Opinion – Mexico shamefully joins Russia, Venezuela in backing Cuba’s dictatorship For 30 years, the Soviet Union was the main supporter of Cuba’s communist dictatorship, […]
Month: September 2023
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Ravages of COVID surge evident inside Missouri hospital
Virus Outbreak Missouri Hospital Registered Nurse Chris Murphy walks 31-year-old Daryl Barker through breathing techniques inside Lake Regional Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit on Monday, July […]
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Lilly King rips ‘bulls—’ American habit of not celebrating Olympic silver and bronze medals
TOKYO — Lilly King has seen the same headlines that Katie Ledecky has. The ones that say American athletes “settle for silver.” The ones that […]
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Founding Slipknot member and acclaimed drummer Joey Jordison dead at age 46
Joey Jordison, best known as the former drummer, co-songwriter, and co-founder of influential alternative metal band Slipknot as well as the guitarist for horror-punk group […]
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Evangelical pastor demands churchgoers ditch their masks: ‘Don’t believe this delta variant nonsense’
Greg Locke Since the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, Greg Locke, the pastor at a Nashville-area church, has repeatedly called covid a hoax, undermined […]
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Restaurants are shelling out more for clams – making Flo’s Clam Shack shuck its namesake dish
Though a sign outside proclaims the spot is “famous for clams,” Flo’s Clam Shack is taking a hiatus from hawking fried steamers. The restaurant has […]
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How Simone Biles saved herself — and her teammates — at the Olympics
TOKYO — Simone Biles had already given up on the idea of opening the Olympic team competition with a Yurchenko double pike, the kind of eye-popping, high-scoring, […]
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More U.S. adults than ever know someone who is trans — but nearly half are too uncomfortable to use ‘they’ pronoun
Alana Smith made Olympic history over the weekend by becoming the first out nonbinary athlete on Team USA, participating in the Women’s Skateboarding Street event […]
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An Alabama mother who lost her son to covid says not getting the vaccine is her biggest regret
A selfie showing Curt Carpenter, his mother, Christy, and younger sister Cayla. These days, Christy Carpenter finds strength in her family and faith. But on […]
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The Delta Variant Is the Symptom of a Bigger Threat: Vaccine Refusal
After an all-too-brief respite, the United States is again at a crossroads in the pandemic. The number of infections has ticked up — slowly at […]
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Lydia Jacoby pulls off biggest upset of Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO — Lydia Jacoby, a 17-year-old from Alaska, stunned reigning gold medalist Lilly King and won the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2020 Games on Tuesday. […]
