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Ivana Trump, first wife of former president, dies at 73
(National News ~ 07/15/22)
NEW YORK — Ivana Trump, a skier-turned-businesswoman who formed half of a publicity power couple in the 1980s as the first wife of former President Donald Trump and mother of his oldest children, has died in New York City, her family announced Thursday. She was 73...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission takes action on several agenda items
(Local News ~ 07/15/22)
Cape Girardeau County Commission took several actions at Thursday's regularly scheduled meeting at the county administration building in Jackson. n Increased the fee per mowing event on county-owned land leased by the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center in Cape County Park North from $400 to $600. ...
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Edward Gargas leaves SEMO Board of Governors as new appointee fills seat
(Local News ~ 07/15/22)
Former president of the Southeast Missouri State University's Board of Governors Edward Gargas left his seat on the board as his term expired on Jan. 1. According to Tonya Wells, assistant vice president for marketing and communications, Gargas stayed with the board as president until his seat could be filled. He left after Andrew Moore, medical director at Southeast Cancer Center, was appointed to the board by Gov. Mike Parson on Friday...
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SEMO to let bids for first phase of Houck reconstruction
(Local News ~ 07/15/22)
With $11 million in state funds earmarked for the project, the first phase of creating a multiuse complex at Southeast Missouri State University will be let for bid Sunday. A news release from the university Thursday said the complex will ultimately include a football and soccer facility and academic and lab spaces...
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Cape Girardeau man found not guilty on murder charge
(Local News ~ 07/15/22)
After less than an hour of jury deliberation, a Cape Girardeau man was found not guilty Wednesday in connection with a 2019 shooting death of a man at an area apartment complex. Maurice Patterson Jr. was found not guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting of Richard Reeves, 53, of Decatur, Michigan, which occurred at The District at Cape on Dec. 11, 2019...
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John Thurman: The man who 'knew everyone' is fondly remembered
(Local News ~ 07/15/22)
Local mural and tattoo artist John "Johnny" Thurman is being remembered by family and friends as an outgoing friend who never met a stranger. Thurman died July 8 after a biking accident in Cape Girardeau. He was 41. He worked at a number of tattoo shops, including A Different Drummer Tattoo in Cape Girardeau, True Hand Tattoo in Sikeston, Missouri, and Trader Bob's Tattoo in St. ...
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Column: The End
(07/15/22)
This year has been a lot of things. It’s been a year full of laughter. I’ve laughed so hard it felt like my lungs would never draw air again. I’ve also cried a little. It’s been a year of waiting. I’ve counted off each last and started to think about a lot of firsts that are racing closer and closer. ...
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Prayer 7-15-22
(Prayer ~ 07/15/22)
O God, our Creator and Lord. we sing praise to your name. Amen.
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The insulting agenda of Congress
(Column ~ 07/15/22)
Here's proof Washington politicians don't give a darn about our problems, and assume we're dumb enough to swallow whatever they serve up. After a seaside vacation at the ritzy Alpemare Beach Club in Tuscany, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has returned to the nation's capital to roll out more episodes of the House's Jan. 6 Committee televised miniseries this Tuesday and Thursday...
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Cape Girardeau Police report 7/15/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/15/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n Assault and a warrant arrest were reported on South Silver Springs Road. n A warrant arrest was reported on Independence Street...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 7/15/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/15/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. July 13 n Medical assist was made at 3:54 p.m. on North Street. n At 9:58 a.m., fire alarm on North Sprigg Street.
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Semoball Awards returns for a night of excellence
(Editorial ~ 07/15/22)
Last week the Semoball Awards returned to its traditional format following two years in which the COVID-19 pandemic forced the event to take on a different look. This year, however, the event was back to its original glory: Red carpet. Ice sculpture. Delicious food. Athletes dressed up and enjoying the evening with friends, family and coaches. And, of course, there was the show, awards and keynote by comedian Mike Goodwin — an experience unlike anything else in Southeast Missouri...
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Biden, Lapid agree to stop Iran nuke program, differ on how
(International News ~ 07/15/22)
JERUSALEM -- U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid stood side-by-side Thursday and declared they would not allow Iran to become a nuclear power. They parted ways, though, on how to get there. Biden, in a joint news conference after a one-on-one meeting with the Israeli leader, said he still wants to give diplomacy a chance. Moments earlier, Lapid insisted words alone won't thwart Tehran's nuclear ambitions...
