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Judge Limbaugh throws out Missouri AG's suit against China
(State News ~ 07/11/22)
A federal judge on Friday threw out a lawsuit by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt that blamed China for the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh said in his 38-page ruling that in this case federal rules prohibit a sovereign foreign entity from being sued in American courts...
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Greitens fans shrug off scandals threatening GOP Senate seat
(State News ~ 07/11/22)
ST. LOUIS — Eric Greitens resigned as Missouri governor amid criminal charges and legislative investigations, is accused by his ex-wife of abuse and bullying and has run a widely condemned ad suggesting he was hunting members of his own party with a gun. And the Republican is still a leading contender for election to the U.S. Senate...
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Man charged with murder in Senath nursing home death
(Local News ~ 07/11/22)
SENATH, Mo. — A Senath man sits in the Dunklin County jail on murder charges after he allegedly strangled a man at a nursing home. Shedrick White, 57, is charged with felony first-degree murder in the strangulation death of Marvin Hale, 38, who was a resident at Senath South Health Care Center nursing home...
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Scott County Central's summer improvements underway
(Local News ~ 07/11/22)
SIKESTON, Mo. — Like many other school districts, the Scott County Central School District is utilizing summer time to make improvements to its campus. "The biggest project Scott County Central has going on this summer is a secured entry project on all three primary entries into our district: high school gymnasium, high school entrance and elementary entrance," district superintendent Brian Hukel said...
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Comedian Mike Goodwin entertains at Laughing Gas
(Local News ~ 07/11/22)
Comedian Mike Goodwin performs Saturday night at Laughing Gas Comedy/N2o Lounge in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Former Sunny Hill property in Cape Girardeau under contract
(Business ~ 07/11/22)
The former Sunny Hill Gardens and Florist property, a business at 206 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau whose closing was announced in early April, is now under contract to be sold, according to Tom Kelsey of Lorimont Commercial Real Estate, representative for sellers, Paul and Marilyn Schnare...
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Area state lawmakers back Gov. Parson's permanent tax relief plan
(Business ~ 07/11/22)
Southeast Missouri lawmakers say they support Gov. Mike Parson's call for the state legislature to implement permanent tax relief for Missourians. Parson said the relief, if passed, would constitute the largest tax cut in state history. Parson's proposal for a special session of the General Assembly comes on the heels of his July 1 veto of House Bill 2090, which would have authorized one-time $500 tax rebates for individuals making less than $150,000 annually and $1,000 rebates for joint filers making less than $300,000 per year.. ...
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Local restaurant owner DeWayne Schaaf brews up plans to the future
(Local News ~ 07/11/22)
DeWayne Schaaf had bad timing. A New York Times story featuring the restaurateur came out March 20, 2020, shortly after New York City announced quarantine procedures. A still-unfamiliar virus had crossed the ocean and was spreading with alarming rapidity. The story was published four days after New York City public schools locked down, three days after a complete shutdown of every restaurant and bar in the city...
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Organization still working to save former Broadway Theatre
(Local News ~ 07/11/22)
Efforts are continuing to save the building that once housed Broadway Theatre, even as the City of Cape Girardeau awaits an engineering firm's plan to raze it. The Cape Broadway Theatre Board of Directors announced the launch of a new website July 2, which aims to educate the public on the history of the theater at 805 Broadway and explain the impact and benefits of historic preservation, according to the organization's news release...
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Andrew Moore appointed to SEMO Board of Governors
(Local News ~ 07/11/22)
Andrew Moore, medical director at Southeast Cancer Center, has been appointed by Gov. Mike Parson to Southeast Missouri State University's Board of Governors. Moore, an active hematologist/oncologist with SoutheastHEALTH, earned his undergraduate degree and went through medical school and his residency at University of Missouri at Kansas City, and finished his fellowship with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2013, according to his SoutheastHEALTH profile...
