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'Obamacare' survives; GOP concedes on last-gasp repeal try
(National News ~ 09/27/17)
WASHINGTON -- "Obamacare" lives on. Senate Republicans, short of votes, abandoned their latest and possibly final attempt to kill the health-care law Tuesday, just before a critical end-of-the-week deadline. The repeal-and-replace bill's authors promised to try again at a later date, while President Donald Trump railed against "certain so-called Republicans" who opposed the GOP effort...
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Local agency gets nearly $500,000 grant to combat sexual assault, abuse
(Local News ~ 09/27/17)
The Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence will expand its staff and services next year, thanks to a nearly $500,000 federal grant. "We're so excited," said SEMO-NASV executive director Kendra Eads on Tuesday. "It's huge for our staff. We have about seven [staffers], so to have three new positions is going to be a big increase for us."...
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Fun and funds: Notre Dame raises big revenue during bustling Activity Week
(Local News ~ 09/27/17)
A Tyrannosaurus rex wearing an afghan plodded behind a gray-haired grandpa, handing out Werther's Originals candies as the seniors paraded in for Tuesday's Activity Week assembly at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. The Student Council planned the week's theme days, said Paul Untereinner, dean of student activities at Notre Dame, and each class dresses in a different costume before the daily assembly...
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Application for Captain D's submitted to Cape city hall
(Local News ~ 09/27/17)
Plans are underway that would bring a Captain D's restaurant to Cape Girardeau. The proposed seafood fast casual restaurant would be built at 205 S. Kingshighway, replacing the recently demolished car wash near Hobby Lobby. A commercial building permit has not been issued for the project, but an application and plans were submitted by Doug Spainhoward of Nashville, Tennessee, in July and still is being reviewed. Reached by phone, Spainhoward declined to comment about the project...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/27/17)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Sept. 27, the 270th day of 2017. There are 95 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 27, 1942, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra performed together for the last time, at the Central Theater in Passaic, New Jersey, prior to Miller's entry into the Army...
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The unrest did not start with Trump
(Column ~ 09/27/17)
When some people see a problem, their first instinct is to attach blame. Others look first for a solution and hold the blame game until later. I normally fall into the latter camp. But not today. From sports to entertainment to college campuses, there is unrest in this country the likes of which have never been seen...
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Former football players give back via young men's organization
(Editorial ~ 09/27/17)
Cantrell Andrews, Wyky Jean and Kweku Arkorful have more in common than having been teammates on the Southeast Missouri State football team. They share the same outlook on intervening at a critical time in young lives, at the point before it's too late...
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Syngenta settles U.S. farmer lawsuits in China corn trade case
(National News ~ 09/27/17)
MINNEAPOLIS -- Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta said Tuesday it has agreed to settle tens of thousands of U.S. lawsuits by farmers over the company's rollout of a genetically engineered corn seed variety before China approved it for imports. Terms weren't disclosed. ...
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Yellen: Fed is perplexed by chronically low inflation
(National News ~ 09/27/17)
CLEVELAND -- Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen acknowledged Tuesday the Fed is puzzled by the persistence of unusually low inflation, and it might have to adjust the timing of its interest-rate policies accordingly. Speaking to a conference of economists, Yellen touched upon key questions the Fed is confronting as it tries to determine why inflation has remained chronically below its target of 2 percent annually. ...
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Equifax CEO retires in the wake of damaging data breach
(National News ~ 09/27/17)
NEW YORK -- Equifax CEO Richard Smith retired effective immediately Tuesday, as the credit-reporting agency tries to clean up the mess left by a damaging data breach that exposed highly sensitive information about 143 million Americans. His departure follows those of two other high-ranking executives after Equifax's disclosure hackers exploited a software flaw the company didn't fix to access people's Social Security numbers, birthdates and other personal data that provide the keys to identify theft.. ...
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Out of the past: Sept. 27
(Out of the Past ~ 09/27/17)
Cape Girardeau lawyer Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. turns 101. He is the oldest practicing lawyer in the state. When Cape Girardeau fire chief Gene Hindman takes off his badge and officially retires Wednesday, he will complete 31 years in fire service, seven of those as chief. Hindman cites the department's lease-purchase of its 102-foot aerial platform fire engine as one of the most important accomplishments during his tenure...
