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Month: June 2020

Demands for mayor's resignation draw worldwide attention
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Demands for mayor's resignation draw worldwide attention
Jim Merkel7 months ago0

ST. LOUIS – Mayor Lyda Krewson has succeeded in bringing nationwide and worldwide attention to St. Louis, but not the kind she might want. Since she disclosed the names and…

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Missouri high court orders state to pay Planned Parenthood
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Missouri high court orders state to pay Planned Parenthood
The Associated Press7 months ago0

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that lawmakers violated the state constitution when they tried to end all government funding of Planned Parenthood. The 6-1 ruling…

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Top court strikes down Louisiana abortion law; critics blast ruling
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Top court strikes down Louisiana abortion law; critics blast ruling
The Associated Press7 months ago0

NEW YORK (AP) — Abortion opponents vented their disappointment and fury on Monday after the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision to strike down a Louisiana law that would have…

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White couple who pointed guns support Black causes, they assert
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White couple who pointed guns support Black causes, they assert
The Associated Press7 months ago1

CENTRAL WEST END (AP) — A white couple who stood outside their St. Louis mansion and pointed guns at protesters who were marching toward the mayor’s home to demand her…

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Black candidates push race debate into GOP-held districts
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Black candidates push race debate into GOP-held districts
The Associated Press7 months ago0

COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — It was a scene Jeannine Lee Lake never would have imagined when she first ran against Greg Pence, Vice President Mike Pence’s brother, for a rural…

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Parson won't appeal ruling in favor of abortion clinic here
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Parson won't appeal ruling in favor of abortion clinic here
The Associated Press7 months ago0

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson will not contest the license issued to the state’s only abortion clinic after a yearlong legal battle over whether the Planned Parenthood…

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Virus cases jump in Branson area after tourists return
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Virus cases jump in Branson area after tourists return
The Associated Press7 months ago0

BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — A jump in coronavirus cases after many businesses in the Branson area reopened to tourists has health officials concerned. The Taney County Health Department urged people…

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1,000 federal jobs will boost Downtown activity, energy
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1,000 federal jobs will boost Downtown activity, energy
Jim Merkel7 months ago0

CITY HALL – A deal with the federal government will enable about 1,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture workers to stay within St. Louis, city officials announced this week. The workers…

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Catholic officials defend statue of St. Louis' namesake
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Catholic officials defend statue of St. Louis' namesake
The Associated Press7 months ago0

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Catholic officials say protesters calling for the removal of a statue of St. Louis’ namesake should consider all that the imperfect man did to help the…

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Trump tweets video with 'white power' chant, then deletes it
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Trump tweets video with 'white power' chant, then deletes it
The Associated Press7 months ago0

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting “white power,” a racist slogan associated with white supremacists. He later…

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Missouri health officials replacing outdated computer system
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Missouri health officials replacing outdated computer system
The Associated Press7 months ago0

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — It took a global pandemic to convince Missouri health officials to abandon a more than two-decade-old, homemade computer system used for tracking disease outbreaks. And, even…

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Young novice protest leaders help drive U.S. wave of dissent
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Young novice protest leaders help drive U.S. wave of dissent
The Associated Press7 months ago0

Before George Floyd stopped pleading for air beneath a police officer’s knee, 19-year-old Weidmayer Pierre was planning to work at Wal-Mart during his summer break from Palm Beach State College.…

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