When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Republicans insisted the ruling would mostly impact those seeking abortions to end unwanted pregnancies. But that hasn’t proved to be the …
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By COLLEEN LONG
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4/10/24
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Another group of Republican-led states is suing to block the Biden administration’s new student loan repayment plan, which offers a faster path to cancellation and has been used to forgive loans …
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By COLLIN BINKLEY
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4/9/24
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A mountain goat that escaped from its owner and somehow got stuck under a Kansas City bridge has survived a rocky rescue effort. The Kansas City Star reports that firefighters were called Monday …
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4/9/24
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Across the country, book bans and attempted bans have soared to the highest levels in decades. Public and school-based libraries have been inundated with complaints from community members and …
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By HILLEL ITALIE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI
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4/9/24
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch. April 5, 2024.
Editorial: Missouri extended oversight to religious schools for a reason. Don’t undo it.
Three years ago, Missouri legislators finally confronted an …
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By The Associated Press
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4/9/24
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The fate of a Missouri man convicted of killing his cousin and her husband nearly two decades ago appears to rest with the U.S. Supreme Court, with just hours to go before the scheduled execution. …
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By JIM SALTER
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4/9/24
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Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select Arizona stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of Arizona and the rest of the world, visit …
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4/8/24
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Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Florida stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Florida and the rest of the world, visit …
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4/8/24
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Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Michigan stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Michigan and the rest of the world, visit …
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4/8/24
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Missouri corrections officials are working to reduce Brian Dorsey's risk of suffering during his execution scheduled for Tuesday. The settlement filed Saturday ends a federal lawsuit that said Dorsey …
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By JIM SALTER
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4/8/24
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The Association of Black Students at St. Louis' Washington University is rallying to support dining hall workers after students last month allegedly threw eggs, stood on tables and used racial slurs …
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4/5/24
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Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Nebraska stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Nebraska and the rest of the world, visit …
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4/5/24
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Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select Illinois stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of Illinois and the rest of the world, …
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4/5/24
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People impacted by nuclear contamination in the St. Louis region are urging federal lawmakers to approve a plan to spend billions of dollars to compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the …
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By JIM SALTER
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4/5/24
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Attorneys for a condemned Missouri man say the state's execution protocol allows for “surgery without anesthesia” if the typical process of finding a suitable vein to inject the lethal drug …
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By JIM SALTER
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4/5/24
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In the summer of 2022, days before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, some 500 high school girls gathered in Missouri for a weeklong mock government camp in which they elected their own …
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By JAKE COYLE
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4/3/24
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What would an all-female government look like in the U.S.? Or even a majority female government? It’s something that remains a fantasy. But for the ambitious high school students in the Girls State …
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By LINDSEY BAHR
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4/3/24
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EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS:
Allergy season is earlier and stronger than expected.
More than 80 million Americans deal with itchy eyes, runny nose and other symptoms of seasonal allergies, …
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4/3/24
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Forty-six years after a Missouri hunter found a body in the Mississippi River, the victim has been identified as a 15-year-old girl from Iowa. Authorities in Lincoln County, Missouri, announced …
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4/3/24
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4/3/24
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