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William Watkins
(Obituary ~ 09/27/17)
JUSTIN, Texas -- William Craig Watkins, 76, of Justin went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. He passed away at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born Sept. 8, 1941, in Cape Girardeau to William T. and Annabel Seabaugh Watkins. Craig married the love of his life, Mary Emilie Mulkey...
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Margie Strabala
(Obituary ~ 09/27/17)
Margie Maloy Strabala, 91, of Scott City, formerly of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and Parker, Colorado, became an angel Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. She was born Aug. 1, 1926, in Star City, Arkansas, to John and Rosie Pollard Wooten, who were all reunited in heaven...
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Maria Stephens
(Obituary ~ 09/27/17)
Maria Antoinette Stephens, 40, of Scott City died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, at her home, surrounded by friends and family. She was born July 7, 1977, in Perryville, Missouri, to Creston and Tawnya Pingel Fuller. Survivors include her husband, John L. Stephens of Scott City; father, Creston Fuller of Perryville; a sister, Manda Fuller Gadberry of Scott City; a brother, Michael Fuller of Tipton, Missouri; stepdaughter, Natasha Evans of Scott City; paternal grandparents of Riverside, California; and many more family and friends who loved her.. ...
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Gordon Schafer
(Obituary ~ 09/27/17)
Gordon J. Schafer, 28, of Cape Girardeau passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born June 19, 1989, in Cape Girardeau to Robert "Bob" and Shirlene Barks Schafer. He attended Mineral Area College and earned an Associate of Applied Science in Automotive Technology. The past five years he worked full time for Drury Petroleum and Drury Land Development, both in Cape Girardeau...
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Susan McLain
(Obituary ~ 09/27/17)
Susan Diane McLain, 54, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, at her home. A memorial service will be at a later date. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Carl Christy
(Obituary ~ 09/27/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Carl Edward Christy, 96, of Chaffee passed away Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 8, 1921, in Bell City, Missouri, to the late James Oliver and Louvina Leazenby Christy. He married Lois L. Slinkard on Jan. 26, 1942, and she preceded him in death April 15, 2004...
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Kathleen Barnard
(Obituary ~ 09/27/17)
Kathleen "Kathy" Barnard, 74, of Jackson died Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, at her home. She was born April 10, 1943, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the daughter of Alexandria Tavares. She and John G. Barnard were married June 10, 1967, at New Bedford. She was a seamstress for Griffaw Furniture and also worked for Jack and Jill Daycare...
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Jackson police report 9/27/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/27/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Theft n Theft was reported in the 2900 block of Old Orchard Road. Property damage n Property damage was reported in the area of Mohawk Street and Easton Drive. Miscellaneous n Domestic disturbance was reported in the 700 block of West Independence Street...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 9/27/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/27/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 7:26 a.m. on East Rodney Drive; 9:56 a.m. on Stoddard Street; 10:02 a.m. on Dunklin Street; 11:22 a.m. on North Kingshighway; 2:16 p.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 3:26 p.m. on Rockport Drive; and 3:58 p.m. on North Kingshighway...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/27/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/27/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Jason Andrew Ponder, no age given, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for probation violation. n Okoye G. Robbins, 25, 2830 Independence St., was arrested at 2830 Independence St. on a Scott County warrant...
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Missouri dad accused of shaking his infant twins, killing 1
(State News ~ 09/27/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri father who admitted shaking his 3-month-old twin daughters so severely one died and the other suffered a skull fracture blamed "stress" and told authorities it happened when one baby woke the other up, according to court records...
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Missouri Democrats unveil health-care proposals
(State News ~ 09/27/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Democrats want to expand who's eligible for Medicaid and allow people to buy into Medicaid at actual cost. The ideas are part of a health-care plan announced Tuesday by the state Democratic Party. The Democratic plan includes requiring pharmaceutical companies to disclose price hikes and banning drug companies from giving gifts to doctors...
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Toyota investing $374 million at 5 existing U.S. factories
(State News ~ 09/27/17)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Toyota Motor Corp. announced a $374 million investment Tuesday at five U.S. plants to support production of its first American-made hybrid powertrain. The upgrades at Toyota's factories in Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee and West Virginia are part of a previously announced $10 billion in U.S. ...
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Texas homeowners: We weren't warned about flooding risks
(National News ~ 09/27/17)
KATY, Texas -- More than 20 years before Hurricane Harvey, officials in suburban Houston were aware a heavy storm could cause a reservoir to overflow and inundate nearby homes with water. So they issued a warning to potential home buyers. But they put the warning in an obscure place: deep in the same public-land records that list street dimensions and the layout of utilities in a subdivision...
