and Doris G. Kenkel Roth. She married Sean Yearack, the love of her life for 25 years, on Nov. 28, 2015...
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Karen Shrum
(Obituary ~ 11/09/16)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- Karen Sue Shrum, 67, of Farmington, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, at her home. Visitation was Tuesday at Cozean Memorial Chapel in Farmington. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. today at Delassus First Baptist Church in Farmington...
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John Shelton Jr.
(Obituary ~ 11/09/16)
ANNA, Ill. -- John B. Shelton Jr., 82, of Anna died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Ann and from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Anna Church of Christ. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the church. Interment will be in Anna Cemetery...
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Linda Sue Propst
(Obituary ~ 11/09/16)
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. -- Linda Sue Propst, 60, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away peacefully Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, at the Stockoff Nursing Home in Fredericktown, where she resided since September 2016 due to a short bout with cancer. Sue was born April 21, 1956, in Cape Girardeau to Howard "Dick" Monroe Propst, who passed away Oct. 12, 1991, and Ruby Pauline Stanfill Propst, who passed away Oct. 13, 2016...
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Alvin Gann
(Obituary ~ 11/09/16)
Alvin Leslie Gann, 87, of Jackson passed away Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, at Monticello House in Jackson. He was born Aug. 16, 1929, in Elvins, Missouri, son of Robert L. and Beulah W. Stricklin Gann. He and Sally Pender Youngblood were married April 19, 1981...
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Adeline Bock
(Obituary ~ 11/09/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Adeline J. Bock, 99, of Oak Ridge died Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today and from 6:30 to 9:15 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
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Marshall Asbridge
(Obituary ~ 11/09/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Marshall Paul Asbridge, 82, of Chaffee passed away Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 11, 1934, in Dyersburg, Tennessee, to the late Pete and Beatrice Blackwell Asbridge. He married Betty Lou Goehman on July 25, 1953, and she survives of the home...
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Jackson fire report 11/9/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/09/16)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Sunday n Emergency medical service on Jackson Boulevard. n Emergency medical service on Highland Drive. n Emergency medical service on South Shawnee Boulevard. Monday n Emergency medical service on South Shawnee Boulevard...
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Jackson police report 11/9/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/09/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Charles R. Meeker, 30, of Tilsit was arrested on suspicion of driving while revoked and driving while intoxicated. Arrests n Seth N. Harper, 17, of Chaffee, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana under 35 grams...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/9/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/09/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 2:20 a.m. on Oxford Drive; 9:38 a.m. on North Frederick Street; 11:31 a.m. on Westwood Drive; 12:10 p.m. on Camellia Drive; and 6:18 p.m. on Bertling Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/9/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/09/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Michelle D. Carter, 38, of Steele, Missouri, was arrested at 1448 N. Kingshighway on two St. Francois County, Missouri, warrants for probation violation...
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Sen. Blunt leads Democrat Kander in Missouri Senate race
(State News ~ 11/09/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Republican U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt led Tuesday night in his tough re-election battle with Democrat Jason Kander, though few votes were in from Democratic strongholds in the state's two urban areas. About one-third of the vote was in by late evening, but most of it was from strong Republican areas in mostly rural parts of the state...
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OPEC sees oil prices rising more slowly amid glut of crude
(National News ~ 11/09/16)
DALLAS -- OPEC now sees oil prices rising more slowly over the next few years than it had expected, as the oversupply of crude takes longer to work off. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said Tuesday it expects crude will rise $5 a year to $60 per barrel by 2020. A year ago, OPEC forecast that oil would hit $80 by 2020...
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GOP limits losses, nears 2 more years of House control
(National News ~ 11/09/16)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans were on track to secure two more years of House control Tuesday, as GOP lawmakers triumphed in districts in Florida and Virginia that Democrats had hoped Donald Trump's divisive comments would make their own. Democrats defeated two Florida GOP incumbents, but their prospects for putting a big dent in House Republicans' historic majority seemed in question in early results...
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Democrats' path to Senate majority slipping away
(National News ~ 11/09/16)
WASHINGTON -- Democrats' chances of retaking the Senate majority were slipping away early today as Republicans hung onto key seats in Wisconsin, North Carolina, Indiana and Florida. Democrats kept their seat in Nevada, where Catherine Cortez Masto's win will make her the first Latina U.S. senator...