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Spain's running of the bulls ends with swift race, 6 hurt
(International News ~ 07/15/22)
PAMPLONA, Spain -- Bulls from Spain~s revered Miura ranch starred in a fast and uncomplicated final running of the bulls at this year~s San Fermin Festival on Thursday. The Navarra regional government said six people were treated for minor injuries following Thursday's run that lasted just over 2 minutes. Initially, the Spanish Red Cross said two people needed treatment...
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Russian missiles kill at least 23 in Ukraine, wound more than 100
(International News ~ 07/15/22)
VINNYTSIA, Ukraine -- Russian missiles struck a city in central Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 100 others far from the front lines, Ukrainian authorities said. Ukraine's president accused Russia of deliberately targeting civilians in locations without military value...
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25 million children missed routine vaccinations because of COVID
(International News ~ 07/15/22)
GENEVA -- About 25 million children worldwide have missed out on routine immunizations against common diseases such as diptheria, largely because the coronavirus pandemic disrupted regular health services or triggered misinformation about vaccines, according to the U.N...
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GOP governors mulling 2024 run aren't rushing abortion laws
(State News ~ 07/15/22)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Gov. Kristi Noem had pledged to "immediately" call a special legislative session to "guarantee that every unborn child has a right to life in South Dakota" if the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. But nearly three weeks after that ruling, the first-term Republican remains unusually quiet about exactly what she wants lawmakers to pass...
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With COVID surging, Los Angeles may soon require masks
(National News ~ 07/15/22)
LOS ANGELES -- Nick Barragan is used to wearing a mask because his job in the Hollywood film industry has long required it. So he won't be fazed if the county that's home to Tinseltown soon becomes the first major population center this summer to reinstate rules requiring face coverings indoors because of another spike in coronavirus cases...
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Long lines are back at US food banks as inflation hits high
(National News ~ 07/15/22)
PHOENIX -- Long lines are back at food banks around the U.S. as working Americans overwhelmed by inflation turn to handouts to help feed their families. With gas prices soaring along with grocery costs, many people are seeking charitable food for the first time, and more are arriving on foot...
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Buffalo supermarket to reopen 2 months after racist shooting
(National News ~ 07/15/22)
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The names of the 10 Black people massacred by a white gunman were read aloud Thursday outside the Buffalo supermarket where they died, two months after the racist attack. A bell tolled after each name at a ceremony marking the store's reopening...
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Outbreaks from animals in Africa surge by 60% in last decade
(International News ~ 07/15/22)
LONDON -- The number of outbreaks of diseases that jumped from animals to humans in Africa has surged by more than 60% in the last decade, the World Health Organization said, a worrying sign the planet could face increased animal-borne diseases like monkeypox, Ebola and coronavirus in the future...
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Reviled and revered Russian arms dealer is back in spotlight
(International News ~ 07/15/22)
MOSCOW -- A Russian arms dealer labeled the "Merchant of Death" who once inspired a Hollywood movie is back in the headlines with speculation around a return to Moscow in a prisoner exchange. If Viktor Bout, 55, is indeed eventually freed in return for WBNA star Brittney Griner and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, as some published reports suggest, it would add to the lore around a charismatic arms dealer the U.S. has imprisoned for over a decade...
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Emmett Till accuser, in memoir, denies wanting teen killed
(National News ~ 07/15/22)
DURHAM, N.C. -- The white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making improper advances before he was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 says she neither identified him to the killers nor wanted him murdered. In an unpublished memoir obtained by The Associated Press, Carolyn Bryant Donham says she was unaware of what would happen to the 14-year-old Till, who lived in Chicago and was visiting relatives in Mississippi when he was abducted, killed and tossed in a river. ...
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Van Gogh self-portrait found hidden behind another painting
(International News ~ 07/15/22)
LONDON -- A previously unknown self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh has been discovered behind another of the artist's paintings, the National Galleries of Scotland said Thursday. The self-portrait was found on the back of Van Gogh's "Head of a Peasant Woman" when experts at the Edinburgh gallery took an X-ray of the canvas ahead of an upcoming exhibition. ...
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Out of the past: July 15
(Out of the Past ~ 07/15/22)
Calling him a "man of great polarities," Southeast Missouri State University drawing and printmaking professor Dr. Grant Lund is trying to capture the essence of William Faulkner's psyche in a mural he designed; he started painting the mural in Kent Library's third-floor hall last week; the mural will be completed before July 26 and dedicated as part of the Faulkner Centennial Celebration at Southeast Sept. 7...
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