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House investigators demand details on private emails
(National News ~ 09/27/17)
WASHINGTON -- A top House Republican has demanded details on the use of private emails by some of President Donald Trump's closest advisers. Rep. Trey Gowdy, a South Carolina conservative who chairs the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and the top Democrat on that panel, Rep. Elijah Cummings, cite a recent Politico report Jared Kushner set up a private email account after the election to conduct work-related business...
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Trump, GOP weigh surtax on wealthy, doubled deduction
(National News ~ 09/27/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are considering an income-tax surcharge on the wealthy and doubling the standard deduction given to most Americans, with the GOP under pressure to overhaul the tax code after the collapse of the health-care repeal...
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Trump suddenly focuses on Puerto Rico, promises visit, aid
(National News ~ 09/27/17)
WASHINGTON -- Suddenly, just about all President Donald Trump can talk about is Puerto Rico. After not mentioning the hurricane-devastated island for days, Trump on Tuesday pushed back repeatedly against criticism he had failed to grasp quickly the magnitude of Maria's destruction or give the U.S. commonwealth the top-priority treatment he had given Texas, Louisiana and Florida after other storms...
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To women of color, Rihanna's cosmetics launch is personal
(Community ~ 09/27/17)
NEW YORK -- Worokya Duncan is the director of inclusion for a private school in Manhattan, so her embrace of diversity is a no-brainer. She also is a big makeup person frustrated over the years by cosmetics companies that don't seem to get how important it is for women of color such as her to be served, too...
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Experts: N. Korea lacks ability to attack U.S. planes
(International News ~ 09/27/17)
SEOUL, South Korea -- Military analysts said North Korea doesn't have either the capability or the intent to attack U.S. bombers and fighter jets, despite the country's top diplomat saying it has a right do so. They view the remark by North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho and a recent propaganda video simulating such an attack as tit-for-tat responses to fiery rhetoric by U.S. President Donald Trump and his hardening stance against the North's nuclear-weapons program...
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Saudi Arabia to allow women to drive for first time next year
(International News ~ 09/27/17)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Women will be allowed to drive for the first time next summer in Saudi Arabia, the ultra-conservative kingdom announced Tuesday, marking an expansion of women's rights in the only country that barred them from getting behind the wheel...
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Collapsed Mexico school raises questions about quake codes
(International News ~ 09/27/17)
MEXICO CITY -- On paper, the Mexico City school appeared to be structurally sound and built to withstand a major earthquake. But it collapsed, killing 26 people, most of them children. Authorities are looking into whether an apartment reportedly built on top of the two-story school was to blame...
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Firebrand jurist Moore wins GOP primary runoff in Alabama
(National News ~ 09/27/17)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Firebrand jurist Roy Moore won the Alabama Republican primary runoff Tuesday for U.S. Senate, defeating an appointed incumbent backed by President Donald Trump and allies of Sen. Mitch McConnell. In an upset likely to rock the GOP establishment, Moore clinched victory over Sen. Luther Strange to take the GOP nomination for the seat previously held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Moore will face Democrat Doug Jones in a Dec. 12 special election...
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Supreme Court grants temporary stay of execution in Georgia
(National News ~ 09/27/17)
JACKSON, Ga. -- The U.S. Supreme Court granted a temporary stay of execution Tuesday night for a Georgia inmate whose attorneys argue the 59-year-old black man's death sentence was tainted by a juror's racial bias. Keith Leroy Tharpe, known as "Bo," was set to be put to death at 6 p.m. at the state prison by injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital, but the hour came and went as the justices considered his case. Just before 10 p.m., the court announced the temporary stay...
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Interstate 55 crash injures at least three
(Local News ~ 09/27/17)
Cape Girardeau emergency personnel work an injury accident Tuesday afternoon at the 93 mile marker in the southbound passing lane on Interstate 55, just north of the Dutchtown exit. According to police dispatch reports, at least three people were taken to hospitals. The crash also blocked lanes of I-55 for about 90 minutes.
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Prayer 9/27/17
(Prayer ~ 09/27/17)
Lord Jesus, thank you that there is forgiveness through you, our Redeemer. Amen.
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