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Editorial: Submit your nominations for B Magazine Difference Makers
(Editorial ~ 07/11/22)
Each year, B Magazine produces an edition that profiles a dozen or so individuals who are doing important work in the region. Contributions range from business leadership to civic engagement to philanthropic efforts. We simply call these men and women Difference Makers...
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Texas performance artist skates her way through area on 1,100-mile trip
(Local News ~ 07/11/22)
Wheels on the ground, heels above the pavement, Natalia Victoria skating her way over state lines in her trip from Texas to Illinois. Houston-based performance artist Victoria started her 1,100-mile trip — Victoria described the trip as an outlet for learning life lessons and presenting a challenge for herself — on June 15...
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Sponsored: Rental Land offers a variety of options for your next big event
(B Magazine ~ 07/11/22)
Amy Kasten-Yates is a busy woman. With COVID in the rearview mirror, all the area parties, proms, weddings, and baby and bridal showers are full steam ahead. She is ready with more special event rental pieces than you would expect. For example, they have 30 arches available for rent, as well as 200 round tables, and millions of pieces of linens in over 60 colors. Table linens have become the staple of any gathering...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/11/22)
Today is Monday, July 11, the 192nd day of 2022. There are 173 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 11, 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounded former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton during a pistol duel in Weehawken, New Jersey. (Hamilton died the next day.)...
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The Best Books Club: A Curmudgeon to Love
(07/11/22)
In the character of Ove, author Fredrik Backman (“A Man Called Ove”) has created a figure more than a few online reviewers have termed a mean old man only his beloved, very-patient Sonja could love. I disagree. I’ll readily admit Ove is a textbook curmudgeon. But to dismiss Ove as a narrow-minded, rigid and cantankerous man ignores several key facts...
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Prayer 7-11-22
(Prayer ~ 07/11/22)
O Lord Jesus, may we first seek your kingdom and your righteousness. Amen.
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Power to the people — even if it comes from coal
(Column ~ 07/11/22)
Despite its name, the Democratic Party has no time for democracy. Public opinion and democracy be damned, especially when it comes to battling climate change. On June 30, the Supreme Court struck down an Environmental Protection Agency plan compelling states to shutter coal-fired power plants and shift to low-carbon alternatives such as natural gas and wind. ...
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No, DeSantis isn't worse than Trump
(Column ~ 07/11/22)
If you thought Donald Trump represented a unique danger to the American system of government, you obviously haven't been paying attention to the growing menace from Tallahassee. Some of the same commentators whose hair has been on fire about Trump are now warning that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is "more of a threat" and "far more dangerous."...
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Cape business licenses
(Business ~ 07/11/22)
Business license applications have been submitted to the City of Cape Girardeau's Community Development Department by the following: n Troy David Ligons of Jackson for Groovy Glass, a retail apparel and glass business, at 703 Broadway. n Adam Christopher Grant of Jackson for Smoke Shack BBQ, a mobile food truck...
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Jackson Chamber to host gatherings; Cape Chamber will hold ribbon-cutting
(Business ~ 07/11/22)
Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce has two events this week: n Business After Hours will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Edge Realty, 125 E. Main St. in uptown Jackson. n (b>July Business Breakfast will be held at 7:30 a.m. Friday at Jackson Civic Center, 381 W. Deerwood Drive, sponsored by Missouri Conservation Department...
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Blackman joins Gerau Agency
(Business ~ 07/11/22)
Amy Blackman, a Cape Girardeau native, has joined Sara Gerau Farmers Insurance Agency at 200 W. Main St. in Jackson as a property, casualty, life and health producer.
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Leeanna Rhodes joins EBO MD
(Business ~ 07/11/22)
Leeanna Rhodes, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, has joined the Cape Girardeau and Jackson primary care clinics of EBO MD. A native of Campbell, Missouri, Rhodes recently worked as a primary care provider at Cape Family Care, with nurse practitioner experience in family medicine, cardiology, urgent care and orthopedics...