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Voters talk of decision and of tensions
(National News ~ 11/09/16)
Soon after Roy Brook voted Tuesday at a community center in Bessemer, Alabama, he grabbed an American flag and set out to convince others to do the same. "I'm not telling anyone what to do," said Brook, 67, who resumed the place alongside local roads he has occupied for much of the last year, with a sign urging passersby to vote. "The idea is to reach as many people as I can with the message of America. ... If you're here, love it, be a part of it."...
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Major voting problems scant despite lines, machine snags
(National News ~ 11/09/16)
WASHINGTON -- Voters around the country faced long lines, occasional broken machines and some hot tempers Tuesday, but as the polls began closing from east to west, there were no signs of the large-scale fraud, intimidation or hacking some had feared in the run-up to the presidential election...
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U.N. report: Human footprint 'increasingly visible' in climate
(International News ~ 11/09/16)
MARRAKECH, Morocco -- Hot and wild and with an "increasingly visible human footprint" -- that's how the U.N. weather agency sums up the global climate in the past five years. In a report released Tuesday at international climate talks in Morocco, the World Meteorological Organization said 2011 to 2015 was the hottest five-year period on record...
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California OKs recreational pot; executions back in Nebraska
(National News ~ 11/09/16)
NEW YORK -- California and Massachusetts voted to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, giving a huge boost to the campaign to allow pot nationwide. Seven more states also voted on marijuana measures, while others voted on gun control and capital punishment...
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Congo grenade blast kills 1, injures 32 U.N. peacekeepers
(International News ~ 11/09/16)
GOMA, Congo -- An explosion while a group of Indian peacekeepers were exercising in eastern Congo on Tuesday morning killed a girl, injured 32 peacekeepers and sparked an angry demonstration dispersed by tear gas, U.N. officials and witnesses said. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said at U.N. headquarters in New York five of the peacekeepers were hurt seriously, but none was killed...
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Investigators probe mass grave in a field south of Mosul
(International News ~ 11/09/16)
BAGHDAD -- The stench of death drew Iraqi soldiers to the unsettled plot of land freshly liberated from Islamic State fighters. When a bulldozer scraped the ground, bones poked from just beneath the surface, along with clothing scraps, garbage bags, human remains swarming with flies and even a child's stuffed animal...
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Turkey, Syrian Kurds at loggerheads over Raqqa offensive
(International News ~ 11/09/16)
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey said Tuesday the U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led forces leading an assault on the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa should not enter the city itself but merely help surround it -- a suggestion dismissed by the Kurds. The dispute between the two U.S. allies threatens to complicate efforts to drive IS from Raqqa, the de facto capital of the extremist group's self-described caliphate...
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Prince Harry condemns media 'abuse' of American girlfriend
(Entertainment ~ 11/09/16)
LONDON -- It's the British royals versus the press -- again -- and Prince Harry thinks enough is enough. The prince Tuesday lashed out at the media for intruding on the privacy of his new girlfriend, American actress Meghan Markle. The 32-year-old royal said the press had crossed a line with articles with "racial undertones" and pleaded: "This is not a game."...
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Scotland seeks to block Brexit talks without its approval
(International News ~ 11/09/16)
LONDON -- The Scottish government said Tuesday it will ask Britain's Supreme Court to block Prime Minister Theresa May from triggering European Union exit talks without consulting the Scottish Parliament first -- another potential blow to May's hopes of a quickie divorce from the bloc...
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GOP retains Indiana; Democrats keep West Virginia governor
(National News ~ 11/09/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republicans and Democrats each retained governorships Tuesday in hard-fought battles in Indiana and West Virginia as voters picked chief executives in a dozen states. The governors' contests were part of a battle for statehouse supremacy that also included nearly 6,000 state legislative elections. Heading into Tuesday, Republicans controlled more than two-thirds of the nation's legislative chambers, as well as 31 of the 50 governors' offices...
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Voters in Water Supply District pass bond issue
(Local News ~ 11/09/16)
Voters in Cape Girardeau County's Public Water Supply District No. 5 voted yes on the proposed $750,000 revenue bond issue Tuesday. The district, which serves about 200 customers, now has approval to issue the bonds to build a new supply well and to cover the associated operating costs of the new well...
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Garner elected commissioner in Bollinger County
(Local News ~ 11/09/16)
Bollinger County voters elected Roy Garner to serve on the Bollinger County Commission representing the second district. It was the only contested race in Bollinger County. Garner, a Republican, bested his Democratic opponent, Eldon Thorne by a wide margin, taking just under 75 percent of votes cast. Garner collected 2,528 votes to 855 for Thorne...
