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Eighty years later: response to the UN's shortcomings
China Daily
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WU WANQIAN/FOR CHINA DAILY Eighty years later: response to the UN's shortcomings Eighty years have now passed since the guns at last fell silent at the end of World War II. In Europe, hostilities ceased with the signing of the instruments of...
UM Board chair comments on state of MU Health Care-Anthem negotiations
KOMU 8 - Missouri
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UM System Board of Curators Chair Todd Graves on Thursday doubled down on the University of Missouri System's and MU Health Care's stance over ongoing negotiations with Anthem. Graves' remarks came days before a scheduled public hearing in the...
Luxury retailer closing stores in two states by end of August
FOX Business
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SW Retails Advisors' Stacey Widlitz analyzes why retail spending is up less than expected in February on 'The Claman Countdown.' Nordstrom is shutting down two of its stores by the end of August as the company tries to keep afloat. The retail...
EcoFlow expands disaster relief partnerships ahead of hurricane season
Solar Builder Magazine
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June 23, 2025
By SB Staff June 23, 2025 Portable power manufacturer EcoFlow is expanding its emergency response efforts in the U.S. through new partnerships with disaster relief organizations Project Footprint and Convoy of Hope. The goal: Delivering clean,...
Farmington city council votes to suspend “mosquito fogging” program
Farmington Press - Missouri
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July 8, 2025
Monarch butterfly released by No Fog Farmington at City Hall after the June 23 meeting, where the council voted to suspend the mosquito fogging program for the season. Lisa Brotherton-Barnes The Farmington City Council convened on June 23 to...
Amid Brutal Heat Wave, Officials Stress Health Risks of Hot Nights
Inside Climate News
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June 24, 2025
Much of the United States is baking amid an unusually severe June heat wave, with more than 150 million people under some sort of heat advisory. The unrelenting heat wave started in the Mountain West over the weekend and has since descended upon...
These Jewish New Yorkers are reconsidering attending college in the Northeast
Jewish Telegraphic Agency - New York
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July 8, 2025
This article was produced as part of the New York Jewish Week’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around New York City to report on issues that affect their lives. Since she was little, Lindsay, who recently...
Deadly heat dome engulfs Eastern US, as infrastructure fails and workers suffer
World Socialist Web Site
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June 26, 2025
Construction workers brave sweltering temperatures during an early summer heat wave, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in New York. [AP Photo/Olga Fedorova]A massive heat dome has settled over the Central and Eastern United States this week, subjecting...
Share the Harvest exhibit debuts at Boone County Nature School
KOMU 8 - Missouri
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June 28, 2025
COLUMBIA — The Missouri Department of Conservation and Columbia Public Schools unveiled a new exhibit at the Boone County Nature School on Friday. The exhibit is focused on the Share the Harvest program. Former executive director of the...
Opinion -- Hawley Demands Energy Department Terminate Government Funding of Grain Belt Express
Sheridan Express - Missouri
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June 28, 2025
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a follow-up letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright demanding he terminate the more than $4 billion in federal funding for the Grain Belt Express, an elitist land grab harming Missouri...
The 3 Body Parts You’re Forgetting to Check for Ticks, Experts Warn
Best Life - New York
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July 7, 2025
You're not imagining it: Tick season is especially bad this year. According to data collected by The Wall Street Journal, nationwide emergency-room visits for tick bites are the highest since 2019, and in the Northeast, there are up to 40 percent...
New Plant Species Discovery Named in Honor of IPB Professor
Tempo.co
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July 9, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Professor Tatik Chikmawati of IPB University has been honored by having a new plant species from the Araceae (aroid) family named after her. The new species was successfully discovered by a research team from the Center for...
Judicial review timeline act advances in committee
Springfield Standard - Missouri
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June 26, 2025
U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison Representing the 7th District of Missouri | Official U.S. House headshotU.S. Rep. Eric Burlison Representing the 7th District of Missouri | Official U.S. House headshot The House Committee on Transportation and...
How a rain garden could help your yard with wet weather in the Ozarks
KY3 - Missouri
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July 9, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -With recent storms consistently hitting the Ozarks, you may have noticed specific areas in your yard that collect water or flood more easily. Experts say this can take a toll on your grass, plants, and even cause damage to...
Meta removes weather page from Facebook after discussions about…
The Times of India
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Meta has removed a Missouri, US-based weather Facebook page after a scientist claims a discussion about tornadoes and climate change occurred on it. The page was run by Professor Anthony Lupo, an atmospheric scientist at the University of...
Indianapolis Monthly’s Barrier Breakers: (L-R)
Indianapolis Monthly - Indiana
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July 9, 2025
Selections for the Fifty Over Fifty feature pose for the camera. Photo by Tony ValainisTo see selections A through D of our 50 Over 50 feature, click here as well as selections D-K. EVERY SINGLE PERSON in this handpicked group proves it’s never...
Saving birds and helping humanity
Alpena News Online - Michigan
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Bonnie Jean Feldkamp Birds are dying at an alarming rate, and it’s a warning sign to humans that the quality of our environments are getting worse. Bird populations are an ecosystem indicator. The massive decline in bird species serves as our...
TERESA LYNN BRADLEY
The Edina Sentinel - Missouri
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June 27, 2025
TERESA LYNN BRADLEY Teresa Lynn Bradley, 66, of Knox City, Missouri, passed away Sunday morning, June 22, 2025, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. Lynn was born on June 6, 1959, in Kirksville, Missouri, the daughter of William R. “Bill” and...
Midlands water politics boil over
Lexington County Chronicle - South Carolina
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The South Carolina Ethics Commission penalized a Midlands mayor who gets a per diem by serving on Lexington County’s largest water supplier, a role and reimbursement many other Midlands mayors (and other kinds of public officials) also have but...
VIEW FROM THE SIDELINES: Athletics has built a family culture at SIUE, setting up their teams for long-term success
Alestle - Illinois
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Sports at SIUE reached a new level of success during the 2024-25 season, driven by the family-like culture built within the different teams. Multiple teams for SIUE showed significant improvement or continuing success built on from the season...