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Tim Talbert retires from Saint Francis
(Business ~ 07/11/22)
Clifford R. "Tim" Talbert Jr., MD, FACC, retired June 30 from Cape Cardiology Group, a Saint Francis Healthcare System Medical Partner, after 57 years of practicing medicine. A Kennett, Missouri, native, Talbert was the first to practice many life-saving techniques in Southeast Missouri, including being one of the first to surgically implant a pacemaker into a patient, according to a Saint Francis news release...
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SEMO's Trudy Lee to retire
(Business ~ 07/11/22)
Trudy Lee, Ed.D., vice president for Advancement and executive director of the Southeast Missouri University Foundation since March 2018, will retire Aug. 31. Lee joined SEMO as director of Planned Giving in November 2001, a role she had held previously at the University of New Mexico,...
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Parson names Ford, Moore to boards
(Business ~ 07/11/22)
Two local men are among seven appointments announced Thursday by Gov. Mike Parson. Joshua Ford, of Cape Girardeau was appointed to the State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors. Ford has worked in the funeral industry for more than 13 years and has been vice president of family-owned Ford and Sons Funeral Home since 2017...
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Local hospitals qualify for same award
(Business ~ 07/11/22)
Saint Francis Healthcare's Heart Hospital and Southeast Hospital have both received American College of Cardiology's NCDR Chest Pain-MI Registry Platinum Performance Award for 2022. For both hospitals, it is the 11th consecutive year for the recognition...
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General Motors with EV waiting list
(Business ~ 07/11/22)
General Motors, according to the Wall Street Journal, has a waiting list of approximately 77,000 for its new GMC Hummer electric pickup and related SUV model. According to WSJ, those expecting delivery of the vehicles "most likely are in for a long wait," thanks to ongoing computer chip shortages and other supply-chain constraints...
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Kohl's hit with stock downgrades after takeover talks fail
(Business ~ 07/11/22)
Kohl's department store, which terminated takeover talks with Franchise Group -- owner of Vitamin Shoppe — saw its first stock downgrades Thursday since buyout negotiations failed. Wisconsin-based Kohl's, established in 1962, has an outlet on Shirley Drive in Cape Girardeau...
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Gas prices continue to fall
(Business ~ 07/11/22)
Gasoline prices are still declining. The average U.S. price for a gallon of regular unleaded Saturday was $4.696 per gallon, a drop of more than a nickel since the Fourth of July, reported AAA. Demand increased in advance of the holiday, which generally leads to upward pressure at the pump. However, decreases in oil prices have more than compensated to push the per gallon costs down...
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Jobs report exceeds forecast
(Business ~ 07/11/22)
The nation's unemployment rate for June, released Friday, stood at 3.6%, unchanged since March, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, 372,000 jobs were added last month in the U.S., a figure that outpaced expectations by nearly 100,000, according to economists surveyed by Refinitiv...
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Save A Lot to open this week in Perryville
(Business ~ 07/11/22)
Save A Lot will host a grand opening celebration Friday beginning with a 9:30 a.m. ribbon-cutting at 609 N. Kingshighway in Perryville, Missouri. "We are thrilled to add Perryville to our six other Save A Lot stores in Missouri," said Brad Juliette, store owner, who operates the discount supermarket along with Kenneth Wakefield...
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Biomat USA to open Cape Girardeau location, holds job fair
(Business ~ 07/11/22)
Biomat USA, also known as Grifols USA, is building out space in Cape Girardeau's Town Plaza. According to Bloomberg, Biomat USA produces and markets lifesaving, plasma-derived medicines, diagnostic systems and hospital pharmacy products in addition to offering medical screenings, physical examinations and aftercare services...
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'Thor: Love and Thunder' scores franchise best debut
(Entertainment ~ 07/11/22)
Four movies in, Thor is still bringing the hammer down at the box office. "Thor: Love and Thunder" earned $143 million in its opening weekend in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. It's a franchise best for the God of Thunder and another success story of the summer 2022 box office season...