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Court says dictator Marcos can be buried at heroes' cemetery
(International News ~ 11/09/16)
MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines' Supreme Court ruled Tuesday the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos can be buried at a heroes' cemetery, a decision opponents said rolled back the democratic triumph of the "people power" revolt that ousted the strongman three decades ago...
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South Korean president's concession could spell end of power
(International News ~ 11/09/16)
SEOUL, South Korea -- Scrambling to defuse a scandal, South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday conceded to lawmakers the power to name her new prime minister, a move that could seriously hurt or even destroy her ability to govern. Park, who has faced tens of thousands of protesters and an investigation into whether a mysterious confidante manipulated government decisions, made the overture during a meeting with National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun...
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U.S. Rep. Jason Smith wins re-election
(Local News ~ 11/09/16)
Southeast Missourian U.S. Rep. Jason Smith easily won re-election Tuesday to another term as 8th District congressman. With 390 of 470 precincts reporting, Smith had 74 percent of the vote. He received more than 191,000 votes compared to 59,548 for Democrat Dave Cowell of Farmington and 7,673 for Libertarian Jonathan Shell of Fredericktown...
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Bohnert, Wengert win races in Perry County
(Local News ~ 11/09/16)
Perry County, Missouri, saw record voter turnout Tuesday. According to Perry County Clerk Jared W. Kutz, more than 8,000 registered voters went to the polls. "The unofficial 8,869 total ballots cast [is] the most ever cast for an election in the Perry County," Kutz said in an email, "surpassing 2008 8,827 by 142 votes."...
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Wallingford, Swan and Francis win state legislative races
(Local News ~ 11/09/16)
Republican candidates cruised to victory in three contested, area state legislative races Tuesday. State Rep. Kathy Swan of Cape Girardeau garnered 73 percent of the vote in winning re-election in the 147th House District. She defeated Libertarian candidate Greg Tlapek by a vote of 10,558 to 3,771...
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Sinkhole opens in Japanese city's downtown
(International News ~ 11/09/16)
A massive sinkhole opened in the middle of the business district Tuesday in Fukuoka, southern Japan. Parts of a main street collapsed, creating a huge sinkhole and cutting off power, water and gas supplies to parts of the city. Authorities said no injuries were reported from the pre-sunrise collapse in downtown Fukuoka...
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Births 11/9/16
(Births ~ 11/09/16)
Daughter to D.J. and Jessica Dawn Trapp of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 8:50 a.m. Monday, Oct. 24, 2016. Name, Lydia Blair. Weight, 7 pounds, 1 ounce. Third child, first daughter. Mrs. Trapp is the former Jessica Hodge, daughter of Pat and Paul Hodge of Cape Girardeau. She is employed by the state of Missouri. Trapp is the son of Kathy Upchurch of Cape Girardeau and the late Danny Upchurch. He is employed by Pyramid Home Health Services...
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Snake intrudes on flight in Mexico
(International News ~ 11/09/16)
MEXICO CITY -- Passengers on a commercial flight in Mexico were startled when a serpent slithered into the cabin in a scene straight out of the Hollywood thriller "Snakes on a Plane." Carrier Aeromexico said the reptile was detected on a flight Sunday from Torreon to Mexico City. A video online shows a snake emerging from the ceiling behind an overhead luggage compartment and partially dropping down into the cabin. The airline said it's investigating how the snake came to be in the cabin...
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Thanksgiving Day shopping is here to stay -- with some tweaks
(National News ~ 11/09/16)
NEW YORK -- Thanksgiving Day shopping -- a delight to some, an anathema to others -- isn't going away, but some stores are rethinking their strategies on whether it makes sense to be open on the holiday itself. Many of the nation's major mall operators and the big retailers that anchor them, such as Toys R Us, J.C. Penney and Macy's, are sticking with what they want to be a new tradition, kicking off the holiday shopping season on Thanksgiving Day...
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Prayer 11/9/16
(Prayer ~ 11/09/16)
O Lord God, may we be joyful in hope and patient in trials. Amen.
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Elizabeth Lawrence
(Obituary ~ 11/09/16)
ANNA, Ill. -- Elizabeth Abernathy Lawrence, 81, of Anna died at 3:35 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, in Jackson, Missouri. Elizabeth was born April 25, 1935, in Paris, Tennessee, to Willie J. Rufus and Macy Pearl Ownby Abernathy. Unusual for the time, Elizabeth and her two younger sisters were delivered at home by a female physician...
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