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Iran enriches to 20% with new centrifuges at fortified site
(International News ~ 07/11/22)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran announced Sunday that it has begun enriching uranium up to 20% using sophisticated centrifuges at its underground Fordo nuclear plant, state TV reported, an escalation that comes amid a standoff with the West over its tattered atomic deal...
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Anger simmers for Dutch farmers who oppose pollution cuts
(International News ~ 07/11/22)
MAASLAND, Netherlands -- Bales of hay lie burning along Dutch highways. Supermarket shelves stand empty because distribution centers are blocked by farmers. Then, at dusk, a police officer pulls his pistol and shoots at a tractor. Dutch farmers are embroiled in a summer of discontent that shows no sign of abating. Their target? Government plans to rein in emissions of nitrogen oxide and ammonia that they say threatens to wreck their agricultural way of life and put them out of business...
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Sri Lanka opposition meets to name new gov't amid turmoil
(International News ~ 07/11/22)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka's opposition parties met Sunday to agree on a new government a day after the president and prime minister offered to resign following the most dramatic day of monthslong turmoil, with protesters storming the leaders' homes in rage over an economic crisis...
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'Terrorism:' Abe killing seen as attack on Japan's democracy
(International News ~ 07/11/22)
TOKYO -- An attack on democracy and freedom of speech. A throwback to the political murders of prewar Japan. Terrorism. Public outrage, handwringing and vows of defiance by politicians and on social media are widespread following the daylight assassination by homemade gun of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a major political force even after he stepped down in 2020 as the nation's longest-serving political leader...
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15 killed in Russian strike in Ukraine, 20 believed trapped
(International News ~ 07/11/22)
CHASIV YAR, Ukraine -- Dozens of Ukrainian emergency workers labored Sunday to pull people out of the rubble after a Russian rocket attack smashed into apartment buildings in eastern Ukraine, killing at least 15 people. More than 20 people were believed still trapped...
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Yosemite fire grows as crews protect iconic sequoias
(National News ~ 07/11/22)
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- A wildfire threatening the largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park more than doubled in size in a day, and firefighters were working in difficult terrain Sunday to protect the iconic trees and a small mountain town as the U.S. weathers another very active year for fires...
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Trump ally Bannon now willing to testify before Jan. 6 panel
(National News ~ 07/11/22)
WASHINGTON -- Steve Bannon, a former White House strategist and ally of Donald Trump who faces criminal charges after months of defying a congressional subpoena over the Capitol riot, has told the House committee investigating the attack that he is now willing to testify...
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In Mideast, Biden struggling to shift policy after Trump
(National News ~ 07/11/22)
WASHINGTON -- Joe Biden took office looking to reshape U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, putting a premium on promoting democracy and human rights. In reality, he has struggled on several fronts to meaningfully separate his approach from former President Donald Trump's...
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NerdWallet: Are 4-day workweeks, flexible hours the future of full-time?
(National News ~ 07/11/22)
A four-day workweek sounds appealing to workers. Possibly alarming to employers. A bill introduced in the California legislature earlier this year proposed a regular pay rate for 32 hours of work per week, with overtime kicking in after that. The measure stalled in committee for a lack of broad support but could resurface in 2023...
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Dire US labor shortage provides opportunity for ex-prisoners
(National News ~ 07/11/22)
JACKSON, Miss. -- When Antonio McGowan left the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman after serving 17 years, he was free for the first time since he was 15. But as an adult finally out from behind bars, he immediately found himself confined to menial labor...
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Out of the past: July 11
(Out of the Past ~ 07/11/22)
The honor system hasn't been enough to ensure the safety of deputies at the Cape Girardeau County Jail in Jackson, especially after a violent escape attempt in February; so Sheriff John Jordan had a steel-bar cage installed to replace the honor system -- a thin yellow line -- that served to keep inmates away from a potential exit; at a cost of $11,000, two walls of steel bars covered by a shield of Plexiglas were placed around a door leading from the jail's control booth to the commons area where inmates gather; the door can only be opened from the booth, and only if the door of the cage is closed.